Julia Collins (Jeopardy! contestant)
Julia Collins (born November 10, 1982) is an American game show contestant and a supply chain professional from Wilmette, Illinois. She is best known for being a 20-day champion on the quiz show Jeopardy!.
Collins had the most consecutive wins of a woman contestant until Amy Schneider surpassed her on December 29, 2021.[1] During her run from April 21 to June 2, 2014, she won $429,100, which at the time was the third and is now the ninth highest total in Jeopardy! history for regular play.[2][3][4]
Jeopardy!
Collins began her original run on April 21, 2014. She won $428,100 over 20 consecutive victories from between April 21 and May 30. On June 2, her run came to an end as she was defeated by challenger Brian Loughnane. Collins finished the game in third place after wagering her entire daily total in Final Jeopardy! and failing to provide a correct response. Her third-place consolation prize of $1,000 was added to her winnings to give her a total of $429,100 – at the time, this was the third highest total earnings in Jeopardy! regular play history, only trailing
Collins was invited to the 2014
In the 2018 All-Star Games draft show, Collins revealed that she still remains friends with Ben Ingram and picked him as her first pick and Seth Wilson for her second pick. In 2019, they finished in third place in the second match against Team Ken and Team Austin and split $50,000.
Personal life
A native of
References
- ^ Cramer, Maria; Gross, Jenny (December 30, 2021). "Amy Schneider Wins the Most Consecutive 'Jeopardy!' Games of Any Female Contestant". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "How Jeopardy Champion Julia Collins Will Spend Her Windfall". Kiplinger. August 28, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ Jeopardy!. Season 30. Episode 6821. April 21, 2014. Syndication.
- ^ Jeopardy!. Season 30. Episode 6851. June 2, 2014. Syndication.
- ^ "Matt Amodio's winning streak now 3rd best in 'Jeopardy!' history". September 17, 2021.
- ^ Jones, Zoe Christen (December 30, 2021). "Amy Schneider continues streak as highest-earning and longest-winning woman in "Jeopardy!" history". CBS News. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ J! Archive - Show #6945 - Friday, November 21, 2014
- ^ "Finishing in style". The Madeira School. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Julia Collins '05 Wins Eighth Straight Game, Longest Streak for Female Contestant in Show's 30-Year History". Wellesley College. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ London, Jay (May 19, 2014). "Record-Breaking MIT Alumna Questions the Jeopardy! Answers". Slice of MIT. Retrieved May 28, 2014.