| Dave Traini | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Moorestown, New Jersey |
| Occupation: | High school administrator |
| Years active: | 1986-1990, 2005 |
Dave Traini is a high school administrator from Moorestown, New Jersey.
Jeopardy! Run[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 1986 | $14,601 | $14,601 | |
| 2 | October 13, 1986 | $12,000 | $26,601 | |
| 3 | October 14, 1986 | $5,400 | $32,001 | |
| 4 | October 15, 1986 | $12,001 | $44,002 | |
| 5 | October 16, 1986 | $10,500 | $54,502 |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the first quarterfinal match, he faced against 5-time champion John Podhoretz and 4-time champion Eric Berman, answered twenty-two responses (including 1 DD) right and three wrong. In the Final Jeopardy! round, all three players got the right response and it was enough to advance to the semifinals.
In the first semifinal match, he faced against 4-time champion Roger Storm and 5-time champion Richard Cordray, answered twenty-three responses (including 1 DD) correct and three wrong. In the Final Jeopardy! round, two players got the right response and it was enough to advance to the finals.
In the first day of the finals, he went up against 5-time champions Bob Verini and Eugene Finerman, answered sixteen responses right and only two of them wrong. In the Final Jeopardy! round, two players got the right response. In the second day of the match, he answered fifteen responses correctly but only two of them that he got them wrong. In the Final Jeopardy! round, all three players got the right response and won $16,000 for finishing in 2nd place.
Super Jeopardy![]
Three years later, he was returned to be in this tournament. In the seventh quarterfinal match, he faced against Chuck Forrest, Ron Black, and Yael Sofaer, answered the fifteen responses (including 1 DD) right and four of them were wrong. In the Final Jeopardy! round, all four players got the right response and it was enough to be in the semifinals, becoming the first person to ever beat Chuck Forrest on Jeopardy!.
In the third semifinal match, he faced 5-time champions Bob Blake (who, coincidentally, had broken Chuck Forrest's 5-day record) and Jeff Richmond, answered twenty responses right and five (including 2 DDs) were incorrect. In the Final Jeopardy! round, two players got the right response and it was enough to advance to the finals.
In the final game, he went up against 4-time champion Bruce Seymour and 5-time champion and fellow 1987 ToC finalist Bob Verini, answered six responses and five of them were wrong. Since he was in the red, he did not play in the Final Jeopardy!, taking home $25,000 for third place.
Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]
In 2005, he returned in the UToC[1]. In the fourth game of the first round, he faced with 2000 College Championship winner Janet Wong and 5-time champion Alan Bailey, answered sixteen responses correct and only three of them incorrect. In the Final Jeopardy! round, he was the only person who got the wrong response but it was enough to advance to the second round.
In the tenth match of the second round, he went up against 1995 ToC winner Ryan Holznagel and 5-time champion Chris Miller, answered eighteen responses and seven responses wrong (including 1 DD). However, in the FJ!, he did not come up with the right response and it wasn't enough to advance to the third round, taking home the $10,000.
References[]
- ↑ Dave was announced as "David Traini", and wrote "David" on his podium for his first UToC game; for his second UToC game, he was announced as "Dave Traini" and wrote "Dave" on his podium.