Brad Rutter

Brad Rutter (born January 31, 1978) is the highest winner on the American television game show Jeopardy!, and the second-highest winner on a game show.

Early Life
Rutter became a five-time champion on Jeopardy! in 2000. He later won three tournaments: the Tournament of Champions in 2001,[1] the Million Dollar Masters tournament in 2002, and the Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions in 2005.[3] His win in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions made him the highest winner on a game show. This was later beaten by Ken Jennings in 2007 when Jennings won $500,000 on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.

History
In February 2011, Rutter played against Jennings and an artificial intelligence computer called Watson.[4] Rutter came in third place, losing to Watson. He won $200,000 for placing in third place.

In addition to Jeopardy!, Rutter also appeared on the game show 1 vs. 100 as part of the show's "mob." He played four times: on December 1, 2006, December 8, 2006, December 15, 2006, and February 9, 2007. In 2007, he appeared on the game show Grand Slam. He lost to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant Ogi Ogas in the second round. In 2011, he appeared as part of a six-person team on the game show Million Dollar Mind Game. His team won $600,000.