The top scorer in each game (usually) is paid out the amount of money won.
But what is the most a contestant has won on the game show?
Ken Jennings Won the Most ‘Jeopardy!’
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Contestants can be punished for buzzing too early.
They buzz too early."
He won over $2.5 million,beating previous record holder James Holzhauer.
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Holzhauer continues to be on the leaderboard for the most single-game winnings, at $131,127.
Jennings said his strategy to beat Holzhauer wasgoing after Daily Doubles.
Holzhauer is second to Jennings for the highest winnings in a regular season with $2,462,216.
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He also placed fourth in the most consecutive game wins category with 32 games in 2019.
Jennings had already made a name for himself with his 74 consecutive wins in 2004.
The host told Stern thathe lost the 75th game because someone else was better at the buzzer.
The clue was “Most of this firms 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year.
“Nancy Zergcorrectly answered H&R Block.
Zerg sadly lost the next game and didn’t have a similar winning streak.
Fans are turning away in droves, but it’s not too late to pull them back.
Winning ‘Jeopardy!’
Yes, that is the same company that led to his downfall in the 75th game.
The winner told Stern in 2012 he didn’t have “screw you money” despite his life changing.
But the show changed his life once again whenhe was chosen as the new permanent hostafter Alex Trebek.
Jennings’s journey on the show is the most extreme example of the benefits of winning the show.
The winner was able to quit his software engineer job to write books.
Now he has the potential to earn more millionsby hosting the show himselfbecause of his experience.
Only time will tell if he’ll see a new contestant break his record as host.
Jeopardy!airs every weeknight on ABC in the U.S. Episodes are also available to stream on ABC.com.
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