J! Archive - Bob Blake

	An actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia... Bob Blake

2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000. 1990 Tournament of Champions winner: $100,000. 1990 Super Jeopardy! semifinalist: $10,000. Season 6 5-time champion: $82,501. In his second game (#1149, aired 1989-09-07), Bob tied the single-day cash winnings record of $27,800, set by Kevin Frear in his second game (#902, aired 1988-07-05). Kevin had broken Harvey Becker's record of $25,400, set in Season 2 (#304, aired 1985-11-07). Kevin's record lasted for over 4 years, when it was broken by Frank Spangenberg's $30,600 finish in his fifth game (#1241, aired 1990-01-15). Bob broke Chuck Forrest's then-record of $72,800 for most cash winnings in regular games, set on show #280, aired 1985-10-04. Because his winnings were higher than the then-limit of $75,000, $7,501 of his winnings were donated to his selected charity, Oxfam. Bob was the first player to have to make such a donation. Bob appeared on To Tell the Truth shortly after winning the Tournament of Champions as a mystery personality in its "One-on-One" segment. Jeopardy! Message Board user name: Canuckistan
Bob appeared in the following 2 archived games:

#1152, aired 1989-09-12	Bob Blake vs. David Burnett vs. Pat Gmeiner	Bob Blake game 5. New 5-day winnings record.
#1150, aired 1989-09-08	Bob Blake vs. John Wallace vs. Nancy McGregor	Bob Blake game 3.

Bob would later appear on Jeopardy! as Bob Blake in the following 2 archived games:

Super Jeopardy! #12, aired 1990-09-01	Dave Traini vs. Bob Blake vs. Jeff Richmond	Super Jeopardy! semifinal game 3.
Super Jeopardy! #10, aired 1990-08-18	Bob Blake vs. Michael Rankins vs. Keith Bell vs. Peggi Malys	Super Jeopardy! quarterfinal game 8.