A JEOPARDY! player has impressed viewers so much they are now begging her to compete once again on the famous game show.
Xanni Brown turned heads when she gave current super-champ Cris Pannulo quite the competition.
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As the Tournament of Champions has wrapped up- all eyes were on Cris again as he attempted to continue his winning streak- going into Monday he had racked up 15 wins in a row.
The customer service operations manager was joined by Xanni, a PH.D student, as well as Dean of Academics Michael Harten.
After one round, Xanni had reeled in $8,600, well ahead of champ Cris who had $5,400, followed by Michael's $1,600.
The competition remained fairly close going into Final Jeopardy as Cris now led Xanni with $39,800 to her $19,400.
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However, while all three players got the final question wrong, Cris did not wager a single dollar, helping him win his 16th consecutive game.
He has now won $556,344, the third most ever for a 16-game total- even ahead of legendary champ, and host of Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings.
While those numbers are impressive, all eyes was on the player who almost took him out.
"Well that certainly was an exciting game! Xanni is definitely a strong contender to be in next years Second Chance Tournament if they choose to do one, and I was expecting she could win before Cris got the Daily Doubles," one fan said on an online thread.
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Another added: "... Xanni came just a couple of buzz-ins away on $400 clues from preventing Cris from running away with the game, despite him getting both Daily Doubles. Incredible job!"
"She’s literally been the only person to lead Cris thus far after the opening round. That has to count for something!" a third viewer chimed in.
"... She performed well under pressure," one fan said, as another agreed and added: "Xanni making Chris sweat!"
'THIS IS INDEED REAL LIFE'
Xanni previously took to Twitter and revealed that appearing on Jeopardy! was her "lifelong dream."
"This is indeed real life," she wrote alongside a photo of her with Ken, 48.
In another tweet, Xanni said: "Support squad was also absolutely crushing it out there! Cannot even begin to express my thanks to them, and to everyone else who’s given me energy and well-wishes through the process."
While Xanni wasn't able to beat Cris, the failed effort should not come with shame as no one has been able to take down the dominant player.
CAN'T STOP CRIS
Cris has been climbing up the Jeopardy! greats leaderboard, recently jumping over Amy Schneider who won 40 consective games earlier this year.
Just last week, Cris bested Amy's highest single-day total with $71,821, to her $71,400.
Besides his gameplay, Cris has also had fans buzzing about his looks, and they haven't been shy about expressing their thoughts.
"I love Jeopardy! tournaments don't get me wrong, but I'm very glad sexy Cris is back on my screen," a viewer previously said.
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Another added: "Cris is hot, nothing better than looks and brains," while one person commented, "I agree, he is hot looking."
Cris will be going for his 17th consecutive victory on Tuesday.
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