Here’s the latest on Jeopardy longest winning streaks:
- Ken Jennings still holds the all-time record with 74 consecutive wins in 2004.[1][6]
- As of the most recent reports, Amy Schneider’s streak stands at 40 wins, making her the second-longest in regular-season Jeopardy! history.[3][4]
- James Holzhauer’s run peaked at 32 consecutive wins in 2019, placing him among the top five longest streaks historically.[8][1]
- More recent coverage notes that Jamie Ding had extended to 25 consecutive wins in April 2026, placing him in the top five all-time streaks behind the leaders.[5]
If you’d like, I can pull up the exact dates and totals for each milestone or provide a quick table of the top five longest streaks with their win counts and years.
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One way to identify the best ‘Jeopardy!’ players of all time is to look at who stayed at the podium the longest.
www.mentalfloss.comHolzhauer won his 21st game Thursday, placing him behind only Ken Jennings, who won 74 consecutive games in 2004
www.cbsnews.comAmy Schneider's "Jeopardy!" winning streak has ended after 40 games. She has the second-longest streak in the game show's history after Ken Jennings.
www.businessinsider.comJames Holzhauer won his 20th game of "Jeopardy!" Wednesday, which means he now ties for the second-longest winning streak in the show's history.
www.10news.com"Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings' winning streak ended 10 years ago.
abcnews.go.comThis contestant won $2.5 million before his winning streak ended.
www.si.comJames Holzhauer won his 20th game of "Jeopardy!" Wednesday, which means he now ties for the second-longest winning streak in the show's history.
www.wcpo.com'Jeopardy!' contestant Jamie Ding from New Jersey won $35,000 on the April 16 show, extending his consecutive victories to 25 and putting him in the top five of show winners who have the longest consecutive victory streaks.
people.com'Jeopardy!' superstar James Holzhauer officially holds the second-longest winning streak in the game show's history after racking up his 21st victory in a row.
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