| Emily Sands | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth Hometown: | Chanhassen, Minnesota |
| Occupation: | Project manager |
| Known for: | Jeopardy! S37 3-time Champion and Champions Wildcard winner |
Emily Sands is a project manager from Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 29, 2021 | $36,600 | $36,600 | She defeats Leah Caglio |
| 2 | April 30, 2021 | $16,801 | $53,401 | Last game with Anderson Cooper as guest host. |
| 3 | May 3, 2021 | $19,599 | $73,000 | First game with Bill Whitaker as guest host. |
| 4 | May 4, 2021 | $5,999 | $75,000 | Hanna Howard ends her streak. |
Champions Wildcard[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, she faced 1-day champion Carlos Chaidez and 2-day champion Phillip Howard. She gave 25 right responses (including two DDs) and four wrong responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. She wagered $1,601 and advanced to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal game, she faced 3-day champion Dave Rapp and 2-day champion Yoshie Hill. She gave 26 correct responses (including two DDs) and two wrong responses (including one DD after finding all of them) and entered Final with a lock game. She and Yoshie got Final right and she advanced to the finals.
In the finals, she faced Second Chance winner Jilana Cotter and 2-day champion Aaron Craig. In day one. she gave 20 right responses (including two DDs) and two wrong responses. She and Aaron got Final correct and she wagered $8,000. In day two, she gave twenty-two right responses and only one wrong responses. Aaron finished Double Jeopardy with -$2,800 and could not play Final Jeopardy. Neither she nor Jilana were correct in Final. Her small wager meant that she won $100,000 and a spot in the Tournament of Champions.
Tournament of Champions[]
In the first quarterfinal game, she faced 6-day champion Suresh Krishnan and 4-day champion Matthew Marcus. She gave 24 correct responses (including one DD) and four wrong responses and entered Final with a Lock game. Suresh finished Double Jeopardy with $0 and could not play Final. Matthew was the only correct respondent, her runaway, however, put her through to the semifinals.
In the second semifinal game, she faced 4-day champion David Sibley and 3-day champion Yogesh Raut. She gave nineteen correct responses (including one DD) and five wrong responses (including one DD). She and David got Final wrong and took home $10,000.
Invitational Tournament[]
Trivia[]
- She is the first participant from the SC (S39 only)/CWC winner to reach the semifinals or higher in ToC.