Jennings set the record for the highest American game show winnings during his first run of Jeopardy! appearances. His total earnings on Jeopardy! are $4,522,700, which include the following: $2,520,700 from 74 wins a $2,000 second-place prize in his 75th appearance and a $500,000 second-place prize in the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions a $300,000 second-place prize in JeopardyIBM !’s Challenge, in which he lost to the Watson computer but became the first person to beat third-place finisher Brad Rutter and a $100,000 second-place prize in JeopardyJeopardy! !’s Battle of the Decades a $100,000 Jeopardy! second-place prize All-Star Games, as well as a $1 million first-place prize on Jeopardy! The All-Time Greatest. In 2004, he won 74 consecutive Jeopardy! games before being defeated on his 75th appearance by challenger Nancy Zerg. He also has the highest average correct answers per game in Jeopardy! history, with 35.9 during his original run and 33.1 overall, including tournaments and special events. With 74 consecutive wins, he holds the record for the longest winning streak on Jeopardy!. He is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five different game shows, including $4,522,700 on the United States game show Jeopardy!, which he currently co-hosts with Mayim Bialik.
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