8 Jeopardy! contestants with the longest winning streaks in show history

Ken Jennings became the highest-earning contestant after winning 74 games on the bounce in 2004. He was a software engineer before making $2,522,700 in regular-season earnings. Post Jeopardy!, he became an author of multiple academic books that explore the history and culture of America. He also appeared on other game shows and hosted the Omnibus podcast from 2017 to 2025.

Amy Schneider made history as the first transgender contestant to win that many games. With a 40-game streak, the contestant is second after Jennings with the longest streak. She raked in $1,382,800 from her regular-season streak, which allowed her to quit her job as a software engineering manager. Amy is now an author, a transgender rights activist, and a social media personality.

With 38 games, Matt Amodio boasts of the third-longest streak in Jeopardy! The then Ph.D student at Yale University took home $1,518,601 before losing to a history clue in 'Final Jeopardy!' The Medina County native is now a New Yorker, working as a quantitative researcher.

James Holzhauer was a sports gambler from Las Vegas, whose 32-day winnings totaled a solid $2,462,216. Holzhauer was instrumental in seeing Jeopardy!'s 2019 ratings soar. Not one to shy away from daring bets on Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy, the gambler ended his run as a renowned face on the show.

After 31 epic games, Jamie Ding's promising winning streak came to an end after 31 victories and $882,605 earned, which puts him in the top five on the list of most consecutive games won. He signed off, promising to return with a farewell note on his final Jeopardy! answer that read, "TTFN."

Contestant Mattea Roach won two more games than Cris Pannullo during her 'Jeopardy!' run in 2022. In her last game, she was just $1 short of victory. Still, her streak was absolutely impressive with 23 games, and she took home $560,983.

A professional poker player from New Jersey, Cris Pannullo, had a 21-game streak and is seventh on the leaderboard. He made a life-changing $748,286 from the show, and said he was "immensely lucky" for his scintillating run.

With a 20-day streak, Julia Collins held the record for most consecutive wins by a woman contestant until Schneider surpassed her in 2021. During her run from April to June 2014, Collins won $429,100 and is eighth on the list.