South Jersey Man Named Newest 'Jeopardy!’ Champion

OCEAN CITY, NJ - A New Jersey native was named the winner of Friday’s Jeopardy tournament – and he’ll aim to continue his winning streak on Monday.

Cris Pannullo, who hails from Ocean City, placed first ahead of four-day winner David Sibley, earning him the $29,579 prize on Friday night.

With total earnings of nearly $30,000 before Final Jeopardy, the New Jersey-based customer success operations manager at Kevel wagered a measly $221 for the question “While working for British Naval Intelligence during World War II, he was code-named 17F."

Though Pannullo didn’t get the right answer (Ian Fleming, for the record), he was still crowned the winner of Friday night’s game.

Monday’s game will see Pannullo return to the stand, this time competing against J. Scott Gabrysiak and Jenny Millat, per FinalJeopardyToday. That episode will air at 7 p.m. on ABC.

Pannullo is hardly a newcomer to the TV quiz show game. According to the Philly Voice, the SUNY Geneseo graduate won a $5,000 prize on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” in 2018.