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Michael Dupee

2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 winner: $32,500. Lost his Round 2 game to Robert Slaven after having a crushing lead going into Final Jeopardy!
1996 Tournament of Champions winner: $100,000.
Season 12 5-time champion: $66,401.

Better known as Michael Dupée, but for the 1996 Tournament of Champions, sometimes referred to as Mike, so as not to be confused with fellow Tournament of Champions player Michael Daunt.

Last name "pronounced to rhyme with the French hairpiece."

Author of the book How to Get on Jeopardy! and Win!

Web site at www.MindFun.com. Go play his trivia game Cerebral Vortex!

Jeopardy! Message Board user name: champ1996

Michael appeared in the following 5 archived games:
#2686, aired 1996-04-15 Michael Dupee vs. Bea Kosla vs. Jeff Corrigan Michael Dupée game 5.
#2685, aired 1996-04-12 Michael Dupee vs. Joe McNamara vs. Bruce Clark Michael Dupée game 4.
#2684, aired 1996-04-11 Michael Dupee vs. Bernie Altman vs. Sally Hardey Michael Dupée game 3.
#2683, aired 1996-04-10 Ron Jin vs. Michael Dupee vs. Ann Taliaferro Curtaz Michael Dupée game 2.
#2682, aired 1996-04-09 Rick Blumenfeld vs. Ron Jin vs. Michael Dupee Michael Dupée game 1.
Michael would later appear on Jeopardy! as Mike Dupée in the following 4 archived games:
#2820, aired 1996-11-29 Bob Scarpone vs. Mike Dupée vs. Michael Daunt 1996 Tournament of Champions final game 2.
#2819, aired 1996-11-28 Bob Scarpone vs. Mike Dupée vs. Michael Daunt 1996 Tournament of Champions final game 1.
#2818, aired 1996-11-27 Mike Dupée vs. Beverly Spurs vs. Shane Whitlock 1996 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 3.
#2813, aired 1996-11-20 Mike Dupée vs. Bill Sloan vs. Amanda Goad 1996 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 3.

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