Alan Lin
Stay with us here, this six day streak contestant first won $123,600 before Liz Fischer, an attorney, defeated him. Then he got $100,000 in prize money during the Tournament of Champions. Thus, his total came to $213,600! What an incredible run for this software engineer who spent FIVE years trying to get on the show!
Alan Lin
Rachael Schwartz
Between her tournament winnings and 1993 Jeopardy! season winnings, Rachael Schwartz has taken home $147,499! How did she do it? According to Rachael, it was a lot of reading. She said, “Even as a kid I used to read all the time. Including at the dinner table.” Years after her big win, she said she hasn’t spent her money on crazy things. In fact, she claimed, “I invested most of my money in mutual funds. The most extravagant thing that I did was to buy myself a $300 briefcase back in 1994. I still have it.” Impressive!
Rachael Schwartz
