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Nancy Zerg defeated 74-day champion Ken Jennings on November 30, 2004. [89] She was the first contestant to be called "a giant killer" despite losing the next day.
On his last show, aired November 30, 2004, his reign as Jeopardy! champion ended when he lost his 75th game to challenger Nancy Zerg. [19] 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 end of the round.
Jennings won more than $2.5 million over the course of 74 games before finally losing to Nancy Zerg in November 2004. RELATED: Scroll through the funniest "Jeopardy!" moments of all time:
Ken's last game in his Jeopardy! streak occurred on November 30, 2004, where he found himself competing against Nancy Zerg and David Hankins. In the Final Jeopardy! round, ...
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The show was the subject of great interest and increased ratings (often out-performing Wheel and even some primetime programs) in the early portions of the 2004–05 season as contestant Ken Jennings, taking advantage of newly relaxed appearance rules, won 74 matches before being defeated by Nancy Zerg in his 75th appearance.
After seventy-four consecutive wins, Ken Jennings finally loses on Jeopardy!, to competitor Nancy Zerg. Jennings' final cash winnings total is $2,522,700 making him the richest winner of American television history.