who won the 3 day jeopardy tournament?
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Update from Game 3: Ken Jennings beat James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter in the third night of “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time,” after taking the lead early in the evening. He concluded with 67,700 points to the latter's 33,692 and 23,467, respectively.
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Nibir Sarma has become the first winner of the “Jeopardy!”. By Associated Press, Wire Service Content April 17, 2020, at 7:50 p.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nibir Sarma has become the first winner of the “Jeopardy!” College Championship from the University of Minnesota.
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The final total: Jennings with 88,600, Holzhauer with 34,181 and Rutter with a mere 1,400. (But he did use his Final Jeopardy response to say, “You're the best, Alex!” so that was sweet.) Congratulations, Ken!
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"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, left, declares Ken Jennings the winner of the "Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time" Tournament. The final episode of the four-match tournament aired Tuesday on ABC.
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(CNN) He'll take victory for $250,000, Alex. "Jeopardy! James" Holzhauer won $250,000 as the winner of the game show's Tournament of Champions against Emma Boettcher and Francois Barcomb.
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Ken Jennings, center, won the "Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time" Tournament. The final episode of the four-match tournament aired Tuesday on ABC.
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"Jeopardy!" champ James Holzhauer, a professional gambler from Las Vegas, came out on top after battling Emma Boettcher again Friday in the quiz show's annual tournament of champions, and took home a $250,000 prize after a two-day final round.
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The highest possible single-game Jeopardy! score is $566,400. Through 11 games, Holzhauer has averaged $9,993 per Daily Double wager. At that same point in his run, Jennings averaged $2,533.
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'Jeopardy!' "Jeopardy! James" Holzhauer won $250,000 as the winner of the game show's Tournament of Champions against Emma Boettcher and Francois Barcomb.
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Jennings won his third game Tuesday night, defeating James Holzhauer in a tight contest decided in the final minute. Leading after two games by 10,419 points, Jennings correctly answered the Final Jeopardy! answer with “Who is Iago?” and had cautiously wagered no points.
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That answer finally got its question — who is Ken Jennings? — as the iconic game show's epic tournament came to an end on Tuesday. Jennings won his third match on the tournament's fourth episode, defeating opponents James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter and officially earning the title of Jeopardy! GOAT.
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Over the last two months of 2019, Jeopardy averaged 9.8 million viewers each week, peaking at 11.38 million in mid-November with the final rounds of the annual Tournament of Champions (which Holzhauer won).
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Rutter, who first appeared on the trivia show in 2000, is currently the top winner on any TV game show with $4.69 million in “Jeopardy!” play. Jennings holds the record for longest winning streak at 74 games with $3.37 million in total winnings.
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If there are two or three players tied for first place after each contestant unveils their Final Jeopardy! response, Alex will present one more category and read the clue. The clue has no dollar value and does not increase the player's winnings.
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["The key to Jennings's victory on Tuesday, as it was throughout the tournament, was his willingness to bet large on Daily Doubles and his success in answering them correctly. ... ", 'It was up to Final Jeopardy, a clue about Shakespeare: He has 272 speeches, the most of any non-title character in a Shakespeare tragedy.']
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The reigning "Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer crossed the $2 million threshold on Friday evening. The 34-year-old professional sports gambler is on a winning streak, second only to Ken Jennings. Jennings crossed the $2 million mark with a final total of $2.5 million, which was racked up over 74 games.
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"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek with champion Ken Jennings and runners-up Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer. Jennings became a household name during his record 74-game winning streak, which was the longest in the game show's history. Tuesday night's victory brought his winnings total to $4.37 million.