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Nathan Walpow
NathanWalpow
Place of death: Queens, New York
Occupation: Data processor and actor
Known for: Appearances on Jeopardy!

Nathan Walpow is a data processor and an actor originally from Queens, New York.

Jeopardy! Run[]

Game No. Air Date Final score Cumulative Winnings Notes
1 May 24, 1985 $10,200 $10,200
2 May 27, 1985 $4,700 $14,900 Nathan's first game without a runaway
3 May 28, 1985 $11,400 $26,300
4 May 29, 1985 $4,900 $31,200 Nathan's second game without a runaway
5 May 30, 1985 $7,700 $38,900

Tournament of Champions[]

In the fifth quarterfinal match, he went with 5-time champs Michael Day and Ron Black, answered twenty-two responses (including 3 DDs) correctly and four incorrect responses. However, he did not come up with the right response, lost $2,597 and missing out in the semifinals.

Trivia[]

  • Nathan appeared on the M'Ama Non M'Ama "men's" pilot hosted by Alex Trebek, taped on December 7, 1984. On this show, he was introduced as a chemical engineer. This was an unsold pilot based on an Italian game show. The show was again adapted for broadcast in the U.S. on USA Network in 1986-87 with Ross Shafer as Love Me Love Me Not.
  • Nathan won $18,160 on The Challengers in 1991 and later lost in the semifinals of the show's Tournament of Champions.
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