<P> Roger Alan Craig (born c. 1977) is an American game show contestant who as of 2016 held the record for highest single - day winnings on the quiz show Jeopardy!, set on September 14, 2010 . In 2011, he returned to win the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions . In 2014, he competed in the Battle of the Decades tournament, finishing third overall behind Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings . </P> <P> Craig, who was 33 years old at the time of his initial Jeopardy! appearance in 2010, is a native of Ferndale, Pennsylvania . He grew up there and later in Virginia, where he graduated from Annandale High School in 1995 . </P> <P> He holds a first degree in biology and biochemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a master's degree and Ph. D in computer science from the University of Delaware . He was working on his doctorate at the time of his first appearance on Jeopardy!, and completed the degree later in 2010 . </P>

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