Michael George Dupee
| Mike Dupee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael George Dupee October 23, 1966 Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Residence | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Emory University University of Florida College of Law |
| Occupation |
Environmental Lawyer Author Physicist Computer Programmer Webmaster |
| Employer | U.S. Courts |
| Known for |
10-time Jeopardy! champion Author of definitive book on competing on Jeopardy! |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
| Spouse(s) | Zana Holley Dupee |
| Children | 3 |
Michael George "Mike" Dupee (born October 23, 1966) is an American game show contestant and author who played on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy! At the time that he won the 1996 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, he was the 4th biggest winner in Jeopardy! history. Between 1996 and 2005, Dupee was one of only 2 players who competed on Jeopardy! without ever losing a game.
In 2005, the undefeated Dupee was invited to participate in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions, where he was defeated for the first time by Robert Slaven in his 2nd game of the tournament. He was defeated a second time in the 2014 where he lost by $2300 to Brad Rutter. His total earnings on Jeopardy! are $203,901, consisting of $66,401 from his original 5-day run, $100,000 prize in the 1996 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions, $32,500 from the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions, and $5,000 from the Battle of the Decades.
Following his success on Jeopardy!, Dupee wrote about his experience and provided practice questions in his book How to Get on Jeopardy! and Win!,[1] which was praised by 75-time Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings as the best preparation for competing on Jeopardy![2] In 2000, Dupee wrote How to Be a TV Quiz Show Millionaire detailing how contestant wanna-bes could try out for various U.S. TV game shows, including Jeopardy! and Who Wants to be a Millionaire.[3]
Early life
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Dupee grew up in Hokkaido, Japan (1969-1971), where his father worked on military projects.
Dupee attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he majored in Physics. Then, he attended the University of Florida College of Law in Gainesville, Florida, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Law Review. During college and law school, Dupee represented both schools in College Bowl Academic Tournaments around the country.[1]
Jeopardy
In May 1995, Michael Dupee was one of only 28 people to pass the Jeopardy try-out exam out of the 300 who took it at a contestant-search in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Using game theory analysis, Michael Dupee discovered a new Final Jeopardy! betting strategy called the "Two-Thirds" scenario. According to Dupee, if the 2nd place score is more than 2/3 of the leader's score, then the 2nd place player should only bet enough that if he misses, he will still have more than the leader would have if he also misses the question. This scenario assumes the leader will make the usual bet of betting enough to have $1.00 more than the 2nd place player if the 2nd place player doubles his money. Dupee used this betting strategy to win his semi-final game in the 1996 Tournament of Champions against Shane Whitlock, who was leading going into Final Jeopardy![1]
Professional life
During 1994-96, Dupee had a two-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Robert Krupansky in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
During the summer of 1996, Dupee worked as the Assistant Head Counselor at Camp Canadensis, in Canadensis, Pennsylvania.[1]
From the fall of 1996 until the present, Dupee has worked as an attorney in Gainesville, Florida. He has also been a contributing writer to the American Law Reports Fifth.[1]
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| Preceded by Ryan Holznagel |
Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner 1996 |
Succeeded by Dan Melia |
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