For the regular show and also a tournament Ken Jennings streak of 74 wins and $2,520,700 was the record until the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. The ultimate tournament of Champions was won by Brad Rutter who had already won a million dollar prize in the Jeopardy Million Dollar Master to add to his Ultimate 2 million prize.
The June 29 2010 Jeopardy game was won by Steven Milton from San Diego, California who became a new champion with a score of $26,700
Dave Leach from Georgia won Jeopardy on December 29th, 2011, with a total of $15,599; dethroning 9-day champion Jason Keller, who finished in 2nd place.
The Jeopardy winning contestant with a final Score of only $2,100 was the new champion Josh Powell, a phone-based health coach from San Diego, California. see related link
Dave Leach from Georgia finished in first place with a total of $15,599; dethroning 9-day champion Jason Keller.
People have wagered $0 many times and gotten the question correct. Zero is the smallest amount won. The smallest total of a winning Jeopardy player was $1 on the show aired January 19, 1993, Air Force Lt. Col. Darryl Scott won the game with only $1; he won another $13,401 the next day.
The game was won by Tom Jennings, a maintenance mechanic from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who became a new Champion with his win of $24,000 see related link
Raya won although everyone missed the Final Jeopardy
The lowest amount ever won on The Weakest Link is $0. Contestants can leave the show with no money if they fail to bank any earnings during the game.
Tom Nissley won final Jeopardy with a wager of $7,001
Aside from them nobody else is close to there amount and Brad Rutter only won it in the tournaments he only won $55,102 playing Jeopardy. Dave Madden won $430,400 the related links list the $50,00 plus Jeopardy winners with Brad Rutter close to the bottom You see in a tournament you don't win the money as you do in Jeopardy by risking it you win a prize that you are not gambling on losing. Jerome Vered won $250,000 for the third place in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions increasing his total to $496,602
Tom Kunzen got the final Jeopardy wrong and still won the game
The match was won by Christopher Short although none of the contestants solved final Jeopardy