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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

I’m ringing in the new year on the blog today with my first Jerry Slowik episode. It occurs to me that next month, I’ll be able to post a “four years ago” link at the end of my posts!
By the way, just throwing this out there: Anyone know a good book to learn Google Analytics? Or do you have a better suggestion?
I got curious to see how soon this blog would come up when I searched “Jerry Slowik,” and I learned some interesting things about him: He’s 28. He got perfect scores on his SAT and a 34 on his ACT. And that’s without clicking on any links.
Andy’s gung-ho about embedding Jeopardy tweets in our posts, so here’s a timely one from a familiar name:

I just wish you could see all the replies, too! Today, 4-time champ Jerry takes on Bridget O’Donnell and John Coulter. I felt like I had a comment a second on today’s episode. Let’s do this.

I’m glad Jerry chose to dress up again today, after wearing a polo shirt yesterday. Today it was Bridget’s shirt that didn’t flatter her.
Mr. Trebek thanked people for watching the show rather than college football. As if we always or even usually had a choice!
I got this triple-stumper in “O-M-G”!: “In 1961 this upscale chain of department stores introduced the first designer shopping bags.”
John found the first Daily Double of the round, in Portraits in History.
Jerry 1000 (3 right)
Bridget 600 (One right)
John 1000 (2 right)
John wagered it all on this clue: “He’s the Italian hero pictured here; you might recognize him by the color of his attire.”

John even said “He’s a redshirt,” but he couldn’t come up with the correct response!
We only saw 14 clues before the first break!
Jerry 2400 (3 right)
Bridget 600
John -200 (One right and one wrong)
John was identified as a “creative director.” I wish Mr. Trebek would’ve asked him what that was! Instead he asked whether John taught in the Peace Corps even though John had said he worked in agriculture.
Bridget is one of those people proud to say they don’t own a cellphone. (Sound familiar?) Mr. Trebek said “Good for you! You are gutsy.” ?! I doubt he means because she’s taking a chance she’ll never be in an emergency. Bridget said haughtily, “I just like to not be in contact with people 24-7, and I think that it does not foster communication; I think it isolates people, the cellphone.”
Were you caught off-guard when Bridget’s response was accepted even though she added a “g” on this one in Dylan Songs in Other Words?: “‘Borne Along by Gusts.'”
We saw every clue in the round. Funny how that’s news!
Jerry 5600 (8 right and one wrong)
Bridget 3400 (5 right and one wrong)
John 2600 (3 right)
I got this triple-stumper in Take a Walk on the Mild Side: “The posterior muscular portion that separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity is this palate.” This one wasn’t a triple-stumper, but I was happy to get it right anyway in the same category considering all the CSPAN I watch!: “In Congress-speak, ‘the chair recognizes’ not ‘the man from Montana’ but this type of ‘man from Montana.'” Mr. Trebek felt the need to add “the distinguished gentleman, usually.” I bet I watch more CSPAN than he does, and proud of it.
I said what Jerry did but immediately regretted it on this one in Botany: “The seeds of the red-bead tree were once used to weigh gold due to their uniform weight: 4 seeds equal this metric measure.” Bridget said “centimeter.” It was a triple-stumper.
Jerry soon found the Daily Double in Writers in Prison.
Jerry 7200 (3 right and one wrong)
Bridget 3000 (One right and one wrong)
John 5800 (3 right)
Jerry wagered it all! I have to wonder why. This was the clue: “He spent 30 days in jail for vagrancy in 1894 before heading to the Klondike, the setting for some of his best stories.” Jerry and I got it right.
Bridget started selecting slowly when she should’ve been picking up the pace, considering the lead Jerry was achieving. She soon found the Daily Double in Botany. I think I saw Jerry look at the audience at this time. There were 5 clues left on the board.
Jerry 20400 (6 right)
Bridget 10600 (5 right and one wrong)
John 5800
Bridget wagered 3400 on this clue: “In the scientific name of the common onion, allium cepa l., the “l” stands for this botanist.” I doubt I’d have ever gotten this either. Jerry’s lead grows! He and Bridget each got 2 right in the final category, for these scores going into the final:
Jerry 21600
Bridget 10000
John 5800
Yep, another lock.
The Final Jeopardy category was Nonprofit Organizations, and this was the clue: “This intellectual forum started in 1984, bringing together people from 3 different industries, hence its 3-letter name.” I’d never have come up with this, I don’t think. Mr. Trebek said, “That was tough, but finals are supposed to be tough.” Neither did Bridget or John. They lost 4200 and 5001 respectively. Jerry of course knew this. He added 1400.
Maybe this guy needs to take the online test:

My Coryat today was a measly 12000 (19200 without negs).

1. John Pearson (November 2013 Teacher’s Champion)
2. Jim Coury (May 2013 College Champion)
3. Ben Ingram $176,534 (8 wins)
4. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
5. Jared Hall $181,001 (6 wins)
6. Andrew Moore $137,803 (6 wins)
7. Jerry Slowik $121,800 (5 wins)
8. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
9. Rebecca Rider $101,600 (5 wins)
10. Rani Peffer $68,701 (5 wins)
11. Mark Japinga $112,600 (4 wins)
12. Mike Lewis $102,800 (4 wins)
13. Carlos Ross $89,774 (3 wins)
14. Adam Holquist $76,299 (3 wins)
15. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)
16. Salvo Candela $66,195 (3 wins)
17. Neal Pollack $60,798 (3 wins)
18. John Anneken $60,112 (3 wins)
19. Tim Anderson $56,001 (3 wins)
20. Stuart Anderson $51,601 (3 wins)
21. Bill Tolany $44,200 (3 wins)

One year ago: Q & A with Alistair Bell!
Two years ago: Who’s the Boss?
Three years ago: Promises, promises