Jimmy got him a present now that he is “upper middle class.” (In NYC, you’re gonna need more than $411,000 to be called rich). Austin picked up another $2,000 from that game but he did not win the game, so that’s considered a consolation prize.Īustin was already friends with Jimmy Fallon before he went on Jeopardy! and he appeared on The Tonight Show on the same day he lost to Scarlet Sims. In Austin’s last game, he went into Final Jeopardy! in second place for the first time. That (R) after the winnings means he already had a runaway going into Final Jeopardy! TDD = True Daily Double. Eight of Austin’s games were runaways and he finished his 12 games with $612 less than Matt Jackson won in his 13 games. Here is a table with quick statistics on all of Austin’s matches. 5 in Jeopardy’s Hall of Fame for most consecutive wins, right between 13x champ Matt Jackson and 12x champ Seth Wilson. 2015 VCU Open: Champion and top individual scorer (with Jordan B., Tommy C., and JR R.Austin now ranks No.2015 Chicago Open: Champion 2nd-ranked individual scorer (with Matt B, Tommy C, and Auroni G).2015 George Oppen open tournament at University of Maryland: Champion (with Tejas R., Jerry V., and Matt W.).2014 Chicago Open: 2nd place (with Billy B., John L., and Matt W.).2014 ACF Nationals: 2nd place, 5th-ranked individual scorer (with Yale).2014 NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament: 2nd place, 4th-ranked individual scorer (with Yale A).2013 ACF Nationals: 2nd place, 6th-ranked individual scorer (with Yale). He took the record back from Brad Rutter as the highest-earning contestant (a record Rutter had held since 2014) by virtue of his victory on January 14, 2020, in the Jeopardy The Greatest of All Time tournament. 2013 NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division I: Champion, All-Star and 3rd-ranked individual scorer (with Yale A) Ken Jennings is the highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, having accumulated a total of 5,223,414.2012 ACF Nationals: Champion (with Yale A).2011 ACF Nationals: Champion (with Yale).2011 NAQT Intercollegiate Championship Tournament, Division II: Champion All-Star and 2nd-ranked individual scorer (with Yale B).2010 PACE National Scholastic Championship: All-Star and top individual scorer (with Georgetown Day School).2010 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament: All-Star and 2nd-ranked individual scorer (with Georgetown Day School).2009 PACE National Scholastic Championship: 3rd place (with Georgetown Day School).New York Times Daily Crossword personal best solve times ( on app ):.2019 Lollapuzzoola 12: 68/258 overall (74th percentile) 4/52 among rookies, no errors.2019 Indie 500: 62/198 overall (69th percentile) 6/47 among rookies, no errors.Qualified for the 2020 LearnedLeague Championship (upcoming, summer 2020).As of summer 2019, I compete in “Rundle A,” the most competitive division of play. LearnedLeague: I am an active member of LearnedLeague in good standing.Topical Top Dogs: 5th place overall 3rd in “Kitchen Sink” category 2nd in “High Brow” category.Sporcle Presents Think Different: 2nd place (with Hans V-W.).Sporcle Presents Majority Rules: 1st place (with Brian F., Matt F., Patrick F., Josh H., Daniel B., ).O’Brien’s Irish Pub: 3rd place (with Yogesh R., Drew S., Daniel B., Steve O., and Idris M.).Not-A-Race: 3rd place (with Pam M., Brad R., Patrick F., Arianna H., Alan L., Clifford G., Hans V-W.).Matt Jackson Playing Since: 2015 Total Winnings: 413, 612 (plus, an addition 100,000 from the. Pyramidal History, Pyramidal Music, and Pyramidal Arts presented by ACE: 1st place in all Jeopardy champions by number of games won.Trivia Nationals 2019: several medals and top finishes, including:.Geek Bowl 2019: 87th percentile finish (with “I Left My Heart in Culver City”).Sporcle's TriviaCon ( upcoming), Pro-Am to Benefit Pancreatic Cancer Research, team captain.All-Star Games (spring 2019): runner-up (as “Team Ken” with Ken Jennings and Monica Thieu) ($100,000).Season 32 Tournament of Champions: runner-up ($100,000).
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