Ken Jennings is the contestant who had the longest consecutive run on the Game show Jeopardy! He won 74 Jeopardy! games in 2004. The rules for Jeopardy! changed in 2003. Before 2003, you played for 5 consecutive games and then to qualified for the Tournament of Champions. Ken was just the type of player that the producers had hoped for since they decided to change the rules. Ken Jennings became a household name and everyone was trying to predict when his streak would end.
Brad Rutter is the contestant who won the most money ever playing the game. Brad appeared on Jeopardy! in 2000 before the rule change and after winning his 5 consecutive games, he qualified for the Tournament of Champions. He went on to win the tournament and received $100,000. He later won the million Dollar Masters Tournament and the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. He also pitted his talents against a computer in the IBM Challenge where he placed 3rd overall. Brad has never lost to a human competitor. With all of his endeavors he accumulated $4,555,102 in winnings.
In the most recent tournament, The Battle of the Decades in 2014, once again had both Jennings and Rutter in the finals. The competition was close, but in the end, Rutter came back and won, but only because Jennings got the final Jeopardy! question wrong. He secured his undefeated streak and won the tournament. So, who is the most famous Jeopardy! player ever? Jennings or Rutter? Streak verses winnings? You have to decide for yourself.
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