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
What a show tonight. I enjoyed it, and I did well. The contestants:
Chris Hauck
Sam Meyer
Tim Kuehn (Doesn’t he look like he’s from Venice, California?)
Before the first commercial break, Sam had 4000, Tim had 800, and Chris had 1200. After the break, Sam’s score was reduced to 2400 because he was ruled incorrect on this clue in the The 90s: “This large Indian city on the Hooghly River was founded in 1690 by Job Charnak of the East India Company.” Sam said “What is Calicut, or Calcutta?” Turns out Calicut is not the same thing as Calcutta. I guess the lesson is, Keep it simple.
Sam’s troubles continued when he found the Daily Double in Just Chute Me. By that time he had 4000 again, which is good. Tim had 1800 and Chris had 1600. Sam wagered 3000 on this clue: “In 1797, Andre Garnerin became the first to use a parachute without a rigid frame when he jumped from one of these.” I thought this was a toughie. Sam said “mountaintop,” which was like my guess of “cliff.” (Did anybody get that right?) Consequently (maybe), Sam trailed with 2600 at the break, while Tim had 4600 and Chris had 3600. I swept “Kick”ing and Assets (Yes, those were next to each other on the board.) I only missed this one in The 90s: “In 1793 this Irish college allowed Catholics to study for degrees for the first time.”
I was sweeping Around the Body when Chris found the Daily Double there as the second-to-last clue. She had 15200, Tim had 11000, and Sam had 9000. Now, I have to wonder if she realized that the last clue was the other Daily Double. In any case, on this one she wagered 2000 in a category in which she’d gotten two right. This was the clue, read by Jimmy of the Clue Crew: “When an injury like a cut is sustained, these blood cells change shape, become sticky, build up on the wound, and form a plug.” Chris answered very quickly, even before Jimmy was off the screen, but I’m giving myself credit because I truly believe I’d have gotten it, too.
So, the next clue, the other Daily Double, in They Give Us Gas. Let’s review the scores, shall we? Chris: 17200. Tim: 11000. Sam: 9000. Chris said, “Sorry, guys,” to her opponents when she found the clue. You’d think that means, “I’m about to put this game out of reach.” But no. I mean, it would’ve been so easy to do that. Say she wagered 5000, or even 4801. She’d still have the lead even if she’d missed. It seems that even Mr. Trebek noticed. Here was the clue: “The ‘Our History’ section of this gas giant’s site shows its path from an ‘Anglo-Persian oil company to global energy group.'” Side note: Would you believe my mom read me a Trivial Pursuit question over the phone about this very clue last night? And I’d missed it! I tell you, I didn’t miss it this time, and neither did Chris. My frustration turned to peace in an instant. Studying is such a beautiful thing. I think it’s true that the harder you work, the luckier you get.
The Final Jeopardy category was The Movies. Here was the clue: “Lt. Col. A.P. Clark played a key role in the elaborate breakout from Stalag Luft III that inspired this 1963 movie.” Props to Sam and Tim. They got it right. All I could manage was “Papillon.” Chris missed it. She’d have still won with a decent wager in Double Jeopardy. Not even two, just one. On the Final, she wagered 199, which puzzles me, too. Was she trying to lock up second place in case Sam doubled? It reminds me of a lesson I’ve mentioned before in Brad Gilbert‘s great I’ve Got Your Back: Coaching Top Performers from Center Court to the Corner Office: (I’m paraphrasing) Don’t play not to lose. That is, play to win. (I love Brad Gilbert.) I hope Chris will find this blog and comment on her wagering strategy.
So, Sam wagered 8765, and Tim wagered 7201, enough to win today. I like him. We’ll see him tomorrow. My Coryat score today was 29800. A good day for me. I need more like these. Sam‘s Coryat was 12000, Tim’s was 11000, and Chris’s was 19200.