Grand Slam tournament. Seeded twelfth in the tournament, Spangenberg was matched up with former United States Navy officer David Legler, who had won a then-record setting $1.765 million on Twenty One in 2000. Spangenberg won only one of the three rounds of play against Legler and lost after his allotted time ran out. City Council candidacy Spangenberg was a candidate for the 19th district of the New York City Council in 2021. He was in the Democratic Party primary to replace term-limited Paul Vallone that occurred on June 22, 2021. Notes and references External links NOTE: The largest regular play winnings record is based only on a contestant's first five days (until 2003, contestants were retired after five wins), and contestants must reach $205,194 in their first five days to break the record (in 2001 clue values doubled). 1957 births Living people Jeopardy! contestants New York City Police Department officers New York (state) Democrats