David Madden (Jeopardy! contestant)
David Madden (born June 13, 1981) is the founder and executive director of both the National History Bee and the National History Bowl. He is also a former 19-day champion on Jeopardy!.
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[edit] Biography
He was born on June 13, 1981. During his time at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, he competed on his school'sQuiz Bowl team, and attended the National Academic Championship, where he was named to the Hall of Fame, being one of only 19 people named to it in its 25 year history.[1][2] David also led his Ridgewood team to consecutive titles at the Eighth & Ninth Annual Omar Q Beckins Academic Challenge Tournaments an off-shoot of the Westchester Academic Challenge of Knowledge Organization in 1998 & 1999. He was Omar MVP in 1999, after placing second to Sahir Islam of Somers HS (Sahir was the 1998 Jeopardy! Teen Tournament Champion). David was inducted into the Omar Q Beckins Hall of Fame in 1999 ( one of only 19 in the twenty year history of OMAR).[3]
Madden studied at Princeton and Berlin and is a co-author of the 2010 catalogue raisonné of the American artist Richard Anuszkiewicz.[citation needed] From July 2007-February 2008 he hiked the length of the United States as a fundraiser for the Fisher House Foundation, a charity that provides free accommodations for family members of veterans at American military hospitals.[citation needed] He currently lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey[citation needed].
[edit] Jeopardy!
David is the second longest-winning contestant on Jeopardy! Between July 5, 2005 and September 19, 2005 Madden won 19 games and $432,400, both records only exceeded by Ken Jennings in regular play Jeopardy! His total Jeopardy! winnings of $442,400 (adding $10,000 for the 2006 Tournament of Champions) is fifth all-time, behind Brad Rutter, Ken Jennings, Jerome Vered, and Roger Craig.[1][2][4] In terms of regular game winnings he ranks second between Jennings and Jason Keller.
His 19-game streak ended September 19, 2005, when he was defeated by Victoria Groce, a musician from Decatur, Georgia. Steve Kaltenbaugh, a United States Navy sailor from Columbia, Maryland, finished third.
During the 2006 Tournament of Champions, Madden won his first round match (defeating the eventual winner of the Tournament, Michael Falk, but in his second round match, Madden entered Final Jeopardy! in a distant third place, trailing Bill MacDonald $22,600 to $4,600. Instead of responding to the Final Jeopardy! clue, he wished "Good Luck" to MacDonald on the telewriter screen and finished with $0.
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- ^ a b "Madden '03 wins big on 'Jeopardy'". Daily Princetonian. September 25, 2005. http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2005/09/20/13129/. Retrieved 2010-10-04. "Until Monday, when Madden lost for the first time in 20 games, the 24-year-old alum held the title of reigning champion. He earned $430,400 in all, second only to the legendary Ken Jennings, who earned more than $2.5 million over the course of 74 wins last year."
- ^ a b "I'll Take Quiz Kids For $600, Alex". New York Times. October 9, 2005. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70C11F834540C7A8CDDA90994DD404482. Retrieved 2010-10-04. "By the time the episode on which he finally lost was broadcast last month, Mr. Madden had won 19 straight games -- second only to Mr. Jennings -- and his winnings came to $432,400. ... Mr. Madden was the captain of the Quiz Bowl team at Ridgewood High, and was on a similar freshman team at Princeton. When he comes home he says he plans to teach high school and perhaps enter politics. But his days as a quiz-show star are probably behind him"
- ^ lroby, tournament director Omar Q Beckins
- ^ "David Madden". J-archive. http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=861. Retrieved 2010-10-04. "2006 Tournament of Champions semifinalist: $10,000. Season 21/22 19-time champion: $430,400 + $2,000. David is the second-highest regular-play winnings earner after Ken Jennings. During David's Jeopardy! run, he resided in Berlin, Germany as a student pursuing a master's degree in international relations."
[edit] External links
- David Madden at J-archive
- Madden Watch
- [1] - Link to David's blog of his hike
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Biggest Jeopardy! winners by season 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Mehrun Etebari |
