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
I’m back in blogging mode after having been gone to Baltimore/D.C./New York for several days. Even though I had to watch both new and rerun episodes after I got back, Jeopardy! was on my mind: I got to see both Beau Henson (lunch) and Vince Gatton (coffee) in New York City on Monday. (Click here to see a picture of me and Vince.)
Our third attempt. We were successful only after Beau held the camera with me!
Actually me and Vince’s picture took way more than 3 tries, but it was because we couldn’t figure out which direction his eyes should be aimed to look normal!
To be honest, I’m not sure how much to say about either rendezvous! There was plenty of interesting conversation but I don’t want either guy to be surprised that something he said is published here. I’m even afraid to ask if they mind me saying particular things they said! I have a feeling a lot of it will come up in future posts though. And I’ll be less likely to worry if you ask us questions here and we answer ’em. I do hope you like the pictures! Both were gentlemen and I appreciate their willingness to go out of their way for us to get together.
Now speaking of Beau, who still has a chance (admittedly remote) of making the next ToC, David Menchaca lost his 6th game on Thursday. (Last reminder that he’ll be answering questions here. I’d look for it Monday evening, but after this past week, who knows?) And Margaret Swanson (see the comments in that same post) won her third episode on Monday, but had not earned as much money as Beau did in his three wins. I had not expected to be able to blog about any of her episodes, but due to a series of events I couldn’t plan (both David and Margaret’s extended runs, both delayed and miscommunication, getting called off work tonight, etc.), I am able to blog about her last episode. Did she make it four wins and overtake Beau on the ol’ ToC list? Find out below…
The contestants:
Jim Abbott of St. Augustine, Florida (Did you half-expect to see the one-handed pitcher?)
Jon Shoup of Charlottesville, Virginia
Margaret Swanson of Somerville, Massachusetts (like another champ we know!)
Mr. Trebek described Charlottesville as a “beautiful, beautiful city.” (Did you also notice he said sometimes episodes end in tears…for children?) Well I was just in Charlottesville this past week, at Monticello and also a local Chick Fil-A. If you haven’t gone to a Chick-fil-A, don’t. (You’re welcome.) I do recommend Monticello, but bring $24 for admission.
You know this game started out on the right foot for me when Health & Nutrition. The whole category was left when Mr. Trebek gave the less-than-a-minute warning, and we didn’t see one of the clues. I got the four right we saw!
The game started out well for Jon too, who had gotten 5 clues right and had 1 neg when he found the first Daily Double in Speech! He had 1600 at the time. Jim too had gotten 1 right and had 400. Jon wagered on this clue: “In 1862 he told the Prussian diet, ‘The great questions of the time’ will be decided by ‘iron and blood.'” Jon and I missed it, but only he lost 1000. 😉
By the first break, Mr. Trebek felt the need to say, “Poor Jon, he’s been up, he’s been down, he’s been up, he’s been down…” Jon had just guessed “Bela Lugosi” for the second (still wrong) time in The Scream Actors Guild. Jon had also gotten 2 right though since his Daily Double and had 600. Jim had gotten 1 wrong and 4 right and had 1800, and Margaret had gotten 3 right and had 2000.
Jim put on glasses after the break. He got 4 more right and 1 neg, and ended the round with 3000. Jon got 6 more right and had 3800. Margaret had 3 more right and 1 neg, and had 3800. I swept Last Name’s the Same.
Jon endeared himself to me when this happened:
I was proud to get this triple-stumper in Other Red, White, & Blue Flags:
Brittanica says the white disc on this landlocked Asian nation’s flag , seen here, honors the Japanese.
When Jon found the first Daily Double in Travels with Charley, he had gotten 7 more right and 1 wrong and had 9800. Margaret had gotten 4 right and 1 neg and had 5400. Jim had gotten 3 right and 2 wrong and had 3000. Jon wagered 2200 on this clue: “Prince Charles traveled to Aberystwyth, where he learned this language to prep for a 1969 investiture.” Jon and I got it right.
I was a little surprised when Margaret said “Revelations” in response to this clue in Antonyms of Bible Books: “‘Concealment.'” It seems like this has happened a few times before. Jim picked it up.
We had a minute to go and seven clues left. Margaret found the next Daily Double in John Steinbeck with 3 clues after that one. She’d gotten 2 right and the 1 neg since the last Daily Double, and had 8200. Jon had gotten 2 more right and had 15200. Jim had gotten 4 more right and had 6600. Margaret wagered 2000 on this clue (I’d probably not have wagered that much.): “‘Jody put out his bruised hand again, and…’ this title animal ‘let his nose be rubbed.'” She didn’t get it right. The next clue was a triple-stumper, and the last two clues were left hidden. This made the game a runaway then for Jon.
The Final Jeopardy category was Historic U.S. Cities. This was the clue: “A 1905 treaty named for this U.S. city ended a foreign war 7,000 miles away & was actually signed at Kittery, Maine.” I didn’t get this one. Neither did Margaret, who lost 5800. Jim got it and added 5801. Jon missed it but it didn’t matter of course. He lost 14179 but got to play again today. Andy will recap today’s episode, tomorrow.
My Coryat today was the magical 28000 (but 30200 without negs). Now for the updated ToC list:
1. Monica Thieu $100,000 (College Champion)
2. Patrick Quinn $100,000 (Teacher’s Champion)
3. Jason Keller $213,900 (9 wins)
4. Joel Pool $116,800 (6 wins)
5. Dave Leach $98,054 (6 wins)
6. David Menchaca $116,503 (5 wins)
7. David Gard $84,700 (4 wins)
8. Dan McShane $62,001 (4 wins)
9. Patrick Morrison $80,701 (3 wins)
10. Francis Lansangan $78,401 (3 wins)
11. Joey Falco $53,999 (3 wins)
12. Beau Henson $51,203 (3 wins)
13. Margaret Swanson (3 wins)
14. Claudia Gray $45,202 (3 wins)
15. Dan Adkison $37,400 (3 wins)
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16. Jacob Silverman $35,998 (3 wins)
My recent Coryats:
6-21-12: 15400 (19400 without negs)
6-22-12: 19200 (25600 without negs)
6-25-12: 30400 (32800 without negs, and I had at least 1800 worth in Double Jeopardy, not counting 3 in the Peas category, where I should’ve buzzed in.)
originally 10-2-08: 23400 (26200 without negs)
originally 10-3-08: 21200 (24800 without negs. I blogged about this one when it was a weekend rerun almost two years ago.)
originally 10-6-08: 14000 (22000 without negs. I know.)
originally 10-7-08: 28000 again (but 31800 without negs)