contacted him to conduct a Zoom audition, and in June of that year they called to ask him to be on the show. Five months later, Singh flew to Los Angeles to record the tournament, which aired in February and can now be watched on Hulu. On Feb. 22, his family and the rest of the world finally found out that he won and would receive the grand prize of $250,000 and would go on to compete in the Tournament of Champions.
The first day contestants were on set, they recorded promotional content and got to know one another. Over the next week, they recorded multiple episodes each day. They recorded the quarterfinals over two days, then recorded the semifinals and finals a few days later. Singh says his semifinal match was the last to be recorded and they shot the two final games soon after.
While on set, Singh said the production team required everyone to wear masks and practice social distancing at all times. Contestants are also not allowed to have any electronic devices on set. Singh says if a contestant was scheduled to tape an episode that day, they sat where the audience would normally be, but if they were not scheduled that day, they had to watch from theSingh said he did not study particularly for the games, but practiced buzzing in.
Singh plans to buy a car and donate to charities, but he doesn't know what he’ll do with the rest of the money. After graduating in May, he is going to work for Boston Consulting Group in its Dallas office and will tape theOn the day the finals aired, Singh’s family had a watch party. Soon after UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell lit the
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