MacKenzie Jones is a program development director from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular-season play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 17, 2020 | $26,400 | $26,400 | Mackenzie's first runaway game. |
| 2 | February 18, 2020 | $12,400 | $38,800 | Mackenzie's second runaway game. |
| 3 | February 19, 2020 | $46,801 | $85,601 | She won, beating challenger Sam Leon by a margin of $1, and tied the record for most money earned by a woman behind Emma Boettcher. This record was later broken by Amy Schneider with $50,000. |
| 4 | February 20, 2020 | $25,601 | $111,202 | First game where MacKenzie did not find the Daily Doubles. |
| 5 | February 21, 2020 | $19,601 | $130,803 | Second game where MacKenzie did not find the Daily Doubles. |
| 6 | February 24, 2020 | $31,600 | $162,403 | Mackenzie's only come from behind win. |
| 7 | February 25, 2020 | $21,805 | $184,208 | Mackenzie's third runaway game. |
| 8 | February 26, 2020 | $20,600 | $204,808 | Mackenzie's fourth and final runaway game. |
| 9 | February 27, 2020 | $21,001 | $206,808 | Third and final regular season play game where MacKenzie did not find the Daily Doubles. Lost to Aaron Goetsch, who went on a 2-game winning streak. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, she faced off against Kevin Walsh and Ben Henri. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 17/19 correct responses. Nobody got Final correct, but after losing to Kevin, she and Ben received $5,000 as their scores, $9,000 and $0, respectively, were not enough to advance as wildcards.
Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament[]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, she faced off against Arthur Chu and David Madden. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 11/20 correct responses. She was the only player who got Final incorrect, but after losing to David (in a runaway game), she and Arthur took home $5,000.
Common with Other Champions[]
Emma Boettcher[]
- Both have the same best record, and the runner-up's FJ! prize money is the same. If there's a difference, the Mackenzie is a bit more ($30,200).
- The winner of the ToC they appeared in is the same season.
- Both made their debut on Monday and got off on Thursday. Their opponents had two consecutive wins.
Hannah Wilson[]
- Both are 8-game winning streak champions and hold the record for the last and first women's 5-game winning streak or more before and after COVID-19.
- Both have records of winning over $40,000. The difference is that Hannah won by a landslide and MacKenzie won by $1.
- Neither of them even made it pass the Quarterfinals, the most among female winners.
- Both appeared in the Invitational Tournament, but never made it past the quarterfinals.
Trivia[]
- She was the last female 5-time champion in the Alex Trebek era, and the last female 5-time champion before the recording system with no audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last 5-time champion while Alex was alive was Kevin Walsh, and as of the recording, Brayden Smith is the last.
- She is the first female 6+ time champion to not reach the semifinals, it is unique in the 15-member system.
- After her, there was no champion with more than 6 consecutive wins for over a year, but Brian Chang ended the Spring and Autumn Warring States era with 7 consecutive wins, and after that, Courtney Shah followed her as the women's champion with more than 5 consecutive wins in 1 year and 6 months.
- She is the sister of a Season 36 player John Lance.