Long received his fifth sport straight on Thursday evening, winning a complete of $105,801.
The Philadelphia rideshare driver can be winning hearts throughout the globe.
Long is clearly good, however he’s additionally very humble.
Ryan is an Uber and Lyft driver attempting to pay the payments. He says medical doctors doubted he would win his battle with COVID-19 final 12 months.
Long additionally fosters child kittens.
And in case followers had been questioning why he is been squinting on the present, it is as a result of he forgot his glasses 3,000 miles away in Philadelphia.
He additionally solely owns two costume shirts, so he is been rotating them on the present.
“I have to give a shout out to the wardrobe people because they did wonders with what I brought: two shirts and two sweater vests,” stated Long. “That’s all I had. That’s all I could afford. I figured I wasn’t going to be there longer than a day.”
The George Washington High School graduate solely did one 12 months of neighborhood faculty, however he is an avid reader who’s been finding out his complete life.
“I don’t actually know what I know,” he laughs. “I read a lot of things, and stuff gets stuck. When I was a kid, I read the dictionary for fun.”
He additionally loves a good impersonation and confirmed off his finest Arnold Schwarzenegger voice throughout the present.
Thursday’s win will get Long into the Tournament of Champions.
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