Who was the person that beat Ken Jennings?

Nancy Zerg
On November 30, 2004, Jennings’ reign as Jeopardy! champion ended when he lost his 75th game to challenger Nancy Zerg.

What is the lowest winning score ever on Jeopardy?

What’s the lowest dollar amount that someone has ever won a game of Jeopardy! with? In 1993, Darryl Scott won with only $1.

Who is the biggest winner in the history of Jeopardy?

Ken Jennings Shooting to stardom with an unprecedented winning streak, Jennings won 74 consecutive games and $2,520,700, making him the highest-winning player in regular season play, per Jeopardy! records.

Who won $1 million on Jeopardy?

champion Amy Schneider
shows game show champion Amy Schneider on the set of “Jeopardy!” Schneider is the first trans person to qualify for the show’s Tournament of Champions. Amy Schneider became the first woman to win $1 million on ‘Jeopardy! ‘ as she closed out her 28th game Friday.

Has there ever been a cheater on Jeopardy?

Jeopardy! On one such occasion in 2013, it saw kids including a boy named Thomas Hurley competing for the prize. Unfortunately, while Hurley got the answer right for the final question, he was judged to have gotten it wrong because he had misspelled the Emancipation Proclamation.

Has Jeopardy ever ended with no winner?

As of 2016, there have been seven no-win games of “Jeopardy!” According to The Jeopardy! Fan, with data from J! Archive, there have been seven games of “Jeopardy!” where all three contestants were left with $0 at the end of the episode.

Who won Jeopardy with $1?

Jeopardy contestant Amy Schneider becomes first woman to win $1m. Jeopardy Productions, Inc.

Has there ever been only one contestant for Final Jeopardy?

Two contestants failed to make the final round, making reigning champion Mattea Roach the only player who qualified for Final Jeopardy. A Final Jeopardy with only one contestant does not happen often: It hasn’t happened since Oct. 13, 2020, according to the show’s website.

What does Amy Schneider do for a living?

champion Amy Schneider has decided to pack in her day job to explore new opportunities as a public figure. “Some of you may have heard, but I quit my day job yesterday!” tweeted Schneider, who worked as a software engineering manager in Oakland, California.