5-time Champion Rule
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Unlimited Champion Rule
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S36~40
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Season 36[]
- The season picked up right where we left off. Jason (carryover champion from Season 35) won his next 13 matches en route to a 19-game winning streak. After his run ended, there was no champion with 4 consecutive wins until Jennifer Quail won 8 games. After that, Karen Farrell and MacKenzie Jones also won eight games.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a rebroadcast of the GOAT tournament for two weeks from May 4-15, 2020; and the last two weeks of regular competition were taped without a studio audience. The COVID-19 pandemic also prematurely ended the season on June 12th.
- It was the second season where there are more women who won at least 5 games than men.
| Name | Aired date | ★ | TW | LP | Notes | J! |
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| Jennifer Quail | December 4~16, 2019 | 8 | $228,800 | ★ | 2021 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up. | # |
| Karen Farrell | December 26, 2019~January 7, 2020 | $159,603 | ☆ | # | ||
| MacKenzie Jones | February 17~27, 2020 | $204,808 | ★ | Last female 5-time champion whose streak aired during Alex Trebek's lifetime. Last female 5-time champion in the Alex Trebek era. Last female 5-time champion before the recording system with no audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| Paul Trifiletti | March 4~11, 2020 | 5 | $106,801 | ☆ | Last 5-time champion before the recording system with no audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | # |
| Zach Newkirk | June 9~12, 2020, January 28~February 1, 2021 | 6 | $124,871 | ★ | Won four games in Season 36 and two games in Season 37. Fifth appearance was postponed due to travel restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first 5-time+ champion with multiple hosts. First 5-time champion in a recording system with no audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Season 37[]
- This is the season in which Alex Trebek served as the host for the last time, and after Ken Jennings, who was selected as one of the interim hosts after Alex passed away, several people took turns as guest hosting to finish off the season.
- During the first half of 2021, after Zach Newkirk's run ended, there was no 3-game winning streak champion until Courtney Shah won 7 games in June.
- Then, starting with Matt Amodio, there was a frequent run of superchampions.
| Name | Aired date | ★ | TW | LP | Notes | J! |
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| Kevin Walsh | October 8~15, 2020 | 5 | $111,301 | ★ | Fourth game has single-player Final Jeopardy!, the last one in the Alex Trebek era. Last 5-time champion whose streak aired during Alex Trebek's lifetime. Last contestant to play in single-player Final Jeopardy! in the Alex Trebek era. |
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| Brayden Smith | December 15~18, 2020, January 4~5, 2021 | $115,798 | ★ | His last two games were originally slated to air on December 21 and 22, 2020, but were postponed by two weeks of "Around the World with Alex" reruns. Last 5-time champion in the Alex Trebek era. Died February 5, 2021 at age 24. |
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| Brian Chang | January 19~28, 2021 | 7 | $163,904 | ★ | First 5-time champion in the post-Trebek era. Fourth game has regular-play Tiebreaker Round. First 5-time champion where one game ends in a Tiebreaker Round. |
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| Courtney Shah | June 28~July 7, 2021 | $118,558 | ★ | First female 5-time champion in the post-Trebek era. The first female 5-time champion in a recording system with no audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| Matt Amodio | July 21~August 13, September 13~October 11, 2021 | 38 | $1,518,601 | ☆ | 3rd Highest Regular Total Winnings. Third longest winning streak. Won 18 games in Season 37 and 20 games in Season 38. The first 10-time+ champion in a recording system with no audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2023 Masters Tournament 2nd runner-up. 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner. |
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Season 38[]
- It is a season in which the strongest players in name and reality have been in power for a long time.
- Five out of nine players won 10 or more games in a row, and among them, Amy won 40 wins in a row and reigned for a long time, and Jonathan set a record of winning 10 games or more in a row after defeating a long-running Champion. It was also the first time that 3 consecutive players who competed had 6 or more wins in a row.
- Because of the long reigning champions, there are only 61 champions this season.
| Name | Aired date | ★ | TW | LP | Notes | J! |
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| Jonathan Fisher | October 11~26, 2021 | 11 | $246,100 | ★ | First player to become a 5-time champion after unseating a long-standing champion. | # |
| Tyler Rhode | October 27~November 3, 2021 | 5 | $105,901 | ★ | # | |
| Andrew He | November 10~17, 2021 | $157,365 | ★ | Highest regular first-game winning ($52,001). 2022 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up. 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner-up. |
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| Amy Schneider | November 17~December 3, December 20, 2021~January 26, 2022 | 40 | $1,382,800 | ★ | After 13 wins, she had to wait two weeks due to the 2021 Professors Tournament. Second 10-time+ female champion. Highest Regular Female Champion Total Winnings. All-time female highest total winnings. Second longest winning streak. Longest winning streak for a female. First openly transgender ToC entrant. 2022 Tournament of Champions winner. First female Tournament of Champions winner in the post-Trebek era. Only female 10+-time champion in a recording system with no audience. First Tournament of Champions winner with 21 people competing. 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 1st runner-up. |
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| Mattea Roach | April 5~May 6, 2022 | 23 | $560,983 | ★ | First Canadian 5-time champion of the post-Trebek era. First Canadian 6+ time champion. The longest winning streak in history, the holder of the most prize money in regular season, and the highest overall winnings among Canadians. Top Canadian winner on Jeopardy!. 12th game has single-player Final Jeopardy!, the first one in the post-Trebek era. First contestant to play in single-player Final Jeopardy! in the post-Trebek era. First non-binary ToC entrant. First 6+-time champion to play in single-player Final Jeopardy! 2023 Masters Tournament 1st runner-up. |
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| Ryan Long | May 13~June 6, 2022 | 16 | $299,400 | ☆ | Last 10+-time champion in a recording system with no audience. | # |
| Eric Ahasic | June 6~14, 2022 | 6 | $160,601 | ★ | Last male 5+-time champion in a recording system with no audience. | # |
| Megan Wachspress | June 14~22, 2022 | $60,603 | ★ | Second champion to win 4 consecutive games after trailing entering Final Jeopardy!. First 3 consecutive champions with 5 or more wins. The champion with the most comeback wins among the champions with 6 or more wins (5 times). Last 5+-time champion in a recording system with no audience. |
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| Luigi de Guzman | July 29, September 12~16, 2022 | 5 | $140,700 | ★ | Won the last game of Season 38 and the first four games of Season 39. First 5+-time champion in a recording system with an audience back, though his first game had no audience. |
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Season 39[]
- This season, some champions continue to dominate. In particular, Cris Pannullo continued the solo system from the end of September to the beginning of December, and Ray Lalonde succeeded him 9 days later.
- In this season, SCT was introduced for the first time, ToC was changed from 15 players to 21 players, and like Jeopardy!: The Greatest of All Time, the final was changed to 3 wins out of 7 matches.
- Compared to last season, which produced big champions such as Amy and Mattea, in this season, the only female is on the sluggish side. A repeat champion came out only after Mira Hayward, and since Emily Fiasco, has not produced more than 3-time female champions until Melissa Klapper, and 4-time female champions until Hannah Wilson.
| Name | Aired date | ★ | TW | LP | Notes | J! |
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| Cris Pannullo | September 30~October 14, November 22~December 6, 2022 | 21 | $748,286 | ☆ | Won $5,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2018. First 10+-time champion in a recording system with an audience back. After 11 wins, he had to wait over five weeks due to the 2022 Second Chance Tournament and Tournament of Champions. |
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| Ray Lalonde | December 15, 2022~January 3, 2023 | 13 | $386,400 | ★ | First male Canadian 5-time champion of the post-Trebek era. First male Canadian 6+ time champion. |
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| Troy Meyer | January 19~27, 2023 | 6 | $214,802 | ☆ | Husband of Season 26 contestant Genevieve Sheehan. 2024 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up. |
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| Stephen Webb | February 15~17, March 10~17, 2023 | 8 | $184,881 | ☆ | After 3 wins, he had to wait almost three weeks due to the 2023 High School Reunion Tournament. | # |
| Ben Chan | April 12~14, May 15~23, 2023 | 9 | $252,600 | ★ | Fourth appearance was postponed due to illness. The first champion to have runaway games in the first five games in the sky's the limit era. The first champion to have runaway games in the first five games in the post-Trebek era. Champion with the most runaway games in their first games (9 games). First 5-time champion to have runaway games after clue values were doubled on 11/26/2001. The last 5-time+ champion with multiple hosts. 2024 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up. |
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| Hannah Wilson | May 3~15, 2023 | 8 | $229,801 | ★ | First female 5+-time champion in a recording system with an audience back. Last female 5-time champion with Mayim Bialik as hostess. |
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| Suresh Krishnan | June 6~14, 2023 | 6 | $96,595 | ★ | # | |
| Ben Goldstein | June 16~23, 2023 | 5 | $49,298 | ★ | Last 5-time champion with Mayim Bialik as hostess. | # |
Season 40[]
- Due to the Writers Guild of America strike and the Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strike as part of the Hollywood double strike, regular play did not start until April 10, 2024.
- Starting with this season, the cash for 2nd place and 3rd place were increased; 2nd place now gets $3,000, while 3rd place now gets $2,000.
- It was the third season where there are more women who won at least 5 games than men.
- Due to the strike, there were far fewer champions in this season than any other; there were only 24 champions this season. This is a record of 31 fewer than S21's 55[1].
| Name | Aired date | ★ | TW | LP | Notes | J! |
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| Alison Betts | April 11~18, 2024 | 5 | $121,500 | ★ | Won $250,000 on Bullsh*t The Game Show in 2022. | # |
| Amy Hummel | April 24~May 1, 2024 | $100,994 | ☆ | # | ||
| Adriana Harmeyer | May 29~June 19, 2024 | 15 | $349,600 | ☆ | First female 10+-time champion in a recording system with an audience back. 2025 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up. |
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| Drew Basile | June 19~28, 2024 | 7 | $129,601 | ★ | Finished in 6th place on Survivor 45 in 2023. First player to unseat a long-standing champion by runaway. Third game has regular-play Tiebreaker Round. Second 5-time champion where one game ends in a Tiebreaker Round. |
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| Isaac Hirsch | July 3~16, 2024 | 9 | $215,390 | ★ | Son of Season 2 player Steve Hirsch. Won $5,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2017. Won $46,667 on The Chase in 2023. 2025 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up. |
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References[]
- ↑ This season, Ken Jennings' solo performance at S20 continued until just before winter, several events including UToC, and David Madden's solo system in the second half.