A part-time teacher from Bethesda, Maryland...

Amy Fine

Date of First Appearance:
March 1994

Total Winnings:
$72,803 [J! Archive note: this does not include Amy's $1,000 ToC prize]

Records held:
I believe that I am the highest female money winner for 5 regular season games played before the point totals were doubled and even after adjusting for that change.

Favorite anecdote:
Game 4, I was losing going into Final Jeopardy! against a very strong opponent with a lot of money at stake (we each had over $9,000). I knew the answer to an extremely difficult question (In 1925, Henry Ford purchased this old Massachusetts tavern and converted a portion of it into a Longfellow museum. What is the Wayside Inn?) by the coincidence of having been to a wedding there several years before. My opponent didn't know the answer and my win gave me the opportunity to play a 5th game. Also, my 5th victory came by way of a generous opponent who played for the tie instead of the win. He could have beaten me by $1.

Effect on my life:
I was recognized regularly for quite a number of months afterward and even now, more than 10 years later, friends and acquaintances find excuses to bring it up when introducing me to new people.

"She was the last 5-time winner in the 1993-94 season. A part-time teacher from Bethesda, Maryland..."

2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000.
1994 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
Season 10 5-time champion: $72,803.

Jeopardy! Message Board user name: arfine