June 2, 2004: Ken Jennings Jeopardy Win Streak Begins
Courtesy: USA Today
On this day in 2004, Ken Jennings first appearance on Jeopardy aired. Jennings would go on to win that contest en route to a 74-game Jeopardy win streak. During that run, Jennings amassed $2.52 million. His streak and earnings are both game show records.
Jennings run came to an end on the November 30, 2004 broadcast when he answered the Final Jeopardy clue of ”Most of this firm’s 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year,” with “What is FedEx?” His opponent, Nancy Zerg, had the correct answer of “What is H&R Block?”