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| Birth Hometown: | New York, New York |
| Occupation: | Ph.D. student in psychology |
| Years active: | 2012-2013, 2016-2019, 2023-present |
Monica Thieu is a Ph.D. scientist in psychology from New York, New York.
Jeopardy! Run[]
College Championship[]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, she faced Zach McDonnell and Matt Olson. She gave twelve correct responses and three wrong responses. Everyone got Final correct. However, Matt's runaway made him an automatic semifinalist. She got a wildcard.
In the first semifinal game, she faced Weston Mangin and Tyler Benedict. She gave eleven correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response. She was the only player correct in Final, wagered $12,000 and advanced to the finals.
In the finals, she faced the other wildcard players, Sarah Bart and Zach Terrill. In day one, she gave twenty correct responses and four wrong responses. She was the only player correct in Final and wagered $4,000. In day two, she gave thirteen right responses and six wrong responses (including one DD). She and Sarah got Final correct. She had the most money and won $100,000.
Tournament of Champions[]
In the third quarterfinal game, she faced 9-day champion Jason Keller and 4-day champion David Gard. She gave eighteen right responses and four wrong responses (including one DD). She and Jason got Final correct; however, Jason's runaway advanced him to the semifinals. She took home $5,000.
All-Star Games[]
She then appeared in the 2019 All-Star Games and played with Team Ken (74-day champion Ken Jennings and 13-day champion Matt Jackson). Team Ken won their initial match but lost to Team Brad (helmed by Brad Rutter) and split the second-place prize of $300,000 between Ken, Matt, and Monica.
Invitational Tournament[]
In the seventh quarterfinal game, she faced 5-day champion and 2021 Tournament of Champions winner Sam Kavanaugh and 5-day champion, 1986 Tournament of Champions winner, 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist, 2002 Million Dollar Masters tournament semifinalist, 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Nifty Nine member (he had a bye into Round 2) and 2014 Battle of the Decades semifinalist Chuck Forrest. She gave 23 correct responses and two wrong responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. She lost $8,201 and the game by $1, taking home $5,000.