| Tom Nissley | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Seattle, Washington |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Years active: | 2010-2011, 2014 |
| Known for: | Appearances on Jeopardy! |
Tom Nissley is a writer from Seattle, Washington.
Jeopardy! Run[]
Before he is a writer, he was a online books editor from Seattle.[1]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 14, 2010 | $24,801 | $24,801 | Alex announces Jeopardy! The IBM Challenge.[2] |
| 2 | December 15, 2010 | $23,201 | $48,002 | |
| 3 | December 16, 2010 | $23,201 | $71,203 | |
| 4 | December 17, 2010 | $43,800 | $115,003 | Tom's first runaway game. |
| 5 | December 20, 2010 | $36,799 | $151,802 | Tom's first win from second place. |
| 6 | December 21, 2010 | $32,401 | $184,203 | |
| 7 | December 22, 2010 | $26,801 | $211,004 | |
| 8 | December 23, 2010 | $24,401 | $235,405 | |
| 9 | December 24, 2010 | $1 | $236,405 | Marissa Goldsmith ends his streak and goes on to win two more games |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the first quarterfinal game, he faced 5-day champion Jay Rhee and 2011 Teachers Tournament winner Charles Temple. He gave nineteen correct responses (including one DD) and three wrong responses. He and Jay got Final correct and they both advanced to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal game, he faced the wildcards, 6-day champion Justin Sausville and 2010-B College Championship winner Erin McLean. He gave 27 correct responses (including two DDs) and only one wrong response (the DD after finding all of them). He and Justin got Final correct. Tom advanced to the finals. Justin and Erin took home $10,000.
In the finals, he faced 6-day champion Roger Craig and 4-day champion Buddy Wright. In game one, he gave fifteen correct responses and only one wrong response. He and Roger got final correct. In game two, he gave sixteen correct responses and only one wrong response. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. Roger's runaway made him the $250,000 champion. He took $100,000 for first runner-up.
Battle of the Decades[]
He played in the first game of the Battle of the Decades 2000s preliminaries. He faced 2012-B Teachers Tournament winner and 2013 Tournament of Champions winner Colby Burnett and Season 22 5-day champion, and 2007 Tournament of Champions winner Celeste DiNucci. He gave eleven correct responses and two wrong responses. He was the only player correct in Final; however, small wagers from his opponents means that Colby advanced to the quarterfinals. He and Celeste took home $5,000.
Common with Other Champions[]
Jennifer Quail[]
- Both are 8-game winning streak champions and have guessed all but one FJ in the Regular game. Also, both appeared in December.
- Both have recorded over $40,000 in Regular Game. Jennifer was first, Tom was fourth.
- Both finished first runner-up in the Tournament of Champions.
- They both faced the winner of the College tournament in the ToC semifinals, and Tom also faced the winner of another tournament in the Quarterfinal.
- Both of them finished first runner-up in the ToC finals after being completely defeated by a champion who had won more than 5 games in a row, and the other competitor was a champion with 4 games in a row.
Karen Farrell[]
- Both are eight-time champions and made their first appearance in December.
- Both of them were eliminated in third place, second place before the last FJ, and new champions were successful in winning a second term.
- Both were soundly defeated by their respective ToC winners, Karen in the semifinals and Tom in the finals.
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ He was an online-books editor when he became an 8-time champion in Season 27. Now he's a writer, and your votes named him the fan-favorite contestant for this decade.
- ↑ https://j-archive.com/media/2010-12-14_IBM_Challenge.mp4