Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300
To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Jeopardy! Masters Standings
(Quarterfinal Final Standings)
1) Victoria Groce, 15 points, 5 wins, 172 correct responses, $126,000 Coryat Score, $121,000 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 12 points, 3 wins, 106 correct responses, $69,000 Coryat Score, $69,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 8 points, 1 win, 94 correct responses, $62,400 Coryat Score, $71,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Andrew He, 5 points, 1 win, 89 correct responses, $53,000 Coryat Score, $50,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 68 correct responses, $40,200 Coryat Score, $45,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 86 correct responses, $60,600 Coryat Score, $68,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 3: S42 E114 (February 12, 2026)
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
All Time Winnings
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:
1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200
All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):
1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
22. Ben Ingram $449,201
23. Paolo Pasco $448,717
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Naturally I was very excited to see the category Wimbledon in the Jeopardy round. I was just there! I wanted to sweep, and I would have if not for this $800 clue: “This sport is attached to the name of the club that sponsors Wimbledon, though activities are confined to tennis.”* I did sweep New Testament Quotes, and my dad told me he did, too.
I was amused when Mr. Trebek said during Aaron Wicks’ interview that he’s gotten letters from people who say they will not answer the phone during Jeopardy! Is that really that unusual for a Jeopardy! fan? I mean, it doesn’t seem extreme to me. What do you think? I won’t let anyone speak to me during Jeopardy!, unless they’re playing along. Aaron said he will not answer the phone during Hawaii Five-O, a show I’ve never seen.
At the end of Double Jeopardy, 1-day champ Dave Edwards had 9000, Aaron had 19800, and Kim had 6000. You can see it was a runaway, but it didn’t really feel like one. The Final Jeopardy category was 5-Letter Literary Terms. I thought since the category was so narrow, the clue was going to be really tough. Here it is: “The ‘History’ by Herodotus has been called the earliest surviving European work of this form, from Latin for ‘straightforward.'”* The correct answer did cross my mind, but I just kept returning to “novel,” even though I was taught that Don Quixote is the first novel, and I was almost sure that “novel” didn’t mean “straightforward.” Dave got it right, the second day that he got the Final and no one else did. Aaron, of course, wagered enough to secure his win even if Dave had doubled his score.
Next week is Back-to-School Week on Jeopardy! I hate to say this because I love Jeopardy! so much, but I dread Back-to-School Week. (Those clues!) I’ve been wringing my hands for quite some time about what to do on the blog next week, but I have it figured out now: Several years ago, I asked my sister if she’d give me $5 if I answered all the clues in a round, and she said she would. I didn’t do it, but I’ve tried ever since. I always seem to get tripped up by some kid pop culture thing that is way out there to me, like shows on the Disney Channel or something. Anyway, that is what I’ll do next week instead of keeping track of my scores. I hope you will try it too and let me know how you do! As for this week, I don’t have my scores with me from the two games I played, but they were both wins. (No more losses!)
*croquet, prose