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Brad Rutter Biography And Net Worth
Bradford Gates Rutter is an American game show contestant, TV host, producer, and actor. With over $5.1 million in winnings, he is currently the second-highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, behind Ken Jennings, and still the highest-earning contestant (primarily from special tournament events) on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy!.
Who is Brad Rutter?
Bradford Gates Rutter is an American game show contestant, TV host, producer, and actor. With over $5.1 million in winnings, he is currently the second-highest-earning American game show contestant of all time, behind Ken Jennings, and still the highest-earning contestant (primarily from special tournament events) on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy!.
Bio Data
| Name | Bradford Gates Rutter |
| Date of birth | January 31, 1978 |
| Place of birth | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 (1. 82 m) |
| Profession | Actor, TV Host, Producer, Game Contestant |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
Biography
Bradford Rutter was born on January 31, 1978, in Lancaster Pennsylvania. He is a 1995 Manheim Township High School graduate in Neffsville, Pennsylvania, where he was on the quiz bowl team. The team won second place at the 1994 Texaco Star National Academic Championship. He is one of the 19 people named to the National Academic Championship Hall of Fame in its 25-year history. At the 2005 Manheim Township High School graduation ceremony, he announced the start of a scholarship fund in memory of his late high school quiz bowl coach, Anne Clouser.
Rutter described himself as a slacker in school and a Johns Hopkins dropout (while there, he studied English). Before his success on Jeopardy!, he worked at the Lancaster Coconuts record store.
Career
Rutter was working at the Lancaster Coconuts record store when he applied to be on the trivia game show “Jeopardy!” in 2000. He first appeared on the show in October of that year. At that time, the rules for the show stated that a contestant who won five consecutive days could retire and be considered undefeated, in addition to being guaranteed a spot in the Tournament of Champions. Rutter did win over five consecutive days with total earnings of $55,102. He also was awarded a choice of a new car, as the show gave undefeated champions a car at that time. The rules of the show were later changed, allowing undefeated contestants to continue on the show until they were beaten by someone new.
As a five-day champion, Rutter was invited to the 2001 Tournament of Champions. There he defeated the other champions and won the $100,000 main prize. He was invited back the following year in 2002 for the Million Dollar Masters Tournament where he won the $1,000,000 main prize and became the largest overall money winner in the show’s history.
Rutter returned again in 2005 for the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. There, he again won and took home a total winnings of $2,115,000. It was during this tournament that he defeated Ken Jennings and Jerome Vered, two other contestants who had also been very successful on the show in the years since Rutter’s first appearance. Rutter surpassed Jennings as the highest money-winner ever on American game shows with the 2005 win, though Jennings would later take this title back.
In February of 2011, Rutter competed against Jennings again in the “Jeopardy!” IBM Challenge. This time, the two were also competing against IBM’s Watson computer. It was the first ever man-versus-computer competition in the show’s history. The computer program won easily, and all three contestants donated their winnings to charity.
Net Worth
Brad Rutter has a net worth of $4 million. Brad Rutter earned fame and fortune by being the biggest all-time money winner on the game show “Jeopardy!”.
Personal Life
Until 2009, Rutter lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he hosted InQuizitive, a local broadcast quiz show for high school students. He has also been a reader and judge for the high school National Academic Championship. He now lives in Los Angeles where he is pursuing acting.
Rutter is a lifelong fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. He gave the Eagles a shout-out during the Final Jeopardy! round of the third Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time Tournament game in 2020, where he wagered 4,133 points (a reference to the final score of Super Bowl LII, where the Eagles won their first Super Bowl in franchise history by defeating the New England Patriots 41–33) on a question about 21st century Oscar winners.
FAQs
How much money has Brad Rutter won on Jeopardy?
$4,938,436
Who is the best Jeopardy game player in the world?
Ken Jennings. Ken Jennings’ first appearance on the game show was in 2004.
Who was the highest-paid Jeopardy winner?
Brad Rutter. Known for being the highest-paid Jeopardy! contestant
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