Jeopardy fans - Julia actually passed Arthur

[malaise]

last night - 12 wins.

http://voices.suntimes.com/arts-entertainment/the-daily-sizzle/kenilworth-woman-has-record-breaking-win-on-jeopardy/#.U3vmzCh-CZQ
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Julia Collins from north suburban Kenilworth climbed into an elite rank of winners with Tuesday’s game, which marked her 12th consecutive win on the long-running quiz show.

The 31-year-old supply chain professional became the third person in history to win a dozen games back-to-back. Only David Madden (19 wins) and Ken Jennings (74 wins) have emerged victorious in more games than she has.

"When Alex [Trebek] announced that I was in third place for most wins, it reminded me that my streak was pretty unusual,” Collins said in an emailed statement. “It’s exciting to set a ‘Jeopardy!’ record of any kind.”

Julia will face off against two new challengers Wednesday with the hopes of continuing her streak and adding to her $245,610 in total winnings.

[Rowdyboy]

1. She is a machine! I enjoyed Arthur Chu's recent streak but she is definitely a stronger player...

I have little doubt she'll surpass Madden and may even give Ken Jennings a run for the title....

[malaise]

3. She's good but I was sure Arthur would go on further

and he was beaten after 11.

[malaise]

4. Spoiler

On she goes - 13 wins.

[Rowdyboy]

5. *****SPOILER ALERT******results for 5/22/14

She did it again! 14 wins and going strong!

[malaise]

6. ROFL

Love it

[Phentex]

8. What's really weird...

is she seems kinda normal. She doesn't come across as arrogant at all.

[Rowdyboy]

14. ***Spoiler for 5/23/14***

Julia has 15 wins for $314,900. She is Badass with a capital B!

[malaise]

15. I'm lovin' it

[NuclearDem]

2. I think she's got about $50k to go for his dollar amount.

She's on fire though!

[Art_from_Ark]

7. I remember when contentants were limited to 5 regular appearances

and the top players would be invited back for the Tournament of Champions.

[malaise]

10. I remember that too

Now we have not only Tournament of Champions and Tournaments of the Decades.

[AngryOldDem]

9. Usually by this time I get tired of the streaks.

But somehow she's different. She plays the board pretty straight, unlike Arthur, who just had to find the Daily Doubles and eliminate his competition by the first commercial break, and she seems very down to earth and a good sport.

Was it just me, or was she actually sitting out most of the second round Thursday night? She had a pretty unbeatable score by that point, and she had to have known the answers to all of those questions. Pretty classy not to run up the score on the other two.

Continued good luck to her.

[malaise]

12. I still don't get why people were annoyed with Arthur

Ken and several of the Tournament of the Decades players use the same approach as Arthur and people did not complain about them.

Trebek hated Arthur and that was visible, but I still don't know his reason for that.

[AngryOldDem]

13. For me, I think it was his smugness and calculated attitude.

I know that isn't fair, this is all very subjective, and I recognize that he is an incredibly intelligent person, but I never got the sense that Arthur respected either the show or the other contestants. It was like he was gaming the system and it irked. Arrogant people really, really put me off.

I think what differentiates him (and a lot of other long-winning contestants) from Julia is, I don't get the sense of entitlement and cockiness in Julia that a lot of them seem to take on the longer they're on the show. That's why I didn't shed any tears the night Arthur went down big, and why I don't mind her winning streak -- she is very grounded and seems grateful for her run.

Of course, YMMV.

[malaise]

16. But he was hardly the first person to use game theory

and he really knew the answers.

[SomethingFishy]

11. She's good, and has a great presence...

I think the streak will continue.

[malaise]

17. I am watching and rooting for her

Looking good!

[SomethingFishy]

21. She did it again!

Man she is cleaning clocks...

[Rowdyboy]

18. *****And another Jeopardy spoiler*****

And the beat goes on! 17 wins and $372 thousand in the bank for Julia!

[malaise]

19. Oh my

Looks like she'll get to nineteen - I want at least 20 now - thanks.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. They should bring in Wolf Blitzer to knock her off her high horse..

[rurallib]

27. This thread is no good without pictures

[big_dog]

37. Andy Richter is the man!

he has a lot of time to listen to the guests on Conan

[malaise]

44. That was one of the most hilarious moments on TV of all time

for me.... I am laughing now as I remember that evening.

[rurallib]

45. Actually I am laughing daily as Julia(?) continues on

I think of Wolf - been so long since i have seen it - but as I recall Wolf was an answering machine.
Of course the answers were wrong, but that hardly slowed him down.
By the end I had tears in my eyes.

[malaise]

46. Tears were a small part of it

I was in pain with laughter


And yes, Julia has me enjoying a different kind of laughter. What a week for a woman to achieve this feat!!

[Rowdyboy]

22. Spoiler....

Do I even need to say anything? The streak continues.....$391k, one day to a tie for 2nd place all-time consecutive wins

[malaise]

23. She is gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!!

$400k coming up??? Can't wait for tomorrow.

[Rowdyboy]

24. Spoiler....

A new day, a new record. J-U-L-I-A !

[malaise]

25. Delish

WIll be watching - with no tension

[joshcryer]

40. I hope she beats Ken.

Ken uses trivia methods to learn, so far Julia just seems really knowledgeable.

[malaise]

47. Ken only won 74 times

[lpbk2713]

26. Last night she said she was looking for a job.

I wonder if her time away from her last job to be on the show caused her problems with her employer?

I think after making that announcement on national TV she will have many good offers to choose from.

And IIRC she said she has a Master's Degree in a business related field.

[malaise]

28. Jeopardy Champion Julia Collins is taking over the world

http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/05/jeopardy-champion-julia-collins-is-taking-over-the-world/
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Every now and then a competitor comes along who plays his or her game of choice at a level so far beyond the rest of the field that it almost seems unfair. Wayne Gretzky in the 1980s, Michael Jordan in the 90s, Tiger Woods and the Williams sisters in the 2000s, LeBron James today. You watch them play and can do nothing but shake your head. Their dominance transcends the physical act of what they’re doing and becomes something … else. Something you and I and all the other mortals out here will never fully understand. Something special.

I bring this up because something amazing is happening on Jeopardy! right now. Julia Collins, a 31-year-old art history major from outside Chicago, is just killing everyone. Everyone. As of last night’s episode, she has earned $391,600 over her 18 consecutive victories, a dollar figure that makes her the highest-earning woman in the show’s history, and a win streak that puts her one away from tying David Madden for second longest of all-time. (Ken Jennings holds the record for most consecutive wins with 74, which is just ridiculous.) And some of her victories haven’t even been close. I mean, take a look at this screencap from the end of Double Jeopardy on Tuesday night.

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Why would she need a job now - I'd take six months off.

[Gothmog]

29. I have enjoyed watching her at work

[malaise]

30. Her parents stressed the importance of education and made it fun

At dinner time they'd read or discuss stuff and any new word brought out the dictionary and they'd discuss the origin of the word and use it in sentences.
That's why she's having so much fun.

[Gothmog]

31. My son is in the pool to be a contestant

At anyone time, there are 2,500 or so people in the pool and they only use 300 or 400 contestants in a year.

[malaise]

32. Hope he qualifies

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That would be cool

[panader0]

33. What channel, what time?

Thank you.

[malaise]

34. Not clear what you're asking! n/t

[panader0]

35. What TV channel? I used to watch but now have no idea where to see it.

[malaise]

36. I watch on ABC

at 7.00pm Eastern but it depends on your time zone.

[Gothmog]

38. Being in the pool means that he is qualified

To get into the pool, you take the online test and then if you have a high enough score, they invite you to a try out where you take another test in person and then play a practice round. There is an interview and then if you qualify, you go into the pool from which they select contestants.

According to my son, the tryout was nerd/geek central with a group of potential contestants having a serious debate as to which Doctor was their favorite Doctor from the BBC series.

Three of my son's quiz bowl team mates have already been on Jeopardy with one classmate winning twice before bombing out on the third day. The other two classmates lost on their first day but two of them were just out of college when they qualified. This is the third time my son has qualified if you count the high school tournament.

[malaise]

39. He's clearly very good.

Hope he's selected - I want to cheer him on.

[Rowdyboy]

41. Wow....just wow

That's really all I can say.....

[malaise]

42. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahahha

good enough for me

[kelliekat44]

43. You said a mouth full!!

Lov'in it!!!

[malaise]

48. Spoiler

Take a bow Julia - take a bow.

You should read some of the comments on web sites.

Congrats sis!! 20 wins makes her #2 of all time.

[Rowdyboy]

49. Spoiler for 6/2/14.....

[Jenoch]

50. I wonder about this

episode, will it show up on Yoitube?

[Laffy Kat]

51. Oh NO!

[Gothmog]

52. I just peeked

[Gothmog]

53. They film five episodes a day and you could tell when Ken Jennings was getting tired during his run

Jeopardy film five episodes in one day and so a multiple day champ has to have some endurance. My kids watched Jennings' streak very carefully and you could tell that he was tired and not as sharp on the Thursday and Friday episodes.

[malaise]

54. I'm so upset - I knew this was coming.

What a great player - 20 games #2 of all time! Julia Collins is great!

[Rowdyboy]

56. It was an exceptional run....She's a great champ and I look forward to seeing her in tournaments

any time she likes! I'll actually miss this thread too-I've enjoyed it tremendously!

[NuclearDem]

55. I knew it was coming at some point, but just wasn't ready for it.

Oh well, second longest streak ever.