| Host | |
| Alex Trebek | |
| Contestants | |
| see below | |
| Announcer | |
| Johnny Gilbert | |
| Broadcast | |
| February 8~19, 1999 | |
| Packager | |
| Sony Pictures Television | |
Contestants[]
| Rank | Season | Name | Wins | TW | Results | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | Andrew Hutchings | A | $25,000 | ||
| 1 | Dave Abbott | 5 | $68,599 | ★ | ||
| 2 | Pat Healy | $66,604 | ★ | |||
| 3 | Chris Ward | $63,301 | ||||
| 4 | Lara Robillard | $59,500 | ||||
| 5 | 15 | Lance Johnson | $51,301 | ★ | ||
| 6 | Andrew Maly | $44,100 | ★ | |||
| 7 | James Arey | $42,802 | ||||
| 8 | 14 | Dan Girard | $37,800 | ★ | ||
| 9 | J.J. Todor | $29,021 | ★ | 
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| 10 | David Bagley ($ S15) | 4 | $56,900 | ★ |
| |
| 11 | 15 | Carolyn White | $38,800 | |||
| 12 | Juliet Wiley | $30,749 | ★ |
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| 13 | Melizza Zygmunt | $23,599 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | John Skelton | 3 | $57,000 | ★ |
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Game Summary[]
| Game | Air Date | Name | Score | Name | Score | Name | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF #1 | February 8, 1999 | James Arey | $0 ($3,400) |
Dan Girard | $15,000 | Melizza Zygmunt | $0 ($2,300) |
# |
| QF #2 | February 9, 1999 | Dave Abbott | $10,200 | Lara Robillard | $1,600 | Andrew Hutchings | $0 ($5,700) |
# |
| QF #3 | February 10, 1999 | Pat Healy | $15,801 | David Bagley | $12,400 | Juliet Wiley | $6,000 | # |
| QF #4 | February 11, 1999 | Andrew Maly | $10,800 | Carolyn White | $5,400 | J.J. Todor | $5,599 | # |
| QF #5 | February 12, 1999 | Chris Ward | $3,400 | John Skelton | $7,499 | Lance Johnson | $7,601 | # |
| SF #1 | February 15, 1999 | Andrew Maly | $0 | Lance Johnson | $0 | Juliet Wiley | $13,950 | # |
| SF #2 | February 16, 1999 | Pat Healy | $999 | Dan Girard | $3,900 | Dave Abbott | $12,800 | # |
| SF #3 | February 17, 1999 | David Bagley | $4,900 | John Skelton | $7,599 | J.J. Todor | $13,911 | # |
| Final | February 18, 1999 | Juliet Wiley | $7,400 | J.J. Todor | $9,000 | Dave Abbott | $7,100 | # |
| February 19, 1999 | $100 | $11,600 | $14,400 | # | ||||
| Total | $7,500 | $20,600 | $21,500 |
Notes[]
- John Skelton become the first 3-time champion to become a semifinalist in the ToC[1].
- Dan Girard is last ToC participant to win one of his games as co-champion before the “sky the limit” rule.
- Dave, who won, became the first contestant since Mark Lowenthal, the 1988 ToC winner, to come back from third place on day 1 of the finals to win.
References[]
- ↑ For reference, even though John is the lowest top-seed, he has a career payout ahead of all 4-time champions and five 5-time champions who participated in this tournament. In other words, it means that among the participants who participated in the ToC, He placed 4th in total prize money.
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