Fans are always asking Ken Jennings — one of Jeopardy’s biggest winners — if he thinks his 74-game win streak from 2004 will ever be broken, and while current champion Scott Riccardi isn’t quite knocking on that door just yet, his run on the 2025 TV schedule has drawn quite a bit of attention. Jennings discussed the current buzz surrounding one of the best game shows ever, and there’s something ominous about his comment.
On July 24, Scott Riccardi won his 16th game of Jeopardy!, tying him at No. 10 in the record books for Consecutive Games Won. Enthusiasm started to build around the New Jersey engineer when he became an official super champion — a moniker bestowed to contestants with double-digit victories — and Ken Jennings spoke to TV Insider about whether he thinks his record is in … jeopardy. He said:
It’s been a while since we’ve had a super champion, so Scott’s run has been really exciting for us. It’s always exciting to have a super champ. I’m generally rooting for them to break my record. I mean, I’m not rooting for any particular player, but I like the idea that my record is breakable. Like I think that’s true, and I just want to be there firsthand and watch it if it happens.
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