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Forrest is widely regarded by other elite Jeopardy! players as one of the most formidable contestants ever. [11] [12] He won five consecutive games from September 30 to October 4, 1985, winning a then-record $72,800 and qualifying for the 1986 Tournament of Champions, which he won, earning another $100,000. [13]
Jennings first appeared on the program in 2004 and set two Jeopardy! records that he still holds. He won 74 consecutive matches, and his total of $2,522,700 is a record for non-tournament winnings. [6] Entering the tournament, his total Jeopardy! winnings totaled $3,372,700, which was second-highest behind fellow competitor Rutter.
Roger Alan Craig Jr. (born September 1976) is an American game show contestant, computer scientist, data scientist, and machine learning consultant. He held the record for highest single-day winnings on the quiz show Jeopardy! from September 14, 2010 (surpassing Ken Jennings) to April 9, 2019 (when James Holzhauer surpassed him).
His total hits $182,000, but even more impressively, he makes “Jeopardy!” history by becoming the first player to win their first six games in runaways. A runaway is when a contestant is so ...
Holzhauer's record-setting Cash Builder round on The Chase. Holzhauer appeared on the American version of the quiz show The Chase on September 2, 2014. [21] In his first round, a one-minute round called the Cash Builder, Holzhauer correctly answered 12 questions out of 13 posed by host Brooke Burns; the last question was asked just before time expired and was quickly passed on by Holzhauer.
Christopher, lore tells us, first auditioned for the GH role of Stone Cates (which instead went to Michael Sutton). Years later, though, he successfully made a run at
The action-packed game was already off to crazy start in the Jeopardy! round when Sam lead the scoreboard with $10,400, while Jake and Juveria had $3,400 and $5,600, respectively, as they headed ...
In 2004, Jennings won 74 consecutive Jeopardy! games before he was defeated by challenger Nancy Zerg in his 75th appearance. Jennings's total earnings on Jeopardy! are $4,522,700, consisting of: $2,520,700 over his 74 wins; a $2,000 second-place prize in his 75th appearance; a $500,000 second-place prize in the Jeopardy!