A consultant from San Mateo, California...

Vinita Kailasanath

First Appearance:
2001 College Tournament

Total winnings:
$50,000 from College tournament, $10,000 in Tournament of Champions

Nickname:
Jeopardy! Girl

Records held/Stats:
2001 College Champ

Favorite anecdote:
During job interviews, I end up talking about Alex Trebek more than about myself. One line on my resume mentions Jeopardy!, and people always want to know what Alex Trebek is like.

Effect on my life of being on Jeopardy!:
Helped me to keep up my natural curiosity, pay for a year of tuition at Stanford.

Crazy spending of my money?
Not really, although now that I'm back on the West Coast I might go back to Vegas if something amazing happens during the Ultimate Tournament.

"She represented Stanford University when she won the 2001 College Tourney. Today she's a consultant from San Mateo, California."

2014 Battle of the Decades invitee: $5,000.
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000.
2004 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000.
2001 College Championship winner: $50,000 + a Volvo V40 + a trophy.

Vinita appeared in the following 2 archived games:
#4758, aired 2005-04-20 Mark Eckard vs. Vinita Kailasanath vs. Brian Moore 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2, game 6.
#4713, aired 2005-02-16 David Sampugnaro vs. Vinita Kailasanath vs. Steve Robin 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1, game 6.
Vinita previously appeared on Jeopardy! as Vinita Kailasanath in the following 2 archived games:
#4611, aired 2004-09-27 Russ Schumacher vs. Seth Alcorn vs. Vinita Kailasanath 2004 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1.
#4608, aired 2004-09-22 John Beck vs. Scott Renzoni vs. Vinita Kailasanath 2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.
Vinita would later appear on Jeopardy! as Vinita Kailasanath in the following archived game:
#6809, aired 2014-04-03 Michael Falk vs. Ken Jennings vs. Vinita Kailasanath Battle of the Decades: The 2000s game 4.

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