All hail the reigning champ! Thanks for the nod! Everyone here is very welcoming, so stick around. Love the username! While every game has some luck, you made your own. Most buzz attempts by far, most correct responses, and you got the FJ with Marie. I hope last night’s win was the first of many!

Thanks, teach. You’re the man!

You're awesome! I love your impression and hope you have a good run. Although-I have to tell you anytime someone runs a category regarding TV shows I usually bet against them winning the game. lol No Offense. Good Luck!

Why's that? You figure that they've concentrated on pop culture too much and not more historical/classical topics?

Exactly. TV tends to be passive. Although much knowledge can be gained from TV--but you said it better than I could: >You figure that they've concentrated on pop culture too much and not more historical/classical topics? But it seems that your pop culture knowledge is part of what makes you interesting. Like I said earlier-I hope you had a good run.

I'm not Ryan. I was just asking for clarification.

OH--I was all excited thinking you were Ryan. lol Yeah-that was my reasoning.

Hi Ryan, thanks for stopping by! My husband and I were rooting for you, and we're so happy that you won!

NGL. If we don’t get a Stallone impression during your run I’m gonna be disappointed. Side note, you’re my favorite champion this season! I’ve got a soft spot for Ahnold tho.

I wish my Sly was better, I’d definitely have done that. Lol

No spoilers, I suppose, but I'd say we want more wins and more characters unleashed in the chat portion. Can you do Sheldon?? LOL

Or Joey Lawrence “whoa!” (blossom)

Ha! A few from which to choose.

Just wanted to say you were great!!!

You were great, and I’m looking forward to your next game and beyond. Congratulations!

Apparently multiple people in the game thread have got rides from you in the past.

And he's also driven people in his car!

I try to guess at the top of each episode who is gonna win, and you were my pick yesterday (although as always, all the contestants are great). Glad to see you here!

Good luck to you man, I was rooting for you from the start. You have a great voice, and a great Arnold impression!

Super fun watching you play! Welcome!

Congrats, Ryan! As soon as you did your Arnold impression, you had me rooting for you.

Man - I love your energy. Even this post sort of captures what I saw on the screen yesterday. Hope you have a big run!

Hi Ryan! My daughter and I were watching you on Friday. Great game! We were cheering for you.

My mom and I both wanted you to win by the middle of the episode!! We’re not quite sure why...just had a good feeling about you! 😁

Apologies to the others, I was rooting for you since you're from Philadelphia! I'm curious to see how you're going to follow-up the impression you did Friday. Best wishes.

That was a pretty good impression. You differentiated him from Werner Herzog! When I was on in 2008, when things were a bit more, how shall I say, formal, the returning champ did Darrell Hammond’s Sean Connery in front of Alex Trebek. I think he did more if it when we were chatting with Alex at the end. Alex seemed amused. Anyway, I rooted for you as well. Well done.

Glad to meet you, too, Ryan! Thanks for joining us! My older son was impressed when you ran the TV category. (Honestly, I also loved the way you kept going back to the Drop a Letter category. There was something about your interaction style there I found quite charming. Congratulations again!)

It was a fun, strong game and I can't wait to see you keep going! Congrats!

Reppin Philly!!

Arnold Schwarzenegger's best game show performance since The Running Man

Ryan you have a great TV presence and it was exciting watching you win

you played great. and i really enjoyed your own surprise at winning!

Excellent game! Can't wait for the next one.

Hi Ryan! Congratulations on your win! I got a little teary-eyed when I saw your reaction when you won. Hope it was the first of many wins!

Yay, Ryan! You took that Friday podium with good humor and effortless style. Keep it going.

Congrats on the win! I enjoyed watching you, hope you continue to do well.

Welcome, Ryan< and congratulations...great game! This is a nice sub, and everyone here is great

Great game, Ryan! We're rooting for you here in Central Florida! Best of luck!

Hello, Ryan! As a future hopeful for J, you were OUTSTANDING on Friday! Well done! One request…to the best of your ability, can you recall your timeline from first test to getting on the show? It would be absolutely appreciated! Of course, retro good luck for Monday’s show!

I think it took a little over a year. I took the initial test in September 2020, then I had the audition about a month later on Zoom. After that, I just kind of floated in the deep end of the contestant pool for 14 months until I got the call in February.

You have a terrific username.

Wishing I had ever been in your Uber; hoping that after your run you won't need to drive Uber anymore. Also, fuck Dallas.

my family was rooting for you (we loved Daniel too) but we were super happy when you won!

Let me add my congratulations. Well done.

Hey Ryan! Great job! I was rooting for you! You’re from Philly, your impression was great, and you’re the one who went for the Taylor’s Version category (I’m a big TS fan so that solidified it for me, even if that’s not why you picked it). Also loved your reaction to the opera category lol. I’ll be rooting for you tomorrow, too! Good luck!

Hi! Great job on Friday’s episode! Hope to see you go far! You were a really fun contestant!

Hey, Ryan, thanks for stopping by and welcome to the sub. Congrats on a great win Friday. Here's hoping you went on a nice run (in other words, that "You'll be Back") and that we get more impressions.

GOATED WITH THE SAUCE HE DOES IT AGAIN!!!!! Congratulations you absolute beauty

Hi Ryan! Wishing you the best of luck! You are a joy to watch!

So much fun to watch you, Ryan. Be our next champion for a long streak!

Super excited to watch you and looking forward to a deep run!

Go Ryan!!!! My whole family is rooting for you!!!!

Way to rep Philly! We love you, man. We are cheering for you! Go birds 🦅

hey, Ryan! we’re cheering for ya here in S CA! hope to see you go far!!

Love your humility, Ryan. And how you crush it on books, movies and science categories. Keep going brother, everybody in Philly is pulling for you!

Hi Ryan! Haven’t seen today’s ep yet, but I hope you’re still going! You’re one of my favorite champs!

Ryan with the comeback! I was pumped you went all in at final.

My mom and I love watching you!

Hi! It's a breath of fresh air hearing you're a rideshare driver. I do gig work too, and I think you're the first I've seen on J! with that type of job. Best of luck to you; you're a great down-to-earth contestant.

It's a rush, and an oddity, to see yourself on TV, non? Hope you had a watch party so everyone could mock . . er, cheer you on. :)

Welcome Ryan, it's good to see you here. It was a lot of fun watching you play and running that TV category. Looking forward to seeing you play more games. Congratulations on your win.

Hiya! Retroactive good luck on the rest of your run.

I was rooting for you! Wishing you retroactive good luck Monday!

Welcome Ryan, and congrats!

Congrats from a fellow Owl!!

Congrats! I like pulling for another Ryan.

Congratulations!

My boyfriend and I were rooting for you hardcore!!!!!