In their first appearance, they beat the male champion who beat the ToC entrant (Ken - Anne Boyd).
Among the contestants who competed, the contestant who competed in their 18th game was the best recorder.
When reached best record, we competed against two female challengers. Ken at 38th game and James at 10th game.
Continuous FJ! The record of correct answers is more than 10 times.
Both became millionaire on Tuesday.
Both handed over the championship titles to a female challenger.
The two men's fates were split over a Shakespeare Question, which led Ken to win his best and GOAT competition, while James came up short of Ken's regular game record break and handed over his GOAT win.
Both broke the highest one-day winning at the time of their appearance. The difference is that Ken only accomplished the feat once ($75,000) and James did it twice ($110,914 and $131,127).[1]
Like James, he wrote various records. Among the champions with 6 consecutive wins or more, there is a record of the only win under $1,000, the first ToC winner with 6 consecutive wins or more, and the first among those who received ToC top-seed, a champion whose prize money was not ranked first.
Both broke their six-game winning streak as champions, which lasted over 100 games. James finished with 123 games, and Dan finished with a whopping 370 games.
They both beat the new champion who dethroned a five-time winner to become the new champion themselves and have competed against the five-win champion in the ToC. The only difference is that James met in the semifinal match (Steven Grade) and Dan met in the quarterfinal match (Cora Peck).
After losing in the regular game, there are participants who got a chance to try again and advanced to ToC (Dan - Tom Morris, James - Ryan Fenster).
In the semifinals, we faced two people who had advanced to WC.
Both were awarded top seed among ToC participants, and all finalists advanced to their own without WC.
Both were assigned top seeds in ToC, and both won 10 years apart from the previous top seed winner[2].
They broke their group’s championship drought. Dan is in 17 seasons since Bob Blake (S8), a member of Group 1, and James is in 22 seasons since Dan Melia (S14).
Both hold records of over $70,000, and their three-game winning streak received a prize money of $130,000+.[3]
Both Roger and James also set one-day cash records early in their runs. Roger set the record with $77,000 in his second appearance (breaking Ken Jennings' record of $75,000), and James broke the record with $110,914 in his fourth game (he went on to break his own record with $131,127 in his tenth game).
When both of them set their first highs, Jeopardy! Round score was $13,000 (Roger: 2nd, James: 4th).
Each of the new female champions who defeated them received prize money of more than $30,000. The difference is that the new winner on Roger's new champion only won by a single.
In the ToC They participated in, there was only one female champion with 5 consecutive wins.
Roger was the best of Highest 5-game total on Jeopardy!, first 5 games (unadjusted), Highest single-game total on Jeopardy!, Largest true daily double bet (unadjusted), Largest daily double bet (unadjusted) until James appeared. He was the champion who held the record.
Both achieved a Coryat Score of over $30,000 in the ToC in the quarterfinal round (Roger: $32,000, James: $31,200), and the champions they competed with at the time won 4 and 5 consecutive wins, respectively.
All of the ToC finalists, including themselves, advanced on their own. Additionally, the runner-up opponent also had experience winning over $40,000 in Regular Game.
They are both ToC winners, and in the first day of the two-day finals DJ!, the first bet $9,000 and the second over $10,000, both successful. ($9,000 / $18,000 and $9,812 / $10,600 respectively). It is the same as winning the Lock Game before the deciding game. However, the difference is that James defeated Emma in a rematch while Roger defeated Tom Nissley and Buddy Wright.
Both of them tried True DD in succession and succeeded. The timing is also similar to Roger: 7, 8 / James: 8, 9, Roger was used in the ToC final game 1 and James was used Jeopardy! Master QF Game #2.
Based on the broadcast date, they won ToC on the same day (November 15th).
Both have had previous matches against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, with James claiming one win over them.
Both had their first win against a champion who had beaten a champion with five or more wins in a row (6-time champion Sandie Baker and 2-time champion Frédérique Delaprée).
The airing dates were from mid-April to early June, and both took a two-week break due to a tournament held in May. The only difference is that Julia's streak was interrupted by the Battle of the Decades (special reunion tournament) while James' run was interrupted by the 2019 Teachers Tournament (an annual tournament). Also, after winning two weeks after the tournament, the defeat day was the first Monday of June, handing their championship over to the opposite sex.
Both were in second before the last FJ in their regular run. The difference was Julia dropped to third.
Both are super champions and maintained first place until the end, except when they dropped out. The difference is that Matt J maintained first place until his departure.
Both were placed in Group 3 and faced the winner of the Teacher tournament. Matt J in the Quartfinals and James in the Finals.
All of the finalists, including themselves, advanced on their own and competed against people from Illionis. The difference is that Matt J was completely defeated and James won.
Both have more than 10 consecutive correct answers for FJ! (12 for Ben and 28 for James).
New champions who dethroned them advanced to the ToC (Mark Japinga and Emma Boettcher). Also, if the two had been the same, they would not be eligible to participate in the ToC, but due to the circumstances of one contestant, they were an alternate[4].
Both have narrowly won the regular game. Ben won by $1 in his 2nd, 4th, and by $2 in 8th games, and even co-champion for the 3rd game.
Both won the ToC, and another champion won the ToC in the same season they participated in (Ben - Colby Burnett, James - Sam Kavanaugh). The difference is that Colby's ToC victory and Ben's original run occurred during Season 29. On the other hand, both James's and Sam's original runs took place in Season 35; however, James won the ToC in Season 36, and Sam won his ToC in Season 37.
Their ToC contest is closely related to the teachers. As mentioned above, the two people who appeared in the same season and also won the ToC were teachers at the time of appearance. The two also faced Teachers Tournament winners during their ToC appearances (Ben in the quarterfinals and James in the finals).
Both of them obtained ToC qualifications like the contestants they competed against. Buzzy defeated his then opponent (Andrew Pau) to become the new champion, and James handed over the title to his opponent. Also, both appeared in April.
Both gave way to women's champions whose first names begin with the letter E (Erin Delaney), and both went on to win streaks.
Both of them had multi-week hiatuses due to tournaments and special events. In the case with Buzzy, he had to wait three weeks due to both the Teachers Tournament followed by Power Players Week. Also, they met and competed with the winner of a tournament that took place during they streak hiatus at ToC. Buzzy in the semifinals (Jason Sterlacci) and James in the finals.
In the ToC where the two participated, there was a contestant who died before participating in the ToC. (Buzzy - Cindy Stowell[5], James - Larry Martin)[6]
The first game was Lock Game, and it stayed at number one until both got off[7].
Both performed big on Daily Double and Final Jeopardy, with big bets. Also, in both regular game FJ!, they got all but one question right.
Both men have broken their own records. Austin at 5-6 wins, James at 4 and 10 wins. Besides, James is FJ! up to wager.
Both faced the men's champion named Alan in the ToC qualifiers.
Even though they couldn't play a lock game, they set a record of over $50,000. Austin in the 6th, James in the 18th and 26th.
Both were placed in entry 3 in the ToC, where the same person competed twice. Despite losing to Alan Lin in the quarterfinals, Austin made the semifinals as a wild card, where he defeated Andrew Pau and Lilly Chin. In the finals he landed a rematch with Alan, but he finished as the second runner-up, again failing to defeat Alan; and Buzzy Cohen won the ToC. On the other hand, James relieved his disappointment by winning the ToC after Emma ended his winning streak [8].
They both defeated the champion with the first name of Alex and became new champions.
Both lost their positions to champions whose names start with E, and each of their successors won three times in a row. The difference is that James' successor champion also advanced to ToC.
The person who competed together advances to the ToC. James lost to the opponent and Sam won (Ryan Bilger).
In the ToC where he appeared, champions with more than 10 consecutive wins came out, and the champion with 3 consecutive wins was not qualified as it was, but they appeared for various reasons[9].
Both of them have competed twice with the same person in the ToC. The difference is that James competed in Regular and ToC and Sam competed in the same ToC.
Both of them have competed against librarians twice. However, Sam practically competed with Jennifer.
They are believed to have ever averaged more than $10,000 a game on Daily Doubles in regular play. Sam’s average net gain on Daily Doubles in his original run was $11,040, while James’ average was $20,419.
The second FJ! in the ToC final was both a matter of European country names.
In the first regular game held after their ToC, returning champions (Amanda Ganske, Andrew Thomson) who started with A handed over the champion to challengers (Jones, Hirsh) whose surnames were Kevin, and all of them ended up with single wins.
Both went for the higher value clues first in order to amass as much money possible with which to wager on a Daily Double. In the case of Matt however, he wagered more conservatively on Daily Doubles during the Double Jeopardy! round unless he was trailing or in a close game.
Shakespeare-related questions were asked in his Regular Play FJ, and both were correct. Matt is sixth, James last.
Both dropped off on Monday, and the winning opponents have all succeeded in winning streak. In addition, both have qualified for the ToC, and among the champions with 10 or more wins, only three of them are the only ones.[11]
Both finished second runner-up in a Jeopardy Masters Tournament.
They both competed against the teacher (professor) tournament winner from ToC. the difference being that Matt lost.
Both broke over $80,000 in the second episode and over $100,000 in the third.
Both won over $40,000 in their first match.
In a match where both men won over $50,000, the runner-up is also over $50,000, a close margin. It's a $2 difference from Andrew (Dane Reighard - $51,999) and an $18 difference from James (Adam Levin - $53,999). In addition, the runners-up are ranked 1st and 2nd, respectively, for the most records among the runners-up.
Both lost their place to the women's champion and later faced off again in the ToC finals. The difference is, James won and Andrew lost to that contestant.
Both faced the winners of other tournaments in the final, who both finished third.
In the confrontation that won DD, everyone bet as much as they could and they all succeeded. James in Master game #2 and Andrew in the 2022 ToC semifinals.
The time of the first activity is similar, and Mattea participated a day late.
Both broke their jinx. James broke the jinx that anyone who wins 10+ won't get a repeat champion, and a 10+ win champion won't win the ToC jinx, Mattea has 6+ wins in a row that Who played FJ alone, and among the ultrachamp, on Friday was the first to lose.
Both have won by narrow margins, with James winning by $18 in his 18th game and Mattea winning by $1 in her 17 game[12].
All of the newly born female champions succeeded in winning streak.
Both got off on the first week of the new month. When they left, the opponents who defeated them went on winning streaks.
The departure time is on Monday, and both of them got off in the first week of June.
All the new champions have succeeded in winning at least three consecutive games. The latter (Eric Ahasic), like Jonathan Fisher, has succeeded in winning six consecutive games[13].
They became the new champion by defeating the champion who had defeated the champion who had confirmed his advancement to ToC.
FJ holds the record for correct answers more than 10 times in a row in regular-season play alone.
All subsequent champions qualified for ToC.
References[]
↑had Ken responded correctly in FJ! in his 30th game, he would have broken the one-day record with $60,000 and then broken his own record with $75,000 in his 38th appearance.
↑Dan's ToC, however, was Larissa Kelly's highest prize winner.
↑In the case of Roger in particular, he is the champion who made over $100,000 in just two games. Expanding to the whole, there is only Mark Runsvold ($103,000), the champion of the four-game winning streak.
↑Mark went into a pinch after five-game champion Jerry Slowik caused a crime, and Emma went into a pinch after the death of Larry Martin, winner of the 2018 Teacher Tournament.
↑For reference, in the 2021 ToC, which was hosted by Buzzy, a performer (Brayden Smith), who was about to appear in the ToC, died.
↑Jason Zuffranieri and Cris Pannullo have won the first game with a lock game like these two among the champions who have won more than 10 consecutive wins so far.
↑Austin later appeared as a team member in an All-star game and competed against Team Alan, again losing to Team Alan, demonstrating that they are natural enemies.
↑The former is at the discretion of the production team, and the latter is the death of the person scheduled to appear on the ToC.
↑For reference, these are the only Superchamps to date who have won more than $40,000 in their first game.
↑The former (Emma) was ineligible but made a special appearance.
↑In particular, in the latter case, Megan Wachspress, who defeated Eric Ahasic, also won six consecutive victories, making it a case in which all three players who competed for the third time in history advanced to the ToC.