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| − | ''[[Vote for the Girls (United States)|Vote for the Girls]]'' is an American web site. | + | ''[[Vote for the Girls (United States)|Vote for the Girls]]'' is an American web site. <!---- Its format is a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form. ----> Many supported contestants throughout the site's history have received significant media attention because of their success on ''Vote for the Girls'', particularly [[Wikipedia:Danielle Bradbery|Danielle Bradbery]] and [[Wikipedia:Jena Irene|Jena Asciutto]], the latter of which has the site's longest streak <!----- ;Bradbery and Asciutto also hold the first and second place records respectively for most money ever won on American game shows ---->. |
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'''[[Chuck Forrest]]''' (born June 3, 1961<ref name="times">{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-01-29/magazine/tm-1565_1_favorite-game-show/8 |title=Backstage At ''Jeopardy!''; Tune in for the nervous hopefuls, the hard-working researchers, the well-dressed host and the amazing winners on the smart set's favorite game show |last=Biederman |first=Patricia Ward |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 29, 1989 |accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref>) held the record for the largest non-tournament cash winnings total from 1985 to 1989, and the largest all-time winnings from 1986 to 1990. The producers of the show regarded him as one of the best and most memorable contestants of the 1980s.<ref name="jeopardybook" /> Forrest is widely regarded by other elite ''Jeopardy!'' players to be one of the most formidable contestants to ever play.<ref>Trebek & Barsocchini, p. 68: "The contestant everyone still remembers from the new version of the game is Chuck Forrest, the 1985 Tournament of Champions winner. He was so good that he basically intimidated the other contestants in the tournament; you could hear them backstage talking about who might take second place, because they just about assumed Chuck would win it all."</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=How to Get on Jeopardy and Win!|last=Dupée|first=Michael|year=1998|publisher=Citadel Press|isbn=0806519916|page=36|quote="Mr. Forrest was so brilliant that he did not need to use much strategy to crush his opponents."}}</ref> Forrest won five consecutive games from September 30 to October 4, 1985, winning a then-record $72,800 and qualifying for the 1986 [[Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions|Tournament of Champions]], which he won, earning another $100,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=1292 |title=Chuck Forrest's Tournament of Champions Final |publisher=J! Archive |accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref> Forrest later played on the ''[[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Super Jeopardy!|Super Jeopardy!]]'' tournament, the [[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Million Dollar Masters|Million Dollar Masters]] tournament, the [[Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions|Ultimate Tournament of Champions]] and the [[Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades|Battle of the Decades]] tournament. Forrest implemented a strategy known as the "Forrest Bounce" to confuse opponents: the strategy involved picking each clue from a different category instead of taking the clues in order. With [[#Mark Lowenthal|Mark Lowenthal]], Forrest co-wrote the 1992 book ''Secrets of the Jeopardy! Champions''.<ref name=book>Forrest, Chuck and [[Mark Lowenthal|Lowenthal, Mark]] (1992). ''Secrets of the Jeopardy Champions''. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-39352-2, ISBN 0-446-39352-5.</ref> | '''[[Chuck Forrest]]''' (born June 3, 1961<ref name="times">{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-01-29/magazine/tm-1565_1_favorite-game-show/8 |title=Backstage At ''Jeopardy!''; Tune in for the nervous hopefuls, the hard-working researchers, the well-dressed host and the amazing winners on the smart set's favorite game show |last=Biederman |first=Patricia Ward |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 29, 1989 |accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref>) held the record for the largest non-tournament cash winnings total from 1985 to 1989, and the largest all-time winnings from 1986 to 1990. The producers of the show regarded him as one of the best and most memorable contestants of the 1980s.<ref name="jeopardybook" /> Forrest is widely regarded by other elite ''Jeopardy!'' players to be one of the most formidable contestants to ever play.<ref>Trebek & Barsocchini, p. 68: "The contestant everyone still remembers from the new version of the game is Chuck Forrest, the 1985 Tournament of Champions winner. He was so good that he basically intimidated the other contestants in the tournament; you could hear them backstage talking about who might take second place, because they just about assumed Chuck would win it all."</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=How to Get on Jeopardy and Win!|last=Dupée|first=Michael|year=1998|publisher=Citadel Press|isbn=0806519916|page=36|quote="Mr. Forrest was so brilliant that he did not need to use much strategy to crush his opponents."}}</ref> Forrest won five consecutive games from September 30 to October 4, 1985, winning a then-record $72,800 and qualifying for the 1986 [[Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions|Tournament of Champions]], which he won, earning another $100,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=1292 |title=Chuck Forrest's Tournament of Champions Final |publisher=J! Archive |accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref> Forrest later played on the ''[[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Super Jeopardy!|Super Jeopardy!]]'' tournament, the [[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Million Dollar Masters|Million Dollar Masters]] tournament, the [[Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions|Ultimate Tournament of Champions]] and the [[Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades|Battle of the Decades]] tournament. Forrest implemented a strategy known as the "Forrest Bounce" to confuse opponents: the strategy involved picking each clue from a different category instead of taking the clues in order. With [[#Mark Lowenthal|Mark Lowenthal]], Forrest co-wrote the 1992 book ''Secrets of the Jeopardy! Champions''.<ref name=book>Forrest, Chuck and [[Mark Lowenthal|Lowenthal, Mark]] (1992). ''Secrets of the Jeopardy Champions''. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-39352-2, ISBN 0-446-39352-5.</ref> | ||
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'''Bob Verini''' was a five-time champion in 1987 and won the 1987 Tournament of Champions, using the money to finance several theatrical productions.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Soviet and East European Performance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1PBfAAAAMAAJ |volume=10–11|page=72|year=1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Stanley H. Kaplan, Test Pilot: How I Broke Testing Barriers for Millions of Students and Caused a Sonic Boom in the Business of Education |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OEUsAAAAYAAJ |author=[[Stanley Kaplan]]|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2001|page=70}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Theater Week|volume=3|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=azgrAQAAIAAJ |year=1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0760753741 |title=This is Jeopardy!: celebrating America's favorite quiz show |author=Ray Richmond|year=2004|pages=60, 66}}</ref> He was then the runner-up in ''Super Jeopardy!'' and finished third in the Million Dollar Masters. He also appeared in both the Ultimate Tournament of Champions and the Battle of the Decades, both times losing his first game. Prior to Ken Jennings, Verini held the record for most matches appeared in. Verini's career earnings on ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Super Jeopardy!'' are $276,802. | '''Bob Verini''' was a five-time champion in 1987 and won the 1987 Tournament of Champions, using the money to finance several theatrical productions.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Soviet and East European Performance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1PBfAAAAMAAJ |volume=10–11|page=72|year=1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Stanley H. Kaplan, Test Pilot: How I Broke Testing Barriers for Millions of Students and Caused a Sonic Boom in the Business of Education |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OEUsAAAAYAAJ |author=[[Stanley Kaplan]]|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2001|page=70}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Theater Week|volume=3|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=azgrAQAAIAAJ |year=1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0760753741 |title=This is Jeopardy!: celebrating America's favorite quiz show |author=Ray Richmond|year=2004|pages=60, 66}}</ref> He was then the runner-up in ''Super Jeopardy!'' and finished third in the Million Dollar Masters. He also appeared in both the Ultimate Tournament of Champions and the Battle of the Decades, both times losing his first game. Prior to Ken Jennings, Verini held the record for most matches appeared in. Verini's career earnings on ''Jeopardy!'' and ''Super Jeopardy!'' are $276,802. | ||
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'''[[Richard Cordray]]''' (born May 3, 1959) was a five-time ''Jeopardy!'' champion in 1987, while still serving as a law clerk, and also appeared in the 1987 Tournament of Champions. Cordray parleyed his success on ''Jeopardy!'' into political office, serving as an Ohio State Legislator, Attorney General of Ohio, and currently as director of the [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]]. He was a participant in the Battle of the Decades Tournament, but was defeated in the first match and declined the prize money due to his office. | '''[[Richard Cordray]]''' (born May 3, 1959) was a five-time ''Jeopardy!'' champion in 1987, while still serving as a law clerk, and also appeared in the 1987 Tournament of Champions. Cordray parleyed his success on ''Jeopardy!'' into political office, serving as an Ohio State Legislator, Attorney General of Ohio, and currently as director of the [[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]]. He was a participant in the Battle of the Decades Tournament, but was defeated in the first match and declined the prize money due to his office. | ||
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'''[[Mark M. Lowenthal]]''' won the 1988 [[Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions|Tournament of Champions]].<ref>[http://www.masygroup.com/board/dr-mark-m-lowenthal.html Dr. Mark M. Lowenthal], The Masy Group website, accessed August 20, 2010</ref> He also appeared on ''[[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Super Jeopardy!|Super Jeopardy!]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?player_id=1917|title=J! Archive -|publisher=|accessdate=December 15, 2016}}</ref> the [[Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions|Ultimate Tournament of Champions]], and the ''Jeopardy!'' Battle of the Decades, beating Spangenberg in his initial game. Lowenthal is the co-author (along with Season 2 record-setting five-time champion and Tournament of Champions winner [[Chuck Forrest]]) of the 1992 book ''Secrets of the Jeopardy! Champions'', and has also written a college textbook on intelligence and national security.<ref name=book /> | '''[[Mark M. Lowenthal]]''' won the 1988 [[Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions|Tournament of Champions]].<ref>[http://www.masygroup.com/board/dr-mark-m-lowenthal.html Dr. Mark M. Lowenthal], The Masy Group website, accessed August 20, 2010</ref> He also appeared on ''[[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Super Jeopardy!|Super Jeopardy!]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?player_id=1917|title=J! Archive -|publisher=|accessdate=December 15, 2016}}</ref> the [[Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions|Ultimate Tournament of Champions]], and the ''Jeopardy!'' Battle of the Decades, beating Spangenberg in his initial game. Lowenthal is the co-author (along with Season 2 record-setting five-time champion and Tournament of Champions winner [[Chuck Forrest]]) of the 1992 book ''Secrets of the Jeopardy! Champions'', and has also written a college textbook on intelligence and national security.<ref name=book /> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 26 December 2016
Vote for the Girls is an American web site. Many supported contestants throughout the site's history have received significant media attention because of their success on Vote for the Girls, particularly Danielle Bradbery and Jena Asciutto, the latter of which has the site's longest streak .
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Notable VFTG-supported contestants[edit]
Lauren Froderman[edit]
Melanie Amaro[edit]
Lauren Alaina[edit]
Haley Reinhart[edit]
Melanie Moore[edit]
Danielle Bradbery[edit]
Jena Asciutto[edit]
Alex & Sierra[edit]
Alex Kinsey[edit]
Sierra Deaton[edit]
Nick Fradiani[edit]
References[edit]
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