| Tom Kavanaugh | |
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| Birth Hometown: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Occupation: | Personal trainer, filmmaker, and singer |
| Years active: | 2005-2006, 2014 |
| Known for: | Appearances on Jeopardy! |
Tom Kavanaugh is a personal trainer, filmmaker, and singer from St. Louis, Missouri.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Regular Play[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 29, 2005 | $28,000 | $28,000 | Tom's first runaway game. |
| 2 | December 30, 2005 | $18,801 | $46,801 | |
| 3 | January 2, 2006 | $11,999 | $58,800 | Tom's first win from third place. |
| 4 | January 3, 2006 | $26,401 | $85,201 | |
| 5 | January 4, 2006 | $9,000 | $94,201 | Tom's second runaway game. |
| 6 | January 5, 2006 | $20,000 | $114,201 | Tom's third runaway game. |
| 7 | January 6, 2006 | $24,401 | $138,602 | |
| 8 | January 9, 2006 | $4,000 | $142,602 | Tom's first win from second place. |
| 9 | January 10, 2006 | $13,597 | $144,602 | Kevin Marshall ends his streak with a runaway and going to win six more games. |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, he faced 2005 College Championship winner Nico Martinez and 4-day champion Bill MacDonald. He gave twelve correct responses and three wrong responses (including 1 DD). Nico finished Double Jeopardy with $0 and could not play Final. Both contestants remaining got Final correct. Bill automatically advanced to the semifinals due to his runaway. He and Nico took home $5,000.
Battle of the Decades[]
He returned in the BoTD tournament. He faced with Larissa Kelly and Russ Schumacher in the third game of the 2000s decade. Unfortunately, he didn't make it to the semifinals.
Common with Other Champions[]
Karen Farrell[]
- Both are eight-game winning streak champions, and have held consecutive terms over the years.
- In ToC, it was defeated by a participant who advanced to the final. Karen in the semifinals and Tom in the quartfinals. They also faced the winner of the college tournament in the quarterfinals.
- 19-time champions participated (David Madden, Jason Zuffranieri) and were thrashed by 4 straight champions in that ToC.
Drew Horwood[]
- Both are champions with 8 consecutive wins, and both have come from behind once when they were in 2nd and 3rd place.
- Both men were soundly defeated in the Quarterfinals, with Drew not even being able to solve the FJ Question.
Hannah Wilson[]
- Both are 8-game winning streak champions and got off to Lockgame. In addition, all opponents who won advanced to ToC.
- Both lost to the 4-time champion in the ToC Quarterfinal, and the contestant who beat the champion also advanced to ToC. Additionally, the other opponents are participants from other tournaments.
Trivia[]
- He is the first champion with 8 consecutive wins and the first champion to come from 3rd place before FJ among champions with more than 5 consecutive wins in the unlimited winning streak system.
- In addition, this is the first case in which a successor champion has won more than 5 games in a row in an unlimited winning streak system.