| Keith Whitener | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Occupation: | Research Chemist |
| Years active: | 2012-2014 |
| Known for: | Jeopardy! 7-time champion S29 ToC 1st runner-up |
Keith Whitener is a research chemist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular Play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 24, 2012 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Keith's first win from second place. |
| 2 | October 25, 2012 | $26,200 | $51,200 | Keith's first runaway game. |
| 3 | October 26, 2012 | $15,199 | $66,399 | |
| 4 | October 29, 2012 | $21,599 | $87,998 | Keith's second win from second place. |
| 5 | October 30, 2012 | $12,399 | $100,397 | Keith's second runaway game. |
| 6 | October 31, 2012 | $18,001 | $118,398 | |
| 7 | November 1, 2012 | $29,199 | $147,597 | Keith's third runaway game. |
| 8 | November 2, 2012 | $4,599 | $148,597 | Paul Nelson ends his streak and going to win seven more games. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, he faced 5-day champion Kristin Morgan and 4-day champion Dan McShane. He gave seventeen correct responses (including 1 DD) and only one wrong response. Everyone got Final right and they all advanced to the semifinals.
In the third semifinal game, he faced 9-day champion Jason Keller and 5-day champion Paul Nelson. He gave 27 correct responses (including 1 DD) and only one wrong response (the DD). He entered Final with a runaway. Keller answered Final correctly, but his runaway made it to the finals.
In the finals, he faced 5-day champion Kristin Morgan and 2012 Teachers Tournament Colby Burnett. In game one, he gave eighteen clues correctly (including one DD) and three wrong clues incorrectly (including two DDs after finding all of them). He entered Final Jeopardy in second place with $7,400 (Colby at $21,200 and Kristin at $6,400). Colby was the only player correct in the Final. In game two, he gave fifteen clues correctly and did not give any incorrect clues. He and Colby got the Final right, and he finished first runner-up.
Battle of the Decades[]
He played in the fifth game in the 2000s Battle of the Decades. He faced Dan Melia and Maria Wenglinsky. He gave 13 correct responses and got four clues incorrectly. He was in third place going into Final Jeopardy. It was a Triple Stumper, and Dan had enough money to advance to the quarterfinals. Keith took home $5,000.
Common with Other Champions[]
Tim Aten[]
- Both are champions with 7 consecutive wins, and both successors have won 5 games in a row.
- The successor champion has never won a lock game in Regular.
Troy Meyer[]
- All of the successor champions qualified for ToC even though they failed to answer even a single question of Regular FJ.
- They both advanced to the ToC finals, with Troy placing third and Keith finishing as first runner-up.
- They both finished in third place. The difference is that Troy was in second before the last Final Jeopardy and Keith led going into the last Final Jeopardy before they dropped to third.
Trivia[]
- He is the only person to have a rematch twice in the same ToC.