Jerry Frankel

Jerry Frankel
Born	February 10, 1953 New York City, U.S.
Died	July 13, 1987(1987-07-13) (aged 34) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Known for	5-time Jeopardy! champion and first $100,000 Tournament of Champions

Jerry Frankel (February 10, 1953-July 13,1987) was a contestant on Jeopardy! in 1985, becoming a 5-time undefeated champion, winning $32,650 on the program and another $100,000 in the first Tournament of Champions on that version.

Jeopardy!

In the Tournament of Champions, Frankel had a score of $3,300 in his quarter-finals match, but got one of the four wild card spots; that is the high scorers among non-winners. In the semi-finals, he ended Double Jeopardy! with a runaway lead of $8,900 but added only $100 in Final and became a finalist along with Steve Rogitz and Bruce Fauman. In the two-day finals, Jerry earned $18,501 and won the first $100,000.

Less than two years later, Jerry Frankel died of AIDS, a worldwide epidemic at the time, in Los Angeles.

References

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291224/
• http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=1833&highlight=jerry+frankel

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Name	Jerry Frankel
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Date of birth	February 10, 1953
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Date of death	July 13, 1987
Place of death	Los Angeles, California