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Jeopardy! Mega, Ultra, Turbo, Epic (MUTE) Prime Time Special

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  1. KingCheetah

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    Alex better stay strong til Jan 7
     
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    IMHO, Eddie Timanus (the blind guy) is the greatest Jeopardy contestant of all-time.
     
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    I don't pay a lot of attention to Jeopardy. Did either of those other two dudes come close to winning the amount of money Ken Jennings did?
     
    #4 RunninRaven, Nov 19, 2019
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    I think Ken ran the longest and had the most overall money but James destroyed any of his single day winnings records. I didn’t check with google though.
     
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    I thought James passed Ken, but you're right. He was about $58k short, but did it in half the time Ken did.

    I also somehow just learned John McCain was on the show before he went to Vietnam.
     
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    I don't get to watch it very often -- okay, almost never -- but when I used to see it, I kind of loved the bad contestants too.

    They should have an all-time-worst contestants show.
     
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    Yeah, James is straight insane on the betting, he's not a typical jeopardy player, basically with his knowledge of gambling and strategy to back it up, he made a killing. The dude basically can't bet at some places in Vegas, so he's just wild to watch play.

    I don't watch jeopardy a lot (much at all) but listened to some of his strategy and playing the board, I basically wonder why someone didn't think of it sooner (ie get max value playing/selecting harder questions and wagering big on daily doubles). Playing the order of questions doesn't do you any favors if you can't wager anything
     
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    Rutter is the all time money leader and is undefeated. He first played at a time when you could only win 5 days in a row. He has won a couple champion of champion tournaments with big money payouts and beat Jennings in one of the tournaments.

    https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone/hall-of-fame
     
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    If it wasnt for his goof off Final Jeopardy wagers, he wouldve passed Ken up big time. Instead he would bet like $326 for a relatives birthday that was on March 26.
     
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    The categories in my dream were.

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