Super Smash Bros Competitor Scores Big on Jeopardy!

Oh man, you wouldn’t believe the whirlwind I’m about to unravel. So, there’s this guy—Scott “Biscotto” Riccardi from Jersey—who spent a couple of weeks on Jeopardy and walked away with close to half a million bucks. Yep, all from flexing his brain muscles on TV. Crazy, right? Imagine telling someone your main gig is playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and then casually mentioning you’ve scooped up more cash on a trivia game show. Wild.

Jeopardy isn’t just some trivial pursuit. Back in ’64, it started this whole game of brains where you basically get bombarded with random questions, and if you’re really good—or lucky—you take home a pile of cash. Apparently, video game nerds like this show because sometimes questions pop up about their favorite games. For Riccardi, though, he had to switch gears and dig into endless factoids that had zilch to do with his Smash Bros. expertise. But whatever he did, it worked. Big time.

Coming back to our guy Riccardi—it’s like he was on a trivia marathon till July 25. That’s when trivia host Jonathan Hugendubler swooped in and knocked him out in the season finale. Still, Scott’s got $455,000 to brag about and is now eighth in Jeopardy’s big league earnings list. I’m talking about places where legends like James Holzhauer and that all-time quiz whiz Ken Jennings hang out. Not bad company to keep, right?

Now let’s take a quick detour back to Smash Bros. Riccardi used to tear it up as either Marth or Bayonetta. And that’s no small feat, but here’s the kicker: his Jeopardy dollars outshine some of the biggest pros in the Smash circuit, like MkLeo and Hungrybox. It’s nuts considering it took those guys years to rake in their totals.

Hold on though, Riccardi’s saga isn’t over. Thanks to his superstar status on Jeopardy, there’s a good chance he’ll get a call for some all-star trivia showdown. Imagine him with those quiz titans again, maybe snatching up even more cash. It’s like his Smash battles just turned into brainy brawls with new opportunities all around.

So, yeah, just imagine going from video game competitions to becoming a Jeopardy figurehead. Not sure if his thumbs or brain got the better workout in that transition, but Riccardi’s saga is one for the books. Here’s hoping we hear more from him in both the virtual arenas and on the Jeopardy stage. Who knows what’s next?