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Season 30

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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

So today we see Eli Barrieau, Maryanne Lewell and Mary Beth Hammerstrom try for the final slot in the Teachers Tournament finals. Two of them teach history, and one teaches social studies! Don’t forget Eli is answering questions for us. Leave a comment if you have any.

Maryanne

Mary Beth

Eli

My desktop computer is still down, so I have to blog on the episode from my phone at home, then add pictures, links etc. at McDonald’s. It’s no drag, but I’m sure it would get old! And I’d get even weirder looks from the McDonald’s employees. I hope my computer guy can come over tomorrow.
Unfortunately Eli negged on this first clue of the game, in Seen from Space: “The building seen here is the headquarters of this Cabinet department.” He just misread the clue is all. Hey, I remembered to take the picture before heading out!

I got this triple-stumper in Speak Up: “The woman in this song by ‘Til Tuesday needs to speak up despite what her boyfriend says.” I wouldn’t have if they hadn’t played the song. Maryanne looked like she thought it was time for a commercial. Later Mary Beth looked like she was putting her signaling device down at an odd time, too. When it was time for the first break:
Mary Beth 2000 (5 right and one wrong)
Maryanne 2400 (6 right and one wrong)
Eli 800 (2 right and the one wrong)
Eli says he doesn’t have a cellphone. He says he doesn’t need one! I know I have many times. When I was on the show, contestant coordinator Maggie said she’d never sent a text. I bet that’s still the case, and I bet she’s still proud of it.
Mary Beth found the first Daily Double, in Don’t Say Um. (Correct responses are elements that don’t have “um” in the word.)
Mary Beth 2400 (One right)
Maryanne 2400
Eli 800
Mary Beth wagered 1000. She giggled when she said “um” while pondering it. This was the clue: “The Latin for this element gave us the word plumbing.” She got it right.
I would’ve been tempted to respond “no-no” on this clue in Hyphenated Terms: “With 7, Nolan Ryan still holds the record for pitching the most of these games in the major leagues.”
I was pleased to see the Music of Today category and was 3/3 when time ran out in the round. >:-( One was a triple-stumper: “These 2 states precede ‘line’ in the name of the country duo featuring Tyler Hubbard & Brian Kelley.” At the end of the round:
Mary Beth 3800 (One right)
Maryanne 6200 (5 right)
Eli 1800 (2 right)
Eli found the first Daily Double of Jeopardy in World History.
Mary Beth 3800
Maryanne 6200
Eli 3000 (2 right)
Eli wagered it all on this clue: “On August 26, whip France’s National Assembly approved this ‘declaration’ that proclaimed, ‘Men are born free and remain free.'” Eli smiled and got it right. Soon Mary Beth found the next Daily Double in Inspiration.
Mary Beth 6200 (2 right and one wrong)
Maryanne 8200 (2 right)
Eli 6800 (One right)
This time Mary Beth wagered 2000 on this: “Looking like a giant lying down, Cave Hill near Belfast inspired this man in the 1720s.” She and I got it.
Mary Beth widened the gap on the last clue, when she picked up one that Maryanne negged on.
Mary Beth 21000 (11 right)
Maryanne 7800 (3 right and 2 wrong)
Eli 14800 (6 right)
The Final Jeopardy category was Novel Titles. This was the clue: “These are not in the Koran, & the angel Gabriel told Muhammad that they were not revealed by God.” I said The Ten Commandments and thought it was right! All 3 contestants got it right, so it wound up not really mattering if Mary Beth did add a letter to one of her earlier responses. She wagered enough to beat Eli by a dollar if he doubled (and he did). Maryanne doubled her score too. So the finals are set!
My Coryat today was 15600 (16000 without one neg).

One year ago: Three contestants in search of an author
Two years ago: You must remember this…
Three years ago: Jeopardy! goes green and gives it, too

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