Rutter became a five-time champion on Jeopardy in 2000. Shelly Stallsmith is a trends reporter for the York Daily Record. Bradford Gates 'Brad' Rutter (born January 31, 1978) is the highest winner on the American television game show Jeopardy, and the highest winner on a game show. The first contestant with three match wins will claim the $1 million prize.
Ken Jennings won Thursday's match, giving him two wins. James Holzhauer answered GHOST (Greatest Host of Syndicated TV) Alex Trebek. Rutter wasn't the only contestant to stray far from a correct answer. The significance of his bet? The Eagles winning score of 41-33 over the New England Patriots in 2018. He is the only contestant to win 100,000 in a single game, doing so six times, and also held the top 16 single-game scores in program history at the time. Rutter is the veteran player, making his first Jeopardy appearance nearly 20 years ago, in October 2000, when champs were retired from regular-season play after five victories. One of his answers to "two foreign directors who won Oscars, but whose films didn't win," was the Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl LII champs. Holzhauers aggressive wagering on clues allowed him to set several new single-day winning records. Holzhauer set and broke more than a dozen records for the largest single-day winnings, won the 2019 Tournament of Champions and earned 2.7 million in winnings. More: Brad Rutter was undefeated on 'Jeopardy!' (against humans) until the GOAT tourney. The category was 21st Century Oscars, and Rutter must have doubted his chances of coming up with a correct answer because he bet 4,133 points before he heard the question. The tournament is a dream come true for Jennings, who has previously said a matchup with Holzhauer would be irresistible.It’ll be a competition that’s bound to increase Jeopardy ratings the show is averaging 8.8 million viewers this season but jumped to 14 million during Holzhauer’s run, USA Today reported. $2,712,216 – James Holzhauer, who won $2,462,216 in his 32-game run, almost toppling Ken Jennings’ record and also won the 2019 Tournament of Champions.Lancaster native Brad Rutter has been struggling during the Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time Tournament.īut even his struggles didn't prevent him from giving props to the Philadelphia Eagles during Thursday night's Final Jeopardy! Trebek, who was bilingual, famously pronounced 'genre' the. As 'Jeopardy' host, Jennings pays tribute to Alex Trebek in the way he pronounces the word 'genre.' Ken Jennings with Alex Trebek. $3,370,700 – Ken Jennings, the leader in most consecutive games won (74), and highest winnings in regular game play ($2,520,700) Including tournaments, Jennings has won a total of 4,370,700 on 'Jeopardy' However, Brad Rutter occupies the No. He won all the rest of that money in tournaments! He racked up 4.7 million during his numerous appearances on the trivia show. Brad is the top prize money earner in Jeopardy history. Pictured left are current champ Amy Schneider. Brad first appeared on Jeopardy! when the 5-day champ rule was in effect and won $55,102. We’ve got five things to know about Brad Rutter. Former 'Jeopardy' victor Brad Rutter (R) has addressed the suspicions of 'conspiracy theorists' after the recent influx of super champs on the show. $4,688,436 – Brad Rutter, the leader in all-time winnings, who has never been defeated by another human. Jennings, the holder of the longest Jeopardy winning streak of all time, has now also become the game shows 'Greatest of All Time.' He. So, tell us now, which of the Jeopardy! GOATS are ya rootin’ for? These games will air in addition to the regular daily game. Brad Rutter is the highest earning contestant on 'Jeopardy' ever : hes made around 4,385,702 over 14 years. If that doesn’t do it, more matches will be air the following week until one player has won three. If it takes more than 3 matches to declare a winner, another match will air on Friday, the 10th.
The two non-winners will each receive $250,000. Each 2-part match counts as one win and the first player to win three matches will be declared JEOPARDY! THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME and will win ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
The winner of each match will be decided by their total point score of the two games. Eastern Standard Time*, as follows:Ĭheck your local listing for Pacific and Mountain timeĬheck the listings in advance for your ABC station and, if you record them, set up your DVR for these shows as a separate series.Įach show is an hour long with two complete Jeopardy! games back-to back. The first three matches are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Here’s what you need to know so that you won’t miss a minute. Coming up next week on ABC Prime Time, the special tournament featuring the three greatest Jeopardy! players of all time, the GOATs: Brad Rutter, Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer.
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