This is a list of deceased contestants who previously competed on Jeopardy!.
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| Name | Born | Died | Total Winnings | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Frankel | February 10, 1953 | July 13, 1987 | $132,650 | 1985 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner |
| Ezra Litwak | July 6, 1959 | August 31, 1992 | $6,399 | 2-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Phyllis Kornov | February 6, 1946 | June 20, 1993 | $11,300 | |
| Richard Kaplan | June 24, 1943 | November 14, 1993 | $78,202 | 1992 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Chub Feeney | August 31, 1921 | January 10, 1994 | $0 | Season 2 contestant |
| Leonard Schmidt | 1926 | April 10, 1994 | $30,000 | 1992 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament winner 1992 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Rick Pisarra | November 12, 1952 | April 5, 1995 | $0 | Losing to 5-time undefeated champion Nathan Walpow |
| Jeff Ujczo | February 23, 1959 | January 11, 1997 | $0 | Losing to 4-time champion Beryl Arbit |
| Frank Dillon | January 17, 1920 | June 26, 1997 | $6,000 | 1987 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament semifinalist |
| Jane Gschwend | 1920 | October 14, 1997 | $8,250 | 1969 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Kirk Ditzler | June 25, 1958 | August 25, 1998 | $48,801 | 1992 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Elliot Shteir | September 24, 1921 | October 4, 2000 | $20,220 | 1969 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions runner-up 1995-A Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament runner-up |
| Peggy Kennedy | December 16, 1929 | December 13, 2000 | $30,000 | 1988 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament winner 1988 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Randy Amasia | October 9, 1957 | December 12, 2001 | $6,900 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Bruce Fauman | July 6, 1943 | December 2, 2002 | $57,797 | 1985 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions runner-up |
| Sue Kuelzer | December 27, 1940 | December 22, 2002 | $0 | |
| Babs McClellan | 1928 | February 26, 2003 | $14,220 | 1965 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner 1991 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament semifinalist |
| Richard Worth | 1932 | March 5, 2003 | $1,000 | 1992 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament quarterfinalist |
| Rick Filloy | December 17, 1948 | July 27, 2003 | $0 | Losing to 3-time champion Bob Beers |
| Tony Randall | February 26, 1920 | May 17, 2004 | $10,000 for charity | Felix Unger in The Odd Couple |
| Reggie White | December 19, 1961 | December 26, 2004 | $10,000 for charity | Winning Super Bowl XXXI |
| Jerry Orbach | October 20, 1935 | December 28, 2004 | $44,000 for charity | Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order |
| Geoff Coleman | 1947 | March 9, 2005 | $17,300 | 2-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Peter Nielsen | November 16, 1960 | July 31, 2005 | $0 | Losing to 2-time champion Melissa Littman |
| Bob Menaker | 1945 | November 11, 2006 | $9,000 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Phil Nauss | September 23, 1951 | January 18, 2007 | $0 | Losing to 3-time champion Alison Roberts |
| Beverly Sills | May 25, 1929 | July 2, 2007 | $10,000 for charity | Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare |
| Lucy Kendikian-Smith | 1944 | October 4, 2007 | $0 | Losing to 5-time undefeated champion Richard Kaplan |
| Jay Rosenberg | April 18, 1942 | February 21, 2008 | $59,600 | 1986 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Dane Garrett | 1947 | August 20, 2008 | $17,900 | 3-time Jeopardy! champion Losing to 5-time undefeated champion Chuck Forrest |
| Eartha Kitt | January 17, 1927 | December 25, 2008 | $10,000 for charity | Her work for singing and acting |
| Bruce Cox | September 4, 1954 | March 18, 2009 | $49,900 | 1989 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Bruce Naegeli | May 30, 1944 | June 9, 2009 | $119,599 | 1988 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions runner-up |
| Linda Krisak | 1968 | June 21, 2009 | $7,500 | 1989 Jeopardy! College Championship second runner-up |
| Lucille Clifton | June 27, 1936 | February 13, 2010 | $0 | Losing to 4-time champion Beryl Arbit |
| Bob Porowski | 1950 | February 14, 2010 | Losing to 2-time champion Richard Bannin | |
| John Zeock | March 19, 1954 | March 30, 2010 | Losing to 5-time undefeated champion Steve Newman | |
| Louise Reyburn Dice | April 7, 1925 | April 24, 2010 | $22,200 | 1988 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament |
| Lynn Redgrave | March 8, 1943 | May 2, 2010 | $10,000 for charity | Georgy in Georgy Girl |
| Charlotte Starbird | August 4, 1939 | July 22, 2010 | $0 | Losing to 1-time champion Teresa O'Neill |
| Paula Ogren | September 25, 1918 | August 8, 2010 | $? | 1973 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner |
| Lionel Goldbart | May 12, 1934 | November 19, 2010 | $49,997 | 1986 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Leslie Nielsen | February 11, 1926 | November 28, 2010 | $10,000 for charity | Frank Drebin in Police Squad! |
| Geoffrey Zimmerman | December 28, 1958 | February 2, 2011 | $0 | Losing to 1-time champion Harold Skinner |
| Warren Barber Kertland | May 20, 1953 | March 10, 2011 | Losing to 3-time champion Ryan Thiel | |
| Linda Shewey | April 25, 1945 | April 5, 2011 | $14,200 | 2-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Bill Klippel | April 29, 1947 | April 6, 2011 | $4,400 | 3-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Brian Benson | 1953 | June 30, 2011 | $0 | Losing to 5-time undefeated champion Catherine Ramen |
| Benoy Chacko | 1974 | October 1, 2011 | $1,000 | 1994 College Championship quarterfinalist |
| George Soule | March , 1930 | December 24, 2011 | $26,000 | 1990 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament winner |
| Gene Visich | October 18, 1926 | May 7, 2012 | $0 | Losing to 3-time champion Lorrie Farrely |
| Vaughn West | October 16, 1955 | May 17, 2012 | Losing to 4-time champion Eric Berman | |
| Bob Mesko | June 17, 1963 | November 16, 2012 | $81,599 | 2006 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Susan Lopez-Dailey | December 20, 1954 | November 18, 2012 | $0 | Losing to 1-time champion Chris Sevilla |
| Alec Iorio | 1947/1948 | November 29, 2012 | $23,301 | 4-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Mark Brown | 1964 | January 23, 2013 | $78,094 | 2003 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Burt Albert | September 25, 1941 | June 19, 2013 | $39,001 | 4-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Tom Clancy | April 12, 1947 | October 1, 2013 | $10,000 for charity | Novels like Rainbow Six, Red Storm Rising, and Patriot Games |
| Lou Pryor | March 6, 1934 | January 10, 2014 | $36,301 | 1991 Jeopardy! Seniors Tournament winner 1991 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions second runner-up |
| Ayofemi Stowe | April, 1950 | June 7, 2014 | $0 | Losing to 5-time undefeated champion Chuck Forrest |
| Bill Blose | March 24, 1940 | July 1, 2014 | $10,201 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Paul Boymel | April 11, 1947 | July 30, 2014 | $66,200 | Biggest Jeopardy! money-winner of season 1 1985 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Joseph Thompson | 1965 | August 4, 2014 | $1,000 | Losing to 1-time champion Sharon Lin |
| Meredith Robbins | 1981 | July 25, 2015 | $50,700 | 2009 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions alternate |
| Phyllis Massengale | July 16, 1946 | October 9, 2015 | $5,900 | Losing to 4-time champion Bruce Cox |
| Bob McGoff | April 8, 1948 | November 19, 2015 | $26,201 | 2-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Robert Loggia | January 3, 1930 | December 4, 2015 | $10,000 for charity | Performing and acting shows |
| Maureen Dever | January 10, 1955 | February 17, 2016 | $0 | Losing to 3-time champion Doak Fairey |
| Garry Marshall | November 13, 1934 | July 19, 2016 | $10,000 for charity | Producing Sitcoms for Paramount |
| Jack Campion | October 23, 1953 | November 11, 2016 | $24,600 (unaired Trebek pilot #2) | Appearing in numerous game show pilots |
| Cindy Stowell | July 16, 1975 | December 5, 2016 | $105,803 | 6-time Jeopardy! champion Cindy's first game aired eight days after her death |
| Dennis Owens | December 4, 1944 | December 16, 2016 | $2,200 | |
| Den Golden | May 8, 1946 | March 15, 2017 | $7,050 | |
| Danielle Zsenak | May 26, 1987 | June 26, 2017 | $50,000 | 2008 College Championship 1st runner-up |
| Richard Neale | October 22, 1930 | August 3, 2017 | $57,000 | 1990 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist |
| Mark Eckard | October 22, 1956 | October 2, 2017 | $71,600 | 2001 Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Robert Guillaume | November 30, 1927 | October 24, 2017 | $10,000 for charity | Star of ABC sitcom Benson |
| Paul Beress | May 31, 1946 | December 18, 2017 | $4,000 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Tom Wickham | March 16, 1929 | January 3, 2018 | $5,000 | 1988 Senior Tournament semifinalist |
| Doug Antoniazzi | November 23, 1954 | January 4, 2018 | $35,999 | 3-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Paula Tupper | July 3, 1953 | February 3, 2018 | $35,298 | 1985 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist |
| Michael Wing | June 29, 1957 | February 20, 2018 | $4,300 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Joe Clonick | March 29, 1936 | March 31, 2018 | $7,500 | 1994 Seniors Tournament 2nd runner-up |
| Ed Toutant | December 27, 1951 | November 6, 2018 | $11,401 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Larry Martin | August 30, 1957 | January 25, 2019 | $102,500 | 2018 Teachers Tournament winner |
| Luke Perry | October 11, 1966 | March 4, 2019 | $10,000 for charity | |
| John Kelly | August 11, 1946 | March 11, 2019 | $90,701 | 1992 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist |
| Tom Lawrence | March 12, 1952 | May 29, 2019 | $28,401 | 3-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Carolyn Cracraft | June 30, 1977 | June 7, 2019 | $35,000 | 1999 College Championship winner |
| Elizabeth Pfeifer | c. 1962 | September 15, 2019 | $1,000 | |
| Bill Pitassy | March 20, 1943 | November 22, 2019 | $82,702 | 1995 Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Marilyn Kneeland | April 5, 1936 | December 18, 2019 | $36,500 | 1993 Seniors Tournament winner |
| Linda Shaver-Gleason | June 22, 1983 | January 14, 2020 | $2,000 | |
| Chad Capule | July 26, 1970 | March 29, 2020 | $1,000 | Season 31 contestant |
| Brian Dennehy | July 9, 1938 | April 15, 2020 | $10,000 for charity | His acting work |
| India Cooper | July 24, 1952 | May 17, 2020 | $129,400 | 1992 Tournament of Champions semifinalist |
| Marilyn Goldwater | November 6, 1942 | June 7, 2020 | $14,601 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Katie Oliver | September 1, 1987 | June 19, 2020 | $1,000 | Losing to 2017 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions alternate Tim Kutz |
| Jim Britton | January 2, 1963 | July 14, 2020 | $12,900 | 1-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Regis Philbin | August 25, 1931 | July 25, 2020 | $70,000 for charity | Hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? & America's Got Talent |
| Sam Stubblefield | January 18, 1978 | July 28, 2020 | $29,601 | Season 32 1-time champion |
| Alan Friedenthal | October 31, 1955 | August 18, 2020 | $1,400 | Season 1 contestant |
| Tom Nosek | June 16, 1939 | September 9, 2020 | $194,240 | 1993 Tournament of Champions winner |
| Vicki Leibeck-Owsley | September 12, 1989 | September 16, 2020 | $5,000 | 2019 Teachers Tournament quarterfinalist |
| Robin Maisel | June 28, 1944 | September 17, 2020 | $8,000 | |
| Justin Braddock | October 11, 1976 | October 24, 2020 | $2,000 | |
| Umiko Post | March 4, 1971 | November 19, 2020 | $11,800 | Season 18 1-time champion |
| Larry King | November 19, 1933 | January 23, 2021 | $10,000 for charity | Hosting Larry King Live |
| Missy Williamson | 1949 | January 28, 2021 | $4,000 | |
| Brayden Smith | September 6, 1996 | February 5, 2021 | $117,798 | Season 37 5-time champion |
| Sara Holub | February 16, 1981 | March 26, 2021 | $10,000 | 2017 Teachers Tournament wildcard semifinalist |
| Meredith Moore | April 8, 1992 | May 8, 2021 | $1,000 | |
| Ed Asner | November 15, 1929 | August 29, 2021 | $10,900 for charity | Carl Fredricksen in Up Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant |
| Zeke Sevilla Jr. | June 10, 1931 | October 16, 2021 | $26,000 | 1989 Seniors Tournament winner |
| Dean Stockwell | March 5, 1936 | November 7, 2021 | $10,000 for charity | His work with They Nest, etc. |
| Merle Glickman | c. 1944 | January 21, 2022 | $11,500 | 2-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Tom Kelso | ? | February 8, 2022 | $85,402 | Season 19 3-time champion |
| Naomi Judd | January 11, 1946 | April 30, 2022 | $10,000 for charity | Her work with The Judds |
| Aaron Klein | August 29, 1935 | May 2, 2022 | $26,000 | 1995 Seniors Tournament winner |
| Will Herrera | October 11, 1930 | January 2, 2023 | $7,500 | 1993 Seniors Tournament 2nd runner-up |
| Marc Spraragen | 1987 | April 11, 2023 | $32,000 | 2-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Ruth Henoch | June 9, 1928 | March 24, 2023 | $5,000 | 1987 Senior Tournament semifinalist |
| Burns Cameron | December 11, 1938 | June 12, 2023 | $5,000 | 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist |
| Kathryn Perry | c. 1955 | July 2, 2023 | $3,100 | Season 12 contestant |
| Greg Lyon | October 13, 1971 | July 3, 2023 | $2,000 | Season 26 contestant |
| Jay Delehanty | October 10, 1946 | July 29, 2023 | $3,200 | Season 10 contestant |
| Larry Haney | May 4, 1948 | September 29, 2023 | $1,000 | Season 21 contestant |
| Bill Drastal | c. 1947 | November 4, 2023 | $0 | Season 6 contestant |
| Debbie May | December 19, 1952 | December 2, 2023 | Season 4 contestant | |
| Matt Napolitano | July 29, 1990 | December 23, 2023 | $2,000 | Season 36 contestant |
| Kevin Shrum | c. 1951 | December 26, 2023 | $35,500 | Season 33 2-time champion |
| Hank Widmayer | November 5, 1950 | April 21, 2024 | $0 | Losing to 5-time champion Jerome Vered |
| Claudia Perry | June 14, 1959 | May 16, 2024 | $80,303 | 1998 ToC semifinalist |
| Bruce Seymour | December 11, 1946 | September 18, 2024 | $305,989 | 1990 Super Jeopardy! winner |
| Teri Garr | December 11, 1944 | October 29, 2024 | $20,000 for charity | Appeared on The Andy Griffith Show |
| Alan Rachins | October 3, 1942 | November 2, 2024 | $10,000 for charity | His work on Dharma & Greg |
| Greg Gumbel | May 3, 1946 | December 27, 2024 | $10,600 for charity | His various assignments for CBS Sports |
| Scott Renzoni | December 2, 1971 | January 9, 2025 | $119,998 | 2004 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist |
| Mike Ewing | October 17, 1969 | January 18, 2025 | $2,000 | Season 31 contestant |
| Barbara-Anne Eddy | November 6, 1947 | March 15, 2025 | $58,000 | 1988 ToC quarterfinalist |
| Laurin Bell | May 9, 1983 | March 23, 2025 | $1,000 | |
| Steve Herron | January 13, 1953 | March 29, 2025 | $18,200 | Season 4 3-time champion |
| Larissa Charnsangavej | October 17, 1987 | May 9, 2025 | $5,000 | 2009 College Championship quarterfinalist |
| Rick Doyon | May 23, 1955 | July 20, 2025 | $2,000 | |
| Leila Dooley | September 25, 1957 | August 7, 2025 | $1,000 | Season 21 contestant |
| Jeff Stewart | January 27, 1972 | August 14, 2025 | $35,800 | 1994 College Championship winner |
| Allen Goodman | October 28, 1947 | September 13, 2025 | $1,000 | |
| Ben Scripps | December 25, 1972 | September 20, 2025 | $40,158 | 2-time Jeopardy! champion |
| Eric Berman | March 5, 1965 | December 5, 2025 | $42,101 | 4-time Jeopardy! champion |