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Jeopardy! champion Paolo Pasco's streak has come to an end after seven consecutive wins. 

Paolo, a puzzle writer from San Diego, California was defeated on Friday by Steven Olson, a band director from Princeton, Illinois. 

With five runaways, one come-from-behind victory, and a whopping $195,717 in winnings, Paolo said his run surpassed his expectations. 

“I didn't think I was going to do, like, bad, bad,” Paolo jokingly said. “But I didn't want to plan, like, ‘Okay, I got to bring five outfits, plan five signatures’ because, you know — man plans...”

Going into his first game, Paolo said his goal was simple: "Be charismatic enough to go to Second Chance." 

While Paolo won't be competing in Second Chance, which gives players who came up short during their initial appearance another shot at becoming a Jeopardy! champion, he will be returning to play in the next Tournament of Champions.

On Tuesday, Paolo became the first Season 42 champion to punch his ticket to the prestigious tournament when he won his fifth game in a runaway against Susan Harris and Alex Rossell Hayes.

During a post-game chat with Ken, the 25-year-old champion shared a hilarious plan to use his winnings to recreate a popular music video by rock band OK Go.

"I recently found a note on my phone that I must have made in high school or something, that had the title 'Things I Want to Do if I Happen Into a Lot of Money,'" Paolo said.

"Item No. 1 was to rent out eight treadmills, get three other people, and recreate the music video to OK Go's 'Here It Goes Again,'" he continued.

Whether Paolo's treadmill endeavors help build his stamina for the ToC remains to be seen. But with his vast knowledge, sense of humor, and charisma, Paolo's return to the Alex Trebek Stage is sure to be memorable.