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Doug Molitor
Doug Molitor
Birth Hometown: Altadena, California
Occupation: Writer
Years active: 1979, 1987-1993, 2025-present
Known for: Appearances on Jeopardy!

Doug Molitor is a writer from Altadena, California.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Regular run (Fleming era)[]

Doug was an undefeated 5-time champion, winning approximately $53,000 in cash in February 1979. Still, two weeks later, the show was canceled, and he missed out on competing in the scheduled 1980 Tournament of Champions.

Regular run (Trebek era)[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Notes
1 June 26, 1987 $8,700 $8,700
2 June 29, 1987 $11,201 $19,901
3 June 30, 1987 $17,600 $37,501 Doug's first win from second place.
4 July 1, 1987 $13,500 $51,001 Single-player Final Jeopardy!
5 July 2, 1987 $2,800 Eric Berman ends his streak with a runaway and adds three more wins. For coming in third, he won a Smith Corona typewriter.

Tournament of Champions[]

In the fifth quarterfinal match, he faced against John Ryan and Roger Storm, answered twenty-four responses (including 1 DD) right and only two (including 1 DD) responses wrong. However, In the FJ!, he was the only contestant who got the response wrong, lost nothing and a spot in the semifinals. But, he got a wildcard spot in the semifinals.

In the second semifinal match, he went up against Michael Galvin and Eugene Finerman, answered nineteen responses correct and ten incorrect (including 1 DD) responses. Unfortunately, he ended up in the red at the end of the Double Jeopardy! and he won't be in the FJ! and lost the quarterfinal match to Eugene Finerman and took home $5,000.

10th Anniversary Tournament[]

Six years later, he returned to the tenth anniversary event. In the second semifinal match, he went with Tom Nosek and Mark McDermott, answered fifteen responses (including 1 DD) correctly and seven responses incorrectly. However, in the FJ!, there was a Triple Stumper, lose only $900 and missing out in the finals.

Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament[]

Doug is confirmed to be a contestant in the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament in 2025.

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