Jeopardy 5-Time champs this season?

[Jepfan]

Does anybody here keep track of how many 5-time champions there have been
since the last Tournament of Champions?

If so, could you post their names and totals? A friend of mine was a
4-time champ and is curious if he has a shot at the TOC, but doesn't know
how many 5-timers there have been this season.

Jepfan

[MarkB66577]

5-Time Champs:
Doug Lach $85,400
Tad Carrithers $60,400
Michelle Clum $50,200
Andrew Garen $56,100
Brad Rutter $55,102

4-Time Champs:
Alan Taber $46,100
Jason Parker $59,800
Richard (on last week) $35,897

College Champ:
Pam Mueller $50,000

3-Time Champs:
Bob Ryan $35,701
Michel Phillips $34,001
Glen Savory $33,600
Mike Andrews $29,501
John Draz $26,002
David Tepper $25,902

A Teen champ will be crowned before the next TofC to elminate David Tepper.

Mark Barrett

[Zach Horan]

>3-Time Champs:
>Bob Ryan $35,701
>Michel Phillips $34,001
>Glen Savory $33,600
>Mike Andrews $29,501
>John Draz $26,002
>David Tepper $25,902

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Add Adam Taxin, as he won his third game on tonight's show. His total is
$44,200, so he's by far the biggest three time winner since May. I assume the
TofC will again be in May Sweeps?

[Jepfan]

In article <20010108194601...@ng-da1.aol.com>,
zach...@aol.com (Zach Horan) wrote:

> Add Adam Taxin, as he won his third game on tonight's show. His total is
> $44,200, so he's by far the biggest three time winner since May. I assume the
> TofC will again be in May Sweeps?

Thanks for the info, MarkB and ZH. A follow-up question:

Adam Taxin's total begs the question, if a 3-time champ has more money
than a 4-time champ, who gets into the TOC? Is it by wins or $?

Jepfan

[Brett A. Pasternack]

Since 5-time champs get in no matter what, I would think it would be by
wins.

[MarkB66577]

Yes, it's 5x winners, teen/college champs, 4x champs and 3x champs if needed.
Last TofC it was 11 5xers and 2 each of teen and college for the field. The
unfortunate alternate was a high-scoring 4x champ who blew his fifth game on a
missed DD.

Mark Barrett

[Zach Horan]

>Adam Taxin's total begs the question, if a 3-time champ has more money
>than a 4-time champ, who gets into the TOC? Is it by wins or $?
>

Batting Order into TOC:
13 highest five time champions(I don't know what they'd do if they'd have more
than 13 five time champions. It has never happened, save for 1984-85 when they
had 15 5-timers, and no special tournaments)
Teen and College Champion(usually one of each)
Highest winning four time champions
Highest winning Three time champions(if needed). Adam Taxin with $44K is a good
bet to make the TofC.

[David A. Tepper]

> A Teen champ will be crowned before the next TofC to elminate David Tepper.

Damn. I knew I should have been happy with $12,500 on
my third day. Serves me right for being greedy.

Dave

[Brett A. Pasternack]

Zach Horan wrote:
>
> >Adam Taxin's total begs the question, if a 3-time champ has more money
> >than a 4-time champ, who gets into the TOC? Is it by wins or $?
> >
>
> Batting Order into TOC:
> 13 highest five time champions(I don't know what they'd do if they'd have more
> than 13 five time champions. It has never happened, save for 1984-85 when they
> had 15 5-timers, and no special tournaments)

My best guess is that they'd use the first thirteen, and push the rest
into the next tournament, possibly increasing the frequency of
tournaments if they continued to generate 5-timers at such a rate.

[John Sergent]

If they consistently got that many 5-time champs it'd have to be
something wrong with their contestant selection.
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