Behind the Sweaters: an interview with 20-game champion Julia Collins

On television, Julia Collins comes across as a cool, laid-back woman, flush with humility despite having the second-longest winning streak in Jeopardy! history.

In person, she’s pretty much the same – but without the pressure of thousands of dollars hanging over her head, she’s even more fun.

An interview was the ideal format for me, too: I’d much rather sit a few feet away from her, asking her the questions, than stand a few feet away from her on stage, buzzer in hand.

Of course, she tells me all about the sweaters. We dive into several other areas in this wide-ranging chat:

Her big splurge after winning 20 games (2:22)

Her favorite part of the 1980s “Flashback” episodes (7:49)

Why she took wild guesses at certain clues (15:42)

What movie she LOVES (18:35)

After, we met up with Roger Craig, Dan Pawson, and Teen Tournament Champion Jeff Xie, who is also as fun and engaging as he appears on TV. (In addition, I shared that I had invited the three adult champs to take the Ice Bucket Challenge.)

As is apparent from the get-go, we had a lot of fun recording this.

Without further ado, enjoy: The Final Wager… with Julia Collins.