DID YOU KNOW…
Jeopardy! has trademark status as “America’s Favorite Quiz Show” from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Jeopardy! has ranked first in Nielsen ratings for the quiz show genre for more than 1,000 weeks, and as the #2 series in syndication for 90 consecutive ratings sweeps periods with nearly 39 million viewers weekly*.
Since its 1984 syndication debut, Jeopardy! has been honored with 27 Daytime Emmy Awards, more than any other syndicated game show. Eleven Emmys have been for “Outstanding Game Show/Audience Participation.” Alex Trebek has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Game Show Host.”
The highest cumulative amount won by a single Jeopardy! player is $3,255,102 in cash, received by Brad Rutter of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The total amount was a combination of his original appearance in 2002, the “Million Dollar Masters Tournament” in 2002 and the “Ultimate Tournament of Champions” in 2005.
Ken Jennings broke the record for the most consecutive games played by winning 74 games in a row during the 2004-2005 season, winning more than $2.5 million.
More than 300 game shows have come and gone since Jeopardy! premiered in syndication in 1984.
**Source: Nielsen/NPower/P2+ Unique Viewer Average: 1 Minute Qualifier, Avg Weeks 2/1/07-2/28/07; Sweeps include Nov, Feb, May and July through May ‘07