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Two otherwise-qualified contestants had died before the tournament's inception, inaugural ToC winner Jerry Frankel and ToC semifinalist Richard Kaplan. Note: Totals given are from regular play, five games unless noted. Tournament winnings are used instead of the player initially appeared in a tournament. Undefeated champions from Seasons 14—19 won cars.

From Seasons 14—17, undefeated champions had their choice of one or two Chevrolet cars. Seasons 18—19 undefeated champions won Jaguars. As the most successful contestant in Jeopardy! Members of the "Nifty Nine" were selected based on records set in their Jeopardy!

Round 1, which started on February 9, , and ended on April 12, , featured contestants competing for entry into Round 2. Unlike most Jeopardy! Also, for each round, there were no "wild card" spots for the non-winners; it was "win or go home". Round 2, which started on April 13 and finished on May 6, featured the 45 winners from Round 1 as well as nine new contestants.

Round 3, which began on May 9 and ended on May 16, featured the "Elite 18" Round 2 winners competing for entry into the semifinals.

Round 4, which began on May 17 and ended on May 20, featured the six winners from Round 3 competing in two-game matches for entry into the finals. Rutter won the match in a runaway and displaced Jennings as television's largest game show winner in history at the time Rutter, under the tournament set up and the elimination of Bernie Cullen in the first round, was the only player who could have done so.

Battle of the Decades May But after winning the Jeopardy! In the first game of the finals, Ken, Brad, and Jerome tricked Alex Trebek into emerging onstage without trousers, saying they would do the same; they did not. History Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Recently Changed Pages Jeopardy! Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Ultimate Tournament of Champions.

Ken Jennings is one of the most well-known high rollers from the ABC series. The Washington-born author is actually the highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. Battle of the Decades. The Greatest of All Time. Those are just a few of his biggest tournaments.

Jennings became a Jeopardy! Later that year, Matt Amodio entered the winners circle with a game winning streak. The Ph. Jennings was very supportive of his latest successor. Thanks for being you, Ken [heart emoji]. Despite being one of Jeopardy! Nicole Massabrook 4 days ago. Nikki Haley Fast Facts. French voting app Elyze matches users with presidential candidates.