#Julia collins jeopardy college tv#
"I liked to shout out the answers to the TV like everybody else does."Ĭollins' appearances on the show answered a question for her friends and family: Why did she quit her consulting job and take her time finding new work? "I was a pretty nerdy kid," Collins, a resident of the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, said last week. The success she had previously marked a dream come true for Collins, who predicted she'd become a champion on the show in her eighth-grade yearbook, she said. The Chicago-area resident gets to keep the prize money she accumulated during her 20 straight victories. She was the third-biggest money winner after past contestants Ken Jennings and David Madden.Ĭollins went into Final Jeopardy today trailing another contestant by $1,000 but gave the wrong response and bet it all, leaving her with zero. She made $428,000 after winning on the show 20 times in a row.
Wellesley women are expected to be engaged in the learning process, something I was reminded of to my delight when I watched the introductory lecture for Guy Rogers' EdX class on Alexander the Great.”Īs Collins competes, she tweets about her experiences behind-the-scenes Follow along and cheer her on tonight as she returns for her ninth appearance.June 2, 2014— - Julia Collins racked up more wins than any other woman in "Jeopardy!" history, but today her record run came to end. Education at Wellesley, at least in my experience, wasn't viewed as transactional, but part of a lifelong learning process. “In general, though, I think the attitude of Wellesley students and the College as a whole toward education was influential. In addition to trivia super-knowledge, Collins credits the habits and philosophy of her education with shaping her desire to learn. I blame myself for any mistakes! The art department is awesome.” I also owe any knowledge of art I display to the Wellesley Art Department, which gave me an excellent foundation in art history. “On Tuesday's show,” she says, “I knew that Parson Weems had written the famous bio of George Washington (with the apocryphal cherry tree story) from discussing him in a course on American history through the Revolution with Professor Sheidley. Her Wellesley education has continued to come in handy as she competes. When she was at Wellesley, Collins double-majored in art and history before going on to earn a master’s in engineering from MIT. I tried out five years ago and didn't get called, but went through the audition process again in 2013 and got called right before Christmas.”
I decided to actually try out when I found out there's an online test offered each January.
“It was on mid-afternoon when I was growing up, so I could watch after school. “I've watched the show since I was a little kid, maybe 8 or 9,” she says. Collins, of Kenilworth, Ill., has won more than $170,000 in eight games. On the April 30 broadcast, Collins won her eighth game, becoming the show’s most successful female contestant in its 30-year syndication.
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