The BEST episodes of Jeopardy! season 2002
Every episode of Jeopardy! season 2002, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jeopardy! season 2002!
This classic game show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. After an 11 year run on NBC daytime, the show resurfaced in a modified format in 1978 and then came back in syndication in 1984, where it continues to enjoy long-term success.
#1 - Matt Scarpino, Bobby Padgett, Cindy D'Agostino
Season 2002 - Episode 57 - Aired 3/20/2002
Cindy D'Agostino, a documentary filmmaker from Alexandria, Virginia; Bobby Padgett, an analytical chemist from Cramerton, North Carolina; Matt Scarpino, an electrical engineer for the United States Air Force from Dayton, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,000).
#2 - Susan Robbins, Anne Takemoto, Andrew Sims
Season 2002 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/1/2002
Andrew Sims, a high school social studies teacher from Laguna Niguel, California; Anne Takemoto, a consultant from Marina del Rey, California; Susan Robbins, a training & development professional from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,601).
#3 - Million Dollar Masters Quarterfinal Game 3
Season 2002 - Episode 89 - Aired 5/3/2002
Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota; Leslie Frates, a Spanish teacher from Hayward, California; Chuck Forrest, a lawyer & CEO from London, United Kingdom.
#4 - Ben Sternberg, Mitchell Morris, Ronnie O'Rourke
Season 2002 - Episode 86 - Aired 4/30/2002
Ronnie O'Rourke, a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia; Mitchell Morris, a professor of musicology originally from Currituck County, North Carolina; Ben Sternberg, an investment banker from San Francisco, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $79,600).
#5 - Million Dollar Masters Quarterfinal Game 4
Season 2002 - Episode 90 - Aired 5/6/2002
Bob Verini, a film journalist & test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California; Eddie Timanus, a sports reporter from Arlington, Virginia; Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia.
#6 - Million Dollar Masters Quarterfinal Game 1
Season 2002 - Episode 87 - Aired 5/1/2002
Frank Spangenberg, a lieutenant in the New York Police Department from Douglaston, New York; Rachael Schwartz, a lawyer with an international law firm from Washington, D.C.; Bob Harris, an author, comedian, & radio commentator from Los Angeles, California.
#7 - Million Dollar Masters Quarterfinal Game 2
Season 2002 - Episode 88 - Aired 5/2/2002
Kate Waits, a law professor at the University of Tulsa from Tulsa, Oklahoma; Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey.
#8 - Million Dollar Masters Semifinal Game 1
Season 2002 - Episode 92 - Aired 5/8/2002
Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota; Leslie Shannon, a manager of a research lab from Sydney, Australia; Bob Harris, an author, comedian, & radio commentator from Los Angeles, California.
#9 - Million Dollar Masters Final Game 2
Season 2002 - Episode 96 - Aired 5/14/2002
Bob Verini, a film journalist & test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California (subtotal of $6,800); Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota (subtotal of $0); Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania (subtotal of $11,800).
#10 - Million Dollar Masters Final Game 1
Season 2002 - Episode 95 - Aired 5/13/2002
Bob Verini, a film journalist & test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California; Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance from Vermillion, South Dakota; Brad Rutter, a network administrator from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
#11 - Million Dollar Masters Semifinal Game 3
Season 2002 - Episode 94 - Aired 5/10/2002
Claudia Perry, a sports copy editor from Jersey City, New Jersey; Bob Verini, a film journalist & test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California; Chuck Forrest, a lawyer & CEO from London, United Kingdom.
#12 - Million Dollar Masters Quarterfinal Game 5
Season 2002 - Episode 91 - Aired 5/7/2002
Babu Srinivasan, a history professor at Prairie View A&M University from Houston, Texas; India Cooper, an actor & copy editor from New York City, New York; Robin Carroll, an instructional designer from Marietta, Georgia.
#13 - Bobby Padgett, Maggie Bruen, Adam Brosius
Season 2002 - Episode 58 - Aired 3/21/2002
Adam Brosius, an environmental consultant from Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Maggie Bruen, a teacher from Hoboken, New Jersey; Bobby Padgett, an analytical chemist from Cramerton, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,000).
#14 - Richard Bonny, Cindy Kratzer, Keith Parrish
Season 2002 - Episode 162 - Aired 9/25/2002
Keith Parrish, a social studies teacher from Goldsboro, North Carolina; Cindy Kratzer, an educator from Marina del Rey, California; Richard Bonny, a software engineer from Kirkland, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,700).
#15 - Tom Kelso, Lisa Flehinger, Richard Bonny
Season 2002 - Episode 161 - Aired 9/24/2002
Richard Bonny, a software engineer from Kirkland, Washington; Lisa Flehinger, a puzzle editor from West Norriton, Pennsylvania; Tom Kelso, a credit analyst from Chicago, Illinois (whose 3-day cash winnings total $83,402).
#16 - Tom Kelso, Justine Lisser, Matt Olsen
Season 2002 - Episode 160 - Aired 9/23/2002
Matt Olsen, an underwriter from Glastonbury, Connecticut; Justine Lisser, a lawyer from Washington, D.C.; Tom Kelso, a credit analyst from Chicago, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $53,401).
#17 - 2002 Back to School Week Game 5
Season 2002 - Episode 159 - Aired 9/20/2002
Mike Scott, an eleven-year-old from Lake Villa, Illinois; David McIntyre, a twelve-year-old from Riverside, California; Josh Charnin-Aker, a twelve-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Florida.
#18 - 2002 Back to School Week Game 4
Season 2002 - Episode 158 - Aired 9/19/2002
Nicole Savin, an eleven-year-old from Lindenhurst, New York; Tory Gilliam, a twelve-year-old from Powhatan, Virginia; Sam Daub, an eleven-year-old from Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
#19 - 2002 Back to School Week Game 3
Season 2002 - Episode 157 - Aired 9/18/2002
Gracie Studdard, a 12-year-old from Locust Grove, Georgia; Jimmy McKew, an 11-year-old from Portland, Maine; Kunle DeMuren, a 12-year-old from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
#20 - 2002 Back to School Week Game 2
Season 2002 - Episode 156 - Aired 9/17/2002
Neal Freyman, a ten-year-old from Longmeadow, Massachusetts; Anissa Chitour, a ten-year-old from Princeton, New Jersey; Maxwell Baldi, a ten-year-old from Los Angeles, California.
#21 - 2002 Back to School Week Game 1
Season 2002 - Episode 155 - Aired 9/16/2002
Zane Li, a ten-year-old from Provo, Utah; Billy Hackenson, an eleven-year-old from Great Falls, Virginia; Elena Botella, an eleven-year-old from Charlotte, North Carolina.
#22 - Tom Kelso, Kandice Kerwin, Richard Hannasch
Season 2002 - Episode 154 - Aired 9/13/2002
Richard Hannasch, a certified public accountant from Carlsbad, California; Kandice Kerwin, an attorney from Annville, Pennsylvania; Tom Kelso, a credit analyst from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,801).
#23 - Lorraine Cruz, Tom Kelso, Julie Agnew Thomas
Season 2002 - Episode 153 - Aired 9/12/2002
Julie Agnew Thomas, a chamber-of-commerce executive from Barlow, Kentucky; Tom Kelso, a credit analyst from Chicago, Illinois; Lorraine Cruz, a substitute teacher from Temecula, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,000).
#24 - George Schroeder, Larry Goldberg, Lorraine Cruz
Season 2002 - Episode 152 - Aired 9/11/2002
Lorraine Cruz, a substitute teacher from Temecula, California; Larry Goldberg, a lawyer from Springfield, Massachusetts; George Schroeder, a packaging consultant from Appleton, Wisconsin (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,600).
#25 - Mike Vethacke, George Schroeder, Ann Burger
Season 2002 - Episode 151 - Aired 9/10/2002
Ann Burger, a food editor from Charleston, South Carolina; George Schroeder, a packaging consultant from Appleton, Wisconsin; Mike Vethacke, a financial analyst from Grosse Pointe, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,000).