Current Events > Who will win Jeopardy's "Greatest of All Time" competition in January?

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Ken Jennings won 74 consecutive games back in 2004, the longest streak in Jeopardy's history. During his run he amassed over $2.5 million.

Brad Rutter has never been defeated by a human player; he first appeared on Jeopardy back when the show implemented a rule that retired a player after winning five games. He has subsequently returned for several tournaments, winning them all and pushing his total winnings to over $4 million.

James Holzhauer dominated the show earlier this year, beating the previous all-time record for one-day winnings ($77,000) sixteen times, ultimately winning 32 games and nearly equaling Ken Jennings' $2.5 million total in less than half the time.

This January, Jennings, Rutter and Holzhauer will compete in a series of games to determine the greatest of all time, with the winner walking away with another million bucks in their bank account. The first to win three games is declared the champion.

Who do you think it will be?

Sean Connery

I'm going to say James holzhauer only because of age. I feel like Brad Rutter could have been the one to break the record had he not had the limit. Now, Jennings and Ruttr are a little older, so I think they won't be as quick to the buzzer

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MrK3V posted...

I'm going to say James holzhauer only because of age. I feel like Brad Rutter could have been the one to break the record had he not had the limit. Now, Jennings and Ruttr are a little older, so I think they won't be as quick to the buzzer

Do you feel Holzhauer's youth advantage could be offset by Jennings and Rutter's experience, having already participated in several high-stakes ultra-high-competitive tournaments?

Josiah_Is_Back posted...

Do you feel Holzhauer's youth advantage could be offset by Jennings and Rutter's experience, having already participated in several high-stakes ultra-high-competitive tournaments?

that's a good point to bring up. Just because they haven't been on Jeopardy doesn't mean they haven't been doing anything since

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...and Rutter, he always seems to have a damn horseshoe up his ass, on top of his knowledge. He even admitted as such a while back, that he feels several of his wins were partly (if not largely) due to luck. But the fact that he hasn't been conquered is a badass accolade!