Julia Collins Back on 'Jeopardy' for Tournament of Champions

Wilmette’s “Jeopardy” champ Julia Collins is back on the show for this week’s Tournament of Champions.

The top players of the last two seasons will compete this week for $250,000. Collins won 20 straight games and $428,100. What did she do with her winnings? She took a summer trip to Europe, reports Lori Rackl for the Chicago Sun-Times, and prepped for the tournament.

Her winning streak is the second-longest in show history, and she also has won more games than any other woman.

“They’re both the truth, but one puts me in a little better perspective than the other,” Collins told the Sun-Times. “I grew a bit tired of the ‘most-winning woman element’ because let’s face it: I’m not ‘pretty good for a girl.’ I’m a good player. I’m a very good player.”

The shows airs at 3:30 p.m. weekdays on ABC.

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