The 1988 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions was the fourth edition of the Tournament of Champions in the Alex Trebek era of Jeopardy!, held during the syndicated show's fifth season.
| Host | |
| Alex Trebek | |
| Contestants | |
| see below | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| Sony Pictures Television | |
Contestants[]
| Rank | Season | Name | Wins | TW | Results | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te | 4 | Michael Block | A | $25,000 | ||
| S | Peggy Kennedy | ★ | 
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| 1 | Bruce Naegeli ($ S4) | 5 | $64,200 | ★ | ||
| 2 | Leah Greenwald | $58,802 | ||||
| 3 | Roy Holliday | $57,200 | ★ | |||
| 4 | Steven Popper | $55,600 |
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| 5 | Sandra Gore | $53,507 | ★ | |||
| 6 | Michael Rankins | $52,098 | ★ | |||
| 7 | Barbara-Anne Eddy | $52,000 | ||||
| 8 | Mark Lowenthal | $49,901 | ★ | |||
| 9 | Richard Perez-Peña | $40,300 | ★ |
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| 10 | Bruce Seymour | 4 | $54,989 | |||
| 11 | Stephen Lebowitz | $50,900 | ||||
| 12 | Kate Waits | $49,804 | ★ |
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| 13 | Ron Trigueiro | $49,400 |
Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF #1 | November 7, 1988 | Bruce Naegeli | $13,801 ($13,600) |
Kate Waits | $10,400 | Richard Perez-Peña | $13,800 ($6,900) ($2,500) |
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| QF #2 | November 8, 1988 | Roy Holliday | $500 | Barbara-Anne Eddy | $399 | Stephen Lebowitz | $0 | # |
| QF #3 | November 9, 1988 | Steven Popper | $10,800 | Michael Rankins | $13,801 ($7,000) |
Peggy Kennedy | $13,800 ($6,900) ($2,700) |
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| QF #4 | November 10, 1988 | Bruce Seymour | $6,500 | Sandra Gore | $8,600 | Michael Block | $1 | # |
| QF #5 | November 11, 1988 | Leah Greenwald | $8,000 | Mark Lowenthal | $8,800 | Ron Trigueiro | $7,000 | # |
| SF #1 | November 14, 1988 | Michael Rankins | $1,599 | Kate Waits | $1,200 | Mark Lowenthal | $4,400 | # |
| SF #2 | November 15, 1988 | Bruce Naegeli | $16,700 | Peggy Kennedy | $4,799 | Roy Holliday | $2,300 | # |
| SF #3 | November 16, 1988 | Richard Perez-Peña | $0 | Steven Popper | $7,600 | Sandra Gore | $16,001 | # |
| Final | November 17, 1988 | Bruce Naegeli | $12,800 | Sandra Gore | $13,000 | Mark Lowenthal | $5,000 | # |
| November 18, 1988 | $5,999 | $0 | $19,001 | # | ||||
| Total | $18,799 | $13,000 | $24,001 |
Notes[]
- Sandra Gore is the first female to become a finalist in the ToC.
- Michael Rankins has a history of appearing on The Chase in 2021 and earning $165,000 along with College Championship semifinalist Daniel Donohue.
- Gore, Rankins, Mark Lowenthal, Bruce Naegeli, Richard Perez-Peña, Kate Waits, Leah Greenwald, and Bruce Seymour returned in 1990 for Super Jeopardy!. Seymour was the champion, while the others failed to advance past the quarterfinals.
- Roy Holliday returned in 1993 for the 10th Anniversary Tournament, but failed to advance to the finals.
- Rankins returned in 1998 for the Battle of the Bay Area Brains, which he won.
- Naegeli, Gore, Holliday, Rankins, Greenwald, Lowenthal, and Barbara-Anne Eddy returned in 2005 for the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. Rankins, Greenwald and Naegeli reached the second round (with Naegeli losing to eventual champion Brad Rutter).
- Michael Block was also invited, but declined.
- Lowenthal returned in 2014 for the Battle of the Decades, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Brad Rutter.
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