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In 2004, Jennings won 74 consecutive Jeopardy! games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg in his 75th appearance. Jennings's 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!
Jennings set a record of 74 wins before he was defeated by Nancy Zerg in his 75th appearance. His total winnings from the program amount to $3,022,700, which includes $2,522,700 won in his initial appearances and an additional $500,000 for his second-place finish in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions.
'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings holds the record for the contestant with the longest-winning streak in the show's history. ... where he found himself competing against Nancy Zerg and David Hankins.
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.
Jennings’ Jeopardy! journey started 20 years ago as a player, when he won more than $2.5 million on 74 consecutive games. Several championship tournaments followed, and he was later asked by the ...
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Ken Jennings is the highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, having accumulated a total of $5,296,214 over the course of twenty years. He took the record back from Brad Rutter as the highest-earning contestant (a record Rutter had held since 2014) by virtue of his victory on January 14, 2020, in the Jeopardy!
Ken Jennings isn’t just the greatest “Jeopardy!” contestant of all time, he's also the current guest host of the show. Despite all his success, during Tuesday’s Final Jeopardy! one ...