| Harrison Whitaker | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born: | c. 1998 |
| Birth Hometown: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Occupation: | Researcher |
| Years active: | 2025–present |
| Known for: | Ending Allegra Kuney's 4-game winning streak on Jeopardy! His 14-game winning streak on Jeopardy! Biggest Jeopardy! money winner of season 42 in regular-season play 19th super-champion in Jeopardy! history |
Harrison Whitaker is a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana. He is the 19th Jeopardy! super-champion in the show's history.
Jeopardy! Run[]
To view Harrison's run, click here.
Common with Other Champions[]
To view Harrison's similarities with other champions, click here.
Evaluation[]
To view Harrison's evaluation, click here.
Trivia[]
- Harrison is one of the only three people ever to achieve a Coryat score over $30,000 ($15,000 pre-doubled) more than once in his first five games, after Ken Jennings and Jerome Vered.
- Harrison is the first champion to win over $30,000 in a row twice since Amy Schneider.
- Harrison's score of $50,000 is the highest score of season 42.
- With his 5-game winning streak, Harrison became the second champion to advance to the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions in different years, and the first to do so on their own[1].
- Harrison became the first champion to win at least six consecutive games after defeating a 4-time champion since Cris Pannullo.
- Coincidentally, the day Harrison left the show was the same 21 years ago, when Ken Jennings was brought back at the beginning of the show to recognize Jennings' place in the show's history.
Reference[]
- ↑ The first is Josh Saak, who won the 2023 Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard Spades tournament and advanced to the 2024 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions after losing to Matt Amodio, who later competed in the 2022 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.