who won the jeopardy million dollar championship?
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Ken Jennings, left, holds his "Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time" trophy after winning the "GOAT" tournament, and $1 million, in an episode of the quiz show that aired Tuesday night.
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The trivia master triumphed on Tuesday night after demonstrating his enduring excellence over several days of the “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time” tournament on ABC. Jennings, 45, bested fellow “Jeopardy!” champions James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter to take home the $1 million prize and “GOAT” bragging rights.
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University of Minnesota sophomore Nibir Sarma proved that Friday, winning the two-night finale to become the 2020 college champion. With the victory, Sarma, who lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, claimed the $100,000 grand prize and a spot in the next "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions.
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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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Jeopardy GOAT Day 4: Ken Jennings beats James Holzhauer in the most stunning way imaginable. In a week that included four NFL playoff games and an NCAA National Championship between two undefeated teams, Jeopardy GOAT provided the most dramatic conclusion to an athletic competition.
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Announced on November 18, 2019 and aired beginning January 7, 2020, the tournament featured contestants Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer competing in a tournament with a top prize of $1 million.
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Leaked footage shows that reigning "Jeopardy!" champion James Holzhauer will lose in tonight's episode. The 34-year-old professional sports gambler's loss follows a 32-game winning streak, the second longest in the show's history. Holzhauer has broken nearly every "Jeopardy!" record and raked in $2.4 million so far.
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Jennings defeated legendary champs James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter in the storied game show's first-ever Greatest of All Time — or GOAT — tournament on Tuesday night. “It has taken 15 years for Ken Jennings to finally answer the question, 'Is he as good as he appeared to be in his great run on 'Jeopardy!
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James Holzhauer wins 'Jeopardy!' Tournament of Champions game.
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Uniting James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter for Ultimate BattleWho will be the GOAT? Your Boy James Holzhauer Wins the 2019 Jeopardy! Tournament of ChampionsTaking his all-time Jeopardy! winnings up to $2,712,216.
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['Ken Jennings. $2,520,700.', 'James Holzhauer. $2,462,216.', 'Jason Zuffranieri. $532,496.', 'David Madden. $430,400.', 'Julia Collins. $428,100.', 'Matt Jackson. $411,612.', 'Austin Rogers. $411,000.', 'Arthur Chu. $297,200.']
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How Emma Boettcher Beat James Holzhauer on 'Jeopardy!
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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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Jennings defeated James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter to win the "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" special tournament on Tuesday night. Jennings was the first to win three matches, which made him champion. Besides bragging rights, the Seattle-based software engineer turned author won the grand prize of $1 million.
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Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time was a primetime Jeopardy! tournament featuring the three highest-earning contestants, Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer, competing in a first-to-3-wins series with a top prize of $1 million to determine the greatest Jeopardy!
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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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After fielding questions from the jury members, Michie was crowned the champion of Big Brother, defeating Allen in a vote of six to three to win the title and $500,000. Although she didn't take home the winning title, Allen was still awarded the $50,000 runner-up prize.