Brad Rutter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brad Rutter
Occupation	Reality Star
Date Of Birth	Jan 31, 1978(1978-01-31)
Age	46
Birthplace	Lancaster
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Capricorn

Brad Rutter Biography

Brad Rutter is one of the most popular and richest Reality Star who was born on January 31, 1978 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. One of the most prestigious all-time winner of the show Jeopardy.

He was an Jeopardy guest on the show with host He was a Jeopardy star with host, Alex Trebek..

Rutter is a 1995 graduate of Manheim Township High School 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 to have been 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 first appeared on Jeopardy! on October 30, 2000, when the rules stipulated that a contestant who won five consecutive days retired undefeated and was guaranteed a spot in the Tournament of Champions. Rutter retired as an undefeated 5-day champion, with $55,102 in winnings (he was also awarded a choice of Chevrolet cars of which he picked two Chevrolet Camaros; at the time, Jeopardy awarded new cars to 5-day undefeated champions). The rules were changed in 2003, before Ken Jennings’ run of 74 consecutive days in 2004, which made Jennings the largest overall Jeopardy! money winner.

He was raised with his family and friends in Neffsville, Pennsylvania.

Brad Rutter Net Worth

Brad Rutter is one of the richest Reality Star from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brad Rutter 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was on the team for the quiz bowl at Manheim Township High School.

He was the winner of three Jeopardy tournaments. These included The 2001 Tournament of Champions, the Million Dollar Masters Tournament, and the Ultimate Tournament of Champions.

Bradford Gates Rutter (born January 31, 1978) is an American game show contestant, TV host, producer, and actor. With over $5.1 million in winnings, he is currently the 2nd 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! (with over $5 million).

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Who is Brad Rutter Dating?

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Rutter competed in the 2010 World Quizzing Championship, where he finished 140th. He was also a contestant on the 6th episode of Million Dollar Mind Game (aired on November 27, 2011), where his team won $600,000. In May 2012, he did a pilot episode as a “Chaser” for an American version of the British game show The Chase. Fox network ordered two pilots for consideration in its lineup. The Chaser in the other pilot was Mark Labbett, one of the five Chasers on both the British and Australian versions of the show. Despite the show not being picked up by Fox, it was later aired by GSN, with Labbett (the Beast) as the only Chaser.

Facts & Trivia

Brad Ranked on the list of most popular Reality Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brad Rutter celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.

Rutter participated in the Jeopardy! 2014 Battle of the Decades, pitting top champions from throughout the previous 30 years of Jeopardy!. He appeared in the 1990s week of the tournament. He won the March 7, 2014, game against Mike Dupee and Jill Bunzendahl Chimka. He then appeared in the quarterfinals of the tournament on May 7, 2014 against Dan Pawson and Mark M. Lowenthal and won the game in a lock. On May 13, 2014, he defeated Leszek Pawlowicz and Tom Cubbage in the semifinals. On May 16, 2014, he won the tournament and $1,000,000, defeating Ken Jennings and Roger Craig in the finale after the former missed the Final Jeopardy clue. With this win, Rutter regained the record as the highest money-winner on American game shows, which Jennings had held since 2008.

How much money did Brad Rutter win on regular Jeopardy?

Brad Rutter: $4,938,436 His total winnings, including tournaments, of almost $5 million , were accumulated over 20 years beginning in 2000 when he was just 22 years old. At that time, contestants could win a maximum of five consecutive games. Rutter has never lost a Jeopardy match to a human.

Who defeated Brad Rutter on Jeopardy?

The Greatest of All-Time special, which aired in January 2020 on ABC. This time, Ken Jennings defeated Rutter, who didn’t win a single match (he was outplayed by Jennings and Holzhauer) and thus finished as the second runner-up taking home $250,000.

Who is the highest earner on Jeopardy?

Ken Jennings is one of the most well-known high rollers from the ABC series. The Washington-born author is actually the highest-earning American game show contestant of all time. In addition to winning $2,520,700 during his initial 74-show run on Jeopardy!, he nearly doubled that number in numerous special tournaments.

What did Brad Rutter do for a living?

Brad Rutter
Occupation| TV host Producer Actor Game show contestant

Who are the top 3 money winners on Jeopardy?

Schneider has her eyes set on the big three of Ken Jennings, Amodio and Holzhauer , who have won the most money in the show’s history.