Part 1 of Jeopardy’s “The Greatest of All Time” aired Tuesday, and saw the series’ three biggest winners compete: Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, and Brad Rutter.
The first round went to Jennings, who nabbed a total of $63,400 — just $200 more than Holzhauer. The two were neck-and-neck, both responding correctly in Double Jeopardy, with Jennings wagering more.
Rutter, on the other hand, made for an overall poor showing, losing all of his money repeatedly in Double Jeopardy. He answered the Final Jeopardy question incorrectly after betting everything.
The competition will continue each night, with hour-long episodes, until a competitor wins three matches, giving them the $1-million grand prize. The runners-up will leave with $250,000.
Jennings has the longest winning streak in Jeopardy history, with 74 games and winnings totalling $3,370,700. Rutter, however, has won more money than any game-show competitor in television history, with winnings totalling $4,688,436.
Holzhauer, not to be outdone, has winnings totalling $2,712,216, and has the most single-day winnings in Jeopardy history.
The first episode of “The Greatest of All Time” was a big win among Jeopardy fans, too, pulling in 14.4-million viewers, making it the fourth most watched program of the season, behind the Golden Globes , The Little Mermaid Live and The Masked Singer’ s season premiere. According to Variety , it also beat out the evening’s usual ratings juggernaut NCIS , by 4-million viewers.
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