Tournament wild cards

General March 10, 2017

Updated! Tournament Wild Cards – What Score Should I Aim For?

When preparing for a Jeopardy! tournament, it’s important to have a wild card score in mind. Let this article help with your strategic preparation!

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. Cris Pannullo $748,286
6. Mattea Roach $560,983
7. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
8. Scott Riccardi $455,000
9. David Madden $430,400
10. Julia Collins $428,100
11. Matt Jackson $411,612
12. Austin Rogers $411,000
13. Ray Lalonde $386,400
14. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
15. Ryan Long $299,400
16. Arthur Chu $297,200
17. Seth Wilson $265,002
18. Ben Chan $252,600
19. Jonathan Fisher $246,100
20. Tom Nissley $235,405

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 $1,954,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. David Madden $785,733
9. Victoria Groce $773,801
10. Cris Pannullo $754,286
11. Larissa Kelly $671,930
12. Roger Craig $656,200
13. Matt Jackson $623,612
14. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
15. Jerome Vered $499,102
16. Julia Collins $495,767
17. Austin Rogers $493,000
18. Scott Riccardi $458,000
19. Ben Ingram $449,201
20. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
21. Adriana Harmeyer $441,600
22. Juveria Zaheer $441,000
23. Dan Pawson $436,902
24. Alex Jacob $431,802
25. Sam Kavanaugh $417,202