--- description: An Illinois woman is well on her way to making Jeopardy! history after winning her 19th consecutive game Thursday. title: Latest Jeopardy Whiz Julia Collins Has Already Made History image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb912fb6b3d6a1728/698695a8810bbbc16fc91f81/bfa074e89c4d4698a833820686192916-0.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Latest _Jeopardy!_ Whiz Julia Collins Has Already Made History by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2014 6:12 PM CUT  Julia Collins, 31, of Wilmette, Ill., is seen in Chicago on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, after an interview with The Associated Press. Julia Collins, 31, of Wilmette, Ill., is seen in Chicago on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, after an interview with The Associated Press.Teresa Crawfor—AP by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2014 6:12 PM CUT An Illinois woman is well on her way to making _Jeopardy!_ history after winning her 19th consecutive game Thursday. Julia Collins’ latest win puts her in second place for the most consecutive wins, and she’s already won more money than any other female contestant. “Its been a lot of fun, and I feel like I’ve been very lucky … to be on the show as long as I have,” Collins said in a CNN Interview. Collins has even reportedly quit her business consultant job so she can continue playing _Jeopardy!._ She has a long way to go, however, if she wants first place for the most consecutive wins: Currently, Ken Jennings holds the first place spot with 74 straight victories. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2799481/jeopardy-julia-collins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2799481/jeopardy-julia-collins/"},"headline":"Latest Jeopardy! Whiz Julia Collins Has Already Made History","datePublished":"2014-05-30T18:12:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:08:08.668Z","description":"The unstoppable Julia Collins has her eye on the prize.","url":"https://time.com/2799481/jeopardy-julia-collins/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb912fb6b3d6a1728/698695a8810bbbc16fc91f81/bfa074e89c4d4698a833820686192916-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb912fb6b3d6a1728/698695a8810bbbc16fc91f81/bfa074e89c4d4698a833820686192916-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Julia Collins","caption":"Julia Collins","creditText":"Teresa Crawfor—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2799481/jeopardy-julia-collins/","name":"Latest Jeopardy! Whiz Julia Collins Has Already Made History"}}]}] ```