A singer and actor from Atlanta, Georgia...

Andrew Westney

Date of First appearance:
1991

Total Winnings:
$25,000 as champion of the Teen Tournament, $1000 and a home tub bubble machine, if memory serves, as first-round casualty of Tournament of Champions.

Records held/Stats:
Teen champ

Favorite anecdote:
Kept winning a secret from everyone (except immediate family) and remain pleased that, among many if not most others, my high school acting teacher didn't think me capable of keeping that big a secret that long.

Also, much respect to the Atlanta Braves, as the year I made fun of them on Jeopardy! for their wretched history they went on a tear that has yet to end. A Southern lady named Lillian Justice wrote me a letter after the show, applauding me for demonstrating that not every Southerner is slow, while sweetly yet firmly upbraiding me for failing to uphold our tradition of gentility. I can only think she meant my remark about the Braves, and I've wondered ever since if Braves outfielder David Justice was any relation. In any case, if it isn't too late, my sincere apologies.

Did being on Jeopardy! have any effect on your life?
It took me longer thereafter than is customary to become a penniless bohemian. “Vecchia zimarra, senti…”

"In 1991, he won the Teen Tournament. Today, he's a singer and actor. From Atlanta, Georgia..."

2014 Battle of the Decades invitee (by 1980s fan favorite poll): $5,000.
2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1 player: $5,000.
1991 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist: $1,000.
1991 Teen Tournament winner: $25,000.

Andrew appeared in the following archived game:
#4730, aired 2005-03-11 David Siegel vs. Andrew Westney vs. Steve Newman 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 1, game 23.
Andrew previously appeared on Jeopardy! as Andy Westney in the following archived game:
#1652, aired 1991-11-05 Lynne Wexler vs. Mark Pestronk vs. Andy Westney 1991 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2.
Andrew would later appear on Jeopardy! as Andrew Westney in the following archived game:
#6767, aired 2014-02-04 Leslie Frates vs. Leszek Pawlowicz vs. Andrew Westney Battle of the Decades: The 1980s game 2.

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