| Jackson Jones | |
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| Born: | January 6, 2002 |
| Birth Hometown: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Occupation: | Conflicts Analyst Assistant |
| Years active: | 2019, 2023, 2025 |
| Known for: | 2019 Teen Tournament semifinalist 2023 High School Reunion Tournament 1st runner-up |
Jackson Jones is a junior at Vanderbilt University from Louisville, Kentucky.
Jeopardy! run[]
Teen Tournament[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Sreekar Madabushi and Audrey Sarin. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 21/23 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He was the only player who got Final incorrect. However, he made a small wager and advanced to the semifinals. Sreekar's and Audrey's scores, $18,000 and $16,800, respectively, were not enough to advance, taking home $5,000
In the third semifinal game, he faced off against Avi Gupta and Teagan O’Sullivan. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 23/25 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He and Avi were tied going into Final. Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Avi (in a tiebreaker round), he and Teagan took home $10,000.
High School Reunion Tournament[]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Ryan Presler and Isabella Pagano. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 25/31 correct responses (including 2/3 Daily Doubles). He and Ryan got Final correct. Jackson advanced to the semifinals while Ryan and Isabella took home $5,000.
In the first semifinal game, he faced off against Lucas Miner and Avi Gupta. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 29/33 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He and Avi got Final incorrect. However, Jackson advanced to the finals via runaway. Lucas and Avi took home $10,000.
In the finals, he faced off against Justin Bolsen and Maya Wright. Throughout the finals, he came up with a combined 39/49 correct responses (including 0/2 Daily Doubles). He was the only player who got Final correct in both games, but after losing to Justin (in a come from behind win), he took home $50,000 for first runner-up.
Invitational Tournament[]
In the ninth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Seth Wilson and Juveria Zaheer. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 17/19 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Juveria, he and Seth took home $5,000.