| Tom Cubbage | |
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| Name: | Tom L. Cubbage |
| Born: | c. 1967 |
| Birth Hometown: | Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
| Occupation: | Attorney |
| Known for: | Winning the 1989 Jeopardy! College Championship and the 1989 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions Becoming the first Jeopardy! contestant to win more than one tournament Becoming the only Jeopardy! contestant to win the Jeopardy! College Championship and the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions |
Tom L. Cubbage (born c. 1967) is a lawyer from Dallas, Texas.
Game show run[]
Jeopardy![]
College Championship[]
In the first quarterfinal game, he faced off against Betty Hsu and Dave Piatt. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 34/37 correct responses (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). He and Dave got Final incorrect, but Tom advanced via runaway. Piatt and Betty received $1,000 as their scores $3,006 and $1 were not enough to advance.
In the third semifinal game, he faced off against Jason Powderly and David Nieporent. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 21/23 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the finals. Powderly and Nieporent received $5,000.
In the finals, he faced off against Alex Yang and Linda Krisak. Throughout the finals, he came up with 52/54 correct responses (including 1/2 Daily Doubles). He and Alex got Final correct in both games. Tom won $26,600 for exceeding his minimum.
Tournament of Champions[]
In the fourth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Brian Wangsgard and Yael Sofaer. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 8/9 correct responses. He and Brian got Final correct, but after losing to Brian (in a come from behind win), his $8,199 was enough to advance, while Yael's $989 was not enough, taking home $1,000.
In the first semifinal game, he faced off against Cigus Vanni and Peggi Malys. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 21/22 correct responses (including 2/2 Daily Doubles). He was the only player correct in Final and advanced to the finals. Cigus and Peggy received $5,000.
In the finals, he faced off against Brian Wangsgard and Rich Lerner. Throughout the finals, he came up with a combined 34/41 correct responses (including 4/4 Daily Doubles). He got Final correct in both games and won $100,000.
Super Jeopardy![]
In the eighth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Leah Greenwald, Lionel Goldbart and Roger Storm. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 14/15 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Lionel finished Double Jeopardy with -500 and could not play Final. All three remaining players got Final correct, but after losing to Roger, he, Leah and Lionel received $5,000.
Ultimate Tournament of Champions[]
In the fifth game of round one, he faced off against Frank Epstein and Bob Harris. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 19/20 correct responses (including 1/1 Daily Double). Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Harris, he and Epstein received $5,000.
Battle of the Decades[]
He played in the fifth game of the 1980s against Jerome Vered and Bob Verini. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 15/15 correct responses. He and Jerome got Final correct, and after a come from behind win, Tom advanced to the quarterfinals. Jerome and Verini received $5,000.
In the fourth quarterfinal game, he faced off against Rachael Schwartz and Ken Jennings. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 14/16 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Ken (in a runaway game), he earned a wildcard with his $19,500, while Rachel's $7,600 was not enough, taking home $10,000.
In the second semifinal game, he faced off against Brad Rutter and Leszek Pawlowicz. Throughout the first two rounds, he came up with 11/11 correct responses. Everyone got Final correct, but after losing to Brad (in a runaway game), he and Leszek received $25,000.
Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament[]
In the third quarterfinal game, he faced off against Liz Feltner and Drew Goins.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?[]
On April 27, 2001, Tom appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, winning $32,000 after answering his $125,000 question incorrect.
Trivia[]
- Tom is the first contestant to hold the record of 10+ consecutive correct Final Jeopardy! responses[1] (12).
- Fall 2012 Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament winner Colby Burnett from the 2013 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions became the second player to win the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions after winning a tournament before getting the spot.
- Since Tom's win, the best ToC result from a Jeopardy! College Championship winner is Jeff Stewart, who finished as the 1994 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions runner-up.
- Tom became the first contestant to win more than one Jeopardy! tournament.
- In the 2026 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament, Tom grew a beard.
References[]
- ↑ The other confirmed seven - Ken Jennings, Larissa Kelly, Ben Ingram (12), James Holzhauer (28), Jennifer Quail, Amy Schneider, Ray Lalonde.