<P> Craig believes his attendance at the two universities helped the most in his success: </P> <P> Let's face it, for Jeopardy!, the name of the game is breadth not depth . I think the main reason both universities helped so much is that they cover just about all spheres of learning in extraordinary depth . </P> <P> Craig set his record of US $77,000 on the second day of the 2010--2011 Jeopardy! season on the episode airing September 14, 2010 . In his record - setting appearance, he had a score of $47,000 after the game's first two rounds, then wagered and won $30,000 in the Final Jeopardy! round . Prior to Craig, the single - day record of $75,000 was held by Ken Jennings . </P> <P> Craig lost to North Carolina sportswriter Jelisa Castrodale in his seventh appearance . He had the lead going into the Final Jeopardy round, in the category "Sports and Media". Castrodale won when she gave the correct response to the Final Jeopardy question about the winner of the 2010 Super Bowl, while Craig gave an incorrect response . </P>

Most money won on one episode of jeopardy