ken jennings has made the most money in a single jeopardy game.
ken jennings has made the most money in a single jeopardy game.
who has made the most money in a single jeopardy game?
ken jennings
the holder of the all-time record for single-day winnings on "jeopardy!" is james holzhauer. holzhauer first surpassed the record of $77,000, held since 2010 by roger craig, when he earned $110,914 on the episode that aired on april 9, 2019. holzhauer pushed his own single-day record to $131,127 on the episode that aired april 17, 2019, by amassing $71,114 over the episode's first two rounds, then successfully wagering an additional $60,013 in the final jeopardy! round. holzhauer's total of 33 consecutive appearances stands alone for second all time in regular game play; when he departed the show he held the top-16 spots for highest single-day regular-game winnings and is the only player to win $100,000 or more (achieved six different times) on a single-day in regular play. on april 15, 2019, holzhauer moved into second place for regular play "jeopardy!" winnings (behind jennings) and third place for all "jeopardy!"-related winnings (behind rutter and jennings). on april 23, 2019, holzhauer joined rutter and jennings as the third "jeopardy!"-made millionaire. the next day, holzhauer moved onto the top ten list for all-time american game show winnings at #10, joining rutter (#1) and jennings (#2) on that list. holzhauer was defeated on the june 3, 2019 episode, finishing in second place. his winnings on "jeopardy!" totaled $2,464,216, $58,484 behind jennings' record. including over $58,000 from a 2014 appearance on "the chase", with holzhauer's $2.46 million from "jeopardy!", he is #4 on the list of all-time american game show winnings.
jeopardy!
the competition started in san francisco, california where ea hand picked eight of the country’s best madden 06 players to play for a grand prize of $100,000. these elite gamers were not alone. each one represented an nfl superstar that had their back. the gamers traveled city to city on a tour bus playing against each other in madden competitions with two people losing their way into the jeopardy game. the loser of the jeopardy game must then play a free agent-gamer for the right to remain on the bus. in the end, the two best gamers of the bus played one game on the big screen in times square for $100,000.
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