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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.
Nancy Zerg will one day be an answer to a trivia question, so I say let her have her proverbial 15 minutes of fame. I must say I'm amazed out how the little bit of personal data she revealed on the show managed to evolve into a substantial-looking bio for this entry! TOM 19:22, Dec 2, 2004 (UTC) Substantial looking indeed. What she wore and the ...
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.
July 11 - Nancy Zerg, poet; July 22 - Anita Neville, politician; July 24 - Gloria George, Native leader; August 10 - Jim Downey, politician; August 18 - Jim Abbott, politician; August 24 - Gary Filmon, politician and 19th Premier of Manitoba; August 24 - Tony Hunt, artist; August 25 - Ivan Koloff, pro wrestler
Nancy Stafford as Michelle Thomas; ... David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg Teleplay by : David Hoffman & Leslie Daryl Zerg: December 11, 1990 () 22.2 [12] ...