# Dopers on Jeopardy! THE List **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [November 18, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535 "2004-11-18T20:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/101 "2009-03-26T00:54:05Z")
I wasn’t a Doper then, but I was on an episode that filmed in December of '04 and aired in the summer of '05 after the big tournament of everyone they could lure back to play against Jennings. I came in 3rd, alas. All three of us got FJ wrong, but I was the sucker who bet everything but $1. It was such a close game that creative wagering meant that the second place finisher ended up taking home more money from the game than the champ, his final winnings were around $1,300 but second place is a guaranteed $2,000. Looking at the dates on this therad I’m wondering (and this would be a huge coincidence) if I ended up taking **TeaElle** ’s place. I was scheduled then they called me and asked if I could come sooner because they had someone drop out due to a family emergency. It doesn’t look like she posts here anymore, but I’d love to find out. It’d be weird if it were. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/102 "2009-03-26T01:03:36Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > Two wins, 1995, $30K. Noted. Thanks. ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4 BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 5. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 6. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 7. Colibri 1974 8. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 9. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 10. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 11. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 12. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 13. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 14. KayElCee 1993 0 2nd 15. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 16. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 17. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 18. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 19. Richardb 1984 20. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 21. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 22. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 23. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 24. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 25. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 26. want2know 1989 0 3rd 27. Voyager 1997 0 2nd ``` ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/103 "2010-01-19T04:25:49Z")
The latest list, adding **KittenKat** , who was on today. Congrats **Kat** , and welcome to one of the most exclusive clubs in the world: Dopers on _Jeopardy!_ ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4 BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 5. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 6. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 7. Colibri 1974 8. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 9. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 10. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 11. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 12. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 13. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 14. KayElCee 1993 0 2nd 15. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd 16. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 17. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 18. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 19. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 20. Richardb 1984 21. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 22. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 23. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 24. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 25. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 26. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 27. want2know 1989 0 3rd 28. Voyager 1997 0 2nd ``` ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/104 "2010-01-19T05:14:04Z")
I was a contestant on _Jeopardy!_ in 2008. I came in second, but had the time of my life. I don’t know whether I count as a Doper, since I’m no longer a paying member. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/105 "2010-01-19T05:19:53Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > I was a contestant on _Jeopardy!_ in 2008. I came in second, but had the time of my life. > > I don’t know whether I count as a Doper, since I’m no longer a paying member. Anyone who posts here is a Doper in my book, **pinkfreud** , and you bring our list to 29. Thanks, and belated congratulations. ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4 BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 5. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 6. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 7. Colibri 1974 8. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 9. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 10. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 11. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 12. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 13. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 14. KayElCee 1993 0 2nd 15. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd 16. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 17. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 18. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 19. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 20. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd 21. Richardb 1984 22. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 23. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 24. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 25. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 26. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 27. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 28. want2know 1989 0 3rd 29. Voyager 1997 0 2nd ``` ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/106 "2010-01-19T10:26:46Z")
I didn’t know Voyager was on jeopardy. Thats pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/107 "2010-01-19T16:04:43Z")
Updating the list for a name change: \*\*KayElCee \*\* now goes by **Monstera deliciosa**. Also, I added in **KittenKat** ’s final score. ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4 BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 5. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 6. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 7. Colibri 1974 8. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 9. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 10. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 11. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 12. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 13. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 14. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd $5998 15. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 16. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 17. Monstera deliciosa 1993 0 2nd 18. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 19. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 20. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd 21. Richardb 1984 22. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 23. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 24. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 25. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 26. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 27. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 28. want2know 1989 0 3rd 29. Voyager 1997 0 2nd ``` ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/108 "2010-01-21T18:22:54Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Also, I added in **KittenKat** ’s final score. Kind of misleading, as **KittenKat** doesn’t get to take home $5,998, but rather only $2,000 (the second place prize), only the champ gets what’s on their scoreboard. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/109 "2010-01-21T18:43:19Z")
> [@dhkendall](#): > > Kind of misleading, as **KittenKat** doesn’t get to take home $5,998, but rather only $2,000 (the second place prize), only the champ gets what’s on their scoreboard. Doesn’t matter. Whenever someone has told me their final score, I’ve included it. It was even worse early on, when second and third place only got prizes, not cash. Although I think the value of my 2nd-palce prize, a Bahamas-Disneyworld cruise/vacation for two, was probably worth a lot more than $2,000 in 1991 dollars. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/110 "2010-01-23T03:28:23Z")
**Commonsense** , your Jeopardy spreadsheet needs to be updated for **GilaB** and **Seaborgium**. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/111 "2010-01-23T12:51:33Z")
I tried out for the Teen Tournament back in 1989. It was a fun experience although I didn’t make it past the first round. I got 40 out of 50 questions correct but the cut off was 45!! Anyway, my parents had gone with me to the Golden West Studios (I believe that was the name at the time…home of KTLA-TV) in Los Angeles. During the testing, all other visitors were kept in the studio set next door…where they filmed **SOUL TRAIN**. I recall my father saying that the iconic neon logo depicting the “soul train” looking a lot smaller than it did on TV. Hehehe. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/112 "2010-01-23T22:50:14Z")
I qualified back in 1991-92 or so but they never called me to appear on the show. :: grumble :: ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/113 "2010-01-24T06:07:27Z")
The [tryout](http://www.jeopardy.com/onlinetests/adult/) is this coming week if you’d like another shot at it. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/114 "2010-01-26T02:23:51Z")
Updated for **GilaB** and **Seaborgium** , although I don’t have the latter’s winning total. Anyone? ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4 BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 5. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 6. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 7. Colibri 1974 8. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 9. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 10. GilaB 2010 1 2nd $3,000 11. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 12. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 13. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 14. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 15. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd $5,998 16. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 17. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 18. Monstera deliciosa 1993 0 2nd 19. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 20. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 21. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd 22. Richardb 1984 23. Seaborgium 2009 5 unk unk 24. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 25. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 26. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 27. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 28. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 29. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 30. want2know 1989 0 3rd 31. Voyager 1997 0 2nd ``` Congrats to both of our new Jeopardopers. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/115 "2010-01-26T04:44:10Z")
**Seaborgium** won the last 5 games of last season and came in 2nd in the first game of this season: 7/20/2009 16200 winner 7/21/2009 17017 winner 7/22/2009 28801 winner 7/23/2009 20000 winner 7/24/2009 16400 winner 9/14/2009 2000 2nd place Total $100,418 **GilaB** won 3,000 in her win, plus she got $2000 for her second place finish. A total of 5K ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/116 "2010-01-26T16:26:31Z")
Thanks, **notfrommensa**. Since second and third place contestants formerly received prizes instead of cash, I haven’t been including the cash consolation prizes for those who actually won shows, just their winning game totals. For people who didn’t win a game, I list their actual final score. ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4 BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 5. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 6. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 7. Colibri 1974 8. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 9. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 10. GilaB 2010 1 2nd $3,000 11. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 12. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 13. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 14. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 15. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd $5,998 16. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 17. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 18. Monstera deliciosa 1993 0 2nd 19. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 20. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 21. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd 22. Richardb 1984 23. Seaborgium 2009 5 2nd $98,418 24. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 25. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 26. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 27. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 28. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 29. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 30. want2know 1989 0 3rd 31. Voyager 1997 0 2nd ``` ---
**Author:** ![seaborgium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@seaborgium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seaborgium)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/117 "2010-02-02T18:17:41Z")
The numbers are off for me. 1: $19,917 2: $17,017 3: $28,801 4: $2,735 5: $16,400 6: $13,199 ($2,000 for second place) For a grand total of $84,870 from my victories. (notfrommensa, it looks like you mixed up some of my final scores with some of my Coryat scores.) I like to point out that if my fourth Final Jeopardy clue had been easier (or, assuming Emily wouldn’t have gotten it, just swapped with the one from my fifth game, which I wagered $0 on but got right), my total would have been exactly $125,000. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/118 "2010-02-02T18:20:47Z")
Any horror stories from our Doper winners as to how much Uncle Sam or their respective states took of their winnings in taxes? ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/119 "2010-02-02T19:32:51Z")
Thanks for the correction, **Seaborgium**. ```auto Doper Year wins place amount notes 1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd 2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703 3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd 4 BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100 5. Blanx 2001 0 2nd 6. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2 7. Colibri 1974 8. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201 9. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd 10. GilaB 2010 1 2nd $3,000 11. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500 12. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament 13. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd 14. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd 15. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd $5,998 16. Labdad 2006 0 2nd 17. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ 18. Monstera deliciosa 1993 0 2nd 19. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd 20. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100 21. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd 22. Richardb 1984 23. Seaborgium 2009 5 2nd $84,870 24. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show 25. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows 26. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd 27. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000 28. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000 29. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100 30. want2know 1989 0 3rd 31. Voyager 1997 0 2nd ``` **Elendil’s Heir** : No horror stories. The worst thing for me was that I had to file and pay taxes to California, but I was able to deduct, or get a credit for (I forget which), that amount from my Maryland tax. And there was a minor hassle persuading Maryland about the value of my second-place prize for tax purposes. The nominal value included airfare to Florida from California, whereas I flew from Maryland, which was cheaper. A letter from the show straightened it out. But I actually came out ahead, because I won one show and paid almost nothing for the trip: a friend let me use his frequent flier miles for my airplane ticket, and I stayed with friends in L.A., not in a hotel. But it seems to me that people who have to pay all their travel expenses and don’t win could actually lose money by appearing on the show. Even more so in the days when you didn’t get cash for second or third place, but received non-fungible gifts on which you had to pay taxes. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535/120 "2010-02-02T20:22:15Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Any horror stories from our Doper winners as to how much Uncle Sam or their respective states took of their winnings in taxes? California withholds- I think it was 6%- of the check. I got most of it refunded, however. My California cousin was whining about CA high taxes- I said" Yeah, tell me about it. Paying Federal Income Tax on my winnings was pretty tough, I had more than three times the income but paid close to ten times the income tax. Was almost enough to make me want to become a Repubican :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-on-jeopardy-the-list/275535.md?page=7)