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Ben Ingram

Ben Ingram is an IT consultant from Florence, South Carolina.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Regular Game[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Notes
1 July 1, 2013 $20,629 $20,629 Ben's first runaway game.
2 July 2, 2013 $21,401 $42,030
3 July 3, 2013 $11,200 $53,230 Co-champions with Hunter Sandison.
4 July 4, 2013 $31,201 $84,831
5 July 5, 2013 $30,801 $115,632
6 July 8, 2013 $22,100 $137,732 Ben's second runaway game.
7 July 9, 2013 $20,001 $157,733
8 July 10, 2013 $14,401 $176,534
9 July 11, 2013 $18,000 $177,534 Lost to Mark Japinga, who went on a 4-game winning streak.

Tournament of Champions[]

In the first quarterfinal game, he faced off against Rebecca Rider and John Pearson. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 20/22 correct responses (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). He and Rebecca got Final correct. Ben advanced to the semifinals. Rebecca earned a wildcard with her $11,600, while John's $0 ($8,400) wasn't enough, taking home $5,000.

In the third semifinal game, he faced off against Joshua Brakhage and Sandie Baker. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 28/29 correct responses (including 3/3 Daily Doubles). He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the finals. Joshua and Sandie took home $10,000.

In the finals, he faced off against Arthur Chu and Julia Collins. Throughout the finals, he came up with a combined 27/29 correct responses. He was the only player who got 1/2 Final Jeopardy correct and won $250,000.

All Stars Game[]

He played in Team Julia against Julia Collins and Seth Wilson. In match two, they faced off against Team Ken and Team Austin. Throughout the match, they came up with 26/27 correct responses. They and Team Austin got 1/2 Final Jeopardy correct, but after losing to Team Ken, they received $50,000 as their $15,600 was not enough, while Team Austin advanced to the wildcard match with their $21,600.

Invitational Tournament[]

In the eighth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Victoria Groce and Dhruv Gaur. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 12/16 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). He and Victoria got Final correct, but after losing to Victoria, he and Dhruv received $5,000.

Common with Other Champions[]

Dan Pawson[]

  • Both of them have co-championship experience. Dan on his 2nd win in a row and Ben on his 3rd win in a row.
  • Both finished in third place in the final match. The difference was that Ben was in third before the last FJ and Dan led going into the last FJ before dropping to third.
  • Both were placed in Group 1 at ToC and won. In addition, one of the other finalists was also a co-winner.

Dave Leach[]

  • They both have co-wins, Ben in his 3rd game and Dave in his 4th game.
  • Both subsequent champions won four games in a row and advanced to the semifinals.

Larissa Kelly[]

  • Both of them continued the march of FJ correct answers from their first appearance to the first game of the ToC final. The difference is that Larissa came from behind and lost and Ben won.
  • They are the highest prize money recipient in the season.
  • The two ToC finalists I participated in had a record of a joint win. Larrisa has competed against two people who hold the record (Aaron Schroeder and Dan Pawson), and Ben has a total of two (Arthur Chu) including himself.

Buzzy Cohen[]

  • The two's opponents were also on the ToC, with the difference being that Ben gave up the championship (Mark Japinga) and Buzzy stepped down.
  • Both were placed in Group 1 and won against Superchamp in the final. For reference, Ben beat two people. In addition, the superchampion has been promoted to WC.
  • Both won the Tournament of Champions.

Jennifer Quail[]

  • Both are 8-game winning streak champions.
  • Both have a record of 10 consecutive correct answers, including ToC.
  • The two previously won against Super Champ at ToC. Jennifer won the semifinals and Ben won the finals, defeating both super champions.
  • The ToC winner of these contests appeared in the same season as the winner of the previous season.

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