Host | |
Alex Trebek | |
Contestants | |
see below | |
Announcer | |
Johnny Gilbert | |
Broadcast | |
November 2~15, 2011 | |
Packager | |
Sony Pictures Television |
Contestants[]
Rank | Season | Name | Wins | TW | Results | WC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | 27 | Erin McLean | A | $100,000 | ★ | ![]() |
T | Charles Temple | |||||
1 | Tom Nissley ($ S27) | 8 | $236,405 | ★ | ||
2 | 28 | Joon Pahk | 7 | $201,000 | ★ | |
3 | 27 | Roger Craig | 6 | $231,200 | ★ | |
4 | Justin Sausville | $136,000 | ★ | ![]() | ||
5 | Christopher Short | $96,752 | ||||
6 | Tom Kunzen | 5 | $135,402 | |||
7 | 26 | Paul Kursky | $110,411 | |||
8 | 27 | Jay Rhee | $109,203 | ★ | ![]() | |
9 | Kara Spak | $85,401 | ||||
10 | Mark Runsvold | 4 | $154,800 | |||
11 | 26 | John Krizel | $107,204 | |||
12 | 27 | Brian Meacham | $92,500 | |||
13 | 26 | Buddy Wright | $89,804 | ★ |
Game Summary[]
Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QF #1 | November 2, 2011 | Tom Nissley | $16,403 | Jay Rhee | $16,401 | Charles Temple | $285 | # |
QF #2 | November 3, 2011 | Roger Craig | $19,600 | Brian Meacham | $0 ($8,800) |
Kara Spak | $6,012 | # |
QF #3 | November 4, 2011 | John Krizel | $14 | Tom Kunzen | $0 ($4,200) |
Joon Pahk | $30,800 | # |
QF #4 | November 7, 2011 | Paul Kursky | $2,400 | Erin McLean | $16,003 | Buddy Wright | $17,201 | # |
QF #5 | November 8, 2011 | Mark Runsvold | $24,000 | Justin Sausville | $18,599 | Christopher Short | $0 ($5,900) |
# |
SF #1 | November 9, 2011 | Justin Sausville | $20,799 | Tom Nissley | $27,201 | Erin McLean | $2 | # |
SF #2 | November 10, 2011 | Buddy Wright | $8,799 | Jay Rhee | $0 | Kara Spak | $12 | # |
SF #3 | November 11, 2011 | Joon Pahk | $11,662 | Mark Runsvold | $1,055 | Roger Craig | $27,600 | # |
Final | November 14, 2011 | Roger Craig | $50,000 | Tom Nissley | $18,800 | Buddy Wright | $6,000 | # |
November 15, 2011 | $1,200 | $0 | $4,600 | # | ||||
Total | $51,200 | $18,800 | $10,600 |
Notes[]
Contest Related[]
- Eligibility lasted from May 24, 2010 to November 1, 2011.
- This is the ToC where the Teacher Tournament winner participated for the first time.
- This tournament is the last time where the champions in the quarterfinals was in the order of their last names.
- There's a funny moment on the second quarterfinals, Alex reads the clue "If Andy yearns for Brenda & Brenda cares about Charlene who pines for Andy, the 3 of them form one of these." Kara responded with "What is a... threesome?", her shocked looks and the audience laughs. Roger respond the correct response, "What is a love triangle?". Alex said, "Kara has obviously had much more experience than I".
Contestant Related[]
- Joon Pahk is the third foreigner to enter ToC and is the highest prize winner among foreigners.
- Tom Kunzen was awarded an extra additional $1,000 (for what should’ve been a second-place finish) after his Final Jeopardy! response on his last regular appearance was belatedly credited as correct 4 months after the game’s airing.
- ToC winner Roger sets record for highest True DD wager ($18K), this record is intact until 2020 GOAT player for James.
Evlauation[]
This time ToC was called the group of death, and the bout of talented players continued. Among the ToC participants, Tom Nissley, who had the most consecutive wins, Roger Craig, who set the record for the most prize money in one game at the time, Mark Runsvold, who, like Roger, broke $100,000 in just two runs, and Joon Phak, who broke $100,000 in three games, were selected as strong candidates for the championship. Especially, the group 3 match in the semifinals was so intense that it was called the group of death. All three of them broke the $100,000 mark within three games, and showed a strong side to DD, so a close match was expected. The results showed that Roger, who took all of DD, had to follow DD's luck as he advanced to the finals.
In this ToC, the winner was determined by who found DD and how to use it, and Roger is an example of that. He found DD in the ToC, then made a bold bet and succeeded, widening the gap to the other contestants and winning. In particular, in the semifinals, it was such an important match that there was a prospect that the match would have been fierce had it not been for the last DD.
In particular, DD in the first game of the finals is considered a famous scene, and $9,000 was quadrupled in just two times, making a difference with the other two, and eventually won the championship without incident. Among them, Buddy Wright, the lowest seed, did well, finishing third despite a strong lineup. This ToC can be said to have saved the purpose of Jeopardy. There is no guarantee that you will win just because you hit a lot, and you can see that you can win only when various factors such as the use of DD are harmonized. Also, Roger's True DD (All-in) transition was later used by several champions, including Alex Jacob and James Holzhauer.
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