Here’s the latest I can provide without live tool access: Ken Jennings holds the record for the longest Jeopardy! winning streak, with 74 consecutive wins, which ended on November 30, 2004. Since then, he has remained a prominent figure on the show and later became its host, but the 74-win streak is the highest number of consecutive wins on Jeopardy! to date. If you’d like, I can look up more recent coverage or confirm any updates on current Jeopardy! records.
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- Ken Jennings’ 74-game streak and its end date are reported by CBS News and other outlets summarizing his run.[1][6]
- Coverage about his winning record and later hosting role is reflected in multiple articles and profiles.[5][10]
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www.foxnews.comKen Jennings' 74-Game Winning Streak Ends
www.cbsnews.com'Jeopardy!' Champ Needs 11 More Wins To Shatter Another Record
www.cbsnews.comBefore the 20th season premiere in 2003, champions had to retire after winning five games. To celebrate season 20 of Jeopardy!, the producers changed that rule, allowing champions to continue playing until they were defeated; it's now known as the "sky's the limit" rule. Jennings' run began during Jeopardy!'s 20th season with the episode aired on June 2, 2004, in which he unseated two-time returning champion Jerry Harvey, and continued into season 21. In that first episode, Jennings' entire...
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www.imdb.comHost holds the game show's record for most consecutive games won and highest regular-season winnings
www.independent.co.uk• July 20: Jennings’ 45 correct questions are the most ever in a single game. • July 23: Jennings wins $75,000 in a single episode, shattering the old record of $52,000, and tops the second-place contestant’s score by $73,200. • Sept. 13: Jennings’ 44th victory breaks a 24-year-old record of consecutive wins on a TV game show. • Nov. 3: With total winnings at $2,197,000, Jennings passes the all-time single-game-show record set on *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?* • Nov. 24: Jennings offers his...
magazine.byu.eduKen Jennings, the now-'Jeopardy!' host, was once the show's winningest contestant, but eventually lost after 74 shows on what some say was a simple question. Was it on purpose?
people.comKen Jennings wins Jeopardy's Greatest of All Time title.
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