| Gary Hollis | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Occupation: | Chemistry professor |
| Known for: | Jeopardy! S38 Professors Tournament semifinalist and Champions Wildcard finalist |
Gary Hollis is a chemistry professor from Roanoke, Virginia.
Professors' Tournament[]
He appeared in the first ever Professors Tournament. In the first quarterfinal game, he faced Hester Blum and Gautam Hans. He gave 23 correct responses (including two DDs) and no wrong responses and entered Final Jeopardy with a Lock game. Hester was the only player who got Final right; his runaway, however, advanced him to the semifinals. Hester got a wildcard.
In the third semifinal game, he faced Ed Hashima and Deborah Steinberger. He gave eighteen correct responses (including one DD) and six wrong responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. He lost $8,000 and took home $100,000.
Champions' Wildcard[]
In the eighth quarterfinal game, he faced 3-day champion Carmela Chan and 2-day champion Jon Spurney. He gave 19 correct responses (including two DDs) and four wrong responses. He and Jon got Final right. Gary advanced to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal game, he faced 2-day champion Julia Markham Cameron and Henry Baer. He gave 26 correct responses (including one DD) and six wrong responses (including one DD). Everyone got Final right, Gary's runaway advanced him to the finals.
In the Finals, he faced 2-day champion Tyler Vandenberg and 3-day champion Yungsheng Wang. In day one, he gave 21 correct responses (including two DDs) and four wrong responses (including one DD). He and Yungsheng did not get Final right. He lost $8,600 on day one. In day two, he gave 21 correct responses and one wrong response (the DD). He and Tyler did not get Final correct. He took home $25,000.