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At the time of her run on the program, Kelly was the highest-winning female contestant and ranked fifth in all-time in Jeopardy! earnings (excluding tournament winnings). [ 97 ] [ 98 ] [ 99 ] In addition to previously being the highest-winning female contestant in regular play, Kelly broke Ken Jennings 's record for most money won in five days ...
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!
On November 18, 2019, ABC announced that the three highest-earning Jeopardy! contestants of all time—Jennings, Rutter, and Holzhauer—would compete in a best-of-seven prime-time tournament, Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time. The first contestant to win three matches receives the title and a grand prize of $1 million.
All-time winnings: $4,370,700 Ken Jennings has won 74 games on “ Jeopardy!” — more than double those of second-place winner Holzhauer — and is a contender to replace the beloved late host ...
After four nights of competition, we finally know who the greatest player in "Jeopardy!" history is.
The highest-earning woman in Jeopardy! history (and the first openly transgender player to compete in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions ), Schneider's streak went on for 40 days and won ...
Jeopardy! keeps track of four records: most consecutive games won, highest regular-season winnings, highest single-game winnings, and highest all-time winnings (including tournaments). The below tables are accurate as of July 14, 2024.
In January 2020, ABC aired the Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time tournament between Jennings, Rutter, and James Holzhauer. Jennings won the championship to be crowned with the "Greatest of All Time" title and a first-place prize of $1,000,000, [41] bringing his lifetime Jeopardy!-related winnings to $3,522,700.