Roger Craig set a new single day record of $77,000 on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 see related link
For more than a single day see related question for the two highest winners
$77,000
75,000 dollars except for tournament winners
$77,000 on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 by Roger Craig see related link
People have wagered $0 many times and gotten the question correct. Zero is the smallest amount won. The smallest total of a winning Jeopardy player was $1 on the show aired January 19, 1993, Air Force Lt. Col. Darryl Scott won the game with only $1; he won another $13,401 the next day.
Aside from them nobody else is close to there amount and Brad Rutter only won it in the tournaments he only won $55,102 playing Jeopardy. Dave Madden won $430,400 the related links list the $50,00 plus Jeopardy winners with Brad Rutter close to the bottom You see in a tournament you don't win the money as you do in Jeopardy by risking it you win a prize that you are not gambling on losing. Jerome Vered won $250,000 for the third place in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions increasing his total to $496,602
It was won by Michael Bilow with a score of $57198, and with that he had a three day total of $96000.
Roger Craig won for the third straight time. He has won a total of $138,401 over three days
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Scott Ylinen won with a score of $21150, and as of that episode he had a two day total of $43655
Dave Leach from Georgia won Jeopardy on December 29th, 2011, with a total of $15,599; dethroning 9-day champion Jason Keller, who finished in 2nd place.
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Raya won although everyone missed the Final Jeopardy
Brian McEntee, an academic advisor from Arlington, Virginia with a total of $30,000
$250,000
Tom Nissley won final Jeopardy with a wager of $7,001