Jeopardy! fans shocked by 'the strongest contestant we've seen' despite huge blunder

Jeopardy! champion Isaac Hirsch has quickly become a firm fan favorite, with many saying he's the "strongest contestant we've seen" on the show.

The California competitor is just one win away from qualifying for the next Tournament of Champions, having already racked up for consecutive wins. He's also amassed a huge total of $100,586.

Isaac will play for his fifth win on Tuesday, which would qualify him for the next Tournament of Champions. Viewers have flocked to Reddit to share their thoughts on the champion, with many heaping praise on Isaac's performance despite the competitor admitting a huge blunder almost scuppered his chances on the show.

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One viewer gushed: "Yes, Isaac is winning these games in impressive fashion. But he's also winning the interview portion of the show. I don't recall any contestant having such a run of funny and/or charming anecdotes as he's had to start his time on the show."

Another said: "Well… I think Isaac could be here for a while," while a third fan praised: "Wow in my opinion Isaac has been the strongest contestant we've seen so far in Season 40 of Jeopardy. I know Adriana went on her 15-day win streak, but Isaac is attempting about 45 out of the 57 possible buzzes, very elite company. I'm sure his buzzer skills are good, but it seems like so far he is winning his games just from just knowing more stuff (as evidenced by higher number of solos)."

"I think Issac is my new favorite human on the planet," someone else added. The praise comes after Isaac admitted he had "pretty low confidence" before going on the show.

Taking to Instagram to reflect on his winning streak, Isaac admitted it's "going better than expected" and explained how he had been waiting for quite a while to compete on Jeopardy!. He explained: "I went into this with actually pretty low confidence— as a local alternate, I watched seven games get filmed before I taped.

"And found myself doing terribly in the green room and having trouble with the buzzer in rehearsal. But at this point I have kind of figured the buzzer out and they’re asking about things I’ve heard of, which is very nice of them. We'll see if I can keep things going next week!"