Dan Pawson

Dan Pawson is a champion on the American syndicated TV game show ', winning $170,902 in his nine winning episodes, making him the sixth-biggest non-tournament money-winner from winning episodes in Jeopardy! history, behind Ken Jennings, David Madden, Roger Craig, Larissa Kelly, and Tom Walsh. He was on the show in season 24, with his first show airing on December 27, 2007, and his final (losing) appearance on January 9, 2008.
Despite winning nine times, he was in third, or last, place when he lost. The third place consolation prize added $1,000 to his $170,902, making his total winnings $171,902, making him fifth all-time including consolation prizes, too. In terms of games, his run of 10 games, nine wins is third behind Ken Jennings (75 games-74 wins) and David Madden (20 games-19 wins), and ahead of Larissa Kelly (7 games-6 wins) and Tom Walsh (8 games-7 wins).
Pawson's law school classmate, Murtaza Sutarwalla, was a contestant two weeks after Pawson lost. He won his first game and lost in his second, despite having a large lead before "Final Jeopardy!", having $21,200 while his nearest competitor had $10,800. However, an incorrect Final response made Sutarwalla lose the game. Both Pawson and Sutarwalla were active on the law school quiz bowl team, and Pawson relied on Sutarwalla for Jeopardy! studying tips.
Pawson went on to win the , adding another $250,000 to his winnings, defeating Larissa Kelly and Aaron Schroeder in the final game. Kelly won $100,000 for her second-place finish, and Schroeder won $50,000 for his third-place finish.

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