Jeopardy[new]
About the show
Join Alex Trebek for fast and furious trivia! Here are some things about Jeopardy you may not know...
Jeopardy! has trademark status as "America's Favorite Quiz Show" from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Jeopardy! has ranked first in Nielsen ratings for the quiz show genre for more than 1,000 weeks, and as the #2 series in syndication for 90 consecutive ratings sweeps periods. Jeopardy! averages 9,223,000 daily viewers.
Since its 1984 syndication debut, Jeopardy! has been honored with 28 Daytime Emmy Awards, more than any other syndicated game show. Eleven Emmys have been for "Outstanding Game Show/Audience Participation." Alex Trebek has won five Daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Game Show Host."
The highest cumulative amount won by a single Jeopardy! player is $3,255,102 in cash, received by Brad Rutter of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The total amount was a combination of his original appearance in 2002, the "Million Dollar Masters Tournament" in 2002 and the "Ultimate Tournament of Champions" in 2005.
Ken Jennings broke the record for the most consecutive games played by winning 74 games in a row during the 2004-2005 season, winning more than $2.5 million.
