Table schema:
CREATE TABLE table_name_24 (money_requested__ INTEGER, episode VARCHAR, entrepreneur_s_ VARCHAR)

Question: In episode 7 what was the highest amount of money requested by Jerry Mantalvanos & Paul Merker ?
SQL: SELECT MAX(money_requested__) AS £_ FROM table_name_24 WHERE episode = "episode 7" AND entrepreneur_s_ = "jerry mantalvanos & paul merker"