Pam Mueller is a justice researcher originally from Chicago, Illinois.
Jeopardy! Run[]
College Championship[]
In the third quarterfinal game, Pam faced off against Jonah Knobler and John Williams. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 14/15 correct questions. Pam and Jonah both got Final Jeopardy! correct, but after losing to Jonah, Pam advanced to the semifinals by wildcard since her final score of $7,801 was enough to advance, while John received $2,500 since his final score of $4,000 was not enough to advance by wildcard.
In the second semifinal game, Pam faced off against Suzanne Rivoire and Mitali Banerjee. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 23/26 correct questions (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). Pam was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy!, and after a come-from-behind win, she advanced to the finals while Suzanne and Mitali received $5,000 each.
In the finals, Pam faced off against Jonah Knobler and Carl Gilbertsen. Throughout the finals, Pam came up with a combined total of 35/37 correct questions (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). Pam came up with 1/2 correct questions in Final Jeopardy!, and after making this tournament a runaway with a two-game total of $17,300, she won $50,000, a 2001 Volvo S60, a College Championship trophy, and a spot in the 2001 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, while Jonah received $15,000 for finishing in second place, and Carl received $10,000 for finishing in third place.
Tournament of Champions[]
In the second quarterfinal game, Pam faced off against Larry Cloud and Andrew Garen. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 16/18 correct questions. Nobody got Final Jeopardy! correct. However, Pam came from behind to advance to the semifinals. Larry advanced by wildcard with a final score of $2,000, while Andrew received $2,500 since his final score of $900 was not enough to advance by wildcard.
In the second semifinal game, Pam faced off against Rick Knutsen and Lan Djang. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 11/14 correct questions. Pam was the only player to get Final Jeopardy! incorrect, but after losing to Rick (in a runaway game), Lan and she received $5,000 each.
Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]
In the twenty-second game of round one, Pam faced off against Jay Rosenberg and Michael Day. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 32/33 correct questions (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). Everybody got Final Jeopardy! correct, and Pam advanced to round 2 with $32,201, while Jay and Michael received $5,000 each.
In the fourteenth game of round two, Pam faced off against Eric Terzuolo and Arthur Phillips. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 19/23 correct questions (including 1/1 Daily Double). Pam and Eric both got Final Jeopardy! correct, and after a come-from-behind win, Pam advanced to the quarterfinals while Eric and Arthur received $10,000 each.
In the second quarterfinal game, Pam faced off against Phil Yellman and Brian Moore. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 15/15 correct questions (including 1/1 Daily Double). Pam was the only player to get Final Jeopardy! correct, and she advanced to the semifinals while Phil and Brian received $15,000 each.
In the first half of the semifinals, Pam faced off against Frank Spangenberg and Jerome Vered. Throughout the semifinals, Pam came up with a combined total of 34/40 correct questions (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). Pam came up with 0/2 correct questions in Final Jeopardy!, but after losing to Jerome, Pam received $20,000 Spangenberg received $30,000.
Battle of the Decades[]
In the second game of the 1990s week, Pam faced off against Ryan Holznagel and Dan Melia. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 22/24 correct questions. Ryan and Pam both got Final Jeopardy! incorrect, but Pam advanced to the quarterfinals while Ryan and Dan received $5,000.
In the second quarterfinal game, Pam faced off against Tom Nosek and Russ Schumacher. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 19/21 correct questions (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). Tom and Pam both got Final Jeopardy! incorrect, but after losing to Russ (in a come from behind win), Pam advanced to the semifinals by wildcard with a final score of $14,798, while Tom received $10,000 since his final score of $2,400 was not enough to advance by wildcard.
In the third semifinal game, Pam faced off against Roger Craig and Colby Burnett. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 10/11 correct questions (including 1/1 Daily Double). Nobody got Final Jeopardy! correct, but after losing to Roger, Pam and Colby received $25,000 each.
All-Star Games[]
She played in Team Colby with Colby Burnett and Alan Lin in Team Colby. In the first matchup, they faced off against Team Buzzy and Team Brad. Throughout the match, they came up with 25/27 correct responses. They got 1/2 Final Jeopardy correct, but after losing to Team Brad, they and Team Buzzy secured a spot in the wildcard match with their $21,800 and $26,200.
In the wildcard match, Team Colby faced off against Team Buzzy and Team Austin. Throughout the match, they came up with 31/35 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). All teams got 0/2 Final Jeopardy correct. With a highest two-game total of $15,099, Team Colby secured a spot in the finals while Team Buzzy and Team Austin received $75,000 ($25,000 per teammate) each.
In the finals, Team Colby faced off against Team Ken and Team Brad. Throughout the finals, they came up with 18/19 correct responses. All teams got Final Jeopardy correct in both games, but after losing to Team Brad, Team Colby received $100,000 ($33,333.33 per teammate) for finishing in third place while Team Ken received $300,000 ($100,000 per teammate) for finishing in second place.
Invitational Tournament[]
In the first quarterfinal game, Pam faced off against Dan Pawson and Andrew He. Throughout the first two rounds, Pam came up with 21/22 correct questions. Pam had exactly half of Andrew's lead going into Final Jeopardy! In the end, Pam and Dan got Final Jeopardy! incorrect, but after losing to Andrew, Dan and Pam received $5,000 each.