<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>In episode 7 what was the highest amount of money requested by Jerry Mantalvanos & Paul Merker ?

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE table_name_24 (money_requested__ INTEGER, episode VARCHAR, entrepreneur_s_ VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT MAX(money_requested__) AS £_ FROM table_name_24 WHERE episode = "episode 7" AND entrepreneur_s_ = "jerry mantalvanos & paul merker"</codeend><|end|>