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
(through 5 episodes)
1) Victoria Groce, 12 points, 4 wins, 138 correct responses, $99,800 Coryat Score, $91,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 11 points, 3 wins, 92 correct responses, $65,400 Coryat Score, $66,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 7 points, 1 win, 77 correct responses, $48,800 Coryat Score, $56,300 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 59 correct responses, $36,600 Coryat Score, $41,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 70 correct responses, $51,400 Coryat Score, $56,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Andrew He, 2 point, 0 wins, 72 correct responses, $39,200 Coryat Score, $36,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 2: S42 E113 (February 11, 2026)
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)
(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. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000
You guys, John Pearson from yesterday’s episode has contacted me for a Q & A! This does my heart good – he’s the guy who left the comment here.
The big question today, for me: Am I gonna be sending Rico my questions this weekend or next? (That is, was his score high enough to be a wild card?) Here we go.
Cathy Bloedorn
Michael Townes
Timothy Shuker-Haines
I was looking forward to Rap Stage Names, and it was one of I think 3 categories I swept in the Jeopardy round. I’m glad we saw them all – It was the last category the contestants chose!
I got this triple-stumper in Same First & Last Letter: “Shortened term for an agreement before a marriage that stipulates rights.” I thought of “Loyalist” but didn’t quite make it to the correct response on this triple-stumper in Same First & Last Letter: “Traditional contradictory-sounding adjective for a Parliamentary opposition party.”
At the first break:
Cathy 1800 (3 right)
Timothy 3800 (6 right)
Michael 1000 (3 right)
Did you notice how many of this week’s teachers made education their second career? Maybe the contestant coordinators like that.
I noticed Michael’s pink tie when he was introduced because I like that look. I was glad he mentioned in his interview. But “hot pink”? Uh uh.
Timothy found the Daily Double of the round, in On his Presidency’s Secret Service.
Cathy 2200 (One right)
Timothy 5000 (2 right)
Michael 1000
Timothy wagered 3000 on this clue: “In 1902 the service began full-time protection of the president, this man whose predecessor could’ve used some protecting.” He and I got it right.
At the end of the round:
Cathy 4000 (2 right)
Timothy 9400 (3 right)
Michael 4400 (5 right)
Did Timothy’s students really call him “Timothy” in the video from his school? I hope they don’t do that in the classroom! I have a feeling they don’t – He didn’t look too happy about it.
I got this triple-stumper in Diseases: “The disease that kills all these animals in Egypt in Exodus 9:6 is believed to have been anthrax.” Timothy and Cathy negged but Michael didn’t, and the next clue was the Daily Double in the same category.
Cathy 5200 (3 right and 2 wrong)
Timothy 9800 (2 right and one wrong)
Michael 11600 (7 right)
Michael wagered 1600 on this clue: “CFTR, the defective gene responsible for transmitting this metabolic disease, lies in the middle of chromosome 7.” I didn’t know it either, but I was disappointed that he didn’t even throw up a guess. He seemed unwilling to even think about it, even after Mr. Trebek waited to reveal the correct response. Boo. Timothy and Cathy negged on the next clue too! But Michael and I got it.
I got this triple-stumper in Raid!: “This Biblical patriarch led a daring raid with his servants to rescue his nephew Lot.”
The last clue of the round was the other Daily Double, in Raid! It was Cathy’s to play.
Cathy 8400 (4 right and one wrong)
Timothy 13400 (5 right and one wrong)
Michael 16400 (5 right)
Cathy wagered 2000 on this clue: “In February 1942 he wrote that the purpose of his upcoming raid was ‘to bomb and fire the industrial center of Japan.” Cathy didn’t get it.
The Final Jeopardy category was Play Characters. This was the clue: “In Peter Roach’s phonetics glossary, this alliterative guy is ‘the best-known fictional phonetician.'” I didn’t get this one. Cathy did and wagered all but $5. Timothy got it too and added 7000. Michael didn’t get it and lost 2600. Timothy walked so quickly toward Mr. Trebek the camera almost didn’t catch him.
So, I’ll compile questions for Rico and James this weekend. I’d still like to know if you have any for them. Here are next week’s players:
Timothy
Anne Baxter
Patrick Dillon
Eli Barrieau
John Pearson
Mary Beth Hammerstrom
Becky Giardini
Maryanne Lewell
Katie Moriarty
My Coryat today was 33000 (34400 without negs).
One year ago: On the Decay of the Art of Strategy
Two years ago: You must remember this…
Three years ago: Play it again, Sam