| Deanna Bolio | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Campbell, California |
| Occupation: | Community outreach supervisor |
| Years active: | 2020, 2023 |
| Known for: | 2023 Jeopardy! SC week 2 Winner |
Deanna Bolio is a community outreach supervisor from Campbell, California.
Jeopardy! Run[]
She made her debut on November 18, 2020, faced 2-day champion Andy Wood and Kevin Karp. She gave 25 correct responses (including one DD) and two wrong responses. She was the only player who got it wrong, lost $7,401 in Final Jeopardy! and answered it wrong. Thus, she finished in 3rd place.
Second Chance Tournament[]
In the second week of Season 37 Second Chance first semifinal game, she faced Elliott Goodman and Matt Walks. She gave nineteen correct responses and only one wrong response and entered Final with a lock game. Matt was the only player correct in Final, but her runaway propelled her to the finals.
In the finals, she faced Rob Kim and Pam Sung. In game one, she faced sixteen correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response. She was the only player correct in Final, added $4,000. In game two, she gave sixteen correct responses (including one DD) and four wrong responses. Her opponents got Final right; her runaway, however, won $35,000 and a spot in the Champions Wildcard tournament.
Champions Wildcard Tournament[]
In the eighth quarterfinal game, she faced 1-day champions Verlinda Johnson Henning and Kevin Hirsh. She gave 25 correct responses (including all DDs) and six wrong responses and entered Final with a lock game. Her opponents got Final right, but her runaway advanced her to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal game, she faced 1-day chmapion Nick Cascone and 3-day champion Kit Sekelsky. She gave seven right responses and two wrong responses. She and Nick got Final wrong. Nick's runaway advanced to the finals. She and Kit took home $10,000.