| Leslie Frates | |
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| Birth Hometown: | Hayward, California |
| Occupation: | Retired Spanish teacher |
| Years active: | 1991-1998, 2005-2014 |
Leslie Frates is a retired Spanish teacher from Hayward, California.
Jeopardy! Run[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 1, 1991 | $6,198 | $6,198 | |
| 2 | February 4, 1991 | $7,000 | $13,198 | |
| 3 | February 5, 1991 | $11,600 | $24,798 | |
| 4 | February 6, 1991 | $13,900 | $38,698 | |
| 5 | February 7, 1991 | $17,401 | $56,099 |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the first quarterfinal match, she went up against fellow five-time champion John LeDonne and Seniors Tournament winner Lou Pryor. Leslie got twenty clues correct (including one DD) and one clue wrong. Even though it looked like a close battle ending off the Jeopardy! round, Leslie came out on top. But her score was enough to make her a wildcard semifinalist.
In the first semifinal match, she went up against Jim Scott and Mark Pestronk. Leslie seemed to dominate this game, however a tricky FJ! question was not enough to put Leslie to the finals, losing only by a margin of $351.
10th Anniversary Tournament[]
In the first semifinal match, she went up against Steve Rogitz and Roy Holliday. Out of the forty clues she answered, she got thirty-four of them right (including one DD). Her dominant performance was enough to lock her spot in the finals.
In the finals, she went up against, Tom Nosek and Frank Spangenberg. In the first game, though it seemed like she would come back after a horrendous J! round, a costly mistake in FJ! left her with only $100 in game one. Game two would've fared better, she was in the lead going into FJ!, but she repeated the same mistake she did in game one and bet too much, putting her in third place.
Battle of the Bay Area Brains[]
Million Dollar Masters[]
In the third quarterfinal match, she went up against Eric Newhouse and Chuck Forrest. Throughout the entire game, Leslie could not catch up to Chuck, even though she only got one of her clues wrong. Chuck would come out on top but Leslie's total was enough to make her a wildcard semifinalist.
In the second semifinal match, she went up against India Cooper and Brad Rutter. Her game here played out near identically as the previous one. Even though she was in the lead going into FJ!, she did not wager anything even though she got the question correct, handing Brad a spot in the finals.
Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]
In the first game of Round One matchups, she went up Eric Terzuolo and inaugural Teen Tournament winner Michael Galvin. She answered twenty-two questions correctly and got six of them wrong. Once again, despite having enough to take the win, she got her FJ! question incorrect and wagered everything, losing her a spot in Round Two.
Battle of the Decades[]
In the second game of the 1980's bracket, she went up against 1991 Teen Tournament winner and fellow 1991 ToC alum Andrew Westney and 1992 ToC winner Leszek Pawlowicz. After a shaky J! round, Leslie found herself in the lead for parts of DJ!, but Leszek was able to catch up to her, earning him a spot in the quarterfinals.