The highest-earning Jeopardy! winners of all time

On January 7, 2022, Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schneider became the fourth person in the game show’s history to surpass $1 million in regular season winnings—and the first woman to do so.

It’s hard enough to make it onto Jeopardy!, let alone win a game. But a small group of contestants has exceeded that goal many times over by taking home record-breaking prizes. Below, you can see which players made Jeopardy! history both in single episodes and their entire run.

Fans of the game show should recognize some names in the Jeopardy! Hall of Fame. Ken Jennings is at the top with the greatest cumulative winnings, excluding tournaments. He racked up $2,520,700 during his historic 74-game run in 2004.

Despite claiming numerous Jeopardy! superlatives, Jennings (who writes Mental Floss’ weekly Kennections quizzes) doesn’t appear on the list of highest single-game winnings. All 10 spots on the ranking are held by James Holzhauer, who smashed the program’s records with his bold betting strategy. In the episode that aired on April 17, 2019, he earned $131,127 in one game.

Unlike other game shows, it takes more than luck to become a Jeopardy! all-star. After reading the lists of the highest overall winnings and highest single-game winnings below, check out these secrets of past Jeopardy! contestants.

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HIGHEST REGULAR-SEASON PLAY WINNINGS

Ken Jennings // $2,520,700
James Holzhauer // $2,462,216
Matt Amodio // $1,518,601
Amy Schneider // $1,019,600
Jason Zuffranieri // $532,496
David Madden // $430,400
Julia Collins // $428,100
Matt Jackson // $411,612
Austin Rogers // $411,000
Arthur Chu // $297,200

HIGHEST SINGLE GAME WINNINGS

James Holzhauer // $131,127
James Holzhauer // $130,022
James Holzhauer // $118,816
James Holzhauer // $110,914
James Holzhauer // $106,181
James Holzhauer // $101,682
James Holzhauer // $96,726
James Holzhauer // $90,812
James Holzhauer // $90,812
James Holzhauer // $89,229

A version of this story ran in 2021; it has been updated for 2022.

This article originally appeared on Mental Floss and is written by Michele Debczak.