reigning champion might seem familiar if you’ve taken an Uber or Lyft in Philadelphia recently.Thursday, bringing his five-game winnings to $105,801. His fifth win also qualified him for the show’s annual Tournament of Champions, and is the longest streak since Canadian tutor Mattea Roach popped off 23 victories before losing earlier this month“It’s been really surreal,” Long said of his success.
In January 2021, Long was hospitalized for several weeks after contracting COVID-19. When he was released, he returned to his job as a paratransit driver for SEPTA’s Customized Community Transportation program, but quickly realized he was no longer physically able to perform the work. “There was a video clue category on Swedish history, and there was a photo of a king with his sword. ... I could not see what that clue was. I just took my best guess, and of course it was wildly wrong,” Long said. “When you watch it on TV, the clue is blown up big and everything, but when you get there the video clue screen is way across the stage, and it’s not that big. So if you don’t have good vision, then good luck to you, pal. You’re going to be struggling.”studios in Burbank, Calif.
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