Game Show Appearances
This page honors current and former quiz bowl players at any level that have appeared on television game shows. If you know of any players whose exploits are not listed here, please contact us at naqt@naqt.com so that we can update our list.
| Name | School | Show | Year | Winnings | Extra |
| Shawn Askew | Georgia Tech | Jeopardy! | 1997 | $14,000 | |
| Bryce Avery | BYU | The Challengers | 1991 | $16,325 | |
| Dana Bacon | Minnesota | Teen Jeopardy! | 1991 | $17,700 | Runner-up |
| Chris Barger | Minnesota | Jeopardy! | 1994 | ? | |
| Craig Barker | Michigan | College Jeopardy! | 1997 | $25,000/car | Champion |
| Craig Barker | Michigan | Jeopardy! TOC | 1998 | $1,000 | Article |
| Craig Barker | NAQT | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | Second in Round 1 |
| Brick Barrientos | Maryland | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Mike Becker | None | Jeopardy! | 1987 | $55,400 | |
| Rachel Beckman | Danville | Jeopardy! | 2001 | $30,001 | Won Kids Week show at age 11 |
| Katy Beebe | Carleton College | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| Eric Biber | Collegiate School | College Jeopardy! | 1993 | $19,100 | Runner-up |
| Ron Black | UNC | Jeopardy! | 1985 | ? | |
| Ron Black | UNC | Jeopardy! TOC | 1985 | ? | |
| Ron Black | UNC | Super Jeopardy! | 1990 | ? | |
| Jason Block | George Washington | Millionaire | ? | $125,000 | |
| Craig Boge | Stanford | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $50,000 | Runner-up |
| Chris Borglum | Valencia CC-Winter Park | Jeopardy! | 1996 | ? | |
| Wes Borucki | Alabama | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Michael Braun | James Blake | Teen Jeopardy! | 2005 | $75,000 | Champion |
| Colin Brown | U of Rochester | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $5,000 | Article |
| Lorin Burte | Chicago | The Challengers | 1991 | $91,000 | |
| Phil Castagna | Georgetown University | Stump the Schwab | 2006 | ?/Schwabblehead doll | |
| Benoy Chako | Michigan | College Jeopardy! | ? | $5,000 | |
| Beth Cimini | Boston U | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Mark Coen | Boston U | Millionaire | 2004 | $64,000 | |
| John Colterman | Queen's | Jeopardy! | 2004 | ? | Article |
| Richard Cordray | Michigan State | Jeopardy! | 1986 | $40,303 | |
| Richard Cordray | Michigan State | Jeopardy! TOC | 1987 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Sam Daub | Eden Prairie | Back to School Jeopardy! | 2002 | $2,000 | |
| Mark Dawson | Georgia State | Jeopardy! | 2001 | $342,000/car | |
| Michael Day | Harvard | Jeopardy! | 1985 | $53,500 | |
| Michael Day | Harvard | Jeopardy! TOC | 1985 | $1,000 | |
| Michael Day | Harvard | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | |
| Kunle Demuren | Ocean Lakes | Kids Jeopardy! | 2002 | $49,000 | Highest one-day Kids Week total ever. |
| Jim Dendy | Georgia Tech | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Josh DenHartog | Caltech | Win Ben Stein's Money | ? | ? | |
| Josh DenHartog | Caltech | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $25,000 | Champion |
| Josh DenHartog | Caltech | Jeopardy! TOC | 1998 | $2,500 | Article |
| Josh DenHartog | Caltech | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | |
| Jason Dettlebach | Maryland | Millionaire | 2000 | $125,000 | |
| Raj Dhuwalia | Florida | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $23,200 | |
| Jennifer Dikes | Eleanor Roosevelt | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $1,000 | |
| James Dinan | George Washington | Millionaire | ? | $64,000 | Originally won $0, but was invited back for a second chance. |
| James Dinan | None | Paranoia | ? | ? | |
| James Dinan | George Washington | 2 Minute Drill | 2001 | $5,000 | |
| David Dixon | NAQT | Jeopardy! | 1993 | ? | |
| Mike Dupee | Emory | Jeopardy! | 1996 | $66,401 | 5-time champion |
| Mike Dupee | Emory | Jeopardy! TOC | 1996 | $100,000 | Champion |
| Mike Dupee | Emory | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $32,500 | |
| Michael Falk | Iowa State | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $59,403 | 3-time champion |
| Michael Falk | Iowa State | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $250,000 | Champion |
| Meryl Federman | Livingston | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $75,000 | Champion |
| Adam Fine | Maryland | Millionaire | 1999 | $16,000 | Appeared on same show as Rick Grimes. |
| Kermin Fleming | Carnegie Mellon | College Jeopardy! | 2004 | $100,000 | Champion; Attended same HS as John Zheng |
| Kermin Fleming | Carnegie Mellon | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $5,000 | Article |
| Eric Floyd | Georgia | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $97,800 | Article |
| Eric Floyd | Georgia | Jeopardy! TOC | 2003 | $25,000 | Finalist |
| Heidi Fogle | Stanford | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $10,000 | Article |
| Chuck Forrest | Michigan | Jeopardy! | 1985 | $72,800 | 5-time champion |
| Chuck Forrest | Michigan | Jeopardy! TOC | 1986 | $100,000 | Champion |
| Chuck Forrest | Michigan | Super Jeopardy! | 1993 | $5,000 | |
| Chuck Forrest | Michigan | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $25,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Chuck Forrest | Michigan | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | Part of the "Nifty Nine" |
| Akiva Fox | Penn | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $7,500 | Finalist |
| Kristin Frankhouser | Louisiana-Monroe | Back to School Jeopardy! | 2001 | $4,000 | Article |
| David Frazee | NAQT | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $26,800 | |
| Cliff Galiher | UCLA | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $100,000 | Champion |
| Tom Galloway | Michigan | Greed | 1999 | $20,000 | |
| Greg Garbee | Palm Beach CC | Millionaire | 2004 | $32,000 | |
| Scott Gillispie | Georgia Tech | College Jeopardy! | 1991 | $27,400 | Champion |
| Scott Gillispie | Georgia Tech | Jeopardy! TOC | 1991 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Scott Gillispie | Georgia Tech | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | |
| Amanda Goad | Rice | Teen Jeopardy! | 1996 | $31,200 | Champion |
| Amanda Goad | Rice | Jeopardy! TOC | 1996 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Andrew Gonzalez | USC | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $2,000 | |
| David Goodman | Michigan | Millionaire | ? | $1,000,000 | |
| Ashley Grand | Torrey Pines | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $5,000 | Article |
| Rick Grimes | George Washington | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Rick Grimes | George Washington | Millionaire | 1999 | $64,000 | Appeared on same show as Adam Fine. |
| Victoria Groce | Georgia | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $23,801 | Defeated a 19-time champion |
| David Hamilton | Maryland | Millionaire | ? | $32,000 | |
| David Hankins | Dartmouth | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $1,000 | Was the third contestant on the show where Nancy Zerg beat Ken Jennings |
| Ken Hesser | Penn State | Millionaire | 2000 | $64,000 | |
| Eric Hillemann | NAQT | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $20,700 | |
| Jennifer Hopens | Texas | Jeopardy! | 1997 | $12,200 | |
| Jeff Hoppes | Berkeley | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | Led Ken Jennings going into Double Jeopardy! |
| Andrew Hutchings | Cornell | College Jeopardy! | 1998 | $25,000/car | Champion |
| Andrew Hutchings | Cornell | Jeopardy! TOC | 1999 | $2,500 | |
| Andrew Hutchings | Cornell | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | |
| Grant Hutchins | Olin College | Millionaire | 2005 | $25,000 | Article |
| Grant Hutchinson | West Florida | College Jeopardy! | 2003 | $25,000 | Runner-up |
| Steve Irish | Stanford | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Sahir Islam | Harvard | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $26,300 | Champion |
| Sahir Islam | Harvard | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | |
| Jayanth Iyengar | WUSTL | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $25,000 | Finalist |
| Josh Jacobson | Minnesota | Remote Control | ? | ? | |
| Steve Jenkins | Carleton College | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $23,785 | Article |
| Ken Jennings | NAQT | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,520,700 | Total winnings record; appearances record; single-show record |
| Ken Jennings | NAQT | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $500,000 | Runner-up |
| Ken Jennings | NAQT | 1 vs. 100 | 2006 | $714 | Appeared in premiere episode. |
| Vinita Kailasanath | Stanford | College Jeopardy! | 2001 | $50,000/car | Champion |
| Vinita Kailasanath | Stanford | Jeopardy! TOC | 2004 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Vinita Kailasanath | Stanford | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | Advanced to Round 2 |
| Brian Kalt | Michigan | Teen Jeopardy! | 1987 | ? | Semi-finalist |
| Brian Kalt | Michigan | Millionaire | 2000 | $32,000 | |
| Tina Karelson | Minnesota | Jeopardy! | 1993 | $8,000/trip | Article |
| Matt Keller | Vanderbilt | College Jeopardy! | 2000 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Matt Keller | Vanderbilt | Millionaire | 2004 | ? | |
| Christine Kennedy | Fisher Catholic | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $25,000 | Finalist |
| Su Kim | Illinois | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $46,901 | 3-day champion |
| Amanda King | Wake Forest | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Cheryl Klein | Carleton College | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| David Kneip | Temple | Jeopardy! | 1996 | ? | |
| Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton | Oklahoma State | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $12,300 | Article |
| Sharon Kristal | Princeton | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $1,000 | |
| Mike LaMasse | Plymouth Salem | College Jeopardy! | 2000 | $2,500 | |
| Dave Legler | Kansas | Twenty-One | 2000 | $1,765,000 | Set all-time record for game show winnings. |
| Josh Levy | Penn | College Jeopardy! | 1999 | $10,000 | Finalist |
| Al Lin | Emory | Jeopardy! TOC | 1993 | $1,000 | Article |
| Al Lin | Emory | Jeopardy! | 1993 | $58,903 | 5-time champion |
| Bruce Lin | Queen's | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $56,599 | 3-day champion |
| Brian Lnu | Arizona State | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Sherman Lo | Stanford | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $37,201 | Article |
| Rob Long | Michigan | Millionaire | 2000 | $64,000 | |
| Jon Lubin | Penn | Millionaire | 2002 | $250,000 | |
| David Madden | Princeton | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $430,400 | 19-time champion |
| David Madden | Princeton | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Nico Martinez | Stanford | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $100,000 | Champion |
| Nico Martinez | Stanford | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $5,000 | Article |
| Maribeth Mason | Illinois | Jeopardy! | 1997 | $8,999 | |
| Maribeth Mason | Caltech | Winning Lines | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| Richard Mason | Caltech | Win Ben Stein's Money | 1998 | $5,000 | |
| Richard Mason | Caltech | Winning Lines | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| Richard Mason | Caltech | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $52,000 | |
| Sarah Mauldin | Oklahoma | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $38,400 | |
| John McClain | Rutgers | Millionaire | 1999 | $32,000 | |
| Ryan McClarren | Michigan | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $1,000 | |
| Maureen McIvor | Georgetown University | College Jeopardy! | 1991 | $1,000 | |
| Nick Meyer | None | Millionaire | 2001 | $32,000 | |
| Tom Michael | None | Millionaire | ? | $64,000 | |
| Susan Mitchell | Texas A&M | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $67,100 | 4-day champion |
| Susan Mitchell | Texas A&M | Jeopardy! TOC | 2007 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Allyson Mondoux | Boston U | College Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Brian Moore | Rice | Jeopardy! | 1993 | $62,002 | 5-time champion |
| Brian Moore | Rice | Jeopardy! TOC | 1994 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Brian Moore | Rice | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $72,200 | Advanced to Elite Eighteen |
| Matt Morris | duPont Manual | Teen Jeopardy! | 1994 | $29,601 | Champion |
| Matt Morris | duPont Manual | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | |
| Richard Morris | None | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $11,799 | Finalist |
| Trey Morris | Texas Tech | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $1,000 | Lost to Ben Tritle |
| Pam Mueller | Loyola Chicago | College Jeopardy! | 2000 | $50,000/car | Champion |
| Pam Mueller | Loyola Chicago | Jeopardy! TOC | 2001 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Pam Mueller | Loyola Chicago | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $92,201 | Semi-finalist |
| John Nam | Maryland | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Nancy Neff | UT-Chattanooga | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | 1-day champion |
| Nancy Neff | UT-Chattanooga | Millionaire | 2006 | $100,000 | |
| George Nelson | Vanderbilt | Teen Jeopardy! | 2002 | $25,000 | Runner-up |
| Eric Newhouse | South Dakota | Teen Jeopardy! | 1989 | $28,100 | Champion |
| Eric Newhouse | South Dakota | Jeopardy! TOC | 1989 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Eric Newhouse | South Dakota | Super Jeopardy! | 1990 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Eric Newhouse | South Dakota | Teen Jeopardy! | 1998 | $50,000 | Won special Teen Reunion Show |
| Eric Newhouse | South Dakota | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $100,000 | Runner up |
| Eric Newhouse | South Dakota | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | Part of the "Nifty Nine" |
| Eok Ngo | None | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $1,000 | |
| Chris Nolte | Caltech | Winning Lines | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| Elizabeth Norton | Dartmouth | Teen Jeopardy! | 1999 | $5,000 | Semifinalist |
| Kevin Olmstead | Michigan | Jeopardy! | 1994 | $26,911 | |
| Kevin Olmstead | NAQT | Millionaire | 2000 | $2,180,000 | Largest ever gameshow win at the time |
| Kevin Olmstead | Michigan | 1 vs. 100 | 2006 | ? | |
| Kevin Olmstead | Michigan | Grand Slam | 2007 | ? | Article |
| Matt Ottinger | None | $ale of the Century | 1986 | $2,300 | |
| Matt Ottinger | None | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | |
| Jim Paluszak | Dorman | Teen Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Steve Perry | Rhodes | Millionaire | 2001 | $500,000 | |
| Kenny Peskin | Cornell | Stump the Schwab | ? | ? | |
| Kenny Peskin | Cornell | GoldPocket | 2000 | $250,000 | Article |
| Kenny Peskin | Cornell | 2 Minute Drill | 2001 | $5,000 | |
| Greg Peterson | Maine South | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $38,600 | Runner-up |
| Adam Pinson | Alabama-Birmingham | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $50,000 | Runner-up |
| Joe Pipp | Michigan | Jeopardy! | 1986 | $20,000/trip | |
| Martin Poteralski | Georgia Tech | Millionaire | ? | $250,000 | Originally won $0, but was invited back for a second chance. |
| Justin Powell | None | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $17,125 | |
| Carrie Pruett | None | Millionaire | ? | $32,000 | |
| Carrie Pruett | None | Teen Jeopardy! | 1993 | ? | Semi-finalist |
| James Quintong | Northwestern | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $4,001 | Article |
| Chris Rantz | Brandeis | Millionaire | ? | $1,000 | |
| Jeremy Rasmussen | South Florida | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $30,001 | Article |
| Madhury Ray | Penn State | Millionaire | 2003 | ? | Article |
| Casey Retterer | Maryland | College Jeopardy! | 2004 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Suzanne Rivoire | Texas | College Jeopardy! | 2001 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Jesse Roach | Aiken | Teen Jeopardy! | 1993 | ? | Finalist |
| Samantha Ross | Macalester | Millionaire | 2005 | $1,000 | |
| David Roussel | John H. Francis Polytechnic | Jeopardy! | 1987 | $9,500 | |
| Brad Rutter | Manheim Township | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $55,102/2 cars | 5-time champion |
| Brad Rutter | Manheim Township | Jeopardy! TOC | 2001 | $100,000 | Champion |
| Brad Rutter | Manheim Township | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $1,000,000 | Champion |
| Brad Rutter | Manheim Township | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $2,115,000 | Champion |
| Bob Scarpone | Rutgers | Millionaire | ? | ? | |
| Bob Scarpone | Rutgers | Jeopardy! | 1996 | $42,401 | 5-time champion |
| Bob Scarpone | Rutgers | Jeopardy! TOC | 1996 | $11,000 | Runner-up |
| Benjamin Schenkel | Moravian Academy | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $42,800 | Runner-up |
| Will Schultz | Raleigh Charter | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Russ Schumacher | Chaska | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $64,800 | 4-day champion |
| Russ Schumacher | Chaska | Jeopardy! TOC | 2004 | $250,000 | Champion |
| Andrew Segal | McGill | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $2,000 | Article |
| Brandy Shattuck | Michigan | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $7,801 | Article |
| Matthew Sherman | None | Millionaire | 2001 | $32,000 | |
| E. J. Sieracki | Plymouth Salem | Teen Jeopardy! | 1994 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Bruce Simmons | St. Stephen's | Jeopardy! | 1992 | $63,599 | |
| Bruce Simmons | St. Stephen's | Jeopardy! TOC | 1993 | $10,000 | Runner-up |
| Bruce Simmons | St. Stephen's | Millionaire | 2000 | ? | |
| Julie Singer | Maryland | Quiz Kids Challenge | 1990 | ? | |
| John Skelton | Georgia | Jeopardy! | 1998 | $57,000 | |
| John Skelton | Georgia | Jeopardy! TOC | 1999 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Scott Smith | Texas A&M | Millionaire | 2002 | $8,000 | College Edition |
| Greg Sorenson | Boston U | Jeopardy! | 1998 | ? | |
| Babu Srinivasan | Texas A&M | Jeopardy! TOC | 2001 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Babu Srinivasan | Texas A&M | Jeopardy! | 2001 | $75,100/car | 5-time champion |
| Babu Srinivasan | Texas A&M | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $10,000 | Article |
| Babu Srinivasan | Texas A&M | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | |
| Julie Stahlhut | Western Michigan | My Generation | ? | ? | |
| Charlie Steinhice | UT-Chattanooga | Jeopardy! | 1992 | ? | |
| Jeff Stewart | BYU | College Jeopardy! | 1994 | $26,000/car | Champion |
| Jeff Stewart | BYU | Jeopardy! TOC | 1994 | $20,800 | Runner up |
| Jeff Stewart | BYU | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | Second in Round 1 |
| Molly Strothmann | Oklahoma | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $20,000 | Article |
| Ray Sun | Chicago | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $30,801 | Article |
| Dan Suzman | Georgetown Day | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | Article |
| Mitchell Szczepanczyk | Michigan | Millionaire | 2007 | $8,000 | |
| Alan Tabor | Stanford | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Ben Taylor | Guilford | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $25,599 | Article |
| Dennis Thibodeaux | Middle Tennessee State | Jeopardy! | 1999 | $9,200 | 1-day champion |
| Dennis Thibodeaux | Middle Tennessee State | History IQ | 2001 | ? | Champion |
| Jason Thweatt | Virginia Tech | Millionaire | 2001 | $32,000 | |
| Eddie Timanus | Wake Forest | Jeopardy! | 1999 | $69,700/2 cars | 5-time champion |
| Eddie Timanus | Wake Forest | Jeopardy! TOC | 2000 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Eddie Timanus | Wake Forest | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $10,000 | Article |
| Eddie Timanus | Wake Forest | Millionaire | 2004 | $50,000 | Article |
| J. J. Todor | Harvard | Jeopardy! | 1998 | $49,621/car | 5-time champion |
| J. J. Todor | Harvard | Jeopardy! TOC | 1999 | $20,600 | Runner-up |
| MaryAnn Toner | Carleton College | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Ron Trigueiro | Fresno State | Jeopardy! | 1998 | $50,400 | |
| Ron Trigueiro | Fresno State | Millionaire | 2000 | $125,000 | Article |
| Ben Tritle | WUSTL | Twenty-One | 2000 | $85,000 | Last episode aired |
| Ben Tritle | WUSTL | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $78,600/car | 5-time champion |
| Ben Tritle | WUSTL | Jeopardy! TOC | 2003 | $5,000 | Article |
| Pete Troyan | Detroit Catholic Central | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Shane Underwood | Foley | College Jeopardy! | 1998 | $10,000 | Finalist |
| Sujith Vajain | Eleanor Roosevelt | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Brandon VandeBrake | Caltech | Win Ben Stein's Money | ? | ? | |
| Amy Varallo | Aiken | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $5,000 | Article |
| Vik Vaz | Harvard | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $74,002 | 3-time champion |
| Vik Vaz | Harvard | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $100,000 | Runner-up |
| Adam Villani | Caltech | Win Ben Stein's Money | 2000 | $5,000 | |
| Adam Villani | Caltech | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | Article |
| Cathy Vrentas | Penn State | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Amanda Walker | Gonzaga | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Antonia Wang | Purdue | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Lily Wang | Columbia | College Jeopardy! | 2004 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| James Washick | North Greenville | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $20,801 | 1-day champion |
| Thomas Waters | NAQT | Jeopardy! | 1985 | $12,800 | |
| Daniel Weber | Keystone Oaks | National Vocabulary | 2007 | $5,000 | Pittsburgh champion; advanced to second round at national competition. |
| Mike Wehrman | Arkansas | Millionaire | 2000 | $32,000 | |
| Brian Weikle | Minnesota | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $149,200/car | 5-time champion |
| Brian Weikle | Minnesota | Jeopardy! TOC | 2003 | $56,601 | Finalist |
| Jamie Weiss | Thomas Jefferson | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $26,000 | Champion |
| Jamie Weiss | Thomas Jefferson | Jeopardy! TOC | 1990 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Jamie Weiss | Thomas Jefferson | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | Article |
| Shane Whitlock | Arkansas | College Jeopardy! | 1996 | $32,800/car | Champion |
| Ben Wiles | Lipscomb | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $1,000 | |
| Greg Wimpey | Trinity | Jeopardy! | 1991 | ? | |
| Tim Woodward | Shawsheen Tech | Paranoia | 2000 | $70,000 | |
| Joe Wright | None | Inquizition | ? | $500 | |
| Ramar Wright | Aiken | Jeopardy! | 2003 | ? | |
| Felicia Wu | None | Teen Jeopardy! | 1994 | ? | Semi-finalist |
| Jill Young | Carleton College | Teen Jeopardy! | 1992 | $7,500 | Finalist |
| Tim Young | George Washington | Weakest Link | ? | ? | |
| John Zhang | Dunbar | Teen Jeopardy! | 2003 | $50,000/car | Champion |
| John Zhang | Dunbar | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | |
| Matt Zielenski | Ohio Wesleyan | Teen Jeopardy! | 1995 | $42,300 | Champion |
| Matt Zielenski | Ohio Wesleyan | Jeopardy! TOC | 1995 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Matt Zielenski | Ohio Wesleyan | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $70,601 | Quarterfinalist |
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