Josh Hill is a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular Play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 2, 2018 | $23,600 | $23,600 | |
| 2 | May 3, 2018 | $26,885 | $50,485 | Josh's first runaway game. |
| 3 | May 4, 2018 | $32,401 | $82,886 | After his win, Josh took a 2-week hiatus due to the Teachers Tournament. |
| 4 | May 21, 2018 | $19,644 | $102,530 | Josh's second and final runaway game. |
| 5 | May 22, 2018 | $14,789 | $117,319 | |
| 6 | May 23, 2018 | $26,801 | $144,120 | |
| 7 | May 24, 2018 | $19,601 | $163,721 | |
| 8 | May 25, 2018 | $999 | $164,721 | Only regular season play game where Josh did not find the Daily Doubles. Lost to Virginia Cummings, who went on a 2-game winning streak. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Eric R. Backes and Emma Boettcher. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 16/18 correct responses. He and Eric got Final incorrect, but after losing to Emma, they both received $5,000 as their scores, $10,597 and $8,000, respectively, were not enough to advance as wildcards.
Common with Other Champions[]
Kyle Jones[]
- Both are seven-game winning streak champions, who made their first appearances on Wednesday and exited on Friday.
- Both appeared in ToC and lost to runner-up female contestant Emma Boettcher. Josh met in the prelims and Kyle in the semifinals.
Stephen Webb[]
- Both premiered on Wednesday and after winning 3 games in a row, they took a break for 2-3 weeks due to the tournament.
- After restarting, they both got off on Friday and gave way to the women's champion, with a final score of -999
- Both finished in third place. The difference was Josh was in third before the last Final Jeopardy and Stephen was in first before the last Final Jeopardy before dropping to third.
- Both lost to the three-time champion in the Quarterfinals.
Buzzy Cohen[]
- They took two weeks off for the Teacher Tournament during their winning streak, and Buzzy took another week off for the Power Players feature.
- After restarting, they got off on Friday, and all the women's champions who beat them had two consecutive victories.
- In the ToC that they appeared in, one participant died and a replacement came out.