Jennifer Quail is a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular Games[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 4, 2019 | $45,200 | $45,200 | |
| 2 | December 5, 2019 | $29,600 | $74,800 | Jennifer's first nonrunaway game. |
| 3 | December 6, 2019 | $15,500 | $90,300 | This is the only wrong answer recorded in FJ from regular play. |
| 4 | December 9, 2019 | $33,000 | $123,300 | Jennifer's second nonrunaway game. |
| 5 | December 10, 2019 | $26,200 | $149,500 | |
| 6 | December 11, 2019 | $21,900 | $171,400 | |
| 7 | December 12, 2019 | $27,000 | $198,400 | Jennifer's third nonrunaway game. |
| 8 | December 13, 2019 | $30,400 | $228,800 | |
| 9 | December 16, 2019 | $34,200 | $230,800 | Only regular season play game where Jennifer did not find the Daily Doubles. Jennifer's fourth and final nonrunaway game in regular season play. Lost to Kirby Copelin. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the third quarterfinal game, she faced off against Paul Trifiletti and Ryan Hemmel. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 23/26 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). She and Ryan got Final correct. Jennifer advanced to the semifinals. Hemmel's $11,600 was enough to earn him a wildcard, while Paul's $100 wasn't enough, taking home $5,000.
In the third semifinal game, she faced off against Jason Zuffranieri and Nibir Sarma. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 19/21 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). She and Jason got Final correct. Jennifer advanced to the finals. Jason and Nibir took home $10,000.
In the finals, she faced off against Veronica Vichit-Vadakan and Sam Kavanaugh. Throughout the finals, she came up with a combined 40/47 correct responses (including 2/3 Daily Doubles). She got 2/2 Final correct, but after losing to Sam (in a runaway game and won $250,000), she received $100,000 for first runner-up.
Invitational Tournament[]
In the sixth quarterfinal game, she faced off against Alex Jacob and Brandon Blackwell. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 13/18 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). She was the only player correct in Final, and after a come from behind win, she advanced to the semifinals. Alex and Brandon took home $5,000.
In the first semifinal game, she faced off against Amy Schneider and David Madden. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 13/15 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). She was the only player who got Final incorrect, but after losing to Amy, she and David took home $10,000.
Common with Other Champions[]
Larissa Kelly[]
- The best record for the challenger was $45,200.
- When both got off, the total prize money was $220K+.
- Both finished first runner-up in the Tournament of Champions.
- Both of them have 10 consecutive FJ! correct answers, and they were runners-up in the ToC.
- They won against a fellow super champion Jason Zuffranieri. Jennifer in the ToC Semifinals and Larissa in the 2024 JIT Quarterfinals. Also, the other opponent has a history of winning other tournaments.
Tom Nissley[]
- Both are 8-game winning streak champions and have guessed all but one FJ in the Regular game. Also, both appeared in December.
- Both have recorded over $40,000 in Regular Game. Jennifer was first, Tom was fourth.
- Both finished first runner-up in the Tournament of Champions.
- They both faced the winner of the College tournament in the ToC semifinals, and Tom also faced the winner of another tournament in the Quarterfinal.
- Both of them finished runner-up in the ToC finals after being completely defeated by a champion who had won more than 5 games in a row, and the other competitor was a champion with 4 games in a row.
Ben Ingram[]
- 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.
MacKenzie Jones[]
- Both are 8-game winning female champions from the same season.
- Both participated in the 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
Trivia[]
- She is the women's champion who has won every single recorded episode since Lisa Schlitt, and the women's champion with more than 5 consecutive wins since 1 year and 10 months since Rachel Lindgren.
- Like Ray Lalonde, this is the 4th longest consecutive FJ correct answer record (11 questions), and the highest record among women.
- Had she also correctly guessed the 3-game FJ!, she would have become the first champion since Larissa Kelly to reach $100K+ in three games ($104,300), and the second-longest FJ streak ever (14), behind James Holzhauer overall. also, she would also have set the record for the longest FJ streak since the beginning of time.
- Starting in the ToC, she had her hair down rather than an updo.