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Alison Betts
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Birth Hometown: San Jose, California
Occupation: Writer
Creative executive
Known for: Her 5-game winning streak on Jeopardy!

Alison Betts is a writer and creative executive originally from San Jose, California.

Game show run[]

Bullsh*t The Game Show[]

In 2022, Alison appeared on Bullsh*t The Game Show, winning $250,000

Jeopardy![]

Regular-season play[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Notes
1 April 11, 2024 $28,600 $28,600
2 April 12, 2024 $33,100 $61,700 Alison's first runaway game.
3 April 15, 2024 $35,800 $97,500 Alison's second runaway game.
4 April 16, 2024 $10,200 $107,700 Alison's only come-from-behind win.
5 April 17, 2024 $13,800 $121,500 Alison's third runaway game.
6 April 18, 2024 $2,500 $124,500 Lost to Marko Saric, who went on a 2-game winning streak

Tournament of Champions[]

In the first quarterfinal game, Alison faced off against Will Wallace and Rishabh Wuppalapati. Throughout the first two rounds of the game, she came up with 17/20 correct questions (including 0/1 Daily Doubles). Nobody got Final Jeopardy! correct, but after losing to Wallace, Alison and Rishabh took home $5,000[1].

Trivia[]

  • Alison is the first female champion to finish with five consecutive wins in 6 years and 2 months since Rachel Lindgren.
  • Alison's $35,800 win was the highest one-game winning Jeopardy! score of season 40 in regular-season play.
  • Alison's $33,100 win was the third highest one-game winning Jeopardy! score of season 40 in regular-season play.

References[]

  1. If Will Wallace played against Will Stewart, Will Wallace would've went by Wallace to distinguish him from Will Stewart.