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Profile of Dave Madden
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Dave Madden |
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17th December 1931 |
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Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
David Madden (born June 13, 1981) is a nineteen-time champion on the television game show Jeopardy!, between July 5, 2005, and September 19, 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). Madden's victory streak came to an end on September 19, 2005, when he was defeated by Victoria Groce, a musician from Decatur, Georgia, who was then defeated on the following day. Madden was in third place going into Final Jeopardy where the category was Ranks and Titles. He got the Final Jeopardy answer Who was Julius Caesar? correct and moved into first place. However, Groce, who was leading going into Final Jeopardy, also got the correct answer and had bet enough to win the game, thereby ending Madden's streak at 19 games. Groce was defeated the following day; however, unlike Nancy Zerg (the player that defeated Ken Jennings), Groce led prior to Final Jeopardy! in her title defense.
David's final earnings totaled $432,400. 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 two misses on a Daily Double in nineteen 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 4826 |
15 |
Monday, September 12 |
$21,400 |
$354,701 |
Willie Jay,
Catie Camille |
| 4827 |
16 |
Tuesday, September 13 |
$23,999 |
$378,700 |
Matthew Luter,
Jennifer Buermann |
| 4828 |
17 |
Wednesday, September 14 |
$13,200 |
$391,900 |
John Shivers,
Sharon Rupe |
| 4829 |
18 |
Thursday, September 15 |
$22,000 |
$413,900 |
Michael Shirts,
Martha McKinney |
| 4830 |
19 |
Friday, September 16 |
$16,500 |
$430,400 |
Eric Rosen,
Janet Kaufman |
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| 4831 |
20 |
Monday, September 19 |
$2,000* |
$432,400 |
Victoria Groce,
Steve Kaltenbaugh |
Italicized episode numbers indicate games in which David was not a player.
*Although Madden's total for the day was $13,300, the second-place consolation prize is $2,000, regardless of the player's actual total for that game.
Average daily winnings of 19 winning episodes: $22,652.63
Average daily winnings with 20th episode: $21,620.00
Average daily winnings with final day's total ($13,300): $22,185.00
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