Julia Collins (Jeopardy! contestant)

Julia Collins (born 1982) is a former champion on the quiz show Jeopardy! who had the show's second-longest winning streak after Ken Jennings's 74-game record. She won $428,100 for her first 20 games and $1,000 for the 21st, which she lost,[1] between April 21 and June 2, 2014.[2][3] She surpassed David Madden's formerly second-longest streak by one game, and became the biggest female money-winner in show history with her eleventh win, which aired on May 19, 2014.[1] On her thirteenth appearance (on May 21, 2014), host Alex Trebek commented, "Some tweeters are starting to refer to the champion as Julia, the Giant of Jeopardy![4]

Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions

In the 2014 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions she finished second in her quarterfinal game against Joshua Brakhage and 2013 College Champion Jim Coury, but reached the semifinals as a wild card. She then won her semifinal game, advancing to the finals, where she finished third, behind Ben Ingram, an IT consultant from Florence, South Carolina, and second-place finisher Arthur Chu, a compliance analyst, voiceover artist, and blogger from Broadview Heights, Ohio.

Personal life

A native of Kenilworth, Illinois, Collins graduated from The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia in 2001.[5] She earned a double-major bachelor's degree in art history and history from Wellesley College in 2005, and a master's degree in logistics and supply chain management engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010.[6][7]

She lives in Wilmette, Illinois.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Julia Collins' Jeopardy Statistics". Fikkle Fame. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jeopardy!". Season 30. Episode 6821. April 21, 2014. Syndication. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Jeopardy!". Season 30. Episode 6851. June 2, 2014. Syndication. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Noury, Saadat. "Julia the Giant of Jeopardy". Iranian.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ News "Finishing in style". The Madeira School. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Julia Collins '05 Wins Eighth Straight Game, Longest Streak for Female Contestant in Show's 30-Year History". Wellesley College. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ London, Jay (May 19, 2014). "Record-Breaking MIT Alumna Questions the Jeopardy! Answers". Slice of MIT. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Levenson, Eric. "Mapping Where Jeopardy's Biggest Winners Live". The Wire. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ Cullotta, Karen Ann (May 20, 2014). "Wilmette woman wins way into 'Jeopardy!' record books". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2014.