Alex Stambaugh, a 12-year-old from Paris, Kentucky
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"He feels he can use his talents in math and science...
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Catherine Carson, a fourth grade language arts, math, and social studies teacher from Washington, D.C.
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"She is new to teaching--she's in her second year. From Washington,...
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Stacy Braverman, a public interest lawyer from Washington, D.C.
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Season 26 1-time champion: $14,984 + $2,000. As detailed in a...
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Naomi Senbet, an 11-year-old from Washington, D.C.
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"This sixth grader doesn't like to be late for anything; maybe...
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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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Cary Williams, from Milton, Massachusetts
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"She won an award in math, and a letter of commendation...
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Jove Graham, a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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Season 26 1-time champion: $34,401 + $1,000. Jove's second contestant interview...
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Becky Anderson, a retired software specialist originally from Morganton, North Carolina
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Season 25 1-time champion: $16,401 + $2,000. Becky Anderson - A...
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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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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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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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Andrew Chung, a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College
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2008 College Championship 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $25,000. 20 and...
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Ryan Chaffee, a tutor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. Season 26 4-time champion: $91,900...
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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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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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Leah Anthony Libresco, a junior from Yale University
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2010-A College Championship wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Hometown: Mineola, New York. Jeopardy!...
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Michela Rodriguez, from Poway, California
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"This future author created a board game and had to compete...
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Veronica Fazio, from Roselle, Illinois
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"She dances, plays softball, and hangs with her friends, but wants...
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Anjali Tripathi, a senior from MIT
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"Math and science were her favorite subjects in seventh grade. We're...
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Jason Pratt, a middle school history teacher from Woodbridge, Virginia
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Season 25 2-time champion: $32,701 + $1,000. Jason Pratt - A...
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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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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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Guy Tabachnick, from New York, New York
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"He wants to be a baseball announcer for the New York...
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Ross Gardiner, an 11-year-old sixth grader from La Plata, Maryland
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"And this self-proclaimed sports fanatic likes all the teams in the...
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Patrick Tucker, a senior from the University of Notre Dame
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2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $5,000. 2009 College Championship winner: $100,000...
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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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Neil Patrick Harris, an actor from How I Met Your Mother
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"He's received critical acclaim on Broadway and on TV, and his...
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Christopher Meloni, a star from Law & Order: SVU and HBO's Oz
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"On TV, he's worked both sides of the law. Once a...
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Sascha Dublin, a Ph.D. candidate from Seattle, Washington
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"10 years ago, her favorite subjects were literature and math. Today,...
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Rowan Spake, from Portland, Oregon
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"He's interested in nanotechnology and robotics to improve surgery. But getting...
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Matt Amodio, a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut
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2023 Jeopardy! Masters 3rd place player: $150,000. 2022 Tournament of Champions...
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Josh Charnin-Aker, a twelve-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Florida
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"And, whether in neonatology or as a Navy SEAL, he plans...
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Charlie Kahn, a middle school math teacher from Versailles, Kentucky
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Season 21 1-time champion: $25,600 + $2,000.
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Nithya Kubendran, an 11-year-old seventh grader from Quartz Hill, California
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"When asked about her future plans, she said, 'World domination sounds...
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Robert Knecht Schmidt, a patent agent from Cleveland, Ohio
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Season 26 1-time champion: $12,799 + $1,000. Middle name pronounced like...
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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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Ingrid Nelson, a judicial assistant from Lake Mills, Wisconsin
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Season 25 2-time champion: $27,802 + $2,000. Ingrid Nelson - A...
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Kevin Yang, a junior from Birmingham, Alabama
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2012 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
16 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Melanie Baker-Streevy, a United Methodist pastor from Parma, Michigan
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,900 + $1,000. Melanie Baker-Streevy - A...
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Mike Nelson, a mechanical engineer from Geneva, Illinois
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Season 27 2-time champion: $20,800 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Stefan Goodreau, a video game tester and camp counselor from Los Angeles, California
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2010 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up (semifinalist by wildcard): $50,000. Season...
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Jennifer Broders, a junior high school social studies teacher from Stockton, Iowa
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Season 26 2-time champion: $59,801 + $1,000. Jennifer Broders - a...
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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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Ari Stern, a mathematician from San Diego, California
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Season 27 1-time champion: $17,201 + $1,000.
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Andrew Watkins, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2006 Teen Tournament quarterfinalist: $5,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: everyday847
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James Erwin, a writer from Des Moines, Iowa
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Season 25 2-time champion: $22,598 + $1,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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Tom Toce, an actuary from New York, New York
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Season 26 2-time champion: $39,200 + $2,000. Last name pronounced like...
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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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Brian Muth, a headmaster from Napa, California
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Season 25 2-time champion: $43,800 + $1,000. Last name pronounced like...
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Sanders Kleinfeld, a publishing technology specialist from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Season 25 1-time champion: $26,597 + $2,000. Jeopardy! Message Board user...
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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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Kara Spak, a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
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2011 Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist: $10,000. Season 27 5-time champion:...
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Sally O'Rourke, a freelance copywriter originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Season 27 1-time champion: $33,601 + $1,000.
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Emily Zhang, from Indianapolis, Indiana
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"A National Science Merit Award recipient, she plans on becoming a...
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Charlotte Darby, from West Chester, Pennsylvania
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"Her crafts include crochet, origami, and friendship bracelets. From West Chester,...
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Molly Gier, a twelve-year-old from Chesterfield, Missouri
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"She is preparing for a teaching career by tutoring her peers....
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Jordan Brand, an anesthesiologist from Westchester, New York
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Season 26 1-time champion: $24,405 + $2,000. The Sesame Street character...
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Kimberly Jantz, an attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Season 26 1-time champion: $22,200 + $2,000. Kimberly Jantz - an...
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Krishna Bharathala, a sophomore from Fremont, California
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2012 Teen Tournament wildcard semifinalist: $10,000.
15 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Andrew Vogl, from Yonkers, New York
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"He can ski the slopes with ease, but navigating his own...
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Naomi Hinchen, a senior from Brooklyn, New York
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2007 Teen Tournament semifinalist: $10,000.
17 at the time of the Teen Tournament.
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Dylan Smith, from the Bronx, New York
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"This honor roll student wants to invent a teleporting system. From...
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Ellen Kimmel, a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
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Season 27 2-time champion: $37,000 + $1,000.
Jeopardy! Message Board user name: SkoolRN
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Mallory Banks, from Summerville, South Carolina
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"And this future physicist loves figuring out the underlying components of...
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Jon Er, from Williamsville, New York
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"This musician always argues for his fairness, so he wants to...
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