| Host | |
| Alex Trebek | |
| Contestants | |
| see below | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| Sony Pictures Television | |
Contestants[]
| Name | Class | School | Results | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhruv Gaur | Freshman | Brown University | ★ | |
| Rishab Jain | Georgia Tech | ★ | ||
| William Scott | Tufts University | ★ | 
| |
| Alli Ross | Sophomore | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ★ | |
| Hannah Sage | University of Central Florida | ★ | ||
| Josie Bianchi | Stanford University | |||
| Rebecca Rosenthal | Swarthmore College | ★ | ||
| Sheldon Lewis II | Rochester Institute of Technology | |||
| Thatcher Chonka | University of Oklahoma | ★ |
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| Caroline Trammell | Junior | Furman University | ||
| Carsen Smith | Senior | Vanderbilt University | ||
| Eric Thorpe | Darthmouth College | ★ |
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| Harry Kioko | University of Chicago | |||
| Jordan Goodson | Columbia University | ★ |
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| Patricia Jia | University of Pennsylvania |
Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF #1 | April 9, 2018 | Josie Bianchi | $4,550 | Sheldon Lewis II | $4,200 | Hannah Sage | $17,000 | # |
| QF #2 | April 10, 2018 | Thatcher Chonka | $21,599 | Dhruv Gaur | $23,312 | Jordan Goodson | $12,399 | # |
| QF #3 | April 11, 2018 | Rishab Jain | $20,100 | William Scott | $19,999 | Caroline Trammell | $6,600 | # |
| QF #4 | April 12, 2018 | Harry Kioko | $400 | Rebecca Rosenthal | $26,000 | Carsen Smith | $2,000 | # |
| QF #5 | April 13, 2018 | Patricia Jia | $0 | Alli Ross | $19,601 | Eric Thorpe | $11,800 | # |
| SF #1 | April 16, 2018 | Rebecca Rosenthal | $43,600 | William Scott | $43,601 | Jordan Goodson | $4,399 | # |
| SF #2 | April 17, 2018 | Thatcher Chonka | $28,400 | Hannah Sage | $28,401 | Eric Thorpe | $20,400 | # |
| SF #3 | April 18, 2018 | Dhruv Gaur | $20,000 | Rishab Jain | $7,000 | Alli Ross | $6,799 | # |
| Final | April 19, 2018 | William Scott | $0 | Hannah Sage | $7,600 | Dhruv Gaur | $9,000 | # |
| April 20, 2018 | $16,801 | $9,200 | $18,181 | # | ||||
| Total | $16,801 | $16,800 | $27,181 |
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