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Justin Sausville

Birth Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation: Urologist
Years active: 2011

Justin Sausville is a urologist from Baltimore, Maryland.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Regular Play[]

He was set to appear on Jeopardy! starting on July 28, 2011.

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Notes
1 July 28, 2011 $30,000 $30,000 Justin's only runaway game.
2 July 29, 2011 $28,401 $58,401 Last game of Season 27.
3 September 19, 2011 $18,399 $76,800 First game of Season 28.
Justin's only come-from-behind win.
First show closed captioning sponsor message aired at end of second break rather than before Final Jeopardy!
Alex limps onstage wearing a boot for his Achilles tendon injury, and conducts contestant interviews from behind his own host's lectern.
4 September 20, 2011 $24,401 $101,201
5 September 21, 2011 $16,000 $117,201
6 September 22, 2011 $16,799 $134,000
7 September 23, 2011 $3,799 $136,000 Lost to Amit Kurlekar.

Tournament of Champions[]

In the fifth quarterfinal game, he faced 6-day champion Christopher Short and 4-day champion Mark Runsvold. He gave nineteen correct responses (including 1 DD) and only one wrong response (including 1 DD). He and Mark got Final correct and they both advanced to the semifinals.

In the first semifinal game, he faced 2010-B College Championship winner Erin McLean and 8-day champion Tom Nissley. He gave fifteen correct responses and three wrong responses. He and Tom got Final correct. Tom advanced to the finals. He and Erin took home $10,000.

Common with Other Champions[]

Jared Hall[]

  • Both are six-time champions and have participated in two seasons.
  • Both made it to the semifinals at ToC, with Jared advancing on his own.
  • Both got off on Friday. The difference was Justin placed second in the last regular game and Jared placed third in the last regular game.
  • Both experienced come from behind wins in their regular runs. The difference was Jared had two and Justin had one.

Kristin Sausville[]

  • They're couple relationship.
  • All of the ToC finalists in which they appeared advanced on their own, and the champion with 6 consecutive wins was the winner.
  • Both have one come from behind win in their regular runs. Justin in his third game and Kristin in her fifth game.

Trivia[]

  • He is the husband of 5-time champion Kristin Sausville. It is also the only case in which two or more players in a family have won five or more in a row.
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