| Maureen O'Neil | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Occupation: | Executive assistant |
| Years active: | 2022 |
| Known for: | Her 4-game winning streak on Jeopardy! |
Maureen O'Neil is an executive assistant from Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Jeopardy! Run[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 7, 2022 | $2,200 | $2,200 | Maureen's first come-from-behind win ended Margaret Shelton's 4-game winning streak. |
| 2 | March 8, 2022 | $18,800 | $21,000 | |
| 3 | March 9, 2022 | $18,000 | $39,000 | |
| 4 | March 10, 2022 | $19,200 | $58,200 | Only regular season play game where Maureen found the Daily Doubles. Maureen's second and final come-from-behind win in regular-season play. |
| 5 | March 11, 2022 | -$2,600 | $59,200 | This score caused Maureen not to play in Final Jeopardy! Lost to Matt Glassman. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the first quarterfinal game, Maureen competed against Megan Wachpress and Ryan Long. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 14/15 correct responses. She and Ryan got Final correct and after a come from behind win (her third one of her run), she advanced to the semifinals, while Megan and Ryan took home $5,000 each.
In the first semifinal match, Maureen competed against Tyler Rhode and Amy Schneider. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 3/4 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). She was the only player who did not get Final correct, but after losing to Amy (in a runaway game), she and Tyler took home $10,000 each.
Trivia[]
- Following Max Levaren (S19), Deborah Fitzgerald (S24), Michael Bilow (S32), she became the third participant to advance to ToC among the participants who exited the final Regular Game without completing the FJ!.
- As she advanced to ToC, she became the third case where participants who competed three times in a row advanced to ToC.
- Unlike Max Levaren, who advanced to the ToC semifinals on her own, she advanced to the semifinals on her own, which is especially valuable because she achieved this by beating the champion with 6 consecutive wins and 16 consecutive wins. Although she came down in the semifinals after answering only 3 questions correctly, she became an upset among all previous champions, so it can be said to be a great achievement in its own way.