Here is the list of tournament winners of Jeopardy!.
Tournament of Champions[]
| No. | Year | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | 1964 | Terry Thompson | |
| 2 | 1965 | Babs McClellan | 1991 Seniors Tournament semifinalist. Died February 26, 2003. |
| 3 | 1966 | Burns Cameron | First-ever male ToC winner in the Art Fleming era. 1990 Super Jeopardy! quarterfinalist. Died June 12, 2023. |
| 4 | 1967 | Anne Fried | |
| 5 | 1968 | Hutton Gibson | Died May 10, 2020. |
| 6 | 1969 | Jay Wolpert | Died January 3, 2022. |
| 7 | 1970 | Gene Cheatam | Died June 26, 2005. |
| 8 | 1971 | Rock Johnson | |
| 9 | 1972 | Anne Marie Sutton | |
| 10 | 1973 | Paula Ogren | Died August 8, 2010. |
| 11 | 1974 | Denny Golden | Died March 15, 2017. |
| No. | Season | Year | Name | WC | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | 1985 | Jerry Frankel | 
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First Tournament winner in the Alex Trebek era. First-ever ToC winner in the Alex Trebek era. Died from AIDS on July 13, 1987. |
| 2 | 3 | 1986 | Chuck Forrest | Biggest money winner of Season 2. First ToC winner without WC. | |
| 3 | 4 | 1987 | Bob Verini | 1990 Super Jeopardy! 1st runner-up. 2002 Million Dollar Masters 2nd runner-up. | |
| 4 | 5 | 1988 | Mark Lowenthal | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1989 | Tom Cubbage |
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Won the 1989 College Championship. |
| 6 | 7 | 1990 | Bob Blake | First Tournament winner from Canada. Only ToC winner from Canada. Declined the 2014 Battle the Decades due to a schedule conflict. | |
| 7 | 8 | 1991 | Jim Scott |
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First ToC winner to win one of his regular game as a co-champion. Youngest player to win the ToC. |
| 8 | 9 | 1992 | Leszek Pawlowicz | ||
| 9 | 10 | 1993 | Tom Nosek | 1993 10th Anniversary Tournament 1st Runner-Up. Died September 22, 2020. | |
| 10 | 11 | 1994 | Rachael Schwartz |
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First-ever female ToC winner in the Alex Trebek era. First-ever 4-time champ to become a ToC winner. Only female ToC winner to win one of her regular games as a co-champion. |
| 11 | 12 | 1995 | Fritz Holznagel | First-ever 4-time male champ to become a ToC winner. | |
| 12 | 13 | 1996 | Michael Dupée | Couldn’t attend the 1997 International Tournament. | |
| 13 | 14 | 1998 | Dan Melia |
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Biggest money winner of Season 14. |
| 14 | 15 | 1999 | Dave Abbott | ||
| 15 | 16 | 2000 | Robin Carroll |
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First-ever 5-time female champ to become a ToC winner. 2001 International Tournament winner. Last female ToC winner with 5-time Limit Rule in place. |
| 16 | 18 | 2001 | Brad Rutter | 2002 Million Dollar Masters winner. 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions winner. 2011 IBM Challenge 2nd runner-up. 2014 Battle of the Decades winner. 2019 All-Star Games winner (with Larissa Kelly and David Madden). 2020 The Greatest of All Time 2nd runner-up. Declined the 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament due to a scheduling conflict. | |
| 17 | 19 | 2003 | Mark Dawson |
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Alternate for the 2001 Tournament of Champions. Last ToC winner with 5-time Limit Rule in place. |
| 18 | 21 | 2004 | Russ Schumacher | First ToC winner with Unlimited Rule in place. | |
| 19 | 22 | 2006 | Michael Falk | First 3-time champ to become a ToC winner. Last male ToC winner from WC. | |
| 20 | 24 | 2007 | Celeste DiNucci | First female ToC winner with Unlimited Rule in place. Only ToC winner to end one of her games with a Tiebreaker Round. Last ToC winner from WC. Last female ToC winner in the 15-people system and in the Alex Trebek era. | |
| 21 | 25 | 2009 | Dan Pawson | First 6-time+ champ to become a ToC winner. Left out of the lineup for the 2019 All-Star Games. | |
| 22 | 26 | 2010 | Vijay Balse | Second Tournament winner from outside of North America. | |
| 23 | 28 | 2011 | Roger Craig | 2014 Battle of the Decades 2nd runner-up. Declined the 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament due to a scheduling conflict. 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 1st runner-up. | |
| 24 | 29 | 2013 | Colby Burnett | Won the 2012-B Teachers Tournament. 2019 All-Star Games 2nd runner-up (with Alan Lin and Pam Mueller). | |
| 25 | 31 | 2014 | Ben Ingram | Biggest money winner of Season 29. Last ToC winner with co-champion rule in place (ties allowed). Last ToC winner to win one of his regular games as a co-champion. | |
| 26 | 32 | 2015 | Alex Jacob | First ToC winner with tiebreaker rule in place. Only Tournament winner to make it through the entire ToC round by not coming up with single correct response in Final Jeopardy. | |
| 27 | 34 | 2017 | Buzzy Cohen | Guest host for the 2021 Tournament of Champions for the charity, Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Trebek Center For The Homeless. | |
| 28 | 36 | 2019 | James Holzhauer | Biggest money winner of Season 35. Highest regular winnings for a ToC winner. Last ToC winner in the Alex Trebek era and before the recording system had no audience due to COVID-19. 2020 The Greatest of All Time 1st runner-up. 2023 Masters winner. 2024 Masters 2nd runner-up. | |
| 29 | 37 | 2021 | Sam Kavanaugh | First Tournament winner in the post-Trebek era and in a recording system with no audience due to COVID-19. First ToC winner in the post-Trebek era. Only ToC winner in a recording system with no audience due to COVID-19. Last ToC winner in the 15-people system. | |
| 30 | 39 | 2022 | Amy Schneider | First female 6-time+ champ to become a ToC winner. Longest winning streak for a ToC winner. First female ToC winner without WC. First ToC winner in the 21-people system. First female ToC winner in the post-Trebek era. 2024 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 1st runner-up. | |
| 31 | 40 | 2024 | Yogesh Raut | First ToC winner in the 27-people system. 2024 Masters 1st runner-up. | |
| 32 | 41 | 2025 | Neilesh Vinjamuri | Lowest regular winnings for a ToC winner. |
Teen Tournament[]
| No. | Season | Name | WC | Notes |
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| 1 | 3 | Michael Galvin | First Teen Tournament winner. | |
| 2 | 4 | Michael Block | Declined the invitation to participate in the 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions. | |
| 3 | 5 | Eric Newhouse | First Tournament winner to go over the winner’s minimum guarantee. 1998 Teen Reunion Tournament winner. 2002 Million Dollar Masters 1st runner-up. | |
| 4 | 6 | Jamie Weiss | ||
| 5 | 7 | Andrew Westney |
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Fan favorite for the 1980s group in the Battle of the Decades. |
| 6 | 8 | April McManus | First female Teen Tournament winner. | |
| 7 | 9 | Fraser Woodford |
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| 8 | 10 | Matt Morris | ||
| 9 | 11 | Matt Zielenski | Had the highest winning score of any tournament during the pre-doubled era. | |
| 10 | 12 | Amanda Goad | First Tournament winner to end one of her games with a Tiebreaker Round. Declined the invitation to participate in 2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions. | |
| 11 | 13 | Josh DenHartog |
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| 12 | 14 | Sahir Islam | ||
| 13 | 15 | Melissa Seal | Last female Teen Tournament winner to participate in the ToC. | |
| 14 | 16 | Chacko George | Last Teen Tournament winner to participate in the ToC. | |
| 15 | 17 | Graham Gilmer | ||
| 16 | 18 | Bernard Holloway | ||
| 17 | 19 | John Zhang | ||
| 18 | 20 | Jennifer Wu | Youngest Teen Tournament winner. | |
| 19 | 21 | Michael Braun | ||
| 20 | 22 | Papa Chakravarthy | ||
| 21 | 23 | David Walter |
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| 22 | Meryl Federman | Champion for the 2007 Teen Tournament Summer Games. | ||
| 23 | 24 | Rachel Horn | ||
| 24 | 25 | Anurag Kashyap | ||
| 25 | 26 | Rachel Rothenberg |
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| 26 | 27 | Raynell Cooper | ||
| 27 | 28 | Elyse Mancuso | Last female On the Road Tournament winner in the Alex Trebek era. Last Tournament winner to go over the winner's minimum guarantee. | |
| 28 | 29 | Leonard Cooper |
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Only Tournament winner to have made it to the finals by a wildcard due to triple-zero score in one of the semifinal games. |
| 29 | 30 | Jeff Xie | First male Tournament winner to end one of his games with a Tiebreaker Round. | |
| 30 | 33 | Sharath Narayan | Last On the Road Tournament winner in the Alex Trebek era. | |
| 31 | 35 | Claire Sattler | Last female Teen Tournament winner. Last female tournament winner in the Alex Trebek era and before the recording system had no audience due to COVID-19. | |
| 32 | Avi Gupta | Last Teen Tournament winner. |
Seniors Tournament[]
| No. | Season | Name | WC | Notes |
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| 1 | 3 | Zeke Sevilla Jr. | First Seniors Tournament winner. Died October 16, 2021 at the age of 90. | |
| 2 | 4 | Peggy Kennedy | First female Tournament winner in the Alex Trebek era. First female Seniors Tournament winner. Died December 13, 2000 at the age of 70. | |
| 3 | 5 | Ouida Rellstab | ||
| 4 | 6 | George Soule | Died December 24, 2011. | |
| 5 | 7 | Lou Pryor | 1991 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up. Died January 10, 2014 at the age of 79. | |
| 6 | 8 | Leonard Schmidt |
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Died April 18, 1994 at the age of 67. |
| 7 | 9 | Marilyn Kneeland | Last female Seniors Tournament winner. 1993 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up. Died December 18, 2019 at the age of 83. | |
| 8 | 10 | Bart Thomas |
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Died March 31, 2006. |
| 9 | 11 | Aaron Klein | Died May 2, 2022 at the age of 86. | |
| 10 | 12 | David Cuneo | Last Seniors Tournament winner. |
College Championship[]
| No. | Season | Name | WC | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Tom Cubbage | First College Championship winner. 1989 Tournament of Champions winner. | |
| 2 | 6 | Michael Thayer | ||
| 3 | 7 | Scott Gillispie | ||
| 4 | 8 | Billy Baxter |
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| 5 | 9 | Phoebe Juel | First female College Championship winner. First female Tournament winner to go over the winner’s minimum guarantee. | |
| 6 | 10 | Jeff Stewart | 1994 Tournament of Champions 1st runner-up. | |
| 7 | 11 | Ben Lyon | ||
| 8 | 12 | Shane Whitlock | Fan favorite for the 1990s group in the Battle of the Decades. | |
| 9 | 13 | Craig Barker | ||
| 10 | 14 | Andrew Hutchings | ||
| 11 | 15 | Carolyn Cracraft | Last female Tournament winner of the 1900s. First female On The Road Tournament winner in the Alex Trebek era. Died June 7, 2019 from end-stage liver disease. | |
| 12 | 16 | Janet Wong | ||
| 13 | 17 | Pam Mueller |
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2019 All-Star Games 2nd runner-up (with Colby Burnett and Alan Lin). |
| 14 | 18 | Vinita Kailasanath | She and Nico Martinez were both in Stanford University when they participated in the College Championship. Unable to participate in the 2003 Tournament of Champions due to her college studies on that year. | |
| 15 | 19 | Kyle Hale | Last male Tournament winner to go over the winner’s minimum guarantee. | |
| 16 | 20 | Keith Williams | ||
| 17 | 21 | Kermin Fleming | ||
| 18 | 22 | Nico Martinez | He and Vinita Kailasanath were both in Stanford University when they participated in the College Championship. | |
| 19 | 23 | Cliff Galiher |
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2007 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up. |
| 20 | 24 | Joey Beachum | Unable to participate in the 2009 Tournament of Champions because of his involvement in Air Force training exercises. | |
| 21 | 25 | Patrick Tucker | ||
| 22 | 26 | Nick Yozamp | ||
| 23 | 27 | Erin McLean | Alternate for the 2000s group in the Battle of the Decades. | |
| 24 | 28 | Monica Thieu |
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2019 All Star Games 1st runner-up (with Ken Jennings and Matt Jackson). |
| 25 | 29 | Jim Coury | ||
| 26 | 30 | Terry O'Shea | ||
| 27 | 32 | Sam Deutsch | Alternate for the 2014 College Championship. | |
| 28 | 33 | Lilly Chin | Alternate for the 2019 All-Star Games. Last female syndicated College Championship winner. | |
| 29 | 34 | Dhruv Gaur | ||
| 30 | 36 | Nibir Sarma |
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Last syndicated College Championship winner. |
| 31 | 38 (P) | Jaskaran Singh | First primetime College Championship winner. Last tournament winner in a recording system with no audience due to COVID-19. |
Teachers Tournament[]
| No. | Season | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | 27 | Charles Temple | First Teachers Tournament winner. |
| 2 | 28 | Patrick Quinn | |
| 3 | 29 | Colby Burnett | 2013 Tournament of Champions winner. 2019 All-Star Games 2nd runner-up (with Alan Lin and Pam Mueller). |
| 4 | 30 | John Pearson | Alternate for the 2019 All-Star Games. |
| 5 | 31 | Jennifer Giles | Only female Teachers Tournament winner. |
| 6 | 32 | Jason Sterlacci | |
| 7 | 33 | David Clemmons | |
| 8 | 34 | Larry Martin | Unexpectedly died from pancreatic cancer on January 25, 2019, before the 2019 Tournament of Champions. Only Tournament winner to have died before the ToC. |
| 9 | 35 | Francois Barcomb | 2019 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up. |
| 10 | 36 | Ben Henri | Last Teachers Tournament winner. Last Tournament winner before the recording system had no audience due to COVID-19 and in the Alex Trebek era. |
Professors Tournament[]
| No. | Season | Name | WC | Notes |
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| 1 | 38 | Sam Buttrey | First Professors Tournament winner. 2022 Tournament of Champions 2nd runner-up. |
Second Chance competition[]
| No. | Season | Name | Original Season | Notes |
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| 1 | 39 | Jessica Stephens | 38 | First Tournament winner in a recording system with the audience back. First female Tournament winner in the post-Trebek era. First Second Chance winner. |
| Rowan Ward | 37 | First non-binary Tournament winner. First non-binary Second Chance winner. | ||
| 2 | 40 | Hari Parameswaran | First male Second Chance winner. | |
| Deanna Bolio | Only Second Chance champ to have played from the Alex Trebek era. | |||
| Jilana Cotter | 2023 Champions Wildcard Diamonds 2nd runner-up. | |||
| 3 | Juveria Zaheer | 39 | First female Tournament winner from Canada. 2024 Champions Wildcard Group 1 winner. 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner-up. | |
| Xanni Brown | ||||
| Matt Harvey | ||||
| Long Nguyen | ||||
| 4 | 41 | Will Yancey | 41 | 2025 Champions Wildcard 2nd runner-up |
| Drew Goins | 2025 Champions Wildcard 1st runner-up |
Champions' Wildcard[]
| No. | Season | Stage | Name | WC | Original Season | Notes |
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| 1 | 40 | ♠︎ | Josh Saak | 37 | First Champions’ Wildcard winner. | |
| ♦︎ | Emily Sands | First female Champions’ Wildcard winner. | ||||
| ♣︎ | Nick Cascone | First 1-time champion to qualify for the ToC. | ||||
| ♥︎ | Yungsheng Wang | 38 | Alternate for the 2022 Tournament of Champions. | |||
| 2 | 1 | Juveria Zaheer | 39 | Won Week 1 of the 2023-2024 Second Chance competition. 2025 Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament 2nd runner-up. | ||
| 2 | Deb Bilodeau | First non-binary Champions' Wildcard winner. | ||||
| 3 | 41 | Mehal Shah |
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41 | First 2-time champion to qualify for the ToC. |
All-time Best[]
| No. | Tournament | Season | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | Super Jeopardy! | 6 (P) | Bruce Seymour | First primetime tournament winner. First all-time best tournament winner. Died September 18, 2024 from COVID-19. |
| 2 | 10th Anniversary Tournament | 10 | Frank Spangenberg | |
| 3 | Million Dollar Masters | 18 | Brad Rutter | |
| 4 | Ultimate Tournament of Champions | 21 | ||
| 5 | Battle of the Decades | 30 | ||
| 6 | All-Star Games | 35 | Team Brad (Brad Rutter, Larissa Kelly, and David Madden) | Larissa Kelly is the first female to win the all-time best tournament. |
Exhibition Tournaments[]
| No. | Tournament | Season | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | Battle of the Bay Area Brains | 14 (P) | Michael Rankins | |
| 2 | The IBM Challenge | 27 | Watson | Only non-human Tournament winner. |
| 3 | The Greatest of All Time | 36 (P) | Ken Jennings |
Masters Tournament[]
| No. | Season (P) | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | 39 | James Holzhauer | First Masters winner. |
| 2 | 40 | Victoria Groce | First female Masters winner. |
| 3 | 41 | ? |
Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament[]
| No. | Season | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | 40 | Victoria Groce | First Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner. |
| 2 | 41 | Matt Amodio | First male Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament winner. |
Other Tournaments[]
International Tournaments[]
| No. | Tournament | Location | Season | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | Olympic Games Tournament | Los Angeles, California | 12 | Ulf Jensen | First Tournament winner from outside of North America. First International Tournament winner. |
| 2 | International Tournament | Stockholm, Sweden | 13 | Michael Daunt | First On The Road Tournament winner in the Alex Trebek era. Last male International Tournament winner. |
| 3 | International Championship | Las Vegas, Nevada | 17 | Robin Carroll | Last International Tournament winner. Only female International Tournament winner. |
Reunion Tournaments[]
| No. | Tournament | Season | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | Teen Reunion Tournament | 15 | Eric Newhouse | |
| 2 | High School Reunion Tournament | 39 | Justin Bolsen |
Celebrity Tournaments[]
| No. | Tournament | Season | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational | 26 | Michael McKean | First Celebrity Jeopardy! Tournament Winner. |
| 2 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | 39 (P) | Ike Barinholtz | First male Tournament winner in a recording system with the audience back. First Celebrity Jeopardy! winner to participate in ToC. |
| 3 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | 40 (P) | Lisa Ann Walter | First female primetime tournament winner. First female Celebrity Jeopardy! Tournament winner. Unable to participate the 2025 Tournament of Champions due to prior commitments. |
| 4 | Celebrity Jeopardy! | 41 (P) |
Pop Culture Jeopardy![]
| No. | Tournament | Season (AP) | Name | Notes |
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| 1 | Pop Culture Jeopardy! | 41 | Personality Hires (Emily Hogg, Miranda Onnen, and Zach Gozlan) |