Ken Jennings game summaries
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The following are comprehensive summaries for each day of Ken Jennings' streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy!.
| Game | Day | Air Date | Winnings | Running Total | Opponents[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4558 | 1 | Wednesday, June 2, 2004 |
$37,201 | $37,201 | Jerry Harvey, Julia Lazarus |
| 4559 | 2 | Thursday, June 3 | $22,000 | $59,201 | Chad Kaihe, Carrie Youngblood |
| 4560 | 3 | Friday, June 4 | $37,000 | $96,201 | Neil Thom, Dane Petersen |
| 4561 | 4 | Monday, June 7 | $30,000 | $126,201 | Josh Hornik, Clinton Wieden |
| 4562 | 5 | Tuesday, June 8 | $29,799 | $156,000 | Corey Halgren, Paula Filson |
| 4563 | 6 | Wednesday, June 9 | $25,000 | $181,000 | Kevin Stanley Anne Fritz |
| 4564 | 7 | Thursday, June 10 | $50,000 | $231,000 | Laura Adomunas, (Susan Gress) |
| 4565 | 8 | Friday, June 11 | $35,158 | $266,158 | Al Arsenault, Ethan Culbreth |
| 4566 | 9 | Monday, June 14 | $25,000 | $291,158 | Joe Riley, Carla DenHartog |
| 4567 | 10 | Tuesday, June 15 | $50,000 | $341,158 | David Steinhardt, Karen Gasperino |
| 4568 | 11 | Wednesday, June 16 | $35,000 | $376,158 | Josh Thorpe, Patricia Davis |
| 4569 | 12 | Thursday, June 17 | $34,000 | $410,158 | Steve DiGiulio, Dierdre Basile |
| 4570 | 13 | Friday, June 18 | $30,000 | $440,158 | Bret Bradigan, Ellen Cook |
| 4571 | 14 | Monday, June 21 | $31,601 | $471,759 | Matt Ottinger, (Scheri Mullins) |
| 4572 | 15 | Tuesday, June 22 | $15,200 | $486,959 | Rick Faulkner, Kelly Parker |
| 4573 | 16 | Wednesday, June 23 | $26,000 | $512,959 | Sarah Jane Woodall, Cathy Weber |
| 4574 | 17 | Thursday, June 24 | $40,000 | $552,959 | Bryan Givens, Miriam Bamberger |
| 4575 | 18 | Friday, June 25 | $48,801 | $601,760 | Michael Cudahy, Chris Edwards |
| 4576 | 19 | Monday, June 28 | $21,000 | $622,760 | Michael Magdalena, Lori Fountain |
| 4577 | 20 | Tuesday, June 29 | $40,000 | $662,760 | Alan Paul, Laura Leslie |
| 4578 | 21 | Wednesday, June 30 | $35,000 | $697,760 | Ryan McClarren, Sue Richman |
| 4579 | 22 | Thursday, July 1 | $40,000 | $737,760 | Chris Mason, Vicki Reynolds |
| 4580 | 23 | Friday, July 2 | $17,600 | $755,360 | Mary Ann Eitler, (Judy MacLeod Reardon) |
| 4581 | 24 | Monday, July 5 | $19,600 | $774,960 | (Nick Aretakis), Lucinda Sabino |
| 4582 | 25 | Tuesday, July 6 | $14,000 | $788,960 | Tom Aquino, (Jenny Miller) |
| 4583 | 26 | Wednesday, July 7 | $40,000 | $828,960 | Michael Vance, Vanessa Osborne |
| 4584 | 27 | Thursday, July 8 | $40,000 | $868,960 | Leonard Koss, Oliver Mellet |
| 4585 | 28 | Friday, July 9 | $52,000 | $920,960 | Darcy Vernier, Kate Carlyle |
| 4586 | 29 | Monday, July 12 | $52,000 | $972,960 | Rich Carrol, Jennifer Lajewski |
| 4587 | 30 | Tuesday, July 13 | $32,000 | $1,004,960 | Max Corrick, Irene Lawrence |
| 4588 | 31 | Wednesday, July 14 | $17,500 | $1,022,460 | Darcy Smith, Greg Narver |
| 4589 | 32 | Thursday, July 15 | $28,000 | $1,050,460 | Tom Vanderloo, Lou Ascatigno |
| 4590 | 33 | Friday, July 16 | $50,000 | $1,100,460 | Frank McNeil, Mary McCarthy |
| 4591 | 34 | Monday, July 19 | $35,000 | $1,135,460 | Tim Crockett, Beverly Herter |
| 4592 | 35 | Tuesday, July 20 | $29,200 | $1,164,660[2] | Christopher Mensel, Susan Keller |
| 4593 | 36 | Wednesday, July 21 | $30,000 | $1,194,660 | Art Borgemenke, (Liese Tamburrino) |
| 4594 | 37 | Thursday, July 22 | $52,000 | $1,246,660 | Michael Jaeger, Denele Hamada |
| 4595 | 38 | Friday, July 23 | $75,000[3] | $1,321,660 | Kristine O'Connell-McCoy, Sarah Mulloy |
| Various[4] | Monday, July 26 to Friday, September 3 |
Summer Hiatus, Season 20 Reruns |
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| 4596 | 39 | Monday, September 6 |
$10,001 | $1,331,661 | J.D. Smith, Betsey Casman |
| 4597 | 40 | Tuesday, September 7 |
$21,800 | $1,353,461 | Rich Hartz, Bob Watts |
| 4598 | 41 | Wednesday, September 8 |
$27,200 | $1,380,661 | Laura Gustafson, Adam Meyer |
| 4599 | 42 | Thursday, September 9 |
$21,800 | $1,402,461 | Todd Perkins, Amy Helmes |
| 4600 | 43 | Friday, September 10 |
$30,000 | $1,432,461 | Bill Scheller, Kollin Min |
| 4601 | 44 | Monday, September 13 |
$45,000 | $1,477,461 | Dana Doland, (Bruce England) |
| 4602 | 45 | Tuesday, September 14 |
$40,000 | $1,517,461 | Robert Quinn, Kate Duffy |
| 4603 | 46 | Wednesday, September 15 |
$37,600 | $1,555,061 | David Fishbach, Cara Butler |
| 4604 | 47 | Thursday, September 16 |
$30,000 | $1,585,061 | Elaine Skopelja, John Cook |
| 4605 | 48 | Friday, September 17 |
$50,000 | $1,635,061 | Greg Taylor, Marilyn Werner |
| 4606–4615[4] | Monday, September 20 to Friday, October 1 |
Tournament of Champions | |||
| 4616 | 49 | Monday, October 4 |
$29,601 | $1,664,662 | Jeff Suchard, (Beth Salkind) |
| 4617 | 50 | Tuesday, October 5 |
$35,038 | $1,699,700 | Jay Wolman, Pat Greene |
| 4618 | 51 | Wednesday, October 6 |
$38,400 | $1,738,100 | Bill Carter, Kathryn Dorminey |
| 4619 | 52 | Thursday, October 7 |
$40,000 | $1,778,100 | Jennifer Lord, Steve Kornya |
| 4620 | 53 | Friday, October 8 |
$30,000 | $1,808,100 | Al Lindke, Aimee Watson |
| 4621 | 54 | Monday, October 11 |
$35,000 | $1,843,100 | Tristan Mabry, Sunny Schomaker |
| 4622 | 55 | Tuesday, October 12 |
$35,000 | $1,878,100 | Marcy Palino, Matt Kleinmaier |
| 4623 | 56 | Wednesday, October 13 |
$28,300 | $1,906,400 | Larry Bellinger, Marielle Poss |
| 4624 | 57 | Thursday, October 14 |
$29,900 | $1,936,300 | Graham House, K.C. Backer |
| 4625 | 58 | Friday, October 15 |
$40,000 | $1,976,300 | Josh Rosenfeld, Jose Ruiz Jr. |
| 4626–4630[4] | Monday, October 18 to Friday, October 22 |
Kids Week | |||
| 4631 | 59 | Monday, October 25 |
$30,000 | $2,006,300 | Nathan Gordon, Jennifer Harriss |
| 4632 | 60 | Tuesday, October 26 |
$25,000 | $2,031,300 | (Mary Carpenter), Jeff Matthews |
| 4633 | 61 | Wednesday, October 27 |
$34,001 | $2,065,301 | Merritt Hamilton Allen, Adam Villani |
| 4634 | 62 | Thursday, October 28 |
$30,000 | $2,095,301 | Bob Joseph, Lori Ann Tennant |
| 4635 | 63 | Friday, October 29 |
$30,000 | $2,125,301 | Sandy Grimwade, Brian Shipley |
| 4636 | 64 | Monday, November 1 |
$26,600 | $2,151,901 | Lisa Ellis, Ben Wiles |
| 4000[4] | Tuesday, November 2 | Rerun of 4,000th Episode Special (widely pre-empted by election coverage) |
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| 4637[5] | 65 | Wednesday, November 3 |
$45,099 | $2,197,000[6] | Rob Perry, Denise Taylor |
| 4638[5] | 66 | Thursday, November 4 |
$50,000 | $2,247,000 | (Jennifer Knapp), Jerry Taggart |
| 4639[5] | 67 | Friday, November 5 |
$25,600 | $2,272,600 | Elizabeth Costello, John Murray |
| 4640[5] | 68 | Saturday, November 6 |
$33,201 | $2,305,801 | Leo Wolpert, Ryan Cook |
| 4641 | 69 | Monday, November 8 |
$19,200 | $2,325,001 | Jennifer Peebles, Robert Kirkpatrick |
| 4642 | 70 | Tuesday, November 9 |
$30,000 | $2,355,001 | Dave Oosterhuis, Jeff Hoppes |
| 4643–4652[4] | Wednesday, November 10 to Tuesday, November 23 |
College Championship | |||
| 4653 | 71 | Wednesday, November 24 |
$55,099 | $2,410,100 | Dan Ford, Lisa Buckhout |
| 4654 | 72 | Thursday, November 25 |
$50,000 | $2,460,100 | Whitney Donaghy, Philip Graves |
| 4655 | 73 | Friday, November 26 |
$31,600 | $2,491,700 | Sanda Kurtz, Andrew Smith |
| 4656 | 74 | Monday, November 29 |
$29,000 | $2,520,700 | Kathi Fry, Rob Kimbro |
| 4657 | 75 | Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
$2,000[7] | $2,522,700 | Nancy Zerg, (David Hankins) |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ An opponent's name in (parentheses) indicates that the opponent was ineligible to compete in Final Jeopardy! To be eligible for Final Jeopardy!, the contestant must have a positive score at the end of Double Jeopardy!
- ^ Broke record for highest overall winnings ever won on Jeopardy!, including special tournaments.
- ^ Largest Jeopardy! one-day winning total.
- ^ a b c d e Italicized episode numbers indicate games in which Ken was not a player.
- ^ a b c d Because of Election Day pre-emptions, CBS, which syndicates the show through its King World subsidiary, re-arranged the episodes which had been taped to air during the week of November 1, 2004. Many Jeopardy! affiliates air a Classic game from the past on weekends, but CBS announced the shows that were to air November 2 to November 5 would be pushed back a day, and made the weekend airing an original game. Markets without the Classic game were asked to specially reserve a weekend time slot for the special airing.
- ^ Broke record of total winnings on a game show.
- ^ Although Jennings's total for the day was $8,799, the second-place consolation prize is $2,000, regardless of the player's actual total for that game.
[edit] Trivia
- Average daily winnings of 74 winning episodes: $34,063.51
- Average daily winnings with 75th episode: $33,636.00
- Average daily winnings with final day's total ($8,799): $33,726.65
The theoretical maximum win for a single game of Jeopardy! is US$566,400, but this requires choosing all of the Daily Doubles last and that they're all placed behind the lowest valued clues, for which the odds are 3,288,600 to 1 (assuming they are randomly placed). Depending on placement and order of the Daily Doubles, a so-called "perfect game" (every question correct, always maximum wager when called to do so) can range from $208,000 to $566,400, with a mean of $374,400. [During Ken's run, no Daily Double appeared in the top row ($200/$400), though on occasion they appeared in the second row ($400/$800).]
[edit] External links
- Andy Saunders more detailed Ken Jennings statistics
