Top 10 Longest Jeopardy Winning Streaks

These game show contestants are wicked smart. For this list, we’ll be looking at the contestants who had the greatest number of consecutive victories on "Jeopardy!" during regular-season play. Our countdown includes Arthur Chu, James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and more! Which “Jeopardy!” champ is your favorite? Let us know in the comments
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[@cgc458]

What always irks me about these “jeopardy winning streaks” is that prior to 2003 a contestant was only allowed to win five consecutive shows, then they were booted off and three new contestants would come back. Who knows what kind of winning streaks there could have been back then.

[@DarkWater4Eva]

They should try to bring them back to continue the streak. That would have been interesting to see.

[@QZXproductions]

@@DarkWater4Eva If they do, Brad Rutter should be up first.

[@mms04070]

Also bring back the amount of money one win 75k the rest went to charity

[@paulvoorhies8821]

C’est la vie.

[@rudyiraheta80]

new limit 100

[@GamingFanactic911]

RIP Alex Trebek. Thank you for making Jeopardy amazing. Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer will be two of my favorites of all time

[@MasterShifu717]

Same

[@NoteFromSELF]

Alex Trebek was a regular at Barsac Brasserie on Lankershim Blvd. I waited on his family frequently.

[@NekoHime93]

James, Matt and Ken are all Jeopardy! legends in my opinion.

[@laustcawz2089]

What about Julia & Austin?

[@GreenGuyGriff]

But not brad 😂

[@AustinBraydenShow]

@@GreenGuyGriff Brad is not one of the 10

[@danielcraig1745]

And now Amy Schneider

[@jamesbraun9842]

@@laustcawz2089 They didn't set any records though. Ken= Longest winning streak, most money won in regular season. James= Most money won in a single game. Brad= Most money won over All.

[@gabrieldodds9081]

now amy schneider, mattea roach, and cris pannulo would flip this list on its head

[@waynehoxit9782]

Rest in peace Alex trebek

[@Memorex996]

Amy stops at 40, but holy hell what a run

[@totallypucked28]

My wife and I loved watching Matt’s run. Was like watching a sports team you like pursue a championship. His expressions and smile were infectious, and I’m looking forward to see him come back in champion events.

[@BigTymerz2009]

Alex..........it still hurts that you're gone 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔

[@camc5483]

Ken Jennings was Jeopardy's Joe DiMaggio. That streak may never be touched.

[@InsignificantNick]

Wanted to see Matt get close to Ken, but a 38 game win streak is still pretty good.

[@rudyiraheta80]

we want to see a 36 game win streak

[@theweysermanisback5205]

Actually, James Holzhauer finished in 2nd place in the Greatest of All Time. Brad Rutter finished in 3rd place.

[@thecreativegeek7886]

Yeah! I was wondering about that

[@leahluostarinen]

R.I.P Alex he will be missed in Jeopardy 😢

[@Filmbuff1979]

My favorite was James Holzhauer. He placed second in the GOAT tournament. He won 1 match Ken Jennings won 3 and the tournament. Brad Rutter won no matches in that tournament

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

Brad was awfully sloppy for someone who had beaten Ken in 3 other tournaments (Ultimate TOC, Battle of the Decades, All-Star Games).

[@dustintaylor1927]

You may want to do an updated list pretty soon. Amy Schneider now has the second-most wins in "Jeopardy!" history. As of today's writing, she now has 40 wins.

[@yakxattack]

Turns out you jinxed her at 40.... Thank you :]

[@everlastingmusic3835]

Would need to add mattea roach to the list whenever she gets defeated as well.

[@IanPunter]

And Shneider also will go down as the ugliest "woman" in jeopardy history.

[@dustintaylor1927]

@@IanPunter 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rudyiraheta80]

amy loss was shocking

[@juggler64]

There are two errors in the comments about James Holzhauer--he finished second in the Greatest of All Time tournament, not third, and his greatest one-day total was $131,127, not "one hundred thirty-one thousand, one hundred twenty-seven thousand dollars." It should have been noted that Holzhauer not only had the greatest one-day total, he had the top 16 one-day totals (Matt Amodeo broke into that list, but Holzhauer still has the top 12).

[@ajsy1090]

James is the only ultra-champion to win Tournament of Champions as of the 2021 TOC (if may be changed if Matt A will win 30th TOC by next year) and the only champion to win more than $100,000 in a single game six times.

[@QZXproductions]

@@ajsy1090 Six times? He’s the only one to break the $100,000 mark even ONCE, let alone six times.

[@BlueManIan]

@@ajsy1090 Buzzy Cohen won the 2017 ToC

[@ajsy1090]

@@BlueManIan Buzzy only won 9 games during his regular game but he won 2017 TOC finals in an epic come from behind win.

[@ajsy1090]

@@BlueManIan ultra champions are champions who won 10 or more games

[@williamsmith3233]

I had a ball watching Matt Amodio during his run on Jeopardy!!!!

[@maykol33]

Mattea is so likeable. Last night game was crazy. Trailing the whole game by a big margin and doubling up and winning Final Jeopardy was insane.

[@thecreativegeek7886]

Which game of theirs are you talking about?

[@DoubleM-hf6ih]

Watching Matt win all those games was amazing. I hope he wins next year’s tournament of champions.

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

I'd love to see a rematch between him and Jonathan Fisher in the finals, so Matt can get his revenge like James Holzhauer did against Emma Boettcher in his TOC.

[@DoubleM-hf6ih]

I’d love to see that as well.

[@Mister008Gaming]

Matt has competition now.

[@sportssolid2425]

Forget who he lost to I want to see Matt go up against Amy in the TOC that would be epic and is probably going to happen!!!!

[@DoubleM-hf6ih]

@@sportssolid2425 Matt, Jonathan and Amy against each other would be a good episode.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

Matt Amodio was my favorite. Hate that he lost to that actor.

[@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT]

Yeah, but Matt Amodio was insane tho.

[@benpezzot8805]

I think the guy who beat him is a legit competatier

[@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT]

@@benpezzot8805 true

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

@@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT But insane in a fun way.

[@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT]

@@RhaegarTargaryen1st Yeah, true 👍

[@jamesbraun9842]

Update: Amy Schneider second longest winning streak 40 days.

[@justinm.1]

I thought Matt was gonna be the one to get around 70 games after he got passed James 😢

[@ericad8616]

I was really enjoying Matt's winning streak and I was hoping he'd get within striking distance of Ken's record. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Ken, but I thought Matt was so awesome too. What would have been cool is that since Ken is slated to start hosting Jeopardy soon, if Matt hadn't lost, he would have been nearing Ken's record while playing a game hosted by Ken himself.

[@tunaXonXtoast]

Lets not forget Amodio's streak spanned episodes hosted by Robin Roberts, LeVar Burton, David Faber, Joe Buck, Mike Richards and Mayim Bialik, which is obscene.

[@rudyiraheta80]

ken

[@fredtheinfredible9646]

I remember that one contestant who looks a lot like Troy Gentile had a really high winning streak!

[@fable9159]

Which one?

[@mlggamer5296]

I keep forgetting this guy got 74 wins. Bruh!

[@Randybroooo]

_Would be a shame if someone gets a losing streak._

[@mlggamer5296]

Is that even possible I thought once you lost..... Well I guess you can still try again but still like one Loss usually you don't see them again either for a while or ever

[@Destinychanged]

But you know that when you lose on Jeopardy…… AH! I see what you did there….

[@brianschaffer9220]

@@mlggamer5296 Unless they were invited back due to a show mishap, or in a teen tournament, where you can lose they, but advance as a wild card, then lose again, they can't come back for I believe at least 10 years, and only of they don't win. So not likely will remember them.

[@mlggamer5296]

@@brianschaffer9220 yeah definitely those are the exceptions

[@jessicamcneill2463]

We miss you Alex Trebek; gone, but not forgotten

[@jdorffer]

Austin Rogers was my favorite, he was fantastic

[@coolnerdlll6053]

IMO, he was the most annoying contestant of all time. I was so glad when he lost.

[@sarahvenable4710]

I hope I have the same energy as Matt and Austin if I ever compete on Jeopardy.

[@A.Z-Town.]

Hopefully There’s A Greatest Of All Time 2 With James,Matt And Ken!!!

[@robertfletcher]

Now you've got to include Amy Schieder in that list. Season 38 has had some impressive contenstnets.

[@corkycobon1481]

I miss Alex sooo much. It has not been the same since his passing.

[@maxhubmann1696]

ME TOO

[@t3knyn]

Ken Jennings is definitely my fav

[@virinderrampersad2385]

James was my favorite

[@Margann1987]

Matt became one of my top 10 favourite contestants during his recent run. I absolutely adore him.

[@BraxTheSouthParkGuyDONOTHACKOR]

Ken Jennings, AKA, The GOAT.

[@vanessastegall]

James is my favorite Jeopardy Champ. I’m so happy to state that he’s from my hometown of Las Vegas.

[@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT]

Yeah

[@NickTheEnlightened]

Same here! James is always going to be my favorite Jeopardy champ as well.

[@AnthonyMarioGamer64_YT]

@@NickTheEnlightened yeah

[@Lurch4you]

James Holtzhauer also beat The Beast on GSN’s “ The Chase “ before he appeared on “ Jeopardy “.

[@GamingFanactic911]

yep. He dominated on the GSN version.

[@MetalSmasherGaming]

And now he's joined forces with The Beast on the ABC version!

[@jamescook6564]

It is more impressive to me to have a 74 game winning streak than to win the the most money. Ken Jennings is the greatest Jeopardy player ever.

[@billj4525]

I think James is the better player now as he's better every time we see him, which Ken said as well now, but Ken has the records since he's been on there more, and he did beat James the first time as well. In terms of playing against each other though I don't think anyone could beat James anymore, even Ken said he wouldn't dare go against the James that was playing in the jeopardy masters. He said that James was a much stronger James, and winning all those games against that competition is unbelievable. Matt, Amy, Mattea, and many other tough players. Ken said there's no way anyone could have dominated players of that caliber the way James did. He said James works on jeopardy in his free time lol, which was a joke obviously. That said, Ken is respected and should have the GOAT title. James likely won't go enough there enough to take that title. He doesn't care.

[@bellabliss1860]

I wonder how long of a streak Brad Rutter could have gone on in his prime.

[@abbythomas6484]

Ken jennings is my favorite jeopardy champion because he won 74 games.

[@fullhousefrek]

We all knew Jennings was number one

[@aceattorney1989]

Yep, ain’t that obvious. I even knew it would be him, when I discovered this video.

[@thecreativegeek7886]

Alex: “Boom indeed.” I love that! 😆

[@veronicaferguson8548]

Love Matt.Then James and Ken

[@Johnadams20760]

well apparently matt has been passed up by amy shnider with i think 40 games. but ken still has an insanely commanding lead

[@Goaneville]

Matt the man Amodio !!!

[@haydengray3523]

Literally less than three weeks and this list is already out of date 😂

[@sassbrat]

What I also loved about James what that most of his bets at the end were linked to family. He said in an interview that he wanted to win a certain amount on one day which was also a record at the time. That amount was the numbers were the dates his daughter was born on so what a way to honor his daughter then by using her birthday as a record

[@34sreactandreview35]

Matt should be the new host of jeopardy. He has a great television presence

[@Scottwilkie18]

R I p Alex trebek

[@kldeshesky]

James placed 2nd in “Greatest of All Time” NOT 3rd

[@sonjaisaacs1200]

Yeah, it was like Brad kinda checked out during game play!

[@paulbirnbaum]

This list obviously predates Amy Schneider and her 40-win streak.

[@sunnymoondog]

People were so rude to Chu. It's a game! He was good at it! Get over it, people.

[@coreynance3874]

Sunnymoon agreed.

[@UncleEbenezer77]

Did anybody else think that the screencap was Mike D of the Beastie Boys?

[@robinlinton0]

Ken Jennings is a killer of trivia. How does someone remember all that information?

[@westwardmedia9375]

I Loved During The Tournament Of Champions When Austin Rogers Had That Big Smile On His Face In Final Jeopardy Alex: Why Are You Smiling? Did You Get The Right Answer? Austin: AHA Alex: And Did You Bet Enough? Austin: AHA LOL HE WAS ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS

[@prestonfontana8416]

Amy Schneider and Mattea Roach have entered the chat

[@Ironman875]

Amy Schnider's winning streak ended yesterday with 40 games won and a grand total of $1,382,800.

[@robertgranros2098]

Now; Amy, Mattea, Cris, and Ryan will be on this list.

[@kelnonni6231]

Ken Jennings James Holzhaur and Matt Amodio are my most favorite of all!

[@ramattrasucks]

“you have just set a one day winnings record... again.”

[@BurrShotHam711Jenna]

my favorites are Austin, Jason, James and Matt Amodio, Brad and Ken

[@DuffyLONER64]

Looks like y'all are gonna need to make updated version! edit: and another one!

[@angellerose9865]

I Love Matt! Can't wait to see him in ToC!

[@nicholasbrewer2023]

Uhh. James won second place in the Greatest of all time tournament..

[@157jtm]

Not true. Jeopardy doesn't officially recognize James and Brad as 2nd and 3rd place finishers for this type of tournament. They only recognize Ken as the winner and was given the GOAT title that he received. They view James and Brad as mere participants, which is why they were both awarded 250,000 dollars despite their scores.

[@tyvulpintaur2732]

Alex hated the Forrest Bounce strategy.

[@nuntiuso7347]

Refresh my memory, I thought James won one match in the GOAT event, and Brad didn’t. So is it a mistake that Watchmojo says that James placed third?

[@kjstrainrun7746]

I liked Ken Jennings Arthur, chu and I also like the current champion John Fisher. He's doing pretty good

[@DeAngeloStevens]

From Ken Jennings Longest Streak, 2004 College Champion Winner Kerming Flemings, Teen Tournament Winner Michael Braun, Ultimate Tournament of Champions Winner Brad Rutter, and David Madden of the 2004-05 Season.

[@kenbrown438]

All contestants should be able to appeal decisions to an independent judge !!!!

[@markobacu7315]

Farewell, Alex. Thank you for everything. We love you too much.😢

[@gabegorman9986]

Fun fact, Matt amodio went to the highschool that I currently go to

[@shanerollins3736]

This list didn’t age well. Amy, Mattea, and who knows who else by the time WatchMojo updates it.

[@vitzie629]

3:06, Seth risked $5 on the final Jeopardy! 😮

[@henrywong4843]

Don’t forget Mattea Roach who reached the half-million mark behind Jason Zuffranieri of four highest earnings, Ryan Long who won 16 day streak with almost $300K and Amy Schneider whose streak ends Jan 2022 of $1.3K behind Matt Amodio of third-highest earnings of $1.5K, Cris Pannulo who win 21 wins and earn $748.286 within 6th most consecutive wins and 5th in most regular winnings, Ray Lalonde who earn $386.400 that is in 12th highest earning and 11th in 13 consecutive wins tying Matt Jackson.

[@psyclone500tv8]

This video was made before those people went on jepordy

[@whore42069]

the way this video IMMEDIATELY aged.

[@tbuzard10]

These guys are really smart!

[@jamiecaldwell35]

When Jason was on, I always said that he reminded me of Nicholas Cage. Not because of how he acted but just because they looked alike lol

[@gabrieldodds1365]

bro i was stunned when matt amodio lost. We were watching this live, and he was up big before double jeopardy, then he lost!!!!!!

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Ken Jennings' LONGEST 74 Day Streak Ended by Nancy Zerg at the End of November and into the 12th and Final Month of 2004 during my 9th Grade Freshmen near end of my First Semester just in time for the Holidays and into 2005.

[@kenbrown2927]

The Forrest bounce gives me Minesweeper vibes.

[@diannhall7564]

I actually liked Matt Jackson.

[@BraxTheSouthParkGuyDONOTHACKOR]

Matt Amodio.

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

what's matt amodio? every person question using what's instead of who is shouldn't have counted

[@stanlyfeYT]

BREAKING NEWS: Matt Amodio Loses.

[@Zzx75]

My new favorite is Amy Schneider But I liked Matt.

[@CelebrityGamerTV]

Ken Jennings is the all time Jeopardy champion.

[@michelraizenne4827]

Matt Amodio...of course.

[@SignatureFox713]

I wonder where Amy Schneider would land on this list

[@bellabliss1860]

#2, behind only Ken Jennings.

[@leonardbrinkman4410]

You know my favorite one with Ken Jennings when he won 74 games. But he was taken out by Nancy Zerg and game number 75 but basically what I'm saying is some of those games he played were runaways the rest well you know that part. But the bottom line is so now that Ken Jennings has gone from contestant now to hosting Jeopardy I think that is why he made his mark on the game show itself. And now he's about to embark on something that he truly special to him. And I think that this is in tribute and in honor of Alex trebek. And besides that Alex trebek would be proud of Ken jennings. Because he knows what to do and how to do it. But with his 74 game winning streak that was something to behold. He basically took the game show industry and basically said it on its ear.

[@rudyiraheta80]

we need a 99 day champion

[@maryklima9516]

Matt was my favorite

[@nycdweller]

Ken Jennings is not only the best contestant Jeopardy ever had, but they couldn’t have picked a better host to replace Alex Trebeck. Unbelievable that they we’re going to go with Mike Richards & glad he short himself in the foot. Mayim Bialak is a poor choice! Hope Ken is there for a long, long time

[@georgiasmith64]

10:33 Ken🐐 Jennings !!😀

[@brandonwwe2K]

Now you can add Jonathan Fisher

[@fable9159]

Amy Schneider Mattea Cris Pannullo and Ray Lalonde as well

[@westwardmedia9375]

James Placed Second In The "Greatest Of All Time Tournament" Brad Didn't Win A Single Game.

[@westwardmedia9375]

@Space Penguin King A Serious Misstep

[@jlwebster9]

I really wonder if Ken were to be a contestant again how he'd do, like could he come close to 74 again? how is it only one other person has even managed half that?

[@billj4525]

It takes way too much luck to hit 74. I don't think anyone could get even half that. James is definitely the best player at this point, and half for him would be hard.

[@h8_mE]

0:28 *Closes tab.*

[@bradmcdill73]

11:42 OVERLOOKED ERROR

[@TotalDramaCameron]

James Holzhauer

[@UponImpact92]

Did this video come out before Amy Schneider

[@TheEvilChocolateCookie]

I'm going to be there eventually. I don't know how long it's going to take, but I have known since I was five that I want to get there. Look out Ken, I've got my eye on your record.

[@mlggamer5296]

You know I've always thought about this while watching Jeopardy. For the final answer its best to always bet low if you don't know the answer and Bet high if you do so try to get as much correct and then double your money if you Happen to know the answer. You going to have to be extremely knowledgeable and fast

[@prestonfontana8416]

Don't you have to submit wagers before you see the answer?

[@mlggamer5296]

@@prestonfontana8416 yeah that's what I'm saying so they allow you to write on the answer but people will see the wager after your answer is shown so that means if you're not really sure, you bet low and then if you have an idea or you do know the answer you bet high double your money. It's a very simple concept for jeopardy.