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Jeopardy! Players on the WQC Rankings

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Since the rankings of the 2019 World Quizzing Championships have been released, I have decided to do a project about all J! Alums who participated in this year's WQC.

My list so far(Highest Ranking to Lowest Ranking):

Mark Ryder- Season 1, 1-time champ
Victoria Groce- Season 22, 1-time champ, Defeated David Madden
Raj Dhuwalia- Season 19, 1-time champ
Patrick Friel- Season 13, 2-time champ, Lost to eventual Tournament of Champions Winner Dan Melia
Shane Whitlock
Carlos Ross- Season 30, 3-time champ
Alan Lin
Brandon Blackwell- 2008-B Teen Tournament Semifinalist
Susannah Brooks
Jerome Vered
Tanay Kothari- Season 37, 1-time champ
Sven Sinclair- Season 24, 1-time champ
Lorin Burte- Season 14, Lost to eventual ToCer Lara Robillard
Jason Sterlacci- 2016 Teachers Tournament Champion
Leslie Shannon
Brian Fodera- Season 31, Lost to eventual ToCer Greg Seroka
Cliff Galiher- 2007 College Championship Winner
Gary Gambino- Season 26
Kaya Chua- Season 31, Lost to eventual ToCer Kerry Greene
Chris Goheen- Season 10, 1-time champ
Sam Meyer- Season 27, 2-time champ
Joseph Nguyen- Season 33, 3-time champ
Leslie Chun- Season 29
Sid Shanker(I think.)
Julie Ghanbari- Season 28, 1-time champ
Raghuveer Mukkamalla- Season 27
Sarah McNitt
Peter Morris- 1989 Teen Tournament Semifinalist
Stefan Goodreau
Kaberi Chakrabarti- 2016 Teachers Tournament 1st Runner Up
Bill Patschak- Season 32
Jennifer Morrow- Season 31, 2-time champ, Lost to eventual ToCer Scott Lord
Kaya Blauvelt- Season 30, Lost to Carlos Ross
Steve Chernicoff
Hans Von Walter- 2010-B College Championship Second Runner Up
Warren Usui- Season 19, 3-time champ, Lost to eventual ToCer Jim Stalley
Laura Paquet- Season 20
Lee Ann Roberts- Season 29, Lost to eventual ToCer Ashok Poozhikunnel
Ellen Wernecke- Season 34, 2-time champ
Dave Mattingly- Season 34, 3-time champ
Muffy Marracco- 1992 Teen Tournament Quarterfinalist
Vito Cortese- Season 27, 3-time champ
Candy Murphy(I think. If so, very recent.)
Sara Lehmann- Season 29, 1-time champ
Jennifer Blanton- Season 30, 3-time champ
Michelle Lalonde- Season 28, 1-time champ
Elizabeth Quenselle- Season 32, 1-time champ
Ragavan Ramsubramani- Season 33, 3-time champ
Jonathan Corbblah- Season 27, 1-time champ, Lost to eventual ToCer Tom Nissley
Marshall Shelburne- Season 35, Lost to James Holzhauer
Nan Cohen- 2017 Teachers Tournament 1st Runner Up
Neal Pollack- Season 30, 3-time champ
Lore Guilmartin- Season 14, 1-time champ
Robert Dmitri- Season 34, 1-time champ
Kyle Kahan - 2010-B College Championship Semi-Finalist
Jean Cui- Season 25, 2-time champ
Amanda Holm- Season 35, 1-time champ
Christiane Evaskis-Garrett- Season 33
Heather Hurley- Season 33
Rebecca McNitt- Season 35, Lost to James Holzhauer
Tim Lynch- Season 15
Chelsea Cohen- Season 33, Lost to Cindy Stowell
Christine O'Donnell- Season 35, Lost to future ToCer Kyle Jones
Sara DelVillano- 2019 Teachers Tournament Second Runner Up
Christine Valada- Season 26, 4-time champ

If there are any more names that are on that list that I did not mention. Let me know. ;)
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I didn't participate in the WQC this year.
Not many people can say they've lost four times on Jeopardy!.
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Kathryn Verwillow on J! last season? Say what? I think I would have remembered her appearing.
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Chopped Liver Sven Sinclair, season 24 1-day champion.
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I went from being chopped liver to being an appendix. Is that a promotion or a demotion?
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gnash wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:29 pm I went from being chopped liver to being an appendix. Is that a promotion or a demotion?
Promotion. I do apologize for not having you on the original list.
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LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:48 pm
gnash wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:29 pm I went from being chopped liver to being an appendix. Is that a promotion or a demotion?
Promotion. I do apologize for not having you on the original list.
No problem. Thanks for the correction(s).
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LucarioSnooperVixey wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:48 pm
gnash wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:29 pm I went from being chopped liver to being an appendix. Is that a promotion or a demotion?
Promotion. I do apologize for not having you on the original list.
The first one LSV's gotten wrong in weeks!
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Three others from the venue I attended:
Chris Goheen, Season 10, 1-game winner (only his second game is archived)
Christine O'Donnell, this season (lost to future TOCer Kyle Jones)
Tim Lynch, Season 15
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sarisson wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:52 pm Three others from the venue I attended:
Chris Goheen, Season 10, 1-game winner (only his second game is archived)
Christine O'Donnell, this season (lost to future TOCer Kyle Jones)
Tim Lynch, Season 15
I'm not too keen on older players but I should have remembered Christine. I also forgot to include Kyle Kahan and Chelsea Cohen from Season 33, if it is her.
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I can confirm my pub trivia teammates Joe Nguyen and Chelsea Cohen were the players on J!.
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I think I remember a Dino Alexander appearing on last year's (or the one before's) list. Same guy that was on J! earlier this season?
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I assume that the Raghuveer Mukkamalla who scored 107 is the same guy who made the website for tips about how people who didn't grow up with quizbowl should prepare for Jeopardy!. I'm pretty sure that he recommended children's books as they had a lot of surface knowledge. I think he was on to something. It looks like you've already listed all five former J! contestants who were in East Lansing with me and two other show hopefuls.
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JayK33 wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:14 am I think I remember a Dino Alexander appearing on last year's (or the one before's) list. Same guy that was on J! earlier this season?
I would say yes.
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Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:10 am I assume that the Raghuveer Mukkamalla who scored 107 is the same guy who made the website for tips about how people who didn't grow up with quizbowl should prepare for Jeopardy!. I'm pretty sure that he recommended children's books as they had a lot of surface knowledge. I think he was on to something. It looks like you've already listed all five former J! contestants who were in East Lansing with me and two other show hopefuls.
Yes, he is. I didn't notice he was missing from the list too.
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I found a John Baker from Season 13, but the name is way too common for confirmation.
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gnash wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:47 am
Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:10 am I assume that the Raghuveer Mukkamalla who scored 107 is the same guy who made the website for tips about how people who didn't grow up with quizbowl should prepare for Jeopardy!. I'm pretty sure that he recommended children's books as they had a lot of surface knowledge. I think he was on to something. It looks like you've already listed all five former J! contestants who were in East Lansing with me and two other show hopefuls.
Yes, he is. I didn't notice he was missing from the list too.
I still don't see Raghu on the list. He was on in season 26, plus or minus 1.
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gnash wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:28 pm
gnash wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:47 am
Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:10 am I assume that the Raghuveer Mukkamalla who scored 107 is the same guy who made the website for tips about how people who didn't grow up with quizbowl should prepare for Jeopardy!. I'm pretty sure that he recommended children's books as they had a lot of surface knowledge. I think he was on to something. It looks like you've already listed all five former J! contestants who were in East Lansing with me and two other show hopefuls.
Yes, he is. I didn't notice he was missing from the list too.
I still don't see Raghu on the list. He was on in season 26, plus or minus 1.
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