| Host | |
| Alex Trebek | |
| Contestants | |
| see below | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| Sony Pictures Television | |
Contestants[]
| Name | Class | School | Results | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Orphan | Freshman | Whitworth College | ★ | |
| Mark Kehres | Ohio State University | ★ | 
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| Adam Kay | Sophomore | Salt Lake Community College | ||
| Pat Mobley | University of Michigan | ★ | ||
| Tony Sina | Temple University | |||
| Allison Hurley | Junior | University of Cincinnati | ||
| Arianna Haut | Washington University at St. Louis | ★ | ||
| Brian Andrews | DePaul University | |||
| Corrie Loeffler | Azusa Pacific University | ★ |
| |
| Hikma Abdulghani | Senior | Columbia University | ||
| Jara Dorsey | Carnegie Mellon University | ★ |
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| Jenny Hauser | University of Arizona | |||
| Kyle Hale | Texas A&M University | ★ | ||
| Sarah Martin-Anderson | California State University-Bakersfield | ★ |
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| Stacy Lee | Smith College |
Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF #1 | November 11, 2002 | Jara Dorsey | $16,000 | Adam Kay | $800 | Katie Orphan | $22,000 | # |
| QF #2 | November 12, 2002 | Brian Andrews | $6,900 | Stacy Lee | $12,801 | Sarah Martin-Anderson | $12,800 | # |
| QF #3 | November 13, 2002 | Hikma Abdulghani | $1,199 | Allison Hurley | $1,810 | Pat Mobley | $12,200 | # |
| QF #4 | November 14, 2002 | Arianna Haut | $17,200 | Mark Kehres | $14,500 | Corrie Loeffler | $10,399 | # |
| QF #5 | November 15, 2002 | Kyle Hale | $12,700 | Jenny Hauser | $8,000 | Tony Sina | $4,001 | # |
| SF #1 | November 18, 2002 | Jara Dorsey | $4,400 | Sarah Martin-Anderson | $0 | Corrie Loeffler | $0 | # |
| SF #2 | November 19, 2002 | Arianna Haut | $12,800 | Stacy Lee | $0 | Kyle Hale | $20,300 | # |
| SF #3 | November 20, 2002 | Katie Orphan | $0 | Mark Kehres | $32,400 | Pat Mobley | $0 | # |
| Final | November 21, 2002 | Mark Kehres | $18,000 | Kyle Hale | $28,800 | Jara Dorsey | $5,800 | # |
| November 22, 2002 | $31,200 | $22,500 | $0 | # | ||||
| Total | $49,200 | $51,300 | $5,800 |
Trivia[]
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