Frank Spangenberg
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Frank Spangenberg (b. July 26, 1957) is an American police officer who garnered a modicum of fame in 1990 when he set the five-day record on the game show Jeopardy!
Spangenberg, at the time a member of the New York City Transit Police Department (which is now the Transit Bureau of the New York City Police Department), won $102,597 in five days. At the time, winners were capped after five consecutive victories. Since the show doubled its dollar values in 2002 his record has been broken several times. If one doubles his winnings to match the current values ($205,194), Spangenberg's record holds for any player's initial five games, however Ken Jennings's best five consecutive games beat this score ($221,200). Spangenberg also was 4th all time in single day winnings ($30,600) before the dollar values for the clues were doubled.
Spangenberg did not win the Tournament of Champions in 1990, losing to Larry McKnight in the semi-final, but he did win the show's 10th Anniversary Tournament in 1993. Previously, his last appearance on Jeopardy! aired on May 1, 2002, when he appeared in the Jeopardy! Million Dollar Masters Tournament.
On May 18, 2005, Spangenberg lost in the semifinal round of the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions.
External Link
- J! Archive.com - all of the clues and correct responses from Frank's 5th victory (January 15, 1990) (http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=128)