| 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 Jaime Green and Andrew Nerlinger. She gave twenty-one right responses and three wrong responses. She and Jaime got Final right, wagered $2,600 and advanced to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal game, she faced the wildcard players (Brett Dvorak and Jayce Newton). She gave 23 correct responses (including one DD) and only one wrong response (the DD). She and Jayce got Final right, she wagered $3,001 and advanced to the finals.
In the finals, she faced Thomas Zamora and Matt Schnippert. In day one, she gave seventeen correct responses (including one DD) and three wrong responses. She and Matt got Final right and she wagered $5,000. In day two, she gave 21 correct responses (including one DD) and four wrong responses (including one DD). Everyone got Final right, she wagered $1,001 and won $50,000, a Volvo V40 + a trophy
Tournament of Champions[]
In Vinita's quarterfinal game in the 2004 Tournament of Champions, Alex stated that she was invited to participate in the 2003 Tournament of Champions, but was unable to do so. Jeopardy! generously offered her the opportunity to participate in the next Tournament of Champions, which she accepted. In the quarterfinals, Vinita faced Scott Renzoni and John Beck. She had 16 correct responses (including 1 DD) and 3 incorrect responses (including 1 DD). She bet $400 of her $10,600, and had the highest score left on a Triple Stumper, so she advanced to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal game, she faced 4-day champion Russ Schumacher and 3-day champion Seth Alcorn. She gave fourteen correct responses (including two DDs) and two wrong responses. She was the only player who got Final wrong and took home $10,000.
Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]
She returned to the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. In the first round, game six, she faced 5-day champion and Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist David Sampugnaro and Tournament of Champions first runner-up Steve Robin. She answered fifteen correct responses (including one DD) and two wrong responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. She had the most money on the Triple Stumper and advanced to Round 2.
In the second round, game six, she faced 5-day champion and Tournament of Champions semifinalist Mark Eckard and 5-day champion and Tournament of Champions wildcard semifinalist Brian Moore. She gave four right responses and no wrong responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, she wagered $327, and lost a chance to move into the quarterfinals. She took home $10,000.
Battle of the Decades[]
In Vinita's preliminary game four, she faced 3-day champion and Tournament of Champions winner Michael Falk and 74-day champion, Ultimate Tournament of Champions first runner-up and IBM Challenge first runner-up Ken Jennings. She had ten correct responses and two incorrect responses. Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. Ken's runaway advanced him to the quarterfinals. She took home $5,000..