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 atnaqt@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 | The Challengers | 1991 | $16,325 | ||
| Dana Bacon | Teen Jeopardy! | 1991 | $17,700 | Runner-up | |
| Chris Barger | Jeopardy! | 1994 | ? | ||
| Craig Barker | Michigan,Livonia Stevenson | College Jeopardy! | 1997 | $25,000/car | Champion |
| Craig Barker | Michigan,Livonia Stevenson | Jeopardy! TOC | 1998 | $1,000 | |
| Craig Barker | Michigan,Livonia Stevenson | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | Second in Round 1 |
| Brick Barrientos | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Mike Becker | Jeopardy! | 1987 | $55,400 | ||
| Rachel Beckman | Jeopardy! | 2001 | $30,001 | Won Kids Week show at age 11 | |
| Katy Beebe | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $1,000 | ||
| Eric Biber | College Jeopardy! | 1993 | $19,100 | Runner-up | |
| Ben Bishop | Lakeside School,Amherst | Jeopardy! | 2008 | $115,800 | 4-time champion |
| Ben Bishop | Lakeside School,Amherst | Jeopardy! TOC | 2009 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Ron Black | Jeopardy! | 1985 | ? | ||
| Ron Black | Jeopardy! TOC | 1985 | ? | ||
| Ron Black | Super Jeopardy! | 1990 | ? | ||
| Jason Block | Millionaire | ? | $125,000 | ||
| Craig Boge | Stanford | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $50,000 | Runner-up |
| Chris Borglum | Valencia CC | Jeopardy! | 1996 | ? | |
| Wes Borucki | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Michael Braun | Teen Jeopardy! | 2005 | $75,000 | Champion | |
| Colin Brown | U of Rochester | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $5,000 | Article |
| Lorin Burte | The Challengers | 1991 | $91,000 | ||
| Phil Castagna | Stump the Schwab | 2006 | ?/Schwabblehead doll | ||
| Benoy Chako | College Jeopardy! | ? | $5,000 | ||
| Papa Chakravarthy | Dunbar | Teen Jeopardy! | 2006 | $75,000 | Champion |
| Beth Cimini | Boston U | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Mark Coen | Millionaire | 2004 | $64,000 | ||
| John Colterman | Assumption Catholic | Jeopardy! | 2004 | ? | Article |
| Richard Cordray | Jeopardy! | 1986 | $40,303 | ||
| Richard Cordray | Jeopardy! TOC | 1987 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Sam Daub | Eden Prairie | Back to School Jeopardy! | 2002 | $2,000 | |
| Mark Dawson | Jeopardy! | 2001 | $342,000/car | ||
| Michael Day | Jeopardy! | 1985 | $53,500 | ||
| Michael Day | Jeopardy! TOC | 1985 | $1,000 | ||
| Michael Day | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | ||
| Kunle Demuren | Princeton,Ocean Lakes | Kids Jeopardy! | 2002 | $49,000 | Highest one-day Kids Week total ever. |
| Jim Dendy | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Josh DenHartog | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $25,000 | Champion | |
| Josh DenHartog | Jeopardy! TOC | 1998 | $2,500 | ||
| Josh DenHartog | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | ||
| Josh DenHartog | Win Ben Stein's Money | ? | ? | ||
| Jason Dettlebach | Millionaire | 2000 | $125,000 | ||
| Raj Dhuwalia | Florida | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $23,200 | |
| Jennifer Dikes | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $1,000 | ||
| James Dinan | 2 Minute Drill | 2001 | $5,000 | ||
| James Dinan | Millionaire | ? | $64,000 | Originally won $0, but was invited back for a second chance. | |
| James Dinan | Paranoia | ? | ? | ||
| David C. Dixon | Jeopardy! | 1993 | ? | ||
| Mike Dupee | Jeopardy! | 1996 | $66,401 | 5-time champion | |
| Mike Dupee | Jeopardy! TOC | 1996 | $100,000 | Champion | |
| Mike Dupee | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $32,500 | ||
| James Erwin | Jeopardy! | 2009 | $23,598 | 2-time champion | |
| Michael Falk | Iowa State,St. Mary's Visitation | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $59,403 | 3-time champion |
| Michael Falk | Iowa State,St. Mary's Visitation | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $250,000 | Champion |
| Meryl Federman | Livingston,Harvard | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $75,000 | Champion |
| Adam Fine | Maryland,Johns Hopkins | Millionaire | 1999 | $16,000 | Appeared on same show as Rick Grimes. |
| Kermin Elliott Fleming | Carnegie Mellon | College Jeopardy! | 2004 | $100,000 | Champion; Attended same HS as John Zheng |
| Kermin Elliott Fleming | Carnegie Mellon | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $5,000 | |
| Morgan Flood | Penn Manor | Teen Jeopardy! | 2012 | $8,358 | |
| Eric Floyd | Georgia | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $97,800 | |
| Eric Floyd | Georgia | Jeopardy! TOC | 2003 | $25,000 | Finalist |
| Heidi Fogle | Stanford | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $10,000 | Article |
| Chuck Forrest | Jeopardy! | 1985 | $72,800 | 5-time champion | |
| Chuck Forrest | Jeopardy! TOC | 1986 | $100,000 | Champion | |
| Chuck Forrest | Super Jeopardy! | 1993 | $5,000 | ||
| Chuck Forrest | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $25,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Chuck Forrest | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | Part of the "Nifty Nine" | |
| Akiva Fox | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $7,500 | Finalist | |
| Tara Franey | Michigan State | College Jeopardy! | 2008 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Kristin Frankhouser | Back to School Jeopardy! | 2001 | $4,000 | Article | |
| Steve Frappier | Ransom Everglades,WUSTL | Jeopardy! | 2008 | $2,000 | Article |
| David Frazee | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $26,800 | ||
| Cliff Galiher | UCLA,Half Moon Bay | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $100,000 | Champion |
| Tom Galloway | Greed | 1999 | $20,000 | ||
| Greg Garbee | Millionaire | 2004 | $32,000 | ||
| Scott Gillispie | College Jeopardy! | 1991 | $27,400 | Champion | |
| Scott Gillispie | Jeopardy! TOC | 1991 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Scott Gillispie | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | ||
| Amanda Goad | Teen Jeopardy! | 1996 | $31,200 | Champion | |
| Amanda Goad | Jeopardy! TOC | 1996 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Andrew Gonzalez | USC | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $2,000 | |
| David Goodman | Millionaire | ? | $1,000,000 | ||
| Ashley Grand | Torrey Pines | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $5,000 | Article |
| Rick Grimes | Millionaire | 1999 | $64,000 | Appeared on same show as Adam Fine. | |
| Rick Grimes | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Victoria Groce | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $23,801 | Defeated a 19-time champion | |
| David Hamilton | 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 | Millionaire | 2000 | $64,000 | ||
| Eric S. Hillemann | Carleton College | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $20,700 | |
| James Holst | Iowa | Jeopardy! | 2009 | $26,801 | Article |
| Jennifer Hopens | Texas | Jeopardy! | 1997 | $12,200 | |
| Jeff Hoppes | UC Berkeley,Manheim Township,Princeton | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | Led Ken Jennings going into Double Jeopardy! |
| Andrew Hutchings | College Jeopardy! | 1998 | $25,000/car | Champion | |
| Andrew Hutchings | Jeopardy! TOC | 1999 | $2,500 | ||
| Andrew Hutchings | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | ||
| Grant Hutchins | Edmond Santa Fe | Millionaire | 2005 | $25,000 | |
| Grant Hutchinson | College Jeopardy! | 2003 | $25,000 | Runner-up | |
| Steve Irish | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Sahir Islam | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $26,300 | Champion | |
| Sahir Islam | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | ||
| Jayanth Iyengar | WUSTL | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $25,000 | Finalist |
| Josh Jacobson | Remote Control | ? | ? | ||
| Steve Jenkins | Carleton College | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $23,785 | Article |
| Ken Jennings | Brigham Young | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,520,700 | Total winnings record; appearances record; single-show record |
| Ken Jennings | Brigham Young | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $500,000 | Runner-up |
| Ken Jennings | Brigham Young | 1 vs. 100 | 2006 | $714 | Appeared in premiere episode. |
| Ken Jennings | Brigham Young | 5th Grader | 2008 | $500,000 | Article |
| Vinita Kailasanath | College Jeopardy! | 2001 | $50,000/car | Champion | |
| Vinita Kailasanath | Jeopardy! TOC | 2004 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Vinita Kailasanath | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | Advanced to Round 2 | |
| Brian Kalt | Teen Jeopardy! | 1987 | ? | Semi-finalist | |
| Brian Kalt | Millionaire | 2000 | $32,000 | ||
| Tina Karelson | Jeopardy! | 1993 | $8,000/trip | Article | |
| Anurag Kashyap | Rancho Bernardo | Teen Jeopardy! | 2008 | $75,000 | Also was the 2005 National Spelling Bee champion |
| Jason Keller | Rutgers | Jeopardy! | 2011 | $213,900 | 9-time champion |
| Matt Keller | Vanderbilt | College Jeopardy! | 2000 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Matt Keller | Vanderbilt | Millionaire | 2004 | ? | |
| Larissa Kelly | Princeton,UC Berkeley | Jeopardy! | 2008 | $222,597 | 6-time champion; leading female money-winner in regular play |
| Larissa Kelly | Princeton,UC Berkeley | Jeopardy! TOC | 2009 | $100,000 | Runner-up |
| Christine Kennedy | Notre Dame,Fisher Catholic | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $25,000 | Finalist |
| Su Kim | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $46,901 | 3-day champion | |
| Amanda King | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Cheryl Klein | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $1,000 | ||
| David Kneip | Jeopardy! | 1996 | ? | ||
| Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton | Oklahoma State,Tulsa | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $12,300 | Article |
| Sharon Kristal | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $1,000 | ||
| Tom Kunzen | Seminole CC | Jeopardy! | 2011 | $134,402 | 5-time champion |
| Mike LaMasse | Plymouth Salem | College Jeopardy! | 2000 | $2,500 | |
| Dave Legler | Twenty-One | 2000 | $1,765,000 | Set all-time record for game show winnings. | |
| Josh Levy | College Jeopardy! | 1999 | $10,000 | Finalist | |
| Al Lin | Jeopardy! | 1993 | $58,903 | 5-time champion | |
| Al Lin | Jeopardy! TOC | 1993 | $1,000 | Article | |
| Bruce Lin | Princeton | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $56,599 | 3-day champion |
| Brian Lnu | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Sherman Lo | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $37,201 | Article | |
| Rob Long | Millionaire | 2000 | $64,000 | ||
| Jon Lubin | Millionaire | 2002 | $250,000 | ||
| Jason Luna | UC Irvine | 1 vs. 100 | 2008 | $1,000,000 | Article |
| David Madden | Princeton,Ridgewood | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $430,400 | 19-time champion |
| David Madden | Princeton,Ridgewood | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Nico Martinez | Stanford | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $100,000 | Champion |
| Nico Martinez | Stanford | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $5,000 | |
| Maribeth Mason | Illinois,Caltech | Jeopardy! | 1997 | $8,999 | |
| Maribeth Mason | Illinois,Caltech | Winning Lines | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| Richard J. Mason | Caltech | Win Ben Stein's Money | 1998 | $5,000 | |
| Richard J. Mason | Caltech | Winning Lines | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| Richard J. Mason | Caltech | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $52,000 | |
| Richard J. Mason | Caltech | Millionaire | 2009 | $25,000 | Used Robert Hentzel as a lifeline |
| Sarah Mauldin | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $38,400 | ||
| John McClain | Millionaire | 1999 | $32,000 | ||
| Ryan McClarren | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $1,000 | ||
| Jack McClintock | Jeopardy! | 2011 | ? | Article | |
| Andrew McGeorge | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $15,400 | Runner-up | |
| Maureen McIvor | College Jeopardy! | 1991 | $1,000 | ||
| Nicholas Meyer | UC Berkeley | Millionaire | 2001 | $32,000 | |
| Tom Michael | 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 | College Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Brian Moore | Jeopardy! | 1993 | $62,002 | 5-time champion | |
| Brian Moore | Jeopardy! TOC | 1994 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Brian Moore | 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 | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $11,799 | Finalist | |
| Trey Morris | Texas A&M; | 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 | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Nancy Neff | Millionaire | 2006 | $100,000 | ||
| Nancy Neff | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | 1-day champion | |
| George Nelson | Teen Jeopardy! | 2002 | $25,000 | Runner-up | |
| Eric Newhouse | Teen Jeopardy! | 1989 | $28,100 | Champion | |
| Eric Newhouse | Jeopardy! TOC | 1989 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Eric Newhouse | Super Jeopardy! | 1990 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Eric Newhouse | Teen Jeopardy! | 1998 | $50,000 | Won special Teen Reunion Show | |
| Eric Newhouse | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $100,000 | Runner up | |
| Eric Newhouse | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $25,000 | Part of the "Nifty Nine" | |
| Eok Ngo | UC Berkeley | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $1,000 | |
| Chris G. Nolte | Caltech | Winning Lines | 2000 | $1,000 | |
| Elizabeth Norton | Teen Jeopardy! | 1999 | $5,000 | Semifinalist | |
| Kevin P. Olmstead | Jeopardy! | 1994 | $26,911 | ||
| Kevin P. Olmstead | Millionaire | 2000 | $2,180,000 | Largest ever gameshow win at the time | |
| Kevin P. Olmstead | 1 vs. 100 | 2006 | ? | ||
| Kevin P. Olmstead | Grand Slam | 2007 | ? | ||
| Matt Ottinger | $ale of the Century | 1986 | $2,300 | ||
| Matt Ottinger | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | ||
| Jim Paluszak | Teen Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Steven Perry | Virginia,Rhodes,Pittsburgh | Millionaire | 2001 | $500,000 | |
| Kenny Peskin | GoldPocket | 2000 | $250,000 | Article | |
| Kenny Peskin | 2 Minute Drill | 2001 | $5,000 | ||
| Kenny Peskin | Stump the Schwab | ? | ? | ||
| Greg Peterson | Maine South,Lawrence | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $38,600 | Runner-up |
| Adam Pinson | Bevill-Jasper,Central Alabama CC | College Jeopardy! | 2005 | $50,000 | Runner-up |
| Joe Pipp | Robbinsdale Cooper | Jeopardy! | 1986 | $20,000/trip | |
| Martin Poteralski | Millionaire | ? | $250,000 | Originally won $0, but was invited back for a second chance. | |
| Justin Powell | Teen Jeopardy! | 1997 | $17,125 | ||
| Niall Prendergast | Hanover | Jeopardy! | 2011 | ? | Article |
| Carrie Pruett | Teen Jeopardy! | 1993 | ? | Semi-finalist | |
| Carrie Pruett | Millionaire | ? | $32,000 | ||
| James Quintong | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $4,001 | Article | |
| Chris Rantz | Millionaire | ? | $1,000 | ||
| Jeremy Rasmussen | South Florida | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $30,001 | Article |
| Madhury Ray | Millionaire | 2003 | ? | ||
| Casey Retterer | Maryland,Oakland Mills | College Jeopardy! | 2004 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Jay Rhee | Jeopardy! | 2011 | $107,203 | 6-time champion | |
| Jay Rhee | Jeopardy! TOC | 2011 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Suzanne Rivoire | Texas | College Jeopardy! | 2001 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Jesse Roach | Teen Jeopardy! | 1993 | ? | Finalist | |
| Samantha Ross | Macalester | Millionaire | 2005 | $1,000 | |
| David Roussel | Jeopardy! | 1987 | $9,500 | ||
| Brad Rutter | Jeopardy! | 2000 | $55,102/2 cars | 5-time champion | |
| Brad Rutter | Jeopardy! TOC | 2001 | $100,000 | Champion | |
| Brad Rutter | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $1,000,000 | Champion | |
| Brad Rutter | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $2,115,000 | Champion | |
| Bob Scarpone | Bergen County | Jeopardy! | 1996 | $42,401 | 5-time champion |
| Bob Scarpone | Bergen County | Jeopardy! TOC | 1996 | $11,000 | Runner-up |
| Bob Scarpone | Bergen County | Millionaire | ? | ? | |
| Benjamin Schenkel | Moravian Academy | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $42,800 | Runner-up |
| Matthew Schnippert | Stanton College Prep,Episcopal | College Jeopardy! | 2001 | $19,801 | Runner-up |
| Trevor Schultz | Iowa | Millionaire | 2009 | $100,000 | |
| William Schultz | Raleigh Charter,North Carolina | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Russ Schumacher | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $64,800 | 4-day champion | |
| Russ Schumacher | Jeopardy! TOC | 2004 | $250,000 | Champion | |
| Andrew Segal | McGill | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $2,000 | Article |
| Brandy Shattuck | Michigan | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $7,801 | Article |
| Matthew Sherman | UCLA,Capistrano Valley | Millionaire | 2001 | $32,000 | |
| E. J. Sieracki | Plymouth Salem | Teen Jeopardy! | 1994 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Bruce Simmons | Rio Rancho,St. Stephen's | Jeopardy! | 1992 | $63,599 | |
| Bruce Simmons | Rio Rancho,St. Stephen's | Jeopardy! TOC | 1993 | $10,000 | Runner-up |
| Bruce Simmons | Rio Rancho,St. Stephen's | Millionaire | 2000 | ? | |
| Julie Singer | Quiz Kids Challenge | 1990 | ? | ||
| John Skelton | Jeopardy! | 1998 | $57,000 | ||
| John Skelton | Jeopardy! TOC | 1999 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Scott Smith | Catholic of Pointe Coupee,Texas A&M;,LSU,Edmond Memorial | Millionaire | 2002 | $8,000 | College Edition |
| Greg Sorenson | Jeopardy! | 1998 | ? | ||
| Babu Srinivasan | Jeopardy! | 2001 | $75,100/car | 5-time champion | |
| Babu Srinivasan | Jeopardy! TOC | 2001 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Babu Srinivasan | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $10,000 | ||
| Babu Srinivasan | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | ||
| Julie K. Stahlhut | My Generation | ? | ? | ||
| Charlie Steinhice | UT-Chattanooga,Chattanooga Arts & Sciences | Jeopardy! | 1992 | ? | |
| Jeff Stewart | Princeton | College Jeopardy! | 1994 | $26,000/car | Champion |
| Jeff Stewart | Princeton | Jeopardy! TOC | 1994 | $20,800 | Runner up |
| Jeff Stewart | Princeton | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | Second in Round 1 |
| Molly Strothmann | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $20,000 | Article | |
| Maddie Suchard | Edison | Back to School Jeopardy! | 2005 | $20,401 | Leading money-winner during 2005's Back to School Week |
| Ray Sun | Chicago | Jeopardy! | 2006 | $30,801 | Article |
| Dan Suzman | Harvard,Georgetown Day | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | Article |
| Mitchell Szczepanczyk | Chicago | Millionaire | 2007 | $8,000 | |
| Alan Tabor | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Kurt Taube | Jeopardy! | 1996 | ? | ||
| Ben Taylor | Dartmouth | Jeopardy! | 2007 | $25,599 | Article |
| Dennis Thibodeaux | Jeopardy! | 1999 | $9,200 | 1-day champion | |
| Dennis Thibodeaux | History IQ | 2001 | ? | Champion | |
| Jason Thweatt | Virginia Tech | Millionaire | 2001 | $32,000 | |
| Eddie Timanus | Jeopardy! | 1999 | $69,700/2 cars | 5-time champion | |
| Eddie Timanus | Jeopardy! TOC | 2000 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Eddie Timanus | Jeopardy! Million Dollar | 2002 | $10,000 | Article | |
| Eddie Timanus | 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 | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Ron Trigueiro | Jeopardy! | 1998 | $50,400 | ||
| Ron Trigueiro | Millionaire | 2000 | $125,000 | Article | |
| Ben Tritle | Twenty-One | 2000 | $85,000 | Last episode aired | |
| Ben Tritle | Jeopardy! | 2002 | $78,600/car | 5-time champion | |
| Ben Tritle | Jeopardy! TOC | 2003 | $5,000 | Article | |
| Pete Troyan | Detroit Catholic Central | College Jeopardy! | 2007 | $10,000 | Semi-finalist |
| Wes Ulm | Jeopardy! | 1997 | $63,201 | 4-time champion | |
| Wes Ulm | Jeopardy! TOC | 1998 | $2,500 | Article | |
| Wes Ulm | Crosswords | 2008 | ? | ||
| Shane Underwood | College Jeopardy! | 1998 | $10,000 | Finalist | |
| Sujith Vajain | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | ||
| Brandon VandeBrake | Win Ben Stein's Money | ? | ? | ||
| Amy Varallo | Aiken,Georgia Tech | Teen Jeopardy! | 2007 | $5,000 | |
| Vik Vaz | Texas,Harvard | Jeopardy! | 2005 | $74,002 | 3-time champion |
| Vik Vaz | Texas,Harvard | Jeopardy! TOC | 2006 | $100,000 | Runner-up |
| Adam Villani | Win Ben Stein's Money | 2000 | $5,000 | ||
| Adam Villani | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $2,000 | Article | |
| Cathy Vrentas | Penn State | Jeopardy! | ? | ? | |
| Amanda Walker | Gonzaga,Bellevue College | 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 M. Waters | Jeopardy! | 1985 | $12,800 | ||
| Daniel Weber | Keystone Oaks | National Vocabulary | 2007 | $5,000 | Pittsburgh champion; advanced to second round at national competition. |
| Mike Wehrman | Yale,Arkansas | Millionaire | 2000 | $32,000 | |
| Brian Weikle | Jeopardy! | 2003 | $149,200/car | 5-time champion | |
| Brian Weikle | Jeopardy! TOC | 2003 | $56,601 | Finalist | |
| Jamie Weiss | Teen Jeopardy! | 1990 | $26,000 | Champion | |
| Jamie Weiss | Jeopardy! TOC | 1990 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Jamie Weiss | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | Article | |
| Shane Whitlock | College Jeopardy! | 1996 | $32,800/car | Champion | |
| Ben Wiles | Jeopardy! | 2004 | $1,000 | ||
| Keith Williams | College Jeopardy! | 2003 | $50,000/car | Champion | |
| Keith Williams | Jeopardy! TOC | 2004 | $5,000 | Article | |
| Keith Williams | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | Article | |
| Greg Wimpey | Jeopardy! | 1991 | ? | ||
| Rachel Winer | Jeopardy! | 2011 | $53,801 | 2-day champion | |
| Tim Woodward | Shawsheen Tech,USC | Paranoia | 2000 | $70,000 | |
| Tim Woodward | Shawsheen Tech,USC | Millionaire | 2009 | $100,000 | |
| Joe Wright | Pittsburgh | Inquizition | ? | $500 | |
| Ramar Wright | Jeopardy! | 2003 | ? | ||
| Felicia Wu | Teen Jeopardy! | 1994 | ? | Semi-finalist | |
| Jill Young | Teen Jeopardy! | 1992 | $7,500 | Finalist | |
| Tim Young | Weakest Link | ? | ? | ||
| John Zhang | Teen Jeopardy! | 2003 | $50,000/car | Champion | |
| John Zhang | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $5,000 | ||
| Matt Zielenski | Teen Jeopardy! | 1995 | $42,300 | Champion | |
| Matt Zielenski | Jeopardy! TOC | 1995 | $5,000 | Semi-finalist | |
| Matt Zielenski | Jeopardy! Ultimate TOC | 2005 | $70,601 | Quarterfinalist |
