| Host | |
| Alex Trebek | |
| Contestants | |
| see below | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Broadcast | |
 | |
| Packager | |
| Sony Pictures Television | |
Contestants[]
| Name | Class | School | Results | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonia Wang | Sophomore | Purdue University | ★ | 
|
| Ben Goldman | New York University | |||
| Chelsea He | Duke University | |||
| Chris Breen | Princeton University | |||
| Christopher Chilton | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |||
| Alison Jenik | Junior | University of Maryland | ★ |
|
| Amanda Walker | Gonzaga University | |||
| Anna Allie | University of Michigan at Dearborn | |||
| Beth Cimini | Boston University | ★ | ||
| Jayanth Iyengar | Washington University in St. Louis | ★ | ||
| Nico Martinez | Stanford University | ★ | ||
| Adam Pinson | Senior | University at Alabama at Birmingham | ★ | |
| Colin Brown | University of Rochester | |||
| Malisha Butts | North Carolina Central University | |||
| Peter Ellis | North Carolina State University | ★ |
Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF #1 | November 7, 2005 | Christopher Chilton | $1 ($3,200) |
Beth Cimini | $28,900 | Antonia Wang | $11,300 | # |
| QF #2 | November 8, 2005 | Malisha Butts | $2,045 | Jayanth Iyengar | $13,000 | Alison Jenik | $10,000 ($12,400) |
# |
| QF #3 | November 9, 2005 | Peter Ellis | $15,200 | Ben Goldman | $10,000 ($14,600) |
Amanda Walker | $14,800 | # |
| QF #4 | November 10, 2005 | Chris Breen | $6,900 | Chelsea He | $2,199 | Adam Pinson | $11,500 | # |
| QF #5 | November 11, 2005 | Anna Allie | $1 ($3,600) |
Colin Brown | $2,000 | Nico Martinez | $14,399 | # |
| SF #1 | November 14, 2005 | Amanda Walker | $30,399 | Jayanth Iyengar | $30,401 | Antonia Wang | $1 | # |
| SF #2 | November 15, 2005 | Nico Martinez | $26,401 | Ben Goldman | $1 | Alison Jenik | $5 | # |
| SF #3 | November 16, 2005 | Beth Cimini | $1 | Peter Ellis | $17,400 | Adam Pinson | $18,200 | # |
| Final | November 17, 2005 | Jayanth Iyengar | $399 | Nico Martinez | $29,000 | Adam Pinson | $14,800 | # |
| November 18, 2005 | $16,600 | $14,601 | $16,700 | # | ||||
| Total | $16,999 | $43,601 | $31,500 |
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