This performance really reinforced how strong of a player Ken was. To come back and convincingly beat such a formidable opponent like James is crazy. There’s definitely space between Ken and James in trivia knowledge, despite James almost literally being a savant in trivia, sheesh,scary.
@@winser21 I blame his performance on a lot of bad luck in the daily doubles. Over and over he had to bet it all (due to James) but got it wrong. Sometimes he was winning when he got the daily double and then went to 0. He normally never bet it all in the daily doubles.
One of the things I realized about Ken's Contestant Career was that he started it all in the Center Lectern back in 2004. And as GOAT Tournament came around, he finished it all up back at his "Starting Spot." And what a fantastic finish it had been!
James and Brad each walked away with $250,000! There are no losers here. But congratulations to Ken Jennings! He's a million dollars richer and has bragging rights forever.
Yeah, apparently the quarter million was guaranteed no matter what. In an interview, Ken joked about how he could have stayed home and earned $250,000 for doing nothing.
I am so happy for Ken. While many hoped for 7 matches, the fact that Ken won in 4 means he's decisively the rightful champion. As someone who grew up watching his incredible run, I couldn't be happier!
Or it meant Brad was way out of his league and over his head. This was a 2 horse race and I'm glad Ken won but would have easily gotten to 2-2 if James had answered final jeopardy correctly. We needed a 5th game!
@@SummerRain368 First match James and Ken. Second match James and James. Third match Ken and Ken. So after 3 days, Ken and James won 3 games each. Fourth match Ken and Ken. So 5 games to 3. The only thing certain is Brad's off his game. Watch his games from 10 and 15 years ago, he beat Ken every.single.time and many times.
riley h i watched him since his first game as well and i was so proud of him finally getting what he deserved the right of greatest jeopardy player as well as most famous player which he obviously has always had.
forget the million dollars. does this mean ken succeed alex as host of jeopardy?? that would be a dream come true (&the smoothest transition for longtime jeopardy viewers)
I remember watching this show with my grandma when i was a kid, jennings had his run on the show about two years before she passed away and watching him was something we looked forward to everyday, well deserved win, im glad he was crowned the best
Ken Jennings is now the highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. Congratulations Ken! Been a fan ever since seeing your brilliant performance on Glam Slam.
Ken took away James' ability to control the board and thus reduce the number of Daily Doubles he could find. Other than that, pretty close matches. We'll probably never see contestants like this again. A true treat for Jeopardy fans.
@@gameoftradez4526 The commenter said, “We’ll probably never see contestants like this again,” and just from the last two seasons have risen seven new super champions.
Looking back at Alex, as hard as that is now to say, he had such an abundance of intelligence, grace, and charm. Many people aren't even adequate with any of those attributes, and knowing how rare it is to blend an insane amount of all three into one human being is a testament to how irreplaceable he really is.
Congrats to Ken! This was a great tournament with three great competitors! And it’s a true blessing that Alex was able to be the host for this great moment in Jeopardy history...only fitting that a legendary host be the one at the podium with these three legendary players!
@Luigi Turiano I was also 8 (soon to be 9) during the time of his streak. I've been waiting all this time to see Ken finally win a tournament and finally snap Brad's undefeated streak of 19 years.
@Luigi Turiano i was 8-9 during his run man it seems just like yesterday wed rush hoe from the pizza joint to watch this legendary ken guy win again. my favorite game was when he won the then record 75,000 in july anyone remember?
He said he doesn’t want the job because it would mean severing friendships with past, present, and future Jeopardy contestants in the name of fairness. I think LeVar Burton would be perfect.
Alex on jeopardy was the best, he was nostalgic for me.. as a child when we’d watch jeopardy his voice was comforting, in my pj’s watching. Those days were good times in my life that I will greatly miss.
Ken Jennings just has what it takes to win the stakes! Love these geniuses, all! But Ken has the mark of Jacob, he deserves the birthright by his countenance of intellect, humility, and true admiration for the situation. He's a man honored within a realm that he had helped to recreate interest in. No other contestant loved the concept of Jeopardy more, ever! Not even so much the competition as much as personal involvement of Merv Griffin's projection of entertainment of the mind's imagination, realized like a knife. ALL those facts make up our common ancestory. He IS the GOAT!
Look how disappointed James looked towards the end of the video. I think he thought he would be able to steamroll Ken and Brad in this competition, but little did he know that Ken is a force to be reckoned with.
@@PawpiChoolo both James and Ken got Daily Doubles throughout the competition. It's not just attributed to luck, it's also dependent on who has control of the board. Even without the DDs Ken had the higher overall coryat so if this was a straight up Trivia battle and no DDs, Ken still would have won!
riley h james got barely any DD and a few that he did get was early on. brad took so many of them and did nothing with them and it ensured james couldnt. ken got 30k or something off one I think? it was shitty
riley h Jeopardy wanted Ken to win so bad and you can see it in the trivia questions, most of them about Shakespeare and books which favors ken tremendously and not a single sports catagory. The fact that James could steamroll any other player with half the knowledge is amazing. Props to ken but we all know who the best is.
@@ZbagdoesMC you're just being sour grapes and making excuses because your favourite player lost. There actually was a sports category first of all, so you obviously weren't paying attention. Secondly, Shakespeare is a MAJOR category that appears often. If James isn't good at Shakespeare that's kind of a red flag because that's one of the things you really should know before coming on the show. Lastly, a really good Jeopardy player should be well-versed in all categories not just a select few. We do know who the best is and it's Ken. Accept it and move on.
This just shows how great Ken truly is because he's not even as sharp as he was over a decade ago when he won all those games. I expected James to win because he was younger and in better game form. I was dead wrong!
@@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 You two are acting like 45 year old is is old, ha ha. He's not a doddering 75+ year old man, you don't lose any mental faculties at that age. If anything, Ken has gotten more wisdom and knowledge since he last appeared on the show.
Most mental sports such as chess, poker, and memory competitions are dominated by people in their 20s and 30s, just as in physical sports. It is rare for someone in their 40s to regularly beat the younger players. Brad is not nearly the player he was ten years ago.
@@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 Brad just won a tournament like 2 years ago. His mind is fine. He did so poorly because A: these were an entirely different level of clues than they usually use and B: he couldn't adapt to James's fast on the buzzer and huge daily double style of play as well as Ken did. You could see him in the first game of each episode frantically trying to buzz in and almost never getting it. You could also see him basically giving up during each second game because what was the point when he was guaranteed a quarter million for showing up and it was a clear two man race. Remember that he came in last when he and Ken played Watson, mostly because Watson was great on the buzzer. My point A above is, I think, the real reason why Ken didn't seem as sharp as usual.
@@seanfennel4845 I'd just like to add that Brad only won that tournament because of Larissa Kelly. He got utterly smoked by Alex Jacob which in hindsight should have hinted already that at that point he had missed a step or two and was past his prime.
considering what would happen in 9 months, yeah. the last time we’d see alex in the presence of the 3 greatest players of all time, and seeing ken finally win that tournament (the biggest one)… this has to be the greatest jeopardy moment ever.
Final results in the tournament: James - 174 correct/14 incorrect & 5/6 on Daily Doubles Ken - 163 correct/12 incorrect & 7/8 on Daily Doubles Brad - 71 correct/10 incorrect & 3/10 on Daily Doubles Final Jeopardy responses not included.
@@NickTheEnlightened - True dat. Blows my mind that these guys can go through that caliber of questions, answer so quickly, and miss so few. The amount of knowledge and retention is mind boggling
@@NickTheEnlightened yep. He was so dominant in the past, even against Ken. He's lost a step, so to speak. And those Daily Doubles just absolutely killed him every game.
@@Cyborg-zt3co It's a shame too, you can tell that he really was trying to catch up and implementing James's strategy much like how Ken was, but it sadly ended up being a case of not being able to teach an old dog new tricks.
There is a reason this man won 74 matches in a row. Many expected James to runaway with this competition but Ken Jennings did not back down. Congratulations to the Greatest of all time 👏
Ken was able to do something that he never had the guts to do in his 74 game winning streak- go all-in like James, throughout this tournament. He got inspired by the man himself, to have him win the Tournament. Hard work certainly does pay off, when you listen and watch closely to all positive details.
Yep, I definitely gotta hand it to Ken on this one. I may think the dude's a total asshole, but there's no doubt that his level of intelligence is unspeakably amazing.
Ken has confirmed in several online interviews now that this will likely be his last appearance on the show, and it seems rather fitting to end it all here. He has nothing more to prove, and with him getting older it's good for him to retire from the show and move onto other ventures. I also think James likely won't be on the show again until 2024, when they do the next UTOC/BOTD .
Ken would be an interesting new host. However, this show like all broadcast television had a soon expiration date, and maybe it will find a way to survive in a streaming service or online with ads, but they might have to change the dollar values of the answers. Who wants to be a millionaire managed to find a way to survive in daytime by changing the values and rules to make winning extremely hard.
The level of competition between James and Ken, and the show of absolute brilliance and intelligence Ken put on, made going back to regular Jeopardy hard to digest. These guys were throwing down true daily doubles at every chance they had and wagering massive points on final Jeopardy, missing very few answers, and attacking the high values against each other from the start. Brad was unfortunately out of his league, and his record earnings was the result of winning many high dollar championships rather than hitting consecutive game streaks like Ken and James. But it was still by far the most interesting Jeopardy tournament ever, and I’ve been watching the show since the mid-90s. Tough to go back to $500 wagers on $2000 in final Jeopardy!
Actually Brad destroyed Ken head-to-head in two of his five victorious tournaments. His brain just didn't age as well, as he was a much better player ten years ago. Also, he had to retire after five days back when he played, and probably would have won at least 20 straight matches.
Ken really proved be was the best by out-James-ing James. He took that aggressive playstyle and did it consistently better. Being able to beat someone at their own game is a real mark of mastery.
I think James and Ken are pretty equal. The difference was that JH couldn't control the board when he was up against his equal. A couple different daily dbls and a couple different questions could have changed the outcome. All three had great personalities which made it even more fun to watch.
By your mentality, same can be said for you: "oh wait, luna said they're equal. He must be right" My opinion of them is mixed, so I'm not taking any sides, but your sarcastic argument is just out of place
I would love it if they had "matches" like this more frequently - While the student & teacher events can be fun, for me it is great to be able to watch contestants who are so good competing with others of similar skill. I am a big James fan, but I hadn't watched Ken during his long run. I was very impressed with the breadth of his knowledge. I also like the interactions among the three. I think they were having a lot of fun. I hope the ratings were superb - we are all praying for Alex's health, and love that he had the chance to host this terrific event.
You can also say Ken finally got his hands on the championship prize seeing his two opponents previously experienced it and he had not yet done so. Now he’s joined the championship prize club!
I don't see Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialyk with swords trying to take each other's heads for both the Quickening and the Prize, in their case to be the sole Jeopardy! host
Watching Holzhauer and Jennings go at it live on TV was exhilarating. I can imagine the two becoming good friends after the show. Let's be honest though, Alex is the true GOAT.
Congrats to Ken but they are all champions no matter what. Just being able to participate in this tournament is already something that many strive for but yet can never achieve. In the end, they are all winners that have made game show history.
All 3 sincerely are the #JeopardyGOATs but like Highlander, there can truly only be 1, congrats to Ken Jennings, one smart dude indeed! #AlexIsTheGOATHost!!!
In a "Champs Talk" video called "Setting the Record Straight", James said that even though he is not a huge Shakespeare Guy, he knew that Hamlet is the longest play. What happened was that James went down the wrong path, by trying to figure out who was the Major Secondary Character in a Hamlet play, instead of who was the Major Secondary Character in a Shakespeare play, which was Iago, not Horatio.
Alex is a legend and will forever be a part of Jeopardy, but I would love to see Ken become the new host. That would make the transition easier for long-time fans. RIP, Alex!
The biggest irony in all of this: Ken Jennings wins the G.O.A.T. in the exact same fashion he lost the Battle of the Decades to Brad Rutter! Poetic Justice Indeed!
There's rumors and speculation that this was Ken's audition for the position after Alex. I hate to lose Alex, but I'd rather see him go looking good and keeping his pride. I'd really hate to watch his health decline in near real time. He's a decent man and I wish him only the best.
OK, to SAY that the show should just end because of Alex retiring is JUST WRONG. Look at the Price is Right. When Bob retired, did THEY stop? NO. Drew took over and is still solid good.
I still think that in the standard format with random contestants Holzhauer is the GOAT. His hyper aggressive strategy is just so difficult to beat and it really allows him to run up the scores on the average jeopardy contestant.
James is truly great, no one mastered the money strategy of the game like him. If he'd had lasted as long as Ken did the cash winnings would have been many times more. But in the end, Ken's 74 days in a row is simply untouchable. In more than 20 years since he was a contestant, only 2 others have even gotten half way to the legendary streak.And even with James embracing risk big win big, his money won in 32 games couldn't beat Ken's 74 day total.
Ken Jennings can’t play again since he is hosting. There should be a GOAT rematch with Brad, James, Matt Amodio, and possibly Amy Schneider as well with Ken as host.
Brad Rutter goes undefeated and wins all four major Jeopardy tournaments from 2001-19, defeating Ken Jennings in three of them, but nobody calls him the GOAT. Ken Jennings wins one tournament in 2020, and everyone calls him the GOAT. Congratulations to all three players!
Brad never had a 74 game winning streak. He won 3 in a row. They all had to compete against 2 equals who were all capable of taking points off each other on every question and brad failed previous tournaments were brad and ken and random insignificant other
@@matthewmacrow8142 Jerome Vered was a pretty strong third player. He just played before Twitter, so nobody knows about him. Roger Craig was the one-day record holder until James broke his record later. Bob Verini and Eric Newhouse were great players too. Twenty years from now everyone will say Ken, Brad, and James were overrated. It happens every generation, just like in sports.
@@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 rather the point with roger. Could argue he had one episode where all the answers matched up to his knowledge the best. James did it every show for 30 shows
@@matthewmacrow8142 Yes, I have watched Jeopardy all 47 seasons, and last night was amazing. Roger lost in his seventh game, and Brad was forced to retire after his fifth game. He probably would have won at least 20 straight games.
@@matthewmacrow8142 "Brad never had a 74 game winning streak" Not saying that he would've had one (at most I think he might've ended up in around the 10-20 day range), but that really isn't a fair comparison. Brad played in the old days of the show when contestants were forced to stop after 5 games, so we'll never know how long Brad could've actually lasted. Perhaps he wouldn't have gone on a Ken-esque streak, but a similar streak to Julia Collins or even James Holzhauer is certainly not out of the realm of possibility.
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It is sad to think this is the last time we will see them all on stage together.
Rest in Peace, Alex.
God rest indeed. This comment needs more likes.
It was also the first time
@@futuremovieactor we love you Alex
You are wrong
umm u can replay the video from the beginning and see it again, so ur wrong
I could watch these three battle out every night over regular Jeopardy.
Same here man. I'm already having a tough time adjusting to regular Jeopardy after this epic tourney. Wish it lasted 7 days instead of just 4!!!
Brad was out of his league.
True. Regular Jeopardy is a bit of a let-down after this - indeed, after watching anything with even one of these guys.
@@WeFreestyleForever This time.
jeopardy! the greatest or all time is returning for a rerun starting on may 4th! (featuring ken jennings's first and last jeopardy! game!)
This performance really reinforced how strong of a player Ken was. To come back and convincingly beat such a formidable opponent like James is crazy. There’s definitely space between Ken and James in trivia knowledge, despite James almost literally being a savant in trivia, sheesh,scary.
While Brad unable to repeat the success in Battle Of The Decade
His first loss to human
@@luuduonghy659 Brad beat Ken 4 times in singles and once in teams, Ken never beat Brad until GOAT
@@hyzercreekKen beat Brad because he was gunning for James by beating him at his own game.
Brad had said that he blamed his performance on his lack of preparation before playing. I know Ken had done a lot to get ready for the GOAT match.
@@winser21 I blame his performance on a lot of bad luck in the daily doubles. Over and over he had to bet it all (due to James) but got it wrong. Sometimes he was winning when he got the daily double and then went to 0. He normally never bet it all in the daily doubles.
One of the things I realized about Ken's Contestant Career was that he started it all in the Center Lectern back in 2004. And as GOAT Tournament came around, he finished it all up back at his "Starting Spot." And what a fantastic finish it had been!
James and Brad each walked away with $250,000! There are no losers here.
But congratulations to Ken Jennings! He's a million dollars richer and has bragging rights forever.
and he took back the title of Most Winnings On American Game Shows away from Brad who held that title for years.
Yeah, apparently the quarter million was guaranteed no matter what. In an interview, Ken joked about how he could have stayed home and earned $250,000 for doing nothing.
The Official Andy Saenz Exactly and they are all winners regardless! Great game and match!
And he FINALLY won a tournament.
@@Jotinko But he's not Jeopardy's highest winning, because Brad didn't do multiple game shows like Ken did.
I am so happy for Ken. While many hoped for 7 matches, the fact that Ken won in 4 means he's decisively the rightful champion. As someone who grew up watching his incredible run, I couldn't be happier!
Or it meant Brad was way out of his league and over his head. This was a 2 horse race and I'm glad Ken won but would have easily gotten to 2-2 if James had answered final jeopardy correctly. We needed a 5th game!
Huh? Ken won 3 not 4. That was the rule. First who wins 3 games.
@@SummerRain368 won within 4 matches was what I was trying to say
@@SummerRain368 First match James and Ken. Second match James and James. Third match Ken and Ken. So after 3 days, Ken and James won 3 games each. Fourth match Ken and Ken. So 5 games to 3. The only thing certain is Brad's off his game. Watch his games from 10 and 15 years ago, he beat Ken every.single.time and many times.
riley h i watched him since his first game as well and i was so proud of him finally getting what he deserved the right of greatest jeopardy player as well as most famous player which he obviously has always had.
forget the million dollars. does this mean ken succeed alex as host of jeopardy?? that would be a dream come true (&the smoothest transition for longtime jeopardy viewers)
Jessie Lin great idea
That would be perfect!
Let’s first try and picture Jeopardy without Alex
Hey now Jessie, that's the best idea I've heard in a long time.
DanielleGeeGee why not?
I remember watching this show with my grandma when i was a kid, jennings had his run on the show about two years before she passed away and watching him was something we looked forward to everyday, well deserved win, im glad he was crowned the best
Ken Jennings is now the highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. Congratulations Ken! Been a fan ever since seeing your brilliant performance on Glam Slam.
*** Grand Slam
It's funny tho, Ken's the highest earner in game shows, but Brad's still the highest earner in Jeopardy
@@mrbow50001 million dollars Ken good job
@@mrbow50001It’s because he played in other shows
Brad should get credit for that final response. God bless you Alex!
Agreed, the fact they didn't award him his 0 points was outrageous.
Yeah, he got a life 250,000 credit
DP30 God blessed him with Cancer. Fuck God.
@@yabbaguy Brad didn't wager none
Ken took away James' ability to control the board and thus reduce the number of Daily Doubles he could find. Other than that, pretty close matches. We'll probably never see contestants like this again. A true treat for Jeopardy fans.
Ken's knowledge base is incredible. He is probably the only person on Earth who could beat James three times.
Well this comment didn't age well...
@@aaronromano261 why? What happened?
@@gameoftradez4526 The commenter said, “We’ll probably never see contestants like this again,” and just from the last two seasons have risen seven new super champions.
@@aaronromano261 ah didn’t know. Haven’t heard anything about them
Looking back at Alex, as hard as that is now to say, he had such an abundance of intelligence, grace, and charm. Many people aren't even adequate with any of those attributes, and knowing how rare it is to blend an insane amount of all three into one human being is a testament to how irreplaceable he really is.
This is the 2nd time James has been doomed by a Shakespeare Final Jeopardy question.
The look on Ken’s face as he grabs the trophy is my favorite thing
its the look of finally after centuries of waiting i am THE KING!!!!!
And now, he's hosting the show!
I knew all along he would win the tournament of Greatest Of All Time. Ken is my favorite Jeopardy player of all time.
After all of Holzhauer's outstanding strategic gamesmanship, I love that Ken's final victory came down to pure trivia knowledge.
Honestly it was more than that, it was out James-ing James. Ken played the same aggressive style as James, but better. That's a real mark of mastery.
Congrats to Ken! This was a great tournament with three great competitors! And it’s a true blessing that Alex was able to be the host for this great moment in Jeopardy history...only fitting that a legendary host be the one at the podium with these three legendary players!
I was a fan of his way back 15 years ago and so proud of him now. Congratulations to the GREATEST...KEN JENNINGS! 👍
@Luigi Turiano I was also 8 (soon to be 9) during the time of his streak. I've been waiting all this time to see Ken finally win a tournament and finally snap Brad's undefeated streak of 19 years.
@Luigi Turiano i was 8-9 during his run man it seems just like yesterday wed rush hoe from the pizza joint to watch this legendary ken guy win again. my favorite game was when he won the then record 75,000 in july anyone remember?
@Luigi Turiano Oh james!
Make Jennings the Host after Alex.
I could see that happen.
lol, I doubt they are going to choose a white male. Not in the SJW era.
Paul Davis But yeah they are though
He said he doesn’t want the job because it would mean severing friendships with past, present, and future Jeopardy contestants in the name of fairness. I think LeVar Burton would be perfect.
@@pauldavis5665 you my want to check again the white male is the legendary ken jennings.
Alex on jeopardy was the best, he was nostalgic for me.. as a child when we’d watch jeopardy his voice was comforting, in my pj’s watching. Those days were good times in my life that I will greatly miss.
Despite how we may think of Brad, Ken, or James, I think there's one thing everyone can agree on.
Alex is the best.
Absolutely! No arguments there.
Ken Jennings just has what it takes to win the stakes! Love these geniuses, all! But Ken has the mark of Jacob, he deserves the birthright by his countenance of intellect, humility, and true admiration for the situation. He's a man honored within a realm that he had helped to recreate interest in. No other contestant loved the concept of Jeopardy more, ever! Not even so much the competition as much as personal involvement of Merv Griffin's projection of entertainment of the mind's imagination, realized like a knife. ALL those facts make up our common ancestory. He IS the GOAT!
Look how disappointed James looked towards the end of the video. I think he thought he would be able to steamroll Ken and Brad in this competition, but little did he know that Ken is a force to be reckoned with.
riley h you mean brad took all of the daily doubles and ken got one here and there. James was close to ken without doubling his score
@@PawpiChoolo both James and Ken got Daily Doubles throughout the competition. It's not just attributed to luck, it's also dependent on who has control of the board. Even without the DDs Ken had the higher overall coryat so if this was a straight up Trivia battle and no DDs, Ken still would have won!
riley h james got barely any DD and a few that he did get was early on. brad took so many of them and did nothing with them and it ensured james couldnt. ken got 30k or something off one I think? it was shitty
riley h Jeopardy wanted Ken to win so bad and you can see it in the trivia questions, most of them about Shakespeare and books which favors ken tremendously and not a single sports catagory. The fact that James could steamroll any other player with half the knowledge is amazing. Props to ken but we all know who the best is.
@@ZbagdoesMC you're just being sour grapes and making excuses because your favourite player lost. There actually was a sports category first of all, so you obviously weren't paying attention. Secondly, Shakespeare is a MAJOR category that appears often. If James isn't good at Shakespeare that's kind of a red flag because that's one of the things you really should know before coming on the show. Lastly, a really good Jeopardy player should be well-versed in all categories not just a select few. We do know who the best is and it's Ken. Accept it and move on.
This just shows how great Ken truly is because he's not even as sharp as he was over a decade ago when he won all those games. I expected James to win because he was younger and in better game form. I was dead wrong!
Yes, at age 45 he is much slower on the buzzer, and his recall is not as good as in previous years.
@@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 You two are acting like 45 year old is is old, ha ha. He's not a doddering 75+ year old man, you don't lose any mental faculties at that age. If anything, Ken has gotten more wisdom and knowledge since he last appeared on the show.
Most mental sports such as chess, poker, and memory competitions are dominated by people in their 20s and 30s, just as in physical sports. It is rare for someone in their 40s to regularly beat the younger players. Brad is not nearly the player he was ten years ago.
@@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 Brad just won a tournament like 2 years ago. His mind is fine. He did so poorly because A: these were an entirely different level of clues than they usually use and B: he couldn't adapt to James's fast on the buzzer and huge daily double style of play as well as Ken did. You could see him in the first game of each episode frantically trying to buzz in and almost never getting it. You could also see him basically giving up during each second game because what was the point when he was guaranteed a quarter million for showing up and it was a clear two man race. Remember that he came in last when he and Ken played Watson, mostly because Watson was great on the buzzer. My point A above is, I think, the real reason why Ken didn't seem as sharp as usual.
@@seanfennel4845 I'd just like to add that Brad only won that tournament because of Larissa Kelly. He got utterly smoked by Alex Jacob which in hindsight should have hinted already that at that point he had missed a step or two and was past his prime.
honestly, probably the best moment in this show's history.
considering what would happen in 9 months, yeah. the last time we’d see alex in the presence of the 3 greatest players of all time, and seeing ken finally win that tournament (the biggest one)… this has to be the greatest jeopardy moment ever.
“Is that for me? IS THAT FOR ME?”
Final results in the tournament:
James - 174 correct/14 incorrect & 5/6 on Daily Doubles
Ken - 163 correct/12 incorrect & 7/8 on Daily Doubles
Brad - 71 correct/10 incorrect & 3/10 on Daily Doubles
Final Jeopardy responses not included.
Just a shame that Brad got utterly smoked here.
@@NickTheEnlightened - True dat. Blows my mind that these guys can go through that caliber of questions, answer so quickly, and miss so few. The amount of knowledge and retention is mind boggling
@@NickTheEnlightened yep. He was so dominant in the past, even against Ken. He's lost a step, so to speak. And those Daily Doubles just absolutely killed him every game.
@@Cyborg-zt3co It's a shame too, you can tell that he really was trying to catch up and implementing James's strategy much like how Ken was, but it sadly ended up being a case of not being able to teach an old dog new tricks.
@@Cyborg-zt3co Up yours.
Warms my heart. Yay Ken! Well played, James and Brad!
There is a reason this man won 74 matches in a row. Many expected James to runaway with this competition but Ken Jennings did not back down.
Congratulations to the Greatest of all time 👏
Ken was able to do something that he never had the guts to do in his 74 game winning streak- go all-in like James, throughout this tournament. He got inspired by the man himself, to have him win the Tournament. Hard work certainly does pay off, when you listen and watch closely to all positive details.
Yep, I definitely gotta hand it to Ken on this one. I may think the dude's a total asshole, but there's no doubt that his level of intelligence is unspeakably amazing.
NicksCoolLife what is ahole about him?
Chris Finch more like he didn't feel like he had to against average players.
Chris Finch You could say that James is the king of strategy while Ken is the king of actual knowledge
Ken has confirmed in several online interviews now that this will likely be his last appearance on the show, and it seems rather fitting to end it all here. He has nothing more to prove, and with him getting older it's good for him to retire from the show and move onto other ventures.
I also think James likely won't be on the show again until 2024, when they do the next UTOC/BOTD .
NicksCoolLife Do you think Ken or James could succeed Alex?
@@nilesayer3046 I think Ken could. He's the most famous jeopardy contestant ever and I think he has a good voice and presence.
@@coled82595 I agree. If anyone could do jeopardy justice as a successor to Alex, it's Ken.
Ken would be an interesting new host. However, this show like all broadcast television had a soon expiration date, and maybe it will find a way to survive in a streaming service or online with ads, but they might have to change the dollar values of the answers. Who wants to be a millionaire managed to find a way to survive in daytime by changing the values and rules to make winning extremely hard.
@@nilesayer3046 I've heard it can't happen.
The level of competition between James and Ken, and the show of absolute brilliance and intelligence Ken put on, made going back to regular Jeopardy hard to digest. These guys were throwing down true daily doubles at every chance they had and wagering massive points on final Jeopardy, missing very few answers, and attacking the high values against each other from the start. Brad was unfortunately out of his league, and his record earnings was the result of winning many high dollar championships rather than hitting consecutive game streaks like Ken and James. But it was still by far the most interesting Jeopardy tournament ever, and I’ve been watching the show since the mid-90s. Tough to go back to $500 wagers on $2000 in final Jeopardy!
Actually Brad destroyed Ken head-to-head in two of his five victorious tournaments. His brain just didn't age as well, as he was a much better player ten years ago. Also, he had to retire after five days back when he played, and probably would have won at least 20 straight matches.
Ken is definitely the GOAT. Brilliant man. And such a nice man. Very modest. Poor Brad never had a chance against these 2 other men.
1:42 Glasses
1:45 No glasses
😂
RIP alex trebek, he was the most iconic game show host of all time.
We love you Alex
And now, here is the host (AND GOAT) of Jeopardy; Ken Jennings!
Ken really proved be was the best by out-James-ing James. He took that aggressive playstyle and did it consistently better. Being able to beat someone at their own game is a real mark of mastery.
I think James and Ken are pretty equal. The difference was that JH couldn't control the board when he was up against his equal. A couple different daily dbls and a couple different questions could have changed the outcome. All three had great personalities which made it even more fun to watch.
Fully agreed.
They are not equal Ken is simply better
@@joeplaneta905 oh wait, Joe disagrees. I must me wrong.
@@easterlake the results speak for themselves he won three out of four deal with it
By your mentality, same can be said for you:
"oh wait, luna said they're equal. He must be right"
My opinion of them is mixed, so I'm not taking any sides, but your sarcastic argument is just out of place
Ken is the best and really genuine. I'm glad he wiped that smug grin off James's face.
Ken Jennings is the G.O.A.T. Well deserved.
Ken definitely earned this! Congrats to him!
Yes indeed good job
I was on Team James but congratulations to Ken for winning the tournament!
In the 8 games:
Ken: 45,000 + 18,400 + 40,000 + 17,400 + 51,200 + 16,400 + 65,600 + 23,000 = 277,000
James: 33,200 + 30,000 + 44,314 + 38,100 + 27,200 + 6,492 + 34,181 + 0 = 213,487
Brad: 10,400 + 0 + 14,400 + 0 + 17,600 + 5,867 + 0 + 1,400 = 49,667
I would love it if they had "matches" like this more frequently - While the student & teacher events can be fun, for me it is great to be able to watch contestants who are so good competing with others of similar skill. I am a big James fan, but I hadn't watched Ken during his long run. I was very impressed with the breadth of his knowledge. I also like the interactions among the three. I think they were having a lot of fun. I hope the ratings were superb - we are all praying for Alex's health, and love that he had the chance to host this terrific event.
I wouldn't mind seeing different combinations of tournament of champions winners and/or Hall of Famers going up against each other.
At least, they got to do this when Alex was still alive.
Jeopardy James is still the funniest though.
James is Kobe to Ken's MJ
Taarak Ramamurthy we know, this guy was just making a stataement
You can also say Ken finally got his hands on the championship prize seeing his two opponents previously experienced it and he had not yet done so. Now he’s joined the championship prize club!
Next year they will have the "Who's the second best all time?" Gotta get that $$$.
This made me so happy. Partly because I love Ken Jennings, but mostly because I also got the question right.
I don't see Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialyk with swords trying to take each other's heads for both the Quickening and the Prize, in their case to be the sole Jeopardy! host
Watching Holzhauer and Jennings go at it live on TV was exhilarating. I can imagine the two becoming good friends after the show.
Let's be honest though, Alex is the true GOAT.
Agreed 100% with your comment, and indeed judging by comments from the two of them, it seems they have become great friends.
Congrats Ken Jennings!!! Bravo!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Yahoo Ken
Way to Go Ken Jennings! He deserved it! He's the Greatest of All Time
Ken was EXTREMELY tense after that Final Jeopardy and non-wager. I thought he was going to pass out for a second.
Congratulations to Ken! You deserve it!
Yeah Ken congratulations
Ken knew more trivia than James. Because of this, Ken was able to adapt to his aggressive playing style and take him down.
Ken: For me?!
Me: Yes!!
No Alex, you are the GOAT of Jeopardy. You are an absolute legend and you will be forever missed :)
Congrats to Ken but they are all champions no matter what. Just being able to participate in this tournament is already something that many strive for but yet can never achieve. In the end, they are all winners that have made game show history.
All 3 sincerely are the #JeopardyGOATs but like Highlander, there can truly only be 1, congrats to Ken Jennings, one smart dude indeed! #AlexIsTheGOATHost!!!
Should read Othello
When you have the chance
James
Horatio is Hamlet
Iago is an iconic character
I thought it was Horatio as well. I haven't read Othello yet
In a "Champs Talk" video called "Setting the Record Straight", James said that even though he is not a huge Shakespeare Guy, he knew that Hamlet is the longest play. What happened was that James went down the wrong path, by trying to figure out who was the Major Secondary Character in a Hamlet play, instead of who was the Major Secondary Character in a Shakespeare play, which was Iago, not Horatio.
Alex is a legend and will forever be a part of Jeopardy, but I would love to see Ken become the new host. That would make the transition easier for long-time fans. RIP, Alex!
Ken Jennings graduated from my alma mater Brigham Young University!
I’m so happy for Ken! Them! AND ALEX!!! We love you all!!!🙏❤️🙏
Ken deserved it. After being the underdog for UTOC and BOTD this was the moment he was waiting for.
That warmed my heart. I love Alex Trebek. And I love seeing the passing of the mantle to the next generation.
Congrats Ken you finally proved your the king of the hill .
Side note: they should bring this revamped set back, for Season 37
Congrats Ken Jennings, you were doing good, I been watching this from WBND and I have a word for Brad Rutter: If you didn't win, you do your best.
Congratulations Ken. You did it. Very happy for you. It was really entertaining watching you three.
Well done Ken woo
The biggest irony in all of this: Ken Jennings wins the G.O.A.T. in the exact same fashion he lost the Battle of the Decades to Brad Rutter!
Poetic Justice Indeed!
I remember watching when he was on that tear. Yeah he was terrific.
Wanted James, but great job Ken! Clearly he’s the GOAT.
I cannot be the only one happy to see James lose right?
Ken still is the Jeopardy champion once and for all.
I got this one right... one of my favorite moments while watching Jeopardy. Too much has changed since then 😔
Honestly, was there ever any question that Ken is the G.O.A.T.?
I was very surprised when James bet it all in final Jeopardy and lost the match. But my mom was predicting that Ken would win, and he did.
Ken Jennings = GOAT
Retired on Top. 🏆💯😎
Now Alex can retire. The show has come full circle and should end now so this man can enjoy his life. No need to have it anymore
john blaze you could be right.
He is in Jeopardy
He clearly wants to continue. He loves hosting. How dare you act like you know better than he does?
There's rumors and speculation that this was Ken's audition for the position after Alex. I hate to lose Alex, but I'd rather see him go looking good and keeping his pride. I'd really hate to watch his health decline in near real time. He's a decent man and I wish him only the best.
OK, to SAY that the show should just end because of Alex retiring is JUST WRONG. Look at the Price is Right. When Bob retired, did THEY stop? NO. Drew took over and is still solid good.
Wow! Congrats Ken Jennings!!
Congratulations, Ken Jennings!
You did it!!
All right Ken woo we love you
His wish has come true as the Greatest Of All Time.
1:44 that is the fattest smile I have ever seen on anyone
I still think that in the standard format with random contestants Holzhauer is the GOAT. His hyper aggressive strategy is just so difficult to beat and it really allows him to run up the scores on the average jeopardy contestant.
Ken Jennings should be the next Jeopardy host.
Ken looks utterly exhausted.
RIP Alex, the real GOAT on Jeopardy
James is truly great, no one mastered the money strategy of the game like him. If he'd had lasted as long as Ken did the cash winnings would have been many times more. But in the end, Ken's 74 days in a row is simply untouchable. In more than 20 years since he was a contestant, only 2 others have even gotten half way to the legendary streak.And even with James embracing risk big win big, his money won in 32 games couldn't beat Ken's 74 day total.
Way To Go, Ken!
It would only be fitting for Ken to be the new host.
We now need a GOAT rematch with Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, and Matt Amodio.
Who should be the host?
Ally Brooke.
Brad rutter
I would said Matt will stand no chance against both even he is good
Ken Jennings can’t play again since he is hosting. There should be a GOAT rematch with Brad, James, Matt Amodio, and possibly Amy Schneider as well with Ken as host.
I love these three guys!!!
I thought he was going to say "for Ken Jennings to finally beat Brad Rutter"
I'm pretty sure Ken beat him in the IBM challenge (of course they both lost to Watson).
Alex just didn't think of saying that.
Ken Jennings is the Uchiha Madara of jeopardy
In the battle for survival, the weapon of choice is intelligence. Jennings for the gold.
Man Iago has got to be the easiest final of the tournament, I was shocked James missed that one while getting so many other tougher ones
RIP to the legend
Brad Rutter goes undefeated and wins all four major Jeopardy tournaments from 2001-19, defeating Ken Jennings in three of them, but nobody calls him the GOAT. Ken Jennings wins one tournament in 2020, and everyone calls him the GOAT. Congratulations to all three players!
Brad never had a 74 game winning streak. He won 3 in a row. They all had to compete against 2 equals who were all capable of taking points off each other on every question and brad failed previous tournaments were brad and ken and random insignificant other
@@matthewmacrow8142 Jerome Vered was a pretty strong third player. He just played before Twitter, so nobody knows about him. Roger Craig was the one-day record holder until James broke his record later. Bob Verini and Eric Newhouse were great players too. Twenty years from now everyone will say Ken, Brad, and James were overrated. It happens every generation, just like in sports.
@@urbanlegendsandtrivia2023 rather the point with roger. Could argue he had one episode where all the answers matched up to his knowledge the best. James did it every show for 30 shows
@@matthewmacrow8142 Yes, I have watched Jeopardy all 47 seasons, and last night was amazing. Roger lost in his seventh game, and Brad was forced to retire after his fifth game. He probably would have won at least 20 straight games.
@@matthewmacrow8142 "Brad never had a 74 game winning streak"
Not saying that he would've had one (at most I think he might've ended up in around the 10-20 day range), but that really isn't a fair comparison. Brad played in the old days of the show when contestants were forced to stop after 5 games, so we'll never know how long Brad could've actually lasted. Perhaps he wouldn't have gone on a Ken-esque streak, but a similar streak to Julia Collins or even James Holzhauer is certainly not out of the realm of possibility.
Alex is the GOAT but Ken has earned his share of the title! Congrats Ken!
Now that’s what I call Jeopardy redemption.