Scott Menke, a senior from Johns Hopkins University
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2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Flemington, New Jersey...
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Inta Antler, a retired computer programmer from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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Season 25 1-time champion: $12,700 + $2,000. Inta Antler - A...
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Danny Devries, a junior from the University of Michigan
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from West Bloomfield, MI...
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Dave Belote, the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion:...
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Nick Yozamp, a junior from Washington University in St. Louis
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2010 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-A College Championship winner:...
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Paul Boymel, a civil rights attorney from Potomac, Maryland
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"He was the top winner of the 1984-85 season. Now he's...
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Cassie Hill, a recent graduate from the University of Mary Washington
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\"Her dad is a lawyer, and by the seventh grade, she...
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Larissa Charnsangavej, a senior from Rice University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Houston, Texas at...
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Lisa Klink, a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $70,150...
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Tom Nissley, an online books editor from Seattle, Washington
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2011 Tournament of Champions...
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Michael Rooney, a college professor from Pasadena, California
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"He was a winner of 5 games in 1999, and is...
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Danny Vopava, a sophomore from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: New Brighton, Minnesota. [No contestant...
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Jay Rosenberg, a college professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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\"After winning 5 times in 1985, he became the moderator for...
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
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2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Chris Breen, a sophomore at Princeton University from Springfield, Massachusetts
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. According to the official Jeopardy! web...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
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2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Amanda Nowotny, a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh from New Castle, Pennsylvania
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Roy Holliday, a radiologist from Nyack, New York
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"He was the first to win five games in the 1987-88...
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Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York
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"He still holds the record for the most money won in...
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Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"In 1990, he won the Tournament of Champions. An actuary from...
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Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
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"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
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Alan Bailey, a playwright and director from North Hills, California
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"This playwright and director became a 5-time winner in 2001. Today,...
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Frank Spangenberg, a police lieutenant from Douglaston, New York
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2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of...
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Tom Kunzen, a geotechnical engineer from Orlando, Florida
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2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 27 5-time champion: $133,402...
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Michael Arnone, a reporter from Arlington, Virginia
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Andrew Garen, a project manager from Austin, Texas
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2001 Tournament...
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Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California
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"A resident of New York City when he won the 1987...
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Trevor Norris, a management analyst from Washington, D.C.
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2003 Tournament...
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Scott Gillispie, a project manager and expectant father from Atlanta, Georgia
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"While attending Georgia Tech, he won the 1991 College Championship. Now...
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Rebecca Lobo, a future Women\'s Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst originally from the WNBA
|
\"Later this year, she\'ll be inducted into the Women\'s Basketball Hall...
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Dan Pawson, a legislative aide from Boston, Massachusetts
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2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2014 Battle of the Decades...
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Charles Temple, a high school English teacher from Ocracoke, North Carolina
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"He teaches at the smallest public school in North Carolina, and...
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Brenton Montie, a sixth grade social studies teacher from South Lyon, Michigan
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"He teaches at a school ranked in the top 5% in...
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Brad Brown, a theater teacher from Nashville, Tennessee
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"And he is a theater teacher at an international baccalaureate certified...
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Steven Evenhouse, a junior high school social studies teacher from Orland Hills, Illinois
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"He likes teaching because it gives him a captive audience for...
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Anne Rozek, a junior at Eastern Illinois University from Perry, Illinois
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2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
19 at the time of the College Championship.
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Erin McLean, a junior at Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Mollie Haycock, a senior from Rocklin, California
|
2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Kristin Briggs, a senior from Parkland, Florida
|
2007 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Bernard Holloway, a junior from Mitchellville, Maryland
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2002 Teen...
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Chelsea He, a sophomore at Duke University from Raleigh, North Carolina
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Last name pronounced like "HEE".
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Malisha Butts, a senior at North Carolina Central University from Durham, North Carolina
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2005 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
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"Winner of both the 2000 Tournament of Champions and the 2001...
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Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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"In 1994, she was the first female winner of a Tournament...
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Terry Parker, a high school history teacher from Cutler Bay, Florida
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"Don't try to pin down this wrestling coach, history teacher, and...
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Meryl Federman, a senior from Livingston, New Jersey
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2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games champion (semifinalist by wildcard): $75,000. 18...
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Jeff Love, a sophomore at Stanford University from Burlingame, California
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2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Jeff won $1,000 on Who Wants...
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Larry Marshall, a junior at the University of Missouri from Kansas City, Missouri
|
2004 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Katie James, a sophomore from Winchester, Virginia
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
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Caitlin Cook, a sophomore from Arden, North Carolina
|
2005 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Orlando Zambrano, a junior from Tampa, Florida
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2005 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $5,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Christine Valada, a photographer and attorney originally from Walton, New York
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $68,703...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Olivia Colangelo, a junior from the University of Notre Dame from Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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David Hudson, a junior from the University of Virginia
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"His musical taste has changed since he won $10,000 on Kids...
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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Carolyn Young, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia
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Season 25 1-time champion: $30,000 + $2,000. Mother of Season 32...
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Amanda J. Ray, a sophomore at the University of Virginia from Harrisonburg, Virginia
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Liz Murphy, a foreign service officer originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 5-time champion: $121,302...
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Jim Davis, a college music and humanities instructor from Freeport, Illinois
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Season 25 2-time champion: $62,802 + $2,000. Not be to confused...
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Hans von Walter, a junior from Southern Adventist University from Avon Park, Florida
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2010-B College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000 + a...
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Harris Cohen, a family physician from Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $17,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Aaron Wicks, a planning and evaluation manager from Rochester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $18,001 + 1,000. Aaron Wicks Rochester, NY...
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Alyssa McRae, a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Season 25 3-time champion: $50,402 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Sid Chandrasekhar, a senior from the University of Pennsylvania from Saratoga, California
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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Andy Srinivasan, a high school science teacher from Garner, North Carolina
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $69,600...
|
Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
|
2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
|
Kevin Wilson, a communications specialist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $76,998 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
Surya Sabhapathy, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2010-A College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $26,600. Hometown: Northville,...
|
Andy Davis, a Chyron operator from South Boston, Massachusetts
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $49,799 + $1,000. Andy Davis - A...
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
|
Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
|
2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Jonathan Hawley, a sophomore from Harvard University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Oceanside, CA at...
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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
|
"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
|
Gary Bechtold, a garage door company owner from St. Cloud, Minnesota
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $42,001 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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Stephen Weingarten, a paraeducator from Portland, Oregon
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $96,690...
|
Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
|
Ken Jennings, a 74-game champion from Seattle, Washington
|
"In 2004, his record-breaking 74-game win streak set a standard for...
|
Guy Jordan, a graduate student from College Park, Maryland
|
Season 19 player (2003-06-10). Guy won at least $169,000 on two...
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Jennifer Duann, a senior from the Ohio State University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 and from Worthington, Ohio at...
|
Judy Mermelstein, a Census field representative from Queens, New York
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $38,401 + $1,000. Judy also appeared on...
|
Ken Jennings, the winner of 74 consecutive games from Seattle, Washington
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
|
• 74-game champion with longest winning streak • Total earnings over...
|
David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
Richard Mason, a roboticist from Pasadena, California
|
Season 18 2-time champion: $50,600 + $2,000. Husband of Season 14...
|
Ken Jennings, a writer from Seattle, Washington
|
"He was a software engineer living in Salt Lake City, Utah,...
|
John Krizel, a green community program coordinator from Beckley, West Virginia
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $105,204...
|
Neal Freyman, a ten-year-old from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
|
"He's not sure recess counts as a subject, but if it...
|
Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
|
Lea Tottle, a junior from Florida State University from Oldsmar, Florida
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah
|
2020 Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time winner: $1,000,000 + a...
|
Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
|
Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
|
Roger Craig, a graduate student of computer science from Newark, Delaware
|
2019 All-Star Games member of wildcard-match 2nd-place Team Austin: a share...
|
Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
Mehrun Etebari, a grad student from Durham, New Hampshire
|
2007 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
|
Monica Thieu, a sophomore at the University of North Texas from Dallas, Texas
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
Monica Thieu, a postdoctoral scientist from Atlanta, Georgia
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
Monica Thieu, a psychology student from Dallas, Texas
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
Monica Thieu, a Ph.D. student in psychology from New York, New York
|
• 2012 College Championship winner • 2013 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist...
|
Pam Mueller, a graduate student in psychology from Princeton, New Jersey
|
\"She was a student at Loyola University when she won the...
|
Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
|
Pam Mueller, a think tank researcher from Culver City, California
|
• 2000 College Championship winner • Semifinalist in all other tournaments...
|
Pam Mueller, a junior at Loyola University, Chicago from Wilmette, Illinois
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
Pam Mueller, a college student from Wilmette, Illinois
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
Pam Mueller, a justice researcher originally from Chicago, Illinois
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games member of...
|
Claudia Perry, a pop music critic from San Jose California
|
Season 13 player (1996-09-11). 2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000....
|
Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
|
Claudia Perry, a pop music critic from San Jose, California
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2002 Million Dollar Masters...
|
Claudia Perry, a worker for an e-learning company from Evanston, Illinois
|
"She was a pop music critic living in San Jose, California...
|
Chris Rodrigues, a personal banking representative from New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $41,498 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
|
Adam Villani, an engineer from Long Beach, California
|
Season 21 player (2004-10-27). KJL game 61. Adam won $80,000 on...
|
Paul Kursky, a copywriter from San Francisco, California
|
2011 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $109,411...
|
Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
"A pop music critic when she first appeared on Jeopardy!, she's...
|
Claudia Perry, a pop music critic from Jersey City, New Jersey
|
2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000. 2002 Million Dollar Masters...
|
Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
|
Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games captain of...
|
Colby Burnett, a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"He teaches at a school started by the Dominicans of St....
|
Colby Burnett, a college counselor from Chicago, Illinois
|
• 2012 Teachers Tournament winner • 2013 Tournament of Champions winner...
|
Colby Burnett, an AP world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
|
\"He won the Teacher\'s Tournament and the Tournament of Champions last...
|
Colby Burnett, a high school college counselor from Chicago, Illinois
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2019 All-Star Games captain of...
|
Brandon Blackwell, a writer and TV personality originally from Jamaica, New York
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist:...
|
Brandon Blackwell, a sophomore from Holliswood, New York
|
2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008-B Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist:...
|
Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
|
Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
|
James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
|
Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
|
2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
|
Terry Linwood, a bookseller from North Texas
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $122,705...
|
Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
|
Kadeem Cooper, a junior from the University of Virginia
|
2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Brooklyn, New York...
|
Terry Linwood, a bookseller from Plano, Texas
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 26 5-time champion: $122,705...
|
Prashant Raghavendran, a sophomore from the University of Texas, Dallas
|
2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Austin, Texas. Prashant Raghavendran Blog...
|
Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
|
Christine Carrino Gorowara, a teacher educator from Wilmington, Delaware
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $43,202 + $1,000. Wife of Season 26...
|
Doug Hicton, a composer originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
|
2007 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $100,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD...
|
Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
|
"He's appeared on Broadway in Proof, Assassins, and Cabaret. He's now...
|
Pete Troyan, a senior from the University of Michigan
|
2007 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 22 at the time of the...
|
Jane Kaczmarek, a TV, film and Broadway actress from Malcolm in the Middle and Raising the Bar
|
"She went from playing a hard-nosed mom in Malcolm in the...
|
Joely Fisher, an actress from 'Til Death
|
"She made her Broadway debut in Grease, and earned rave reviews...
|
William Marengo, an 11-year-old from the Bronx, New York
|
"He will be the next Bronx Bomber, maybe--if it's up to...
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