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Cris Pannullo

Name: Cristofer J Pannullo
Born: July 30, 1984
Occupation: Customer Success Operations Manager
Years active: 2022-present
Known for: His appearances on Jeopardy!

Cris Pannullo is a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey, and Jeopardy's 15th all-time 10+ win (3rd 10+ win in 2022).

Early Life[]

On October 23 and 24, 2018, he appeared on Who Wants to be a Millionaire and won $5,000 after missed on $7,000 question.

As per the online records, he was born on July 30, 1984. According to sources, he went to the University of New Jersey and received a graduate degree. Carmen Pannullo, Jacquelyn F Pannullo, Catherine Pannullo, Sara Pannullo, and Rachel Pannullo are associated with the same place which means these are his family members probably.

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Trivia[]

  • He is the champion with more than 10 wins in a record that has received only two years and two months of audience since 19-win champ Jason Zuffranieri.
  • The jinx that it is impossible for a person who wins 4 consecutive wins to win more than 6 consecutive wins, and super champion broke the jinx that the first FJ is unconditional.
  • Among the champions who have won 4 consecutive wins so far, he is the only one who has achieved more than 6 consecutive wins.
  • His streak was ended by Andy Tirrell, who would go on to become the first runner-up in the Season 39 Champions Wildcard Tournament.
  • He is the 8th champion to achieve a Coryat Score of $30,000 or more twice or more.
  • Among super champions, he is the champion with a lot of gaps after Ken Jennings[1]. In some cases, he is the first 10-game winning champ to return on a day other than Monday.
  • His episodes were hinted at on an episode of the official show podcast, Inside Jeopardy!, in which the show’s producers made mention of a player who was already racking up “Holzhauer-ian” totals of money very early into S39.
  • He is a super champion who kept the first place before FJ!, including when he got off after Ken Jennings, Matt Jackson, and Jason Zuffranieri.
  • Coincidentally, the super champions who got off from Jonathan Fisher to himself got off on the day ending with 6 based on the broadcast date[2].
  • Much like Roger Craig, Alex Jacob, and James Holzhauer, he is known for his extreme aggression on Daily Doubles[3].
  • the super champions who had ranked first in the Regular Game before FJ did not win the ToC[4].
  • He is the champion who has not passed the Semifinals since Mehrun Etebari, a ToC participant in 2007, and the fourth superchampion in history to be eliminated in the Quarterfinals.[5]
  • He was the alternate for the first edition of Jeopardy! Masters, though playing in Masters would’ve come at the expense of his Tournament of Champions slot.

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  1. There was a gap of 5 weeks in total, 2 weeks each for the 2004 ToC and College Tournament and 1 week for the Kids week.
  2. Jonathan: 10/26/21, Amy: 1/26/22, Mattea: 5/6/22, Ryan: 6/6/22, Cris: 12/6/22
  3. All of the mentioned contestants won the ToC.
  4. Ken Jennings went to UToC instead of ToC, where he finished runner-up, losing to Brad rutter. Matt Jackson was runner-up and Jason Zuffranieri was eliminated in the semifinals. Among the ToC winners from Super Champion, James Holzhauer's FJ at the time of disembarkation was 2nd place, and Amy was all 1st place except for the 2nd place FJ in her first appearance.
  5. Additionally, his first opponent, David Sibley, was in a difficult situation in many ways as he advanced to the semifinals.
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