| Jason Zuffranieri | |
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| Born: | November 27, 1978 |
| Birth Hometown: | Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
| Occupation: | math teacher |
| Known for: | His 19-game Jeopardy! winning streak |
Jason Zuffanieri (b. November 27, 1978) is a math teacher at Albuquerque Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jeopardy! Run[]
He first appeared on Jeopardy! on July 19, 2019 and went on to win 19 consecutive games and accumulate $532,496. He is the seventh-highest money winner in regular competition behind only Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, Amy Schneider, Mattea Roach, and Cris Pannullo; and he is tied with David Madden in 7th place for highest number of consecutive games won, trailing Jennings, Schneider, Amodio, Holzhauer, Roach and Julia Collins. Similar to Holzhauer, he was affectionately referred to as “Jeopardy Jason” for the duration of his run.
Regular Play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 19, 2019 | $26,600 | $26,600 | He defeat 1-day champion Nathan Kaplan |
| 2 | July 22, 2019 | $18,600 | $45,200 | Jason's first game without a runaway |
| 3 | July 23, 2019 | $30,100 | $75,300 | Jason's second game without a runaway |
| 4 | July 24, 2019 | $30,000 | $105,300 | Jason's third game without a runaway |
| 5 | July 25, 2019 | $4,400 | $109,700 | Jason's fourth game without a runaway |
| 6 | July 26, 2019 | $26,600 | $137,300 | Last game of Season 35. |
| 7 | September 9, 2019 | $29,200 | $166,500 | First game of Season 36. |
| 8 | September 10, 2019 | $25,600 | $192,100 | |
| 9 | September 11, 2019 | $41,143 | $233,243 | |
| 10 | September 12, 2019 | $40,600 | $273,843 | |
| 11 | September 13, 2019 | $58,400 | $332,243 | |
| 12 | September 16, 2019 | $24,400 | $356,643 | |
| 13 | September 17, 2019 | $5,300 | $361,943 | Jason's fifth game without a runaway |
| 14 | September 18, 2019 | $37,600 | $399,543 | |
| 15 | September 19, 2019 | $18,800 | $418,343 | |
| 16 | September 20, 2019 | $18,753 | $437,096 | He becomes third highest-earning regular game winnings. |
| 17 | September 23, 2019 | $35,000 | $472,096 | |
| 18 | September 24, 2019 | $30,000 | $502,496 | |
| 19 | September 25, 2019 | $30,400 | $532,496 | |
| 20 | September 26, 2019 | $19,500 | $534,496 | Jason's sixth game without a runaway. Gabe Brison-Trezise ends his streak. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In 2021, Zuffranieri returned to the stage to compete in the Tournament of Champions hosted by Buzzy Cohen, where he advanced to the semifinals as a wild card. However, He lost the semifinal match to Jennifer Quail and took home $10,000.
Trivia[]
- In many ways, he has a lot in common with David Madden. See that document for details.
- It wasn't beyond his control, but after his departure, like Arthur Chu, no man had a four-game winning streak until Paul Trifiletti went on to win five in February 2020, while the women's eight-game winning streak was three (Jennifer Quail, Karen Farrell, MacKenzie Jones). The men came out, and the men's champion drought was so severe that the men's champion with six straight wins achieved in January 2021 by Brian Chang in one year and four months.
- He is the last champion with more than 10 consecutive victories under Alex Trebek and the last champion with 10 or more wins before without audience system due to COVID-19.
- Among the champions who reached the semifinals with WC, He was the only champions with 10 or more wins that did not advance to the finals[1].
- Same birthdate as S34 12-win champion Austin Rogers.
- He is the first champion in history to win 10 or more wins under $10,000, and the first champion with two or more wins under $10,000.
- Starting with him, there was a champion who won five or more consecutively over two seasons for four consecutive seasons[2].
- Like super champion Seth Wilson, he is particularly unlucky in big competitions. In ToC, he suffered the humiliation of losing to Ryan Bliger, the 4-time champion, and Jennifer Quail, the 8-time champion, and is disappointed that he was not able to show off his skills, losing to Larissa Kelly at this JIT.
- He is originally from Depew, New York (where much of his family still lives), but he moved to Albuquerque during his childhood. He was a rocket scientist before becoming a schoolteacher.
References[]
- ↑ Julia Collins and Austin Roger, two champions with 10+ wins, who advanced to the semi-finals with wc, both finished third.
- ↑ S36~37: Zach Newkirk (x6), S37~38: Matt Amodio (x38), and S38~39: Luigi de Guzman (x5). Of these, Zach is also the champion who passed the year as of the airing date, with his appearance on air in January 2021 due to Covid-19.