How much money can you win in one show of Jeopardy?

Answer 1

Roger Craig set a new single day cash record of $77,000 on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 see related link

Tournament Winners can not be considered to have won the money in one day though the day they win the tournament it is for much larger amounts of money.

Andy Richter won $68,000.00 yesterday. It was a Celebrity Match see related link

Roger Craig holds the record with the Tuesday September 14 2010 win of $77,000

Ken Jennings Holds the old record of $75,000 from July 23 2004 and also has 11 of the 14 games with scores of $50,000 or higher see related link

A link to the Jeopardy.com hall of Fame has been added below the answer credits under related links.
That is $77,000. The related link for Jeopardy High Games has the Official Jeopardy list of all the games with a one day total of $30,000 or more. Ken Jennings has 22 of the 41 games $40,000 or more

Answer 2

$566,400.

In the first round of Jeopardy there is $18,000 on the board (1000 + 800 + 600 + 400 + 200 = 3000 times 6 categories = 18,000). If one contestant got all of the 'questions' correct, the Daily Double were in a $200 dollar slot, and the Daily Double was the last slot selected for the first round, that contestant would have $17,800 at the time of selecting the Daily Double. Betting all of that and giving the correct question to the answer would give the contestant $35,600 for the first round.

In the second round of Jeopardy (Double Jeopardy) there is $36,000 on the board (2000 + 1600 + 1200 + 800 + 400 = 6000 times 6 categories = 36,000). If the same contestant got all of the 'questions' correct, the Daily Doubles (2 Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy) were in $400 dollar slots, and the Daily Doubles were the last two slots selected for the round, that contestant would have $70,800 at the time of selecting the first Daily Double ($35,600 from the first round and $35,200 from the second round). Selecting the first Daily Double, betting it all and giving the correct question would give the contestant $141,600. Selecting the second Daily Double, betting it all, and giving the correct question would give the contestant $283,200.

Then the contestant bets it all in Final Jeopardy and gives the correct question to win $566,400. There used to be a cap on winnings in one day and on the number of times a champion can return, however, these rules have been changed, so there is no winnings limit, and a champion may reign indefinitely. Read the COMPLETE MODEL and calculations (even with computer simulations) at http://www.cstutoringcenter.com/jeopardy Of course it would be more money if they could bet a dollar and get the odds of it actually happening. Not just the location of the doubles but also the other contestants failing to answer any questions

Answer 3

Much less than the Wheel of Fortune show which has awarded more than 180 million in cash and prizes. A link has been added of Jeopardy 50,000 plus winners.

Answer 4

Joon won $50,800 and has a 2 day total of $79,600

Answer 5

Roger Craig won 77,000 on September 14 2010 beating Ken Jennings $75,000 one day win total from July 23 2004

Answer 6

Roger Craig $ 77,000 09/14/2010 beat Ken Jennings $ 75,000 07/23/2004 record see related link

Highest one day totals do not include multiple day tournaments winning day