Current Champion
Jennifer Leavey, career statistics:
31 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (30/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,100
To win:
3 games: 52.862%
4: 27.944%
5: 14.772%
6: 7.809%
7: 4.128%
Avg. streak: 3.121 games.
(Click Here for Methodology)
Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
…no, not Superman, but still a hero and legend to Jeopardy! fans: David Madden. What about him? He, like Stephen Weingarten, Ryan Chaffee, and Vijay Balse before him, has graciously agreed to be interviewed for this blog. This is what I do every time I think about it, which has been constantly!:
Madden, who at $432,400 is second only to Ken Jennings in regular-season winnings, and at 19 games has won more of them consecutively than anyone else except for Ken, had his original run in late summer of 2005, when he was studying in Germany for a Master’s Degree in International Relations.
Madden certainly has not been resting on his laurels since his Jeopardy! triumph. As you may recall in a “champion update” that aired on Jeopardy! in 2009, Madden hiked from New Brunswick, Canada, to Florida to raise money for the Fisher House, an organization that houses injured veterans for free near military hospitals. Notably, President Obama donated a portion of his Nobel Peace Prize winnings to that organization!
More recently, Madden founded the National History Bee and Bowl and has worked tirelessly on their growth across the United States. (The Bee is for individuals and the Bowl is for teams.) Last fall, Madden posted on the Jeopardy! message boards about the national championships, which will take place in Washington, D.C. on April 16th and 17th. He’s making it an unofficial Jeopardy! reunion for former champs. (Fans can attend, too!) I notice that Bob Harris and Dave Belote are on the board of advisors, so I suspect that they will be there. And as you can read in the thread, recent heavy-hitter Roger Craig expressed an interest in attending. No matter what, this event is sure to be to-die-for, and you know I’m gonna be there. I would not miss this!
Furthermore, according to the National History Bowl site, Madden is a soon-to-be-published art historian and professional genealogist.
This is your chance to pick the brain of an interesting and highly-motivated man who knows how to get it done on Jeopardy! What are your questions for him? Leave a comment!