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Lionel Goldbart

Name: Lionel Goldbart
Born: May 12, 1934
Birth Hometown: South Miami Beach, Florida
Died: November 19, 2010
Place of death: South Miami Beach, Florida
Occupation: Newsstand clerk
Years active: 1986-1993
Known for: Appearances on Jeopardy!

Lionel Goldbart (b. May 12, 1934 - d. November 19, 2010) was a part-time newsstand clerk from Miami Beach, Florida.

Regular Play[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Notes
1 February 28, 1986 $12,600 $12,600
2 March 3, 1986 $9,999 $22,599
3 March 4, 1986 $7,399 $29,998
4 March 5, 1986 $4,999 $34,997
5 March 6, 1986 $8,599 Barbara Lowe, who lied about her eligibility. ends his streak and retires undefeated. For coming in second, he received a La-Z-Boy sofa and J.T.'s General Store gift certificate

Tournament of Champions[]

Super Jeopardy![]

10th Anniversary Tournament[]

In 1993, Lionel was selected to represent season 2 for this special tournament that pitted players from the first 9 seasons of the show. In his semifinal game, he faced season 8's Robert Slaven and season 6's Frank Spangenberg. Towards the end of Double Jeopardy!, Lionel got to the second Daily Double, wagering $2,600 of his $5,400, which propelled him to $8,000 and was able to stop Frank from having a lock game. Unfortunately, Lionel got Final Jeopardy! incorrect, thus losing to Frank.

Death[]

He passed away on November 19, 2010 at age 76.

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