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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!'', which was praised by 75-time ''Jeopardy!'' winner Ken Jennings as the best preparation for competing on ''Jeopardy!''〔(Interview of Ken Jennings in Business Insider )〕 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''. ==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. He chose Physics as his major because his father told him to pick the hardest major that he found fun. 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. The Florida Law Review is the most prestigious legal journal at the University.〔 They take in articles from legal scholars and edit them and publish them in a book. During college and law school, Dupee represented both schools in College Bowl Academic Tournaments around the country.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael George Dupee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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