David Madden (born June 13, 1981) is currently a fourteen-time undefeated champion on the television game show Jeopardy! as of the episode that aired July 22nd, 2005. Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has remarked that David consistently achieves runaway games (where one person's score is more than twice that of the second-place contestant at the end of the Double Jeopardy! round). His current winnings now total $333,301. He has already beaten Tom Walsh's milestones of consecutive wins and all-time earnings, further displacing Walsh from second to third in all-time standings for those two categories..
In addition to his 'runaway' record, his play features strategic wagers, only one miss on a Daily Double in fourteen games, and the selection of higher valued clues when approaching a category, likely 'fishing' for the Daily Doubles.
He is a graduate of Princeton University, originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey, and currently lives in Berlin, Germany where he is a graduate student pursuing his master's degree in International relations.
Game-by-Game Statistics
| Game | Day | Air Date | Winnings | Running Total | Opponents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4812 | 1 | Tuesday, July 5, 2005 |
$16,400 | $16,400 | Teresa Grasso, John Colterman |
| 4813 | 2 | Wednesday, July 6 | $18,800 | $35,200 | Michael Segal, Cheryl Bush |
| 4814 | 3 | Thursday, July 7 | $34,200 | $69,400 | Jim O’Malley, Jamie Ball |
| 4815 | 4 | Friday, July 8 | $25,000 | $94,400 | Kate Morrical, Matt Barakat |
| 4816 | 5 | Monday, July 11 | $32,100 | $126,500 | Annemarie Gallagher, Jessica Schreader |
| 4817 | 6 | Tuesday, July 12 | $29,000 | $155,500 | Kem Harding, Charles Martin |
| 4818 | 7 | Wednesday, July 13 | $18,000 | $173,500 | Audrey Golub, Evan Kleber |
| 4819 | 8 | Thursday, July 14 | $25,000 | $198,500 | Kate Brogan, Jennifer Burrus |
| 4820 | 9 | Friday, July 15 | $18,600 | $217,100 | Mark Murray, Karen Arciero |
| 4821 | 10 | Monday, July 18 | $22,000 | $239,100 | Laurie Parker, Brian Pearson |
| 4822 | 11 | Tuesday, July 19 | $30,001 | $269,001 | Richard Bernstein, Margaret Rhodes |
| 4823 | 12 | Wednesday, July 20 | $11,000 | $280,101 | Ellyn Ritterskamp, Oscar Avila |
| 4824 | 13 | Thursday, July 21 | $25,000 | $305,101 | Aaron Schnier, Britney Harris |
| 4825 | 14 | Friday, July 22 | $28,200 | $333,301 | Maya Kobersy, Dan Tick |
| Various | Monday, July 25 to Friday, September 9 | Summer Hiatus, Season 21 Reruns | |||
Italicized episode numbers indicate games in which David was not a player.
Average Daily Winnings: $23,807.21
Rumors
Not again!!! On July 23, 2005, it was announced by GameShowNewsNet.com's "We Love To Interrupt" program that David Madden is defeated while going for his 20th win on Jeopardy!, falling on the episode scheduled to air on September 19. After Ken's regular season loss it was "Will anybody get to at least winning 5 games in a row?". If the rumor becomes true everybody would go "Will anybody get to 20?"
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