Julia Collins (Jeopardy! contestant)

Julia Collins (born November 10, 1982) is a former champion on the quiz show Jeopardy! who had the show's second-longest winning streak after Ken Jennings's 74-game record. Between April 21 and June 2, 2014, she won $428,100 for her 20 wins and $1,000 for finishing third in her 21st game, won by Brian Loughnane. She surpassed David Madden's formerly second-longest streak by one game, but with winnings of $428,100, she did not top his $430,300.

In the 2014 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions she finished second in her quarterfinal game against Joshua Brakhage and 2013 College Champion Jim Coury, but reached the semifinals as a wild card. She then won her semifinal game, advancing to the finals, where she finished third, behind Ben Ingram, an IT consultant from Florence, South Carolina, and second-place finisher Arthur Chu, a compliance analyst, voiceover artist, and blogger from Broadview Heights, Ohio.

A native of Kenilworth, Illinois, Collins graduated from The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia in 2001. She earned a double-major bachelor's degree in art history and history from Wellesley College in 2005, and a master's degree in logistics and supply chain management engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010.

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