| Vinita Kailasanath | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
| Years active: | 2001-2014 |
| Known for: | College Championship winner |
Vinita Kailasanath is an attorney from Washington, D.C.
Jeopardy! Run[]
College Championship[]
In the first quarterfinal game, she faced off against Jaime Green and Andrew Nerlinger. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 21/ 24 correct responses. She and Jaime got Final correct. Vinita advanced to the semifinals. Jamie and Andrew received $2,500 as their scores, $3,595 and $3,999, were not enough to advance.
In the first semifinal game, she faced off against Brett Dvorak and Jayce Newton. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 23/24 correct responses (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). She and Jayce got Final correct. Brett and Jayce received $5,000.
In the finals, she faced off against Thomas Zamora and Matt Schnippert. Throughout the finals, she came up with 38/45 correct responses (including 2/3 Daily Doubles). She and Matt got Final correct in both games. Vinita won $50,000, a Volvo V40 + a trophy
Tournament of Champions[]
In the third quarterfinal game, she faced off against John Beck and Scott Renzoni. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 16/19 correct responses (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). Nobody got Final correct, but Vinita came from behind to advance to the semifinals. Jon and Scott received $5,000 as their scores, $599 and $2,000, were not enough to advance.
In the first semifinal game, she faced off against Russ Schumacher and Seth Alcorn. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 14/16 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). She was the only player who got Final incorrect, but after losing to Russ (in a come from behind win), she and Seth took home $10,000.
Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]
In the sixth game of round one, game six, she faced off against David Sampugnaro and Steve Robin. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 15/17 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Nobody got Final correct, but Vinita came from behind and advanced to the semifinals. David and Steve received $5,000.
In the sixth game of round two, she faced off against Mark Eckard and Brian Moore. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 4/4 correct responses. Nobody got Final correct, but after losing to Brian (in a runaway game), she and Mark took home $10,000.
Battle of the Decades[]
She appeared in the 2000s week game four and faced off against Michael Falk and Ken Jennings. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 10/12 correct responses. Nobody got Final Jeopardy correct, but after losing to Ken (in a runaway game), she and Michael received $5,000.