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Season 30

Where Alex Wears A Gold Tie

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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

Andy here and we get a week’s worth of past champions returning!

The 90s Battle of the Decades players:
Eddie Timanus
Babu Srinivasan
Rachael Schwartz
Pam Mueller
Dan Melia
Ryan “Fritz” Holznagel
Shane Whitlock
Bob Harris
Robin Carroll
Claudia Perry
Mark Dawson
Dave Abbott
Brad Rutter
Mike Dupee
Jill Bunzendahl-Chimka

Jeanie is doing a Q&A with Robin Carroll, who plays Wednesday, before and after her show, so if you have anything you’d like her to ask, let us know! Also remember that we have a Q&A publishing soon with Josh, who lost to Arthur Chu last week!

Today’s contestants:

J! round categories:
STEPHEN KING
ROLE IN COMMON
ON THE “GO”
THE 90s
DOT COM
BOOM!

Remember, Alex gives Eddie a Braille card with the categories on it, and a soft tone beeps when the clue ends!

Eddie left ROLE IN COMMON to go BOOM. Rachael went back and found the Daily Double under the $800 clue! Scores:

Rachael $800
Eddie $600
Babu $0

Rachael bet just $500. Her clue: Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart, Richard Harris. All Rachael could come up with was Henry Higgins and she fell to $300.

At the first break, the scores were:

Eddie $1,200
Babu $400
Rachael -$500

Eddie dropped a great line on Alex during his interview: “And, um, may I also say that gold tie looks wonderful on you?”

Babu has spent $4,400 on a camera. To take pictures of his cat. To share them on the Internet. “That’s why they invented the Internet, you know…”

Rachel’s applying to PhD programs, wanting to study aging and longevity!

A whole bunch of Triple Stumpers coming to the turn. A very difficult Jeopardy! round board. After 30, the scores were:

Eddie $2,400
Rachael $1,700
Babu $1,200

DJ! Round categories:
2014 ANNIVERSARIES
ON THE MAP
THE LAST CENTURY
THE ELEMENTS
1990s NO. 1 HITS
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD CLUES “L”

Much like the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, Babu had issues with coming close to answers, but being not quite there. He said “I’m So Sexy” instead of “I’m Too Sexy” when dealing with the Right Said Fred song in 1990s NO. 1 HITS! It enabled Eddie to run the category and earn applause!

Our first Tweet of the Night:

Eddie is going to be in all your nightmares tonight.#Jeopardy— THRILLHO (@PatriotsDasein)March 4, 2014

After dominating, Eddie gave up control to Rachael on the $1600 ELEMENTS clue, who then hit the Daily Double at $2000! Scores:

Eddie $11,200
Rachael $3,700
Babu $800

Rachael bet just $1,000. Her clue: This element is named for a mythological king for whom food was always just out of reach. Her correct response put her at $4,700!

2014 ANNIVERSARIES had the last Daily Double! It was under the $1200 slot. There was a $1600 and $2000 clue remaining. Scores:

Eddie $12,800
Rachael $9,500
Babu $2,000

Rachael bet $1,000. Her clue: Happy 400th anniversary to this interracial couple who tied the knot in Jamestown. Rachael’s correct response put her at $10,500. Such wasted opportunities, though.

At the end of the DJ! round, the scores sat at:
Eddie $14,400
Rachael $10,500
Babu $2,000

FJ! category: PRESIDENTS

FJ! clue: He is the only 19th century President to serve 2 complete terms with the same vice president

Babu 2000 – 2000 = 0
Rachael 10500 – 2600 = 7900
Eddie 14400 – 6700 = 7700

(I coin flipped and picked the wrong James.)

And our second Tweet of the Night:

Morning, Twitterverse. And in their darkest hours you can hear them say, I’d give all I got for just one more shot at the one that got away.— Eddie Timanus (@EddieTimanus)March 4, 2014

I was cheering for you, Eddie…

That makes it 6 for 6, I believe, now, with Tournament of Champions winners making the Tournament of the Decades! Up tomorrow? Pam Mueller, Dan Melia, and Fritz Holznagel! Jeanie will have the recap!

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