| Rich Lerner | |
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| Birth Hometown: | American Samoa |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Years active: | 1989-1990 |
| Known for: | Finishing as the runner-up of the 1989 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions |
Rich Lerner is a lawyer from American Samoa.
Jeopardy! Run[]
| Game No. | Air Date | Final score | Cumulative Winnings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 23, 1989 | $9,400 | $9,400 | Tied with Lisa Miller for the lead going into Final Jeopardy. He also won either Jeopardy! box game from Pressman or Jeopardy! Challenger scorekeeper |
| 2 | May 24, 1989 | $12,000 | $21,400 | |
| 3 | May 25, 1989 | $13,000 | $34,400 | Rich's only runaway game in regular season play. |
| 4 | May 26, 1989 | $6,390 | $40,790 | Rich's only come from behind win in regular season play. |
| 5 | May 29, 1989 | $100 | Lost to Robert Windeler (in a runaway game), who went on a 3-game winning streak. For coming in 2nd place, he received a trip to San Francisco on Delta + Sonoma Safari wine country tour with hot air balloon champagne flight |
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Cathy Boggs and Chris Shea. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 23/26 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the semifinals. Cathy and Chris received $1,000 as their $0 ($3,000) and $0 ($3,400) were not enough to advance.
In the second semifinal game, he faced off against Eric Newhouse and Bruce Cox. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 15/18 correct responses. Nobody got Final correct. Rich came from behind and advanced to the finals. Eric and Bruce received $5,000.
In the finals, he faced off against Tom Cubbage and Brian Wangsgard. Throughout the finals, he came up with a combined 40/44 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He got 1/2 Final Jeopardy correct, but after losing to Tom (in a runaway game), he received $15,500 for finishing as the runner-up for exceeding his minimum.
Super Jeopardy![]
In the fifth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Bruce Seymour, Liz Caccese and Burns Cameron. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 14/18 correct responses (including 0/1 Daily Double). He and Liz got Final incorrect, but after losing to Bruce, he, Liz and Burns received $5,000.