| Gilbert Collins | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Occupation: | University administrator |
| Years active: | 2018-2019 |
| Known for: | Appearances on Jeopardy! |
Gilbert Collins is a university administrator from Princeton, New Jersey.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular Game[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 10, 2018 | $8,399 | $8,399 | |
| 2 | January 11, 2018 | $14,399 | $22,798 | A poorly-worded Final Jeopardy! clue disadvantages challenger Rebecca Zoshak, resulting in her being brought back later in the year. |
| 3 | January 12, 2018 | $13,801 | $36,599 | |
| 4 | January 15, 2018 | $14,801 | $51,400 | WE ASKED: Iain Armitage. |
| 5 | January 16, 2018 | $32,801 | $84,201 | |
| 6 | January 17, 2018 | $13,201 | $86,201 | Lee Quinn ends his streak with a runaway and goes on to win one more game. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the first quarterfinal game, he faced 7-day champion Kyle Jones and 4-day champion Anneke Garcia. He gave fourteen correct responses (including 1 DD) and two wrong responses. Gilbert performed well enough and just barely made it to the semifinals by the margin of $1.
In the third semifinal game, he faced 2019 Teachers Tournament winner Francois Barcomb and 4-day champion Lindsey Shultz. He gave seventeen correct responses and two wrong responses. He remained in last place throughout the entirety of the game, and he's out.
Common with Other Champions[]
Bob Mesko[]
- Both are 5-game winning streak champions, and the difference is Bob's overall record.
- The opponent they competed with during my activities later re-appeared due to an error in a question, and in the case of Bob, not only I, but both of the people I competed with later re-appeared.
- Both have less than $100K in total prize money from regular games, and the champion who beat the opponent also advanced to ToC (Doug Dorst).
- Both made it to the semifinals in ToC, while Bob advanced to WC. Additionally, the two people who made it to the finals competed together in Regular.
Rachel Lindgren[]
- Both are five-time champions.
- Both were placed in Group 2 at ToC, the difference being that Brennan moved up on his own.
- Both competed against the same opponent (Lee Quinn) in a streak, with the difference being that Gilbert handed over the championship to that contestant, while Rachel stepped down.
- Both were completely defeated by the ToC winner in the semifinals, and FJ! got 9 correct answers to TS and FJ! themselves without a single mistake. In addition, another competitor is also a 5-time consecutive champion, was in the same group as the 3rd place ToC, and advanced to the WC.
Trivia[]
- He is the first african-american 5-time+ champ since Matt Jackson.
- He is the five-time champion with less than $100K since Andrew Haringer.