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The semi-final winners competed in a two-day total point final to determine the grand champion in a format similar to other annual Jeopardy! tournaments. The winner of each qualifying game won a minimum of $50,000 for their charity (more if their post- Final Jeopardy! score exceeded $50,000), and the two runners-up each received $25,000 for ...
Reached third-place on all-time Jeopardy! regular play winnings list 18 August 13: $27,201* $574,801 Season 37 finale of Jeopardy!. Amodio was in a "lock-tie" situation headed to Final Jeopardy!, which since season 34 rule change meant he had to wager as least $1 to prevent a tie-breaker, win or lose.
Throughout each season, Jeopardy! features various special tournaments for particular groups (as named in "Tournaments and other events" below). Each year at the Tournament of Champions, the players who had won the most games and money in the previous season come back to compete against each other for a large cash prize.
Jeopardy! fans got their money's worth Wednesday as Final Jeopardy! ended in a rare tie. It all started when contestant Christine Whelchel oddly wagered only enough to match returning-champion ...
Season 1 and made it all the way to the February 20 Sony announced Tuesday that this year’s contest — which kicks off Friday, Feb. 23 — will feature among its contestants Celebrity Jeopardy ...
What was the Final Jeopardy answer, Thursday, June 6, 2024? ... Who won the most money from 'Jeopardy!' in regular-season play? Ken Jennings won $2,520,700 during regular-season play, according to ...
Jerry Frankel, a musician and composer from Buffalo, New York, was a five-time undefeated champion during Trebek's first season, winning $32,650. He became that version's first Tournament of Champions winner, earning the $100,000 grand prize by defeating Bruce Fauman and Steve Rogitz in the two-game final. [9]
George Alexander Trebek [2] OC (/ t r ə ˈ b ɛ k /; July 22, 1940 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian-American game show host and television personality.He was best known for hosting the syndicated general knowledge quiz game show Jeopardy! for 37 seasons from its revival in 1984 until his death in 2020.