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Kelly is also the third-highest-winning female contestant in any single game in Jeopardy!'s history, as her $45,200 performance [100] trails Maria Wenglinsky, who won $46,600 on November 1, 2005, [101] and Emma Boettcher, who won $46,801 on June 3, 2019, after upsetting long-running champion James Holzhauer. [102]
Shutterly was the first contestant on the show to get to the 15th and final question but elected to walk instead with $500,000 which made him the biggest winner in American game show history at the time. Shutterly had previously won $49,200 as a four-day champion on Jeopardy! in 1988, making his career winnings total $549,200. [39]
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.
We’ve seen contestants on game shows go wild over winning a convertible, a house full of furniture or a trip to Europe. All nice prizes, to be sure, but nothing compared to the serious cash that...
At the time, he held the record as the highest money-winner ever on American game shows. His winning streak increased the show's ratings and popularity to the point where it became TV's highest-rated syndicated program [ 210 ] and second highest-rated overall program, behind only CSI . [ 209 ]
Who won the most money from 'Jeopardy!' all-time? Brad Rutter has won $4,938,436 − including tournaments − all-time on "Jeopardy!" According to the website , Ken Jennings is second on the list ...
Matt is now chasing two guys who both have well over $2 million in earnings, starting with James Holzhauer who currently holds a $1,914,616 lead.
Bradford Gates Rutter (born January 31, 1978) is an American game show contestant, TV host, producer, and actor. With over $5.1 million in winnings, he is the second-highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, behind Ken Jennings, and still the highest-earning contestant (primarily from special tournament events) on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy!