A civil servant from Vancouver, Canada...  Barbara-Anne Eddy
Date of first appearance: February 1988  Total winnings: $52,000
[plus $1,000 in the 1988 ToC]  It's not specifically due to this
performance, but a Canadian newspaper writer who found out about
this and my other radio and TV appearances christened me "Canada
's quiz show queen."  Records held: 5-time champion  Favourite
anecdote: I was astonished that Alex Trebek not only remembered
my appearance on The $128,000 Question, of which he was the
host, but even remembered Fenton, my "good-luck" frog mascot.
Effect on my life: Enormous! It amazes me how impressed people
are with me when they find out that I've been on Jeopardy! ("I
could never do that!"); when they discover that I was a five-
time champ, they're sometimes rendered speechless. Secondarily,
but just as importantly, the money, along with whatever I could
earn from part-time work, allowed me to live without full-time
work for almost a decade.  What people should know about me: I
love readin