An adult literacy program coordinator from Santa Barbara, California...

Bev Schwartzberg

Date of First Appearance:
April 1993

Total Winnings:
$85,000, I think ($65,900 on regular shows, $19,100 on Tournament of Champions)

Nickname:
Bev

Favorite anecdote associated with being on the show:
My sister was watching with a group of friends, including a little boy, who was rooting “Bev! Bev! Bev!” But my sister noticed that he was rooting for one of the men on the show, and she said, “Bev is the woman!” So he ran out yelling his new cheer: “BEV IS THE WOMAN! BEV IS THE WOMAN!”

Did being on Jeopardy! have any effect on your life?
I heard from a lot of old friends.

Did you do anything crazy with your winnings?
I went to grad school and got a Ph.D. in history. I wrote a dissertation about marital desertion and bigamy in Nineteenth Century America.

Is there anything else you would like viewers to know about you?
I currently run an adult literacy program in my local public library system. We work to help adults improve their reading skills and other skills.

"She finished second in the 1993 Tournament of Champions. Today, she's an adult literacy coordinator from Santa Barbara, California..."

2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $25,000.
1993 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up: $19,100.
Season 9 5-time champion: $65,900.