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
The Teachers Tournament continues today. Today’s contestants:
Elisabeth Raab
Lori Kissell
Matt Polazzo
My desktop computer is still down, and I’m at McDonald’s again. I was amused, then, by this clue in the Jeopardy round, in Billions and Billions: “In 1994, it began boasting of ‘billions and billions served.'” I don’t know, but I’m afraid I may have lost everything on my computer, including (and most painfully) my music. I’ll probably get my computer back tomorrow, and I’ll let you know.
On a happy note, I see David Madden online right now, and I can’t wait to tell him I have a Jeopardy! audition, and on what I think is his birthday! And I just got a confirmation of my audition while I’m sitting here!
At the first break, I wondered if the third podium was lucky, as Elisabeth had 5600 while Matt had 2400 and Lori had 1000. Elisabeth had found the Daily Double in “Y”s Up. At the time she had 2800, while her opponents had the same amounts they’d have at the first break. Elisabeth wagered only 1000. (I’d have wagered it all.) She got this clue right: “It’s right below Saudi Arabia.” I have trouble believing many people would miss this, spotted the “y.” With my correct response on this one, I swept this category. I also swept An Apple for Teacher, and before the round was over, Job Description.
Did you guys know this triple-stumper in The New York Times Movies?: “A.O. Scott said this film about Aron Ralston ‘pins you down, shakes you up, and leaves you glad be alive.'” I balked at first over the number in the title, but I had it right.
At the end of the Jeopardy round, Lori trailed 3000, Matt had 4800, and Elisabeth had 8800. Lori picked up steam in the Double Jeopardy round, finding both Daily Doubles and getting them right. Oh, and she answered other clues right, too. LOTS of ’em. The first Daily Double was in Do Ask. She wagered 2500 of her 5400. Matt had 6000 and Elisabeth had 8800. This was the clue: “The answer to this poetic question: ‘To the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.'”
The second Daily Double was in Reed-ing. By this time Lori had 16700, while Matt had 9600 and Elisabeth had 11200. Lori wagered 1500 on this clue: “In 1920, American communist and author John Reed died of typhus in this foreign capital.”
Did anyone else laugh when Mr. Trebek tried to spell the response to this clue in School of Rock?: “The title teacher in this Swedish group’s ‘When I Kissed the Teacher’ was just trying to help with geometry.” He got carried away and went, “A-B-B-B-A.” It makes me laugh even now.
My Coryat score today was 25400. As I was figuring my Coryat today before today’s Final Jeopardy, I noticed all three of my scores this week were pretty good, and I was wondering whether the clues this week were easier. I rolled my eyes then when the Final clue was revealed: “Just 10 sentences, this speech is wrong on one point: it is long remembered.” Really, Jeopardy!? What do you guys think, are the clues easier this week? Or maybe I’m just getting smarter? 😉
Anyway, all three contestants got it right, naturally. Elisabeth, who seemed inordinately proud of her school during her interview, wagered 4000 of her 12400. Matt wagered 5001 of his 14800, putting his one dollar ahead of Lori until she added 9900 with her correct response. Lori is into the semifinals for sure, then, and the scores of the other two look pretty good. Lori‘s Coryat was 18600, Elisabeth’s was 12400, and Matt’s was 14800.
My strongest categories, besides the ones I swept that I already mentioned, were The New York Times Movies and the one in Double Jeopardy about the early 20th century. My weakest category was Sister Cities.
I’m making an exception today and publishing this entry before 9:30. I’ve had trouble with Blogger not publishing scheduled entries, and I don’t want to take any chances today because there will be nothing I can do if it does not publish when I schedule it.