List of Jeopardy! contestants

Cameron also appeared on the 2,000th episode in 1972, an all-time-best game in which he faced Elliot Shteir and Jane Gschwend, two 1969 contestants who had surpassed his total in their five-day runs.

Jane Gschwend[7] a high school dropout and homemaker from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, held the record for the most money won in regular Jeopardy!

He became that version's first Tournament of Champions winner, earning the $100,000 grand prize by defeating Bruce Fauman and Steve Rogitz in the two-game final.

[34] Bob Blake, an actuary from Vancouver, British Columbia, appeared on Jeopardy in September 1989, won all five games, and broke Forrest's five-day record with $82,501.

Ultimate Tournament of Champions, Vered won five games to advance to a three-game final match against fellow Jeopardy!

[57] His name was given to the Coryat score, an analytics measurement of a contestant's ability to answer questions alone, without factoring in wagers on Daily Doubles or Final Jeopardy!.

He won his first match, winning $8,800 (which was bumped to $15,000),[62] and lost his second, finishing behind Eric Terzuolo and former College Championship winner Pam Mueller.

Million Dollar Masters tournament in 2002, Harris scored an upset victory over Rachael Schwartz and Frank Spangenberg.

[76][77] She participated in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions,[78] advancing all the way to the Sweet Six round before losing her match, finishing behind Frank Spangenberg and Jerome Vered.

His total was later surpassed by Brad Rutter, who defeated Jennings in the finals of the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, adding $2,000,000 to his earlier Jeopardy!

In September 2020, as host Alex Trebek's pancreatic cancer progressed, Jennings became a consulting producer for Jeopardy!, a role that included reading select on-air categories.

[97][98][99] In addition to previously being the highest-winning female contestant in regular play, Kelly broke Ken Jennings's record for most money won in five days by winning $179,797.

[103] Craig won the Tournament of Champions the next year, and in the process set a then record for largest daily double (unadjusted) in Jeopardy!

Alex Jacob, is a former professional poker player who lives in Chicago, Illinois, and worked as a currency trader for the Gelber Group.

In a Final Jeopardy round where Jacob did not need any additional money to win the game, he humorously wrote "What is Aleve?

All-Star Games relay tournament alongside Ken Jennings and 2012 College Championship winner Monica Thieu.

Cindy Stowell was a science content developer from Austin, Texas, who was diagnosed with untreatable terminal colon cancer between passing the qualifying test and auditioning in person.

Paris Themmen, a former child actor known for playing Mike Teevee in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), appeared on Jeopardy!

[125] James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada,[126] and a native of Naperville, Illinois,[127] set the single-game Jeopardy!

[133] His $298,687 total winnings across his first five days also surpassed the five-day record set in 1990 by Frank Spangenberg (when adjusted for the changes in the values of the clues)—the only contestant to do so.

[153] With his performance, Zuffranieri became the fourth-winningest contestant in regular-season play, and moved into fifth place for most consecutive games won, tied with Madden and behind only Jennings, Holzhauer, Matt Amodio and Julia Collins.

[156] He returned for the 2021 Tournament of Champions and became a wildcard semifinalist after contestant Ryan Bilger won in a runaway game, but lost the semifinal match to Jennifer Quail, thus taking home a $10,000 consolation prize.

On her third appearance,[165] Jones tied Boettcher's highest single-game total for a female contestant during regular play at $46,801, beating her opponent on that day by $1.

[170] Matt Amodio, a PhD student in computer science at Yale University[171][172] and a native of Medina County, Ohio,[173] won $1,518,601 during his 38 consecutive wins on the show,[174] making him the third millionaire contestant (based on regular-season play) after Jennings and Holzhauer.

[181] He has credited Wikipedia's format for allowing him to meander through various topics in a random but logical progression and learn content quickly.

[182] Jonathan Fisher, an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida, won $246,100 in 11 wins on Jeopardy!, losing his 12th appearance.

[188] Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, won $1,382,800 and 40 games in a row, the second-longest winning streak in Jeopardy!

[207][208] Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey, won $748,286 during his 21 appearances in October, November and December 2022.

[214] Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, won $252,600 during his 9 appearances in April[215] and May 2023, and has qualified for the Tournament of Champions.

[218][219] Jay Fisher, a former appointed State Senator from Illinois for 22 hours, defeated nine-day champion Issac Hirsch and won $31,200 before losing on his fourth appearance.