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Elise Beraru

Birth Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Insurance underwriter
Known for: Being the first 5-time Jeopardy! champion

Elise Beraru is an insurance underwriter from Los Angeles, California.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Regular Play[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Notes
1 October 1, 1984 $6,750 $6,750
2 October 2, 1984 $5,500 $12,250
3 October 3, 1984 $23,800 $36,050 She sets a new single-day cash winnings record of $23,800.
4 October 4, 1984 $8,300 $44,350
5 October 5, 1984 $3,000 $47,350

Tournament of Champions[]

In the very first match of the ToC, she faced with a five-time champions John Genova and Ric Moser, answered seventeen responses correctly and two responses answered it wrong. However, in the FJ!, there was a Triple Stumper and it wasn’t enough to make her in the semifinals.

Trivia[]

  • She was the first 5-time champion to win all five games with a runaway.
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