With his response of “Argos,” Vinjamuri added $7,201 to his score to bring his grand total to $20,801. Harmeyer added $6,000 to her score and ended with $16,400. But if she had been tied with Vinjamuri going into Final Jeopardy, the wagers would’ve likely been different — and a tiebreaker could’ve potentially been needed.

Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist at the university, survived a difficult "Final Jeopardy!" clue to pick up a win on the first night of the tournament's finals.

Wednesday's round of the Tournament of Champions could be the last for Purdue's Adriana Harmeyer, or it could bring her back up to tie.

It was a tight race Thursday night as Indiana's Adriana Harmeyer competed in the final round of the "Jeopardy!" tournament of champions. In the end, she tied with Isaac Hirsh for second place, while fellow champion Neilesh Vinjamuri took first.