I tried not to put too much pressure on myself, not worrying about things I don’t know. “I thought I was going to have a little ‘deer in the headlights’ experience. “I was more relaxed than I thought I would be” when she first played, Collins said. She is the third-highest money winner for non-tournament play on “Jeopardy!” behind Jennings and Dave Madden, who won $430,400.įuture “Jeopardy!” contestants might want to consider her advice: Practice your buzzer technique so you can beat out your usually-knowledgeable competitors, and restrain yourself from guessing at answers. He won 74 straight games in season 21 for a total prize of $2.5 million. Andy Richter, who appeared on 2009-2010 Celebrity Jeopardy (September 17, 2009), when including specials, set the record for 68,000. 2 spot for most consecutive wins behind all-time “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings. 1 in total winnings with $222,597.Ĭollins holds the No. Collins displaced her and Larissa Kelly, who was No.

The previous top female player for consecutive wins was Stephanie Jass, who took seven games in a row in season 29. The management consultant, who’s been enjoying a hiatus thanks to “Jeopardy!”, said she plans to get back into the work world. Some may fund future travel adventures, Collins said. 2 Notre Dame beat the Bruins 71-70 on Jan. Her winnings helped finance a dream trip to Paris, where she rented an apartment for a month. 30, 1971 with a 74-61 win over UC Santa Barbara, and ended nearly three years later when No. “It’s good to see women being applauded for being smart.” “If it helps dispel the idea that women aren’t as good ‘Jeopardy!’ players as men, that would be great,” she said. ( WOMEN RULE: How women are leading change) Host Alex Trebek’s salute to Collins after her streak ended: “Well done, young lady.”Ĭollins said she was glad her record might serve as an example of female achievement. Monday’s game overall “just didn’t go my way,” Collins said in a phone interview, adding, “I couldn’t have loved being on the show more.” She failed to answer with the correct question: Who is John Irving? His novel and film are titled “The Cider House Rules.” The clue that stumped her: The New England writer who in 1999 became the last person to win an Oscar for adapting his own novel as a screenplay. ( Earlier on POLITICO: Collins sets record for women on ‘Jeopardy!’) Loughnane, who is from Ireland, won $22,600. Collins went into the final-question showdown in second place, bet everything and lost it.

The Chicago-area resident accumulated a total of $428,100 during her 20 victories on the syndicated series.Ĭollins was vanquished by Brian Loughnane, an investment operations manager from Scituate, Massachusetts. He told the New York Times in an email this week that he believes the show is actually getting harder, with information drawn from more diverse sources than ever before.Julia Collins, 31, lost during her 21st appearance on the pre-taped episode that aired Monday. 'I would say that judging by the ratings, that the majority of viewers do enjoy seeing the long streaks' - Andy SaundersĬould it be that the show is getting easier?Īccording to Jeopardy! Executive producer Michael Davies, it's the exact opposite. Still, extra COVID prep-time doesn't tell the whole story, given that winning streaks were becoming more common before the pandemic even began. Fast forward to 2019, when phenom James Holzhauer. Schnieder is benefiting from that extra time, he says, as did contestant Matt Amodio, who won 38 games in a row this past October. Back in 2010, Roger Craig trumped then single-day winner Ken Jennings by winning 77,000 in his six-day winning streak. 'There have been a few times now where, over the last couple of years, contestants have been called to be on the show, but because of changes in COVID protocols or other issues, those contestants have had to be rescheduled and have been given more time to prepare,' said Saunders, who lives in Guelph, Ont. Andy Saunders, creator of the website, says that winning streaks are on the rise thanks to a few factors - including more sophisticated technology.

Jeopardy records consecutive streaks