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
A bit of a bummer to start – Just yesterday I added John Krizel’s Taste My Sad blog to my dashboard, and today I find out he’s retiring it. (Coincidence?) Taste My Sad indeed. But, he says he’s writing for a sports blog now, and he’s also started a Tumblr but doesn’t know what he’s going to do with it. If I hear anything more, I’ll let you know.
On a happier note, I’ve recently been trying to read more, still wanting to learn and thinking that maybe something I’d read would be relevant to Jeopardy!, and I’d be able to blog about it. Well…it’s already happened, but not quite the way I expected!
I’m reading Running the Books by Avi Steinberg. I don’t have a compelling reason, except I was looking at something nearby on the library shelf, and it looked appealing. While I didn’t get any clues today from reading the book (and wouldn’t necessarily expect to that quickly), there is a strange Jeopardy! connection – Steinberg writes about the Jeopardy! appearance of one of his friends, who he calls “Yoni.” There was a “Yoni” on the archive, but the contestant’s winnings and Final Jeopardy did not match what was in the book. I did find the guy when I searched for the Final Jeopardy subject matter. And when I checked to see how long the guy lasted, I see he was defeated the next day by future ToCer Terry Linwood. When I searched my own blog, I see I played this episode when it reran on a weekend. I just think all this is cool! He’s a colorful character in the book, and it seems to have showed on his winning episode.
Now for even more good news. It’s Day 2 of the Teen Tournament Finals. See here for a recap of Day 1.
Elyse Mancuso
Rose Schaefer
Catherine Briley
Denim was an interesting choice (and a good one, in my opinion) from Elyse…but not her last one of the day.
The contestant interviews were similar to yesterday’s, when they talked about who inspired them. Today they could talk about whatever they wanted, but they all just thanked people. Elyse and Catherine squeezed in their high school names (Elkhorn South and Sacred Heart, respectively). Rose (who by the way could consider a career in modeling) mentioned her church, Parklane Portland Christian. Did you guys notice Mr. Trebek reading the contestant lecterns when he said their names?
At the first break, Rose had 800, Catherine had 4400, and Elyse had 2000. I had only missed two clues by this point, and I kept it up, missing only four in the whole round. I didn’t realize I’d done that well til I counted them at the end! That might be my best round ever, but it’s sorta sad because I really think I could’ve swept the board. The ones I missed were “melting point” (got distracted), “Pepsi,” “Hancock,” and “Houston.” I swept 1,2,3, “Go” and May Days.
Catherine found the Daily Double in Historical Entertainment. She had 4600, Elyse had 2200, and Rose had 2000. Catherine wagered 3400 on this clue: “‘The King’s Speech’ featured Timothy Spall as this quippy future prime minister.” You may recall I haven’t seen this movie, but I took a guess here and it was right. Catherine got it, too. Maybe as a result she had a big lead with 10200 at the end of the round. Elyse trailed with 3600 and Rose had 5400. Elyse found the first Daily Double of the Jeopardy round, though, only 5 clues in. She had 4800 while Rose had 6200 and Catherine still had 10200. She wagered it all on this clue, in Also a Musical Term: “This adjective can mean ‘very useful’ or ‘performed without vocals.'” She got it right!
I got this triple-stumper in Literary Characters: “Emma is the first name of this bored & adulterous 1856 French title character.” I also swept Pre-Civil War America, which is where Rose found the last Daily Double with only two clues on the board after that one. She had 7800. Elyse had 24800 and Catherine had 15400. How would you wager? I’ll take a stab at it, against my better judgment. Then I’ll ask on the boards out of curiosity, but I won’t change what I say here! 🙂 Keep in mind yesterday’s totals:
Elyse 23200
Catherine 10000
Rose 12400
I think Rose should wager everything, even though she runs the risk of not having any money going into the Final. Once again, I think she would just have 0 for the day, in that case. Rose actually wagered 4000, on this clue delivered by Jimmy: “St. Louis’ old courthouse was the scene of two trials involving this slave. He won his freedom in the second trial, but the Supreme Court held otherwise, helping spark the Civil War.”
The picture made me certain on this one, and Rose too answered it correctly right away.
Elyse answered the next two right, giving her 28400 at the end of the round. So Catherine still had 15400 and Rose had 11800.
Now, let’s talk wagering again. If Catherine doubles today, she’d have 40800 after two days. Rose, if she doubled today, would have 36000. If Elyse wagered nothing today, she’d obviously have well over 40800 for two days. So I think if I were Catherine, since she couldn’t beat Elyse assuming Elyse makes a predictable wager, today I’d wager 10601 to beat Rose if I get the Final right. As for Rose, I guess I’d assume Catherine would wager 10601, even though I doubt she would. In that case, I’d probably wager nothing.
The Final Jeopardy category was American History. This was the clue: “When the future state of Iowa became part of the United States, this man was president.” This was an instaget for me. They counted Rose’s response, even though it looked like this:
She did wager it all for a two-day total of 36000. Catherine too had a correct response, and wagered 5600, for a two-day total of 31000. (Guess it worked out for Rose!) But Elyse…she got it right and wagered 28000, for a two-day total of 79600. I liked the reaction
so much I had to run out and finally buy a card reader. So here it is:
Congratulations and well done, Elyse. While I’m at it, I’d still like to throw it out there that I think the National History Bee is looking for a high school to host in Lincoln or Omaha. Leave a comment if you’re interested, anyone, or e-mail me by clicking on “Contributors” below.
I was 5/5 on Finals this week. Even though it’s the Teen Tournament, I’d like to think I’m getting a little stronger!
Here’s the message board thread for today’s episode.
Now that I have a card reader, I’ve pulled the Jeopardy! reunion champions panel off my phone. But I fear the sound is still poor. I may publish it tomorrow anyway. I also have the Jeopardy! contestant bee and the entertainment bee where Drew Scheeler emerged victorious.
Are you guys going to watch the Power Players next week?