"Wednesday to Saturday) and the College Championship (aired from November 10, 2004 through November 23, 2004). He did not participate in the Tournament of Champions, as invitations are only extended to champions who have already been defeated (with the exception of the winner(s) of the College Championship), which Jennings had not yet been. On November 30, 2004, Jennings' reign as ""Jeopardy!"" champion ended when he lost his 75th game to challenger Nancy Zerg. Jennings responded incorrectly to both Double Jeopardy! Daily Doubles, causing him to lose a combined $10,200 ($5,400 and $4,800, respectively) and leaving him with $14,400 at the"
"the time, Jeopardy awarded new cars to 5-day undefeated champions). The rules would be changed in 2003, before Ken Jennings's run of 74 consecutive days in 2004, making Jennings the (then) all-time ""Jeopardy!"" money winner. As a 5-day champion, Rutter was invited to the 2001 Tournament of Champions, where he defeated other 5-day champions and won the $100,000 main prize. He was invited back for the 2002 Million Dollar Masters Tournament, where he won the $1,000,000 main prize and became the all-time money winner in ""Jeopardy!"" history. Rutter returned for the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions, winning the tournament and"
"of the Decades. The highest-earning all-time ""Jeopardy!"" contestant is Brad Rutter, who has won a cumulative total of $4,355,102. He became an undefeated champion in 2000 and later won an unprecedented four ""Jeopardy!"" tournaments: the 2001 Tournament of Champions, the 2002 Million Dollar Masters Tournament, the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions, and the 2014 Battle of the Decades. Rutter broke Jennings's record for all-time game show winnings when he defeated Jennings and Jerome Vered in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions finals. Jennings regained the record through appearances on various other game shows, culminating in an appearance on ""Are You Smarter"
"September 10, 1984. Both NBC versions and the weekly syndicated version were hosted by Art Fleming. Don Pardo served as announcer until 1975, and John Harlan announced for the 1978–1979 show. Since its inception, the daily syndicated version has featured Alex Trebek as host and Johnny Gilbert as announcer. With over 7,000 episodes aired, the daily syndicated version of ""Jeopardy!"" has won a record 33 Daytime Emmy Awards as well as a Peabody Award. In 2013, the program was ranked No. 45 on ""TV Guide""s list of the 60 greatest shows in American television history. ""Jeopardy!"" has also gained a"
"""Jeopardy!"" episodes aired between 1989 and 2004 have been collected by the UCLA Archive, and the premiere and various other episodes are included in the Paley Center's collection. By 1994 the press called ""Jeopardy!"" ""an American icon"". It has won a record 33 Daytime Emmy Awards since 1984. The show holds the record for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show, with fifteen awards won in that category. Another five awards have been won by Trebek for Outstanding Game Show Host. Twelve other awards were won by the show's directors and writers in the respective categories of Outstanding"
"was interrupted three times that year; the other two times were for the show's annual Kids Week in October 2004 and the College Championship in November 2004). The season 25 Tournament of Champions was taped during the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2014, ""Jeopardy!"" held a Battle of the Decades tournament featuring 45 previous champions, with 15 from their respective decade (1984–93, 1994–2003, and 2004–13). All of the players competed in a week-long slate of games, respective of decade, from which the winners out of each game would become quarter-finalists. Those 15 winners would then return"
"Matt Jackson (Jeopardy! contestant) Matthew Barnett Jackson (born June 24, 1992) is a former contestant on the syndicated game show ""Jeopardy!"" who had the show's 4th-longest winning streak, surpassed only by Ken Jennings, Julia Collins, and David Madden. His 13-episode streak ended with a loss on October 14, 2015. Jackson's total winnings amount to $413,612, which also places him 4th on the all-time money-winning list in regular (non-tournament) games. Jackson was encouraged to apply for the show by his friend Sam Spaulding, who won $50,000 after finishing second in the Fall 2010 College Championship. After two unsuccessful attempts to enter"
"quarterfinalist, while Spangenberg finished second and attorney Phoebe Juel finished third. Both runners-up received $5000 as a consolation prize. ""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 vales doubled)."" Frank Spangenberg Lieutenant Frank Spangenberg (born July 26, 1957) garnered fame in 1990 when he set the five-day cumulative winnings record on the game show ""Jeopardy!"", becoming the first person to win more than $100,000 in five days"
"three shows. This was the first man-vs.-machine competition in ""Jeopardy!""s history. Watson won both the first game and the overall match to win the grand prize of $1 million, which IBM divided between two charities (World Vision International and World Community Grid). Jennings, who won $300,000 for second place, and Rutter, who won the $200,000 third-place prize, both pledged to donate half of their winnings to charity. The competition brought the show its highest ratings since the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. ""Jeopardy!""s record for the longest winning streak is held by Ken Jennings, who competed on the show from June"
"until Jennings (in his 38th game) broke it. Rutter decisively won the three-game final, claiming the tournament title and the $2,000,000 prize, while Jennings finished second and collected $500,000, with Vered finishing third and taking home $250,000. All in all, the tournament's contestants won a combined grand total of $5,604,413. On December 28, 2004, Sony announced a 15-week, 75-show ""Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions"". It featured Tournament of Champions, College Championship, and Teen Tournament winners from the show's 21-year run, as well as over 100 five-time champions. Jeopardy!'s executive producer, Harry Friedman, explained: ""The 2003 rule change, which allows Jeopardy!"
"biggest all-time ""Jeopardy!"" winner, with a total of $180,000. The next day, he jumped to third, with a total of $238,200. Chu won his eleventh and final game on March 11, bringing his total to $297,200. His streak ended on March 12 when he was defeated by Diana Peloquin. He ended up in third place after losing his entire score in ""Final Jeopardy!"" His third-place earnings of $1,000 brought his ultimate winnings to $298,200, putting him at third place on the list of all-time highest-earning ""Jeopardy!"" champions, behind Ken Jennings and David Madden. He also held the third-longest winning streak"
"games and total winnings—is Julia Collins, who amassed $429,100 over 21 games between April 21 and June 2, 2014. She won $428,100 in her 20 games as champion, plus $1,000 for finishing third in her twenty-first game. Collins also achieved the second-longest winning streak on the show, behind Jennings. The streak, which was interrupted in May by the Battle of the Decades, was broken by Brian Loughnane. The highest single-day winnings in a ""Celebrity Jeopardy!"" tournament was achieved by comedian Andy Richter during a first-round game of the 2009–2010 season's ""Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational"", in which he finished with $68,000"
"""Super Millionaire"" series aired, one in February and one in May of that year. However, despite the higher stakes and the potential for someone to top the all-time record for winnings, the largest prize awarded was $1,000,000 () won by Robert Essig. One week after ""Super Millionaire"" came to an end, Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah, became the new champion on ""Jeopardy!"" The episode, broadcast on June 2, 2004, was the first in a long winning streak for the software engineer, made possible due to a change at the beginning of that season (the show's twentieth on air"
"were retired after five consecutive victories and due to a winnings cap in place on ""Jeopardy!"" at the time, Spangenberg was only able to keep $75,000 of his total winnings; he donated the remaining $27,597 to the Gift of Love Hospice, a facility operated by the Missionaries of Charity. According to Spangenberg, his donation arrived at the facility the day after the hospice learned it needed to install a safety system that totaled approximately the same amount as his excess winnings. The five-day record remains a net record because of rule changes in 2001 regarding the value of clues, and"
"diploma and then graduated with a degree in Computer Science and English at Brigham Young University, where he played on the school's quizbowl team for three and a half years. Jennings attended the University of Washington during his freshman year. Before 2003, ""Jeopardy!"" contestants were limited to five consecutive games. At the beginning of the show's 20th season (in 2003), the rules were changed to allow contestants to remain on the show as long as they continued to win. After this rule change, and until Jennings' run, the record winning streak was set by Tom Walsh, who won $186,900 in"
"Frank Spangenberg Lieutenant Frank Spangenberg (born July 26, 1957) garnered fame in 1990 when he set the five-day cumulative winnings record on the game show ""Jeopardy!"", becoming the first person to win more than $100,000 in five days on the show. He has been called one of the ""veritable legends"" of the show. Spangenberg, at the time a member of the New York City Transit Police Department (now the Transit Bureau of the New York City Police Department), won $102,597 in five days. On his fifth and final appearance, he set a one-day record of $30,600. Prior to 2003, winners"
"including Frank Spangenberg and Eddie Timanus. On December 28, 2004, Sony announced a 15-week, 75-show ""Jeopardy!"" Ultimate Tournament of Champions. It featured Tournament of Champions, College Championship, and Teen Tournament winners from the show's 21-year run, as well as over 100 five-time champions. ""Jeopardy!""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s executive producer, Harry Friedman, explained: The field totaled 145 players including Jennings, who, unlike the other competitors, was automatically placed in the finals. The Ultimate Tournament of Champions offered substantial cash prizes; with a grand prize of $2,000,000 to the winner, $500,000 for the first runner-up, and $250,000 for the second runner-up. Guaranteed prize money was"
"on the next show. The audience gave a standing ovation in honor of both contestants, and Trebek called Zerg a ""giant killer"" as Jennings embraced her. Jennings' 75 matches took place over a span of 182 calendar days. His losing episode can be seen on 2005 DVD release of ""Jeopardy: An Inside Look at America's Favorite Quiz Show"", released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ""Jeopardy!"" implemented some backstage changes during Jennings' run. Normally, players only get a short time to practice, but more rehearsal time was added so that the new players could get comfortable with the buzzers. Additionally, the"
"same format followed by ""Jeopardy!"", in which they could compete indefinitely unless beaten; a tie between two or three players with at least 1 point would result in a sudden-death answer playoff, in a pre-determined category. This was to allow the show to be seen as more easily binge-watched. Under the returning champions format, four contestants won 5 consecutive games, including 15 day champion Vinny Varadarajan, 8 day champion Earl Holland, 6 day champion Eric Park, and 5 day champion Roy Hollis, with no tournament or final announced on-air for top winning contestants as of the most recent episodes. In"
"in 2003 eliminating the five-appearance limit. Contestants must win $205,194 in their first five days in order to break the record. No contestant since Spangenberg's run in 1990 has won more than $100,000 (until 2001) or $200,000 (after 2001) in five days since then. Shortly after he won his first five games in 1990, he appeared on ""Late Night with David Letterman"" and played the ""Jeopardy!"" home game on the show with Dave. He would also later appear on its successor program ""The Late Show"" as a member of the New York City Transit Department choir. Spangenberg also won ""Jeopardy!""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s"
"than a 5th Grader?"" on October 10, 2008. In 2014, Rutter regained the title after winning $1,000,000 in the Battle of the Decades, defeating Jennings and Roger Craig in the finals. Craig is the holder of the all-time record for single-day winnings on ""Jeopardy!"". On the episode that aired September 14, 2010, he amassed a score of $47,000 after the game's first two rounds, then wagered and won an additional $30,000 in the Final Jeopardy! round, finishing with $77,000. The previous single-day record of $75,000 had been set by Jennings. The record-holder among female contestants on ""Jeopardy!""—in both number of"
"well. In 2002, ""Jeopardy!"" held a Million Dollar Masters tournament featuring fifteen previous champions, and in 2005 the show held an Ultimate Tournament of Champions for over three months, which featured over 100 champions from previous years instead of a regular Tournament of Champions for just the previous year; that season's Tournament of Champions began on September 20, 2004, featuring any remaining season 19 champions who hadn't qualified for that year's tournament as well as all of the season 20 qualifiers except for Ken Jennings, who had just resumed his winning streak two weeks before the tournament started (Jennings's streak"
"Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions The ""Jeopardy!"" Tournament of Champions is an annual tournament featuring the longest-running champions and biggest money winners from the past season or seasons of ""Jeopardy!"" The tournament began in 1964 during Art Fleming's tenure as host, and has continued into the Alex Trebek era of the show. There have been seven years in which the Tournament was skipped altogether (1984, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2018), and eight seasons (1, 17, 20, 23, 27, 30, 33, and 35). The brief 1978–79 revival, which aired for five months, is known to have had a Tournament as"
"the end of Final Jeopardy! The prize amounts for all contestants are as follows: The following is a list of contestants and where they placed in the tournament. Prize amounts for the non-winning finalists who won more than the minimum guarantees are as indicated in parentheses. Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions The ""Jeopardy!"" Tournament of Champions is an annual tournament featuring the longest-running champions and biggest money winners from the past season or seasons of ""Jeopardy!"" The tournament began in 1964 during Art Fleming's tenure as host, and has continued into the Alex Trebek era of the show. There have been"
"by ""Jeopardy!"" host Alex Trebek for its first 25 years (1989-2013). However, at the 2013 National Geographic Bee, Trebek announced that 2013 would be his last year hosting the Finals. Newscaster Soledad O'Brien took his place the following year, moderating the bee in 2014 and 2015. O'Brien was then replaced by Mo Rocca in 2016, 2017, and 2018. The current champion is Venkat Ranjan, from Windemere Ranch Middle School in San Ramon, California. The competition begins at the elementary school and middle school levels (4th grade - 8th grade) and usually occurs in November, December, or January. This competition requires"
"the tournament. He was defeated a second time in 2014 where he lost by $2,300 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!"", Dupée 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!"" In"
"from Seasons 14–19 won cars. From Seasons 14–17, undefeated champions had their choice of one or two Chevrolet cars. Seasons 18–19 undefeated champions won Jaguars. College Champions won Dodge cars from 1993 until 1994, Volvo cars from 1995 until 2003, and a Volkswagen in 2004. The winners of the 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003 Teen Tournament won a Chevrolet Cavalier, a Chevrolet Tracker, a Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Convertible, and a Volkswagen New Beetle. Jeopardy! went to a straight cash format in 2003 and eliminated automobile prizes for Season 20. As the most successful contestant in ""Jeopardy!"" regular season history, Ken"
"person who managed the buzzer system was changed. In his book ""Brainiac"", Jennings says that the consistency of the original manager's timing had given an increasing advantage to continuing players, and that the change made a noticeable difference in the second season that he was on the show. At one point, announcer Johnny Gilbert stopped announcing Jennings' total wins during the show's opening. On December 1, 2004, the day after his defeat, ""Jeopardy!"" broke with tradition by having Jennings make a guest appearance at the start of the broadcast, during which host Alex Trebek acknowledged his success and enumerated the"
"2012; the couple divorced in 2016. Arthur Chu Arthur Chu (born January 30, 1984) is an American columnist and former contestant on the syndicated US game show ""Jeopardy!"". Chu first became known for the unusual style of play he adopted during his 11-game winning streak on ""Jeopardy!"". When the shows aired, Chu attracted criticism from many for jumping from category to category rather than selecting clues in sequential order, a strategy known as the ""Forrest Bounce"", after former champion Chuck Forrest. Chu prepared extensively before his ""Jeopardy!"" appearance by reviewing tapes, study guides, game theory and ""Jeopardy!"" strategy. He made"
"the tournament) had set a new all-time television game show winnings record with US $2,522,700. Those three contestants would then play in a three-game final for the largest prize the show has ever offered: an unprecedented grand prize of U.S. $2,000,000. After four rounds, the tournament's field of 144 past champions was winnowed to two: Brad Rutter and Jerome Vered. Rutter had set the previous all-time ""Jeopardy!"" prize money record in the 2002 Million Dollar Masters tournament, while Vered had set a single-day winnings record in 1992 that (if adjusted for the doubling of clue values) stood for twelve years"
"D.C., has been a frequent contributor to the contest. He became the fastest entrant ever and 4th overall to attain 1,000 inks, reaching that number in January 2014. He was the top-inking Loser in each year from 2006 through 2012. Sarah Worcester Gaymon, of Gambrills, Maryland is a former ""Jeopardy!"" champion, as is Mark Eckenwiler. John Holder, of Charlotte, N.C., and Matt Monitto, of Bristol, Connecticut, won on ""Wheel of Fortune"". Jennifer Hart, of Arlington, Va. has been a frequent winner and eclipsed Chuck Smith as all-time points leader during the years in which she actively participated. Niels Hoven, originally"
"to compete in a regular tournament format, with the winner taking home $1,000,000. The latest ""Jeopardy!"" Tournament of Champions, featuring contestants from seasons 32, 33, and 34, began November 6, 2017. According to surviving microfilm records of broadcasts from the era, the original 1964-1975 Tournament of Champions format generally featured the top 9 winners in the given season, inviting the highest earning five-day champions, with four-day and three-day champions invited if necessary in order of winnings. In the current version of the show, the Tournament of Champions includes 15 players. Most of the slots are reserved for regular-season players who"
"topped Jennings's single-game record of $75,000). Kelly is also the second-highest winning female contestant in any single game in ""Jeopardy!""s history. Kelly's $45,200 performance narrowly trails Maria Wenglinsky, who won $46,600 on November 1, 2005. Kelly returned to participate in the ""Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades"" tournament in 2014, but was eliminated in the first round, winning $5,000. She is also scheduled to appear in the Jeopardy! All Star Games in February 2019, as a member of Team Brad Rutter with David Madden. During her time as champion, Kelly set several records which have since been surpassed: Larissa Kelly Larissa"