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Season 30

Who’ll Be The Final Nine?

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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 with a recap of the fifth and final quarterfinal!

Your contestants:

Johnny said Chuck hopes that none of his opponents have found his book. “Secrets of the Jeopardy! Champions” isn’t really a hard book to find, to be honest!

J! round categories:
SOUTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE
IT SOUNDS LIKE A LETTER
THAT ’70s SHOW
SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES
YOU HAD ONE JOB!
FASHION “P”IECES

Over the first 15 clues, Chuck had the best luck on the buzzer, but both of his opponents were close! Scores after 15:

Chuck $2,000
Mark $1,200
Colby $1,200

Colby wants to visit the Scottish Highlands with his winnings! Chuck and Alex were discussing the revival of the Italian version of Jeopardy!

The Daily Double went Mark’s way, under SOUTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE $800! Scores:

Mark $2,000
Colby $1,200
Mark $600

Mark risked $1,000. His clue: This feline with a fancy coat is the only New World resident traditionally classified as a big cat. His correct response put him at $1,600!

Over the rest of the round, Mark and Chuck had the best luck on the buzzer; Colby’s only buzz in the second half of the round was a neg! Scores after 30:

Chuck $6,800
Mark $4,200
Colby $200

Colby opened the round by getting the $2,000 clue in FEMALE WORLD LEADERS and found the Daily Double under $1,600! He bet his entire stack. Clue: Her husband’s assassination & a People Power revolution made her president in 1986 His correct response put him at $4,400!

Meanwhile, as Chuck kept hopping around the board, Colby found the last Daily Double as well, on the 15th clue of the round, under THE STARS WRITE $800! Scores:

Chuck $10,800
Colby $7,200
Mark $5,400

Colby bet just $1,000. His clue: Born in 1928, in 2009 Dick Van Patten published a book titled this “Is Not Enough”. Colby went for “The World” and fell to $6,200.

Over the back half of the round, Chuck only got three clues, giving his opponents chance to catch up!

Scores going into Final:
Chuck $14,400
Colby $11,800
Mark $10,600

FJ! category: FAMOUS BOOKS

FJ! clue: It was published March 26, 1830; a very popular work with the same name premiered March 24, 2011

Mark 10600 – 2000 = 8600
Colby 11800 – 800 = 11000
Chuck 14400 – 2500 = 11900

Colby seemed very relieved that he was a wildcard!

Here are the semifinal pairings:
Monday: Chuck Forrest vs Ken Jennings vs Russ Schumacher
Tuesday: Tom Cubbage vs Leszek Pawlowicz vs Brad Rutter
Wednesday: Colby Burnett vs Roger Craig vs Pam Mueller

Jeanie was a good audience member and hasn’t told me a thing about results! I can’t wait to see what happens next week!

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