Colby Burnett

[2] Later, in February 2013, Burnett won the show's Tournament of Champions, taking home the $250,000 grand prize.

He later appeared on season 3 of TBS's reality game show King of the Nerds.

[3] Governor Pat Quinn named December 18 as "Colby Burnett Day" in Illinois.

[4][5] In 2014, he competed in the Battle of the Decades, where he made the semifinals but lost his match to Roger Craig.

[8] After winning Jeopardy!, Burnett bought his mom a new home in a better area of Chicago.