Not only did Peter McFerrin take down eight-day Jeopardy! champion Chris D’Angelo, but he also knows two past contestants on the Leaderboard of Legends. The energy industry professional has a history with James Holzhauer and Yogesh Raut.
During his first game, McFerrin revealed that he was on a state championship team for Scholastic Bowl. He was the captain and was on the team with Raut, who was a sophomore when he was a senior. He was also on a rec league softball team with Holzhauer in Illinois when they were 10-years-old.
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