Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wellesley College; Madeira School.
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Julia Collins
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Career
Who had the show"s second-longest winning streak after Ken Jennings"s 74-game record. In the 2014 she finished second in her quarterfinal game against Joshua Brakhage and 2013 College Champion Jim Coury, but reached the semifinals as a wild card. A native of Kenilworth, Illinois, Collins graduated from The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia in 2001.
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.
She lives in Wilmette, Illinois.
Achievements
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She won $428,100 for her first 20 games and $1,000 for the 21st, which she lost, between April 21 and June 2, 2014. 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. 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!. She then won her semifinal game, advancing to the finals, where she finished third, behind Ben Ingram, an Information Technology consultant from Florence, South Carolina, and second-place finisher Arthur Chu, a compliance analyst, voiceover artist, and blogger from Broadview Heights, Ohio.
