In 2020, he once again faced off with and won against Rutter, as well as James Holzhauer, in a special primetime series, Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time. Jennings regained the record after appearances on several other game shows, culminating with his results on an October 2008 appearance on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, though Rutter retained the record for highest Jeopardy! winnings and once again passed Jennings' total after his victory in the Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades tournament. His total was surpassed by Rutter, who defeated Jennings in the finals of the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions, adding $2 million to Rutter's existing Jeopardy! winnings. His total earnings on Jeopardy! are $4,522,700, consisting of: $2,520,700 over his 74 wins a $2,000 second-place prize in his 75th appearance a $500,000 second-place prize in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions (2005) a $300,000 second-place prize in Jeopardy! 's IBM Challenge (2011), when he lost to the Watson computer but became the first person to beat third-place finisher Brad Rutter a $100,000 second-place prize in the Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades (2014) a $100,000 second-place prize (his share of his team's $300,000 prize) in the Jeopardy! All-Star Games (2019) and a $1 million first-place prize in Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (2020).ĭuring his first run of Jeopardy! appearances, Jennings earned the record for the highest American game show winnings. In 2004, he won 74 consecutive Jeopardy! games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg on his 75th appearance. He also holds the record for the highest average correct responses per game in Jeopardy! history (for those contestants with at least 300 correct responses) with 35.9 during his original run (no other contestant has exceeded 30) and 33.1 overall, including tournaments and special events. Jennings holds the record for the longest winning streak on Jeopardy! with 74 consecutive wins. game show Jeopardy! Since 2021, he and Mayim Bialik have alternated as hosts of that show. He is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five different game shows, including $4,522,700 on the U.S. Jennings will then split hosting duties with Bialik as their schedules allow moving forward.Kenneth Wayne Jennings III (born May 23, 1974) is an American game show host, author, and former game show contestant. Jennings will once again split hosting duties with former Blossom and The Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik - who also previously served as a guest host - following Mike Richards ' resignation in August.īialik, who was initially named as a temporary host amid Mike Richards ' resignation last month, will serve as host when filming resumes next Monday (September 20) for episodes airing through November 5. Jennings, a computer programmer, set the record of 74 consecutive shows and $2.5 million during a six-month run in 2004 and was the first person to serve as a Jeopardy! guest host in January 2021 following the death of longtime host Alex Trebek last year.
As somebody who prioritizes knowledge and knowing things, this is really a good one to have following me everywhere." But also, I just like the badge that it represents.
"l know going into every bar trivia game that I play that I'm going to come in with a little intimidation factor. "I always wanted to be a 'Jeopardy!' champion, and I accomplished that," Amodio said in a release.
The Yale University Ph.D student finished in third place on Monday behind an actor from Florida and a statistical researcher from Tennessee, according to a news release obtained by NBC News. NBC News reports Amodio lost on Monday (October 11) night, giving him a net total of $1.5 million in overall winnings. Matt Amodio's Jeopardy! winning streak has come to an end at 38, giving him the second-longest streak in program history behind Ken Jennings' record of 74 games.
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