Eric Ahasic is a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular-season play[]
He made his Jeopardy! debut on June 6, 2022, and won his first game by defeating 16-day champion Ryan Long. He would go on to win 6 games and $160,601 before being defeated by Megan Wachspress on June 14, who herself won 6 games and $60,603. He is one of eight giant killers, players who defeat a super-champion, to win at least one more game, along with Jonathan Fisher (11 wins and $246,100 after defeating Matt Amodio), Emma Boettcher (3 wins and $98,002 after defeating James Holzhauer), Danielle Maurer (2 wins and $27,999 after defeating Mattea Roach), Lloyd Sy (2 wins and $55,578 after defeating Ray Lalonde), Drew Basile (7 wins and $129,601 after defeating Adriana Harmeyer), Jonathan Hugendubler (2 wins and $63,601 after defeating Scott Riccardi), and Libby Jones (2 wins and $70,802 after defeating Harrison Whitaker). Eric is the second-longest-streaking giant killer and second-highest-winning giant killer in regular-season play.
He is known for his knack for finding Daily Doubles and his extreme aggressiveness on them, finding 15 of the 21 available during his run and being correct on 13 of them. He scored an average of $6,800 per game on the three Daily Doubles, which is the second highest of any competitor in the 2022 Tournament of Champions. (Only Matt Amodio, who averaged $7,800 a game, is stronger.) However, Eric is also the weakest Final Jeopardy competitor in the 2022 Tournament, being correct on just two of the seven Final Jeopardy clues during his initial streak.
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 6, 2022 | $18,401 | $18,401 | Eric's first nonrunaway game ended Ryan Long's 16-game winning streak. |
| 2 | June 7, 2022 | $21,600 | $40,001 | Eric is the fourth giant killer to win more than one regular-season play game after an upset of a superchampion. |
| 3 | June 8, 2022 | $35,600 | $75,601 | |
| 4 | June 9, 2022 | $30,200 | $105,801 | |
| 5 | June 10, 2022 | $28,000 | $133,801 | Last game with Sarah Whitcomb Foss as a member of the Clue Crew. Eric became the second giant killer to officially qualify for the Tournament of Champions after defeating a superchampion. |
| 6 | June 13, 2022 | $26,800 | $160,601 | |
| 7 | June 14, 2022 | $17,199 | $162,601 | Only regular season play game where Eric did not find the Daily Doubles. Eric's second and final nonrunaway game in regular season play. Lost to Megan Wachspress, who went on a 6-game winning streak. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Jaskaran Singh and Jackie Kelly. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 15/19 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He and Jaskaran were correct in Final. Eric advanced to the semifinals. Jackie and Jaskaran took home $5,000 each.
In the third semifinal game, he faced off against Andrew He and Mattea Roach. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 18/19 correct responses. Not only did no one got Final correct, everyone blanked, but after losing to Andrew (in a runaway game), he and Mattea took home $10,000 each.
Evaluation[]
Following Emma Boettcher and Jonathan Fisher, he is the third champion to advance to ToC by defeating super champions. As mentioned above, he showed a weak appearance in FJ, but showed a strong appearance in DD. Thanks to that, FJ's correct answer rate was low, but thanks to the lock game, it didn't affect the match.
As a champion who made bold DD moves like Roger Craig, Alex Jacob, and James Holzhauer, it is a form of investing in DD after earning money in the early stages. There are many contestants who have won the ToC with this strategy.
He also reached the semifinals in ToC through this strategy but was unfortunately defeated by Andrew He who took advantage of his fall. Still, if invited to a special feature in the future, he is one of the champions who will show a good image, and it can be said that he is a champion who shows that skill is important, but DD luck and tumble are also important.
Common with Other Champions[]
Jonathan Fisher[]
- Beat a Ultrachamp (Matt Amodio) and succeeded in winning 5 or more in a row. Jonathan won 11 games, and he has won six.
- They lost to the same opponent (Andrew He) in the ToC. The difference is, unlike himself, who was completely defeated, Jonathan lost by $2.
- The ultrachampions they beat were defeated by 4-time champs.
- Both made their debut on Monday and got off on Tuesday, handing the championship to the woman champion.
Roger Craig[]
- 6-time champions, both ceded to women's champions. The difference is, in Roger's case, it's a single win.
- Both of them tried True DD in succession and succeeded. The timing is also similar to Roger: 7, 8 / Eric: 8, 9, Roger was used in the final game and Eric was used in the quarterfinal match.
- Both got off on Tuesday. The difference was that Eric was in first before the last FJ before dropping to second by $2 and Roger was in first before the last FJ before dropping to third.
Drew Basile[]
- Both defeated a Superchampion, and the Superchampion placed third.
- Both qualified for the ToC by winning five or more games in a row.
- Both advanced to the semifinals, with the difference being that Drew advanced with a bye.
Trivia[]
- He won games 2-6 with runaway games.
- He is the fourth giant killer to win more than a single game after a upset of a superchampion and the second giant killer to officially qualify for the ToC after defeating a superchampion.
- This is the third case in which both the former champion and the successor champion who competed against him entered the ToC, and it is the first case in which all have won 5 or more consecutive wins. In addition, the successor champion broke the jinx that champions who beat champions with 5 or more wins in a row would win one or less.
- He was very strong on Daily Doubles, finding 15 of the 21 available during his run and being correct on 13 of them. His average of $6,800 on the Daily Doubles per game is the second strongest of any player in the 2022 Tournament of Champions roster, only being bested by Matt Amodio himself, at $7,800 per game.
- He is one of three people (Roger Craig and James Holzhauer being the other) in Jeopardy history to respond correctly to back-to-back True Daily Doubles (All-in).
- He is the only Jeopardy! champion to advance further in his respective ToC than the ultrachampion he beat in regular-season play.