David Madden, founder and executive director of both the National History Bee and the National History Bowl who was a 19-day champion on Jeopardy!.
David Madden (born June 13, 1981) is an American game show contestant, academic competition organizer, and art historian. He is a former 19-day champion on Jeopardy! and holds the sixth-longest streak in Jeopardy history (tied with Jason Zuffranieri and behind only Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, Julia Collins, Amy Schneider, and Matt Amodio in this respect). Madden is the founder and executive director of the National History Bee and Bowl, the International History Bee and Bowl, the United States Geography Olympiad, the US Academic Bee and Bowl, the National Science Bee, the National Humanities Bee, the International History Olympiad, and the International Geography Bee. These are all organized under the umbrella organization of International Academic Competitions.