Who won the most money won on Jeopardy in a single day? Find the list of records for single-game winnings here. All-time Jeopardy records can be found hereor check out James Holzhauer stats or questions he actually answered incorrectly. Test your knowledge against questions James Holzhauer missed.
Jeopardy - Highest Single Day Winners
| Contestant | Single Game Winnings | Date |
|---|---|---|
| James Holzhauer | $131,127 | 2019-04-17 |
| James Holzhauer | $130,022 | 2019-05-27 |
| James Holzhauer | $118,816 | 2019-04-23 |
| James Holzhauer | $110,914 | 2019-04-09 |
| James Holzhauer | $106,181 | 2019-04-16 |
| James Holzhauer | $101,682 | 2019-05-01 |
| James Holzhauer | $96,726 | 2019-04-30 |
| James Holzhauer | $90,812 | 2019-04-22 |
| James Holzhauer | $90,812 | 2019-04-25 |
| James Holzhauer | $89,229 | 2019-05-20 |
| James Holzhauer | $89,158 | 2019-04-12 |
| James Holzhauer | $86,905 | 2019-05-21 |
| James Holzhauer | $82,381 | 2019-05-03 |
| James Holzhauer | $80,615 | 2019-05-02 |
| James Holzhauer | $80,006 | 2019-04-19 |
| James Holzhauer | $79,633 | 2019-05-31 |
| Roger Craig | $77,000 | 2010-09-14 |
| Ken Jennings | $75,000 | 2004-07-23 |
| James Holzhauer | $74,400 | 2019-05-24 |
| James Holzhauer | $74,133 | 2019-04-18 |
| James Holzhauer | $71,885 | 2019-05-22 |
| James Holzhauer | $69,033 | 2019-05-29 |
| Austin Rogers | $69,000 | 2017-10-03 |
| Skyler Hornbeck * | $66,600 | 2013-07-31 |
| Austin Rogers | $65,600 | 2017-10-02 |
| James Holzhauer | $59,381 | 2019-05-28 |
| James Holzhauer | $58,612 | 2019-05-30 |
| Arthur Chu | $58,200 | 2014-02-27 |
| Michael Bilow | $57,198 | 2015-03-31 |
| Elyse Mancuso ** | $56,400 | 2012-05-11 |
| Ken Jennings | $55,099 | 2004-11-24 |
| Mark Runsvold | $55,000 | 2011-07-18 |
| James Holzhauer | $54,322 | 2019-04-10 |
| James Holzhauer | $54,017 | 2019-04-29 |
| Adam Levin *** | $53,999 | 2019-04-29 |
| James Holzhauer | $52,108 | 2019-05-23 |
| Ken Jennings | $52,000 | 2004-07-22 |
| Ken Jennings | $52,000 | 2004-07-12 |
| Ken Jennings | $52,000 | 2004-07-09 |
| Brian Weikle | $52,000 | 2003-04-14 |
| James Holzhauer | $50,845 | 2019-04-08 |
| Joon Pahk | $50,800 | 2011-04-10 |
| Ken Jennings | $50,000 | 2004-11-25 |
| Ken Jennings | $50,000 | 2004-11-03 |
| Ken Jennings | $50,000 | 2004-09-17 |
| Myron Meyer | $50,000 | 2002-05-09 |
| Ken Jennings | $50,000 | 2004-07-16 |
| Ken Jennings | $50,000 | 2004-06-15 |
| Ken Jennings | $50,000 | 2004-06-10 |
* Kids Week Contestant
** Teen Tournament
*** Highest non-winning score ever (lost to Holzhauer)
How Much Money Could You Win in a Single Episode of Jeopardy?
The most money you can win in a single episode of Jeopardy is $566,400. This assumes correctly answering all 60 clues and getting the Daily Double on the last clue at the lowest value ($200/$400) while betting the max amount. For Final Jeopardy one would also need to bet the entire $283,200 in order to double the amount to $566,400. So if you can ring-in first every time, answer every clue correctly, luckily get the Daily Double on the last clue in each round and wager everything on Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy you could win $566,400 in a single episode.