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Rachel Lindgren is a fire lookout from Bend, Oregon.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Additional Notes
1 January 19, 2018 $24,800 $24,800
2 January 22, 2018 $17,401 $42,201
3 January 23, 2018 $11,999 $54,200
4 January 24, 2018 $10,999 $65,199
5 January 25, 2018 $10,800 $75,999 Rachel's only come from behind win.
6 January 26, 2018 $100 $76,999 Lost to Jennifer Tomassi.

Tournament of Champions[]

In the second quarterfinal game, she faced off against Dhruv Gaur and Rob Worman. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 15/16 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Dhruv, Rachel advanced to the semifinals as wildcard with her $13,601, while Rob's $799 was not enough, taking home $5,000.

In the second semifinal match, she faced off against Steven Grade and James Holzhauer. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 9/9 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Nobody got Final correct, but after losing to James (in a runaway game), she and Steven received $10,000,

Common with Other Champions[]

Maria Wenglinsky[]

  • Both are 5-time champions.
  • Both lost to winner in the ToC semifinals, the difference being that Maria lost by $1. In addition, the ToC finalists competed in the Regular game, and the winner's season is the season that produced another ToC.
  • They both faced the College tournament winners in the Quarterfinals, with Maria winning and Rachel losing. The difference was that Rachel got a wildcard into the semifinals.

Kara Spak[]

  • Both are five-game winning streak champions and their combined winning streak prize money is less than $100,000.
  • Among the female participants who entered the ToC, she has the longest winning streak.
  • Both have one come from behind win. Rachel in her fifth game and Kara in her second game.
  • Both reached the semifinals as WC and were soundly defeated by the corresponding ToC winner. Rachel in the Semifinals and Kara in the Quarterfinals.

Brennan Bushee[]

  • Both are five-time champions.
  • Both were placed in Group 2 at ToC, the difference being that Brennan moved up on his own.
  • Both were completely defeated by the ToC winner in the semifinals, and FJ! got 9 correct answers to TS and FJ! themselves without a single mistake. In addition, another competitor is also a 5-time consecutive champion, was in the same group as the 3rd place ToC, and advanced to the WC.

Gilbert Collins[]

  • Both are five-time champions and have earned less than $100,000.
  • They both competed against the same opponent (Lee Quinn) in a streak, with the difference being that Gilbert handed over the championship to that contestant, while Rachel stepped down.
  • In addition, another opponent who defeated the opponent who defeated him also qualified to participate in ToC. However, in the case of Rachel, the contestant lost once and then tried again due to an error by the production team, and then gained the right to advance to ToC (Ryan Fenster).

Alan Dunn[]

  • Both are five-time champions, became champions on Friday and then dropped out on the same day.
  • Both were soundly defeated by the ToC winner. Alan in the Quarterfinal and Rachel in the Semifinal.
  • Both have come from behind win in their fifth game.

Trivia[]

  • Among the champions with more than 4 consecutive wins, she have no record of winning a lock game.
  • Among the champions with 5 consecutive wins since Scott Lord, she is the champion who finished in 3rd place, and among the champions with 5 or more consecutive female wins since Kristin Sausville, she is the champion with less than $100K.
  • After her departure until Alison Betts, there was a formula for women's champions to win at least 6 games in a row if they succeeded in winning 5 games in a row.