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Bev Schwartzberg

Birth Hometown: Santa Barbara, California
Occupation: Adult literacy program coordinator
Years active: 1993, 2005
Known for: Appearances of Jeopardy!

Bev Schwartzberg is an adult literacy program coordinator from Santa Barbara, California.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Regular Game[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Additional Notes
1 April 30, 1993 $14,900 $14,900 Bev's only come from behind win in regular season play.
After her win, Bev took a 2 week hiatus due to the College Championship.
2 May 17, 1993 $9,599 $24,499
3 May 18, 1993 $10,600 $35,099 Mary Capalb had exactly half of Bev's score going into Final Jeopardy. In the end, Mary bet everything and got Final incorrect. Bev bet $0 and got it correct.
4 May 19, 1993 $14,600 $49,699 Tied with Adam Green for the lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Co-champions with Adam Green.
5 May 20, 1993 $16,201 $65,900

Tournament of Champions[]

In the first quarterfinal game, she faced off against Dennis Donohue and Marilyn Kneeland. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 19/23 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Dennis, her and Marilyn's scores, $10,900 and $12,200, were enough to advance as wildcards.

In the third semifinal game, she faced off against Walt Senterfitt and Jack Mahoney. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 19/19 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). She was the only player correct in Final, and after a come from behind win, she advanced to the finals. Walt and Jack received $5,000.

In the finals, she faced off against Marilyn Kneeland and Tom Nosek. Throughout the finals, she came with 56/62 correct responses (including 1/4 Daily Doubles). She and Marilyn got 1/2 Final Jeopardy correct, but after losing to Tom, she received $19,100 for first runner-up for exceeding her minimum.

Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]

In the seventh game of round one, she faced off against Sahir Islam and Michael Arnone. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 14/14 correct responses. Nobody got Final correct, but Bev pulled off a come from behind win to advance to round two. Sahir and Michael received $5,000.

In the sixteenth game of round two, she faced off against Frank Spangenberg and Paul Gutowski. Throughout the first two rounds, she came up with 17/22 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). She was the only player who got Final incorrect, but after losing to Frank (in a runaway game), she and Paul received $10,000.