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Ariella Goldstein, a junior from Muhlenberg College
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Cortlandt Manor,...
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Tony Nagatani, a junior at Ithaca College from Honolulu, Hawaii
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Tony was 20 at the time...
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Keith Williams, a sophomore at Middlebury College from Middlebury, Vermont
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"As a freshman from Middlebury College, he won the 2003 College...
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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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Kyle Hale, a college senior from Katy, Texas
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"Representing Texas A&M, he won the 2002 College Championship. Now he's...
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Kendra Pettis, a junior from Oberlin College
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\"She hadn\'t settled on a career goal at age 11. Now...
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Nico Martinez, a college junior from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 College Champion: $100,000 +...
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Dan Melia, a college professor from Berkeley, California
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"He was a 1998 Tournament of Champions winner. Today he's a...
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Keith Williams, a freshman at Middlebury College from Manchester, Vermont
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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Bruce Ikawa, a college professor from Hillsdale, Michigan
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\"He says his 5 wins in 1990 increases his credibility with...
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Bill Dickenson, a college instructor from Richardson, Texas
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"This 5-time champ from 1996 has taught students from over 100...
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Keith Williams, a college student from Manchester, Vermont
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2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 2004 Tournament...
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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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Ellen Eichner, a junior from the Ohio State University from Northbrook, Illinois
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2010-B College Championship semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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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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Thomas L. Friedman, an author and foreign affairs columnist from The New York Times
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"He has won three Pulitzer Prizes and authored six best sellers,...
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Joey Beachum, a senior from Mississippi State University
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Laura Myers, a senior from the University of Missouri
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2009 College Championship second runner-up: $29,900. 22 and from Richmond, Virginia...
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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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Erin McLean, a sophomore from Boston University from Danvers, Massachusetts
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 2010-B College Championship winner:...
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Robbie Berg, a freshman from the University of Pennsylvania
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Davie, Florida. Robbie Berg Blog...
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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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Mark Petterson, a senior from the University of Kansas
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Prairie Village,...
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Kyle Kahan, a senior from Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas
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2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
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Billy Baxter, an attorney from Richmond, Virginia
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"Representing the College of William & Mary, he won the 1992...
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Eric Betts, a senior from Emory University
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2009 College Championship first runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. 21 and...
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Lyndsey Romick, a sophomore from Lewis & Clark College
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2010-A College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. Hometown: Grants Pass, Oregon. Lyndsey Romick...
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Steph Gagelin, a sophomore from the University of North Dakota from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Tim Relihan, a senior from the University of Nebraska from Stromsburg, Nebraska
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2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Chris Matthews, a TV host from Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show
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"He served as a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, and later as...
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Matt Olson, a sophomore at Stanford University from Berkeley, California
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2012 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 at the time of 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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Kermin Fleming, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University from Lexington, Kentucky
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"He's the current College Champion. A junior at Carnegie Mellon University...
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Andrew Ceppos, a senior from Tufts University
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2009 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Verona, New...
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Anthony Dedousis, a sophomore from Harvard University
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2009 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Manhasset, New York...
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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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Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiac surgeon and TV host from The Dr. Oz Show
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"He is a renowned cardiac surgeon who has written seven New...
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Aisha Tyler, a comedienne, host and actress from Talk Soup, Friends, The 5th Wheel and Ghost Whisperer
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2009 Celebrity Jeopardy! winner: $50,000 split between the International Rescue Committee/Congo...
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Craig Barker, an Advanced Placement history teacher from Livonia, Michigan
|
"In 1997 he won the College Championship. Today he's an Advanced...
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Dan D'Addario, a senior from Columbia University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Farmington, Connecticut. Daniel D'Addario...
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Janet Wong, a development officer for a museum from Hoboken, New Jersey
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"As a senior at Drew University, she won the February 2000...
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Pam Mueller, an entering law student originally from Chicago, Illinois
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\"Representing Loyola University, she won the College Championship in November, 2000....
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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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Vinita Kailasanath, a consultant from San Mateo, California
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"She represented Stanford University when she won the 2001 College Tourney....
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Tom Cubbage, an attorney from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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"He was the very first College Champion, and the only one...
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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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Sarah Bauer, a junior at Indiana University from Carmel, Indiana
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2012 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 21 at the time of the...
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Than Hedman, a freshman from University of Colorado-Boulder
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2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Denver, CO at...
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Jeff Stewart, an executive from Los Alamos, New Mexico
|
"After winning the 1994 College Championship, he went on to finish...
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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
|
2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Greg Lichtenstein, a freshman from Vassar College
|
2009 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 18 and from Plainview, New York...
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Lindsay Eanet, a senior from the University of Missouri
|
2010-A College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois. Last name pronounced...
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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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Mike Thayer, a mathematics teacher from North Plainfield, New Jersey
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"He was a junior at Rutgers University when he won the...
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Amanda Walker, a junior at Gonzaga University from East Wenatchee, Washington
|
2005 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user name:...
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Samira Missaghi, a junior from the University of Minnesota
|
2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minnesota. Samira...
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Brady Cassis, a junior from Yale University
|
2007 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 at the time of the...
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Kermin Fleming, a student from Lexington, Kentucky
|
2006 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions...
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Curtis Joseph, a sophomore from Scottsdale Community College
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"In 1999, his nickname was 'Curtles the Troll', and he wanted...
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Peggy Noonan, a contributing editor from The Wall Street Journal
|
2004 Power Players Week player (2004-05-10).
Charity: The Sisters of Life.
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Jaime Green, a sophomore at Brown University from Nanuet, New York
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2001 College Championship quarterfinalist: $2,500. Jaime was 18 at the time...
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Christian Haines, a college student originally from Newport News, Virginia
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2007 Tournament of champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Folake Dosu, a senior from Stanford University from Bellwood, Illinois
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
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Robin Kutner, from Newtown, Pennsylvania
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"This member of jazz band has a cat that is the...
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Dave Ellis, a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California
|
Season 27 1-time champion: $16,000 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Jessica Anderson, a twelve-year-old from Cranston, Rhode Island
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"She's known she wanted to be a teacher for six years--that's...
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Bryce Piotrowski, a twelve-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin
|
"He has no idea what he wants to do later in...
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John Ryan, a corporate controller from Richmond, California
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"As a college student, he was the top winner of the...
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Joey Beachum, an Air Force intelligence officer from Conway, Arkansas
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2008 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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Elizabeth Perkins, an actress from Weeds
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"For the past five seasons, she's played the calculating and manipulative...
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Lily Wang, a junior at Columbia University from Plano, Texas
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2004 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000.
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Suchita Shah, a senior from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Holmen, WI...
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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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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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Mike Maheu, a high school teacher from San Diego, California
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,242 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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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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Bernard Holloway, a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
"He was a 2002 Teen Champion. He's now a sophomore at...
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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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Danielle Zsenak, a senior from Marquette University
|
2008 College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Last name pronounced like "zshen-NOCK"....
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Jean Cui, a student originally from Garden City, New York
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Season 25 2-time champion: $14,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Alison Stone Roberg, an administrative assistant from Kansas City, Missouri
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $85,102 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California
|
"A Jeopardy! tournament veteran, her best-known Jeopardy! appearance may be in...
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Amy Wilson, a creative writing and women's studies student originally from Portland, Oregon
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $19,999 + $2,000. Not to be confused...
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Todd Faulkenberry, a junior from Moore, South Carolina
|
2008-A Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of...
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A.J. Schumacher, a radio show production intern from St. Paul, Minnesota
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Season 25 1-time champion: $10,800 + $2,000. AJ Schumacher Saint Paul,...
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Francois Dominic Laramée, a writer and TV personality from Verdun, Quebec, Canada
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $46,300 + $1,000. Francois's name was printed...
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Katie Winter, a senior from Tufts University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 22 and from Hershey, PA at...
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Vera Swain, a junior from the University of South Carolina
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Charleston, SC...
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Justin Bernbach, a lobbyist from Brooklyn, New York
|
2010 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 7-time champion: $155,001...
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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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Elza Reeves, a bank teller from Louisville, Kentucky
|
Season 25 1-time champion: $16,400 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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James Grant, a junior from Georgetown University
|
2008 College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 21 and from Manhattan Beach,...
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Brandon Hensley, a sophomore from Caltech
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 19 and from Huntington, WV at...
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Dara Lind, a junior from Yale University
|
2008 College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000. 20 and from Cincinnati, OH at...
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Rebecca Dixon, a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
|
Season 26 2-time champion: $53,002 + $1,000. Rebecca and her partner...
|
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Ben Bishop, a student originally from Seattle, Washington
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $114,800...
|
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Katie Singh, a sophomore from Northwestern University from Austin, Texas
|
2010-B College Championship quarterfinalist: $5,000 + a Nintendo Wii + the...
|
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Steve Chernicoff, a technical writer from Berkeley, California
|
"He was one of the top 1-day winners in the 1994-95...
|
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Jennifer Wu, a high school junior from Arkadelphia, Arkansas
|
"She won the 2004 Teen Tournament at age 15. Now 17,...
|
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Lewis Black, a stand-up comedian from Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
|
"With success in films, plays, books, and TV specials, he tours...
|
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Katie Gill, a sophomore from Jackson, Mississippi
|
2008-A Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
|
Chris Mazurek, an assistant professor from Columbia, Missouri
|
2007 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000 + the Jeopardy! DVD Home...
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Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia
|
"Winner of both the 2000 Tournament of Champions and the 2001...
|
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Jeff Richmond, an attorney from Los Angeles, California
|
"He used his 1988 5-game winnings to pay for law school....
|
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
|
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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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Fred Beukema, a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $69,401 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Mark Lowenthal, an assistant director for the Central Intelligence Agency from Reston, Virginia
|
"The winner of the 1988 Tournament of Champions, he's an assistant...
|
|
David Skaar, a research scientist from Raleigh, North Carolina
|
Season 25 3-time champion: $102,000 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
|
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Rachel Horn, a sophomore from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
2008-A Teen Tournament winner: $75,000. 15 at the time of the...
|
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Gabrielle McMahan, a junior from Florida A&M University
|
2008 College Championship semifinalist: $10,000. 20 and from Springfield, VA at...
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Steve Greene, a senior from UCLA from Elk Grove, California
|
2010-B College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000 + a Nintendo Wii +...
|
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Fraser Woodford, an investment banker from New York, New York
|
"In 1993, winner of the Teen Tournament, he's now an investment...
|
|
Michael Galvin, a consultant from Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania
|
"He was the first winner of the Teen Tournament back in...
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Eric Terzuolo, a retired diplomat and university professor from Bergen, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands
|
"When he first appeared in 1990, he was a foreign service...
|
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Marty Scott, an assistant district attorney from Forney, Texas
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $64,002 + $2,000. Marty won $250,000 on...
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Jen McFann, a Peace Corps recruiter from Astoria, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $19,410 + $2,000. Jen McFann Astoria, New...
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Robin Cheney, a middle school teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
|
"All the students at her school go on a camping trip...
|
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Jerome Vered, a writer from Los Angeles, California
|
"The 1-day record of $34,000 he set in 1992 stood for...
|
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Chuck Forrest, an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
|
\"In 1986, he was a law student living in Grand Blanc,...
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Larry DeMoss, a high school English teacher from Ellettsville, Indiana
|
"He went from short orders to short stories when he switched...
|
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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
|
Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Carl Brandt, an investor originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2009 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 25 4-time champion: $70,799...
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Melanie Bruchet, a senior from Bryn Mawr
|
"Everyone wants to be an astronaut when they're a kid, but...
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Ben Greenho, a junior from Plano, Texas
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Frank Firke, a junior from Chicago, Illinois
|
2007 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. 16 at the time of...
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Tyler Van Patten, from Burlington, Wisconsin
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"He's focusing on becoming a corporate attorney, because of his fascination...
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Becky Kralle, a senior from Runnemede, New Jersey
|
2008-A Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
|
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Olivia Woods, a 12-year-old from Cincinnati, Ohio
|
"She loves working with little kids and would like to become...
|
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Saad Hasan, a nanotechnology scientist from Nashville, Tennessee
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $22,700 + $2,000. Saad Hasan Nashville, TN...
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Graham Gilmer, a senior at Stanford University from Stanford, California
|
"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 2001. Now he's a...
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Dave Abbott, a musician and licensing executive from Fort Thomas, Kentucky
|
"He won the 1999 Tournament of Champions. A musician and licensing...
|
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Paul Gutowski, an alcohol and drug counselor from Rockford, Illinois
|
"He was the first 5-time winner in 1997. An alcohol and...
|
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Bernie Cullen, a biologist from Santa Barbara, California
|
"He was the first 5-time champion of the 1996-97 season. A...
|
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Lan Djang, a health policy analyst from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
"He was a 5-time champion in 2001. Today he's a health...
|
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Eugene Finerman, a writer from Northbrook, Illinois
|
"A finalist in the 1987 Tournament of Champions, he's a writer....
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Kurt Bray, a scientist from Oceanside, California
|
"A 5-time winner in 1994, he used some of his winnings...
|
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Sahir Islam, an investment analyst from Somers, New York
|
"The champion of the 1997 Teen Tournament, he's now an investment...
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Matt Morris, a financial analyst originally from Louisville, Kentucky
|
"In 1994, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a financial...
|
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Janet Bradlow, an insurance agent from New York, New York
|
Season 26 3-time champion: $58,000 + $2,000. Janet Bradlow New York,...
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Cheech Marin, an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician from Lost
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"He's played a cop on Nash Bridges, voiced a 1959 Chevy...
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Yevgeny Shrago, a research assistant originally from Rochester, New York
|
Season 26 1-time champion: $24,600 + $2,000. Name pronounced like "yev-GHEN-ee...
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Enrique Machado, an oil filtration business developer from Orlando, Florida
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Season 26 1-time champion: $30,799 + $2,000. Enrique Machado September 16,...
|
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Ryan Stoffers, a sophomore from UCLA
|
2010-A College Championship 1st runner-up: $50,000. Hometown: Saratoga, California. Ryan Stoffers...
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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...
|
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Marissa Goldsmith, a web developer from Springfield, Virginia
|
Season 27 3-time champion: $44,100 + $2,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: marteena
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Mark Wales, a substitute teacher from Amherst, New York
|
2009 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 24 5-time champion: $141,804...
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Jill Bunzendahl Chimka, a speech and language pathologist from Washington, D.C.
|
2003 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 18 4-time champion: $85,099...
|
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Kyle Neblett, a senior from Beaverton, Oregon
|
2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games 2nd runner-up: $36,400. 18 at the...
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Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
"A Harvard Law graduate when she competed in the 1988 Tournament...
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Steve Newman, a partner in a small computer company from Rockville, Maryland
|
"He was the first player to win 5 games in the...
|
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Steve Schirripa, an actor from The Sopranos
|
"Once the entertainment director at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas,...
|
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Grace Veach, a librarian from Lakeland, Florida
|
"After winning 5 games in 1997, she was the grand marshall...
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Josh DenHartog, an actuarial technician from Thousand Oaks, California
|
"He was the Teen Tournament champion in 1997. Now he's an...
|
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Chris Ward, a foreign service officer from Johannesburg, South Africa
|
"A 5-game winner in 1998, he was living in Peru when...
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