NJ Man Could Be Next 'Jeopardy!' Superstar

OCEAN CITY, NJ — After another win Wednesday night, Ocean City's Cris Pannullo is on a "Jeopardy!" roll.

The win brings him to a four-game winning streak. Pannullo competes again on Oct. 6. If he wins, not only will it bring him to five wins - it also qualifies him to compete in the show's Tournament of Champions, where contestants who have won at least five games are pitted against each other.

Throughout his time on the game show, the customer success operations manager frequently has had a high lead over his competitors. Host Ken Jennings pointed out Pannullo's tendency to be a risk taker on the Daily Doubles.

"Are you a risk taker in real life?" Jennings asked.

"Oh, God no, Ken," was Pannullo's reply. "I am a generally terrified person."

Heading into Final Jeopardy on the Oct. 5 episode, Pannullo lead Francis Gomes and Tory Martin by more than $20,000.

Though he got the Final Jeopardy wrong, he still ended with $27,600, bringing him to a four-day total of $111,058.

Pannullo competes again on Oct. 6 on ABC at 7 p.m., defending his champion title against retired IT project manager from New York Jo Austin and Colorado theater professor Jeff Parker.