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Season 31

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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)
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 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

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Andy here with the recap of Tuesday, January 6!

Today’s contestants: Val Hannon, Alan Hait, and Elliot Yates!

J! round categories:
WATCH THE BIRDIE
FOOD & RELIGION
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
VOWEL, CONSONANT, VOWEL
A LONG TIME AGO
A VEGAS HOTEL, OR…

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS $800 had the first Daily Double, and it came out early, on Clue 7 of the game! Elliot played it with scores at:

Elliot $1,000
Alan $1,000
Val $0

Elliot bet $1,000. His score: The Ravi Shankar & Vilayat Khan are methods of teaching this instrument. His correct response put him at $2,000!

Scores at the first break:
Elliot $3,600
Alan $2,800
Val $600

Val’s writing a book and she has named the protagonist Alexandra — after Mr. Trebek!

Alan ran into Elizabeth Taylor — literally — at Heathrow Airport!

Back to the game, Alan and Val had the best luck on the buzzer for most of the round, but Elliot went on a run at the end to retake the lead! Two clues went unplayed (that’s been happening much too often!).

Scores after the J! round:
Elliot $7,200
Alan $5,600
Val $2,000

DJ! round categories:
WATCH THE BIRDIE
THE UKRAINE STRAIN
A LITTLE SPICE
STATE FIRSTS
NO. 1 BESTSELLERS IN THE ZERO YEARS
THE “METRIC” SYSTEM

Alan and Val both took awhile to select clues! Val didn’t have much luck on the buzzer, either — ringing in once, a neg!

The Daily Doubles took a long time to come out in this round; STATE FIRSTS $2000 had the first one; Elliot played it and bet facing the following scores:

Elliot $14,000
Alan $9,200
Val $0

Elliot bet $2,500. His clue: In 2007 this state elected the USA’s first Indian-American governor. Elliot’s correct response put him at $16,500!

Two clues later, and right after the “minute-to-go” signal, Elliot found the other one. Take a guess where it was. Did you say WATCH THE BIRDIE $1600? Because that’s where it was! Scores:

Elliot $17,700
Alan $9,200
Val $0

Elliot bet $2,300. His clue: This fictional sleuth from St. Mary Mead enjoyed her knitting, gardening, and bird-watching. Another correct response from Elliot put him at $20,000!

With 6 clues left, Elliot went to STATE FIRSTS $400. It was the final clue played! (Maybe Alan should have been quicker!)

Scores going into Final:
Elliot $20,000
Alan $9,600
Val $0

FJ! category: ASIA

FJ! clue: Meaning “waterless place” this 500,000-square-mile area lies in what’s called a “rain shadow” of the Himalayas

Alan 9600 + 9600 = 19200
Elliot 20000 + 799 = 20799

ToC standings:
1. Vaughn Winchell $103,103 (5 wins)

Catherine Hardee $95,201 (4 wins)


2. Alexander Persaud $61,000 (3 wins)
3. Ryan Alley $56,800 (3 wins)

Bill Cossen $50,602 (3 wins)


4. Elliot Yates $50,000 (3 wins)
5. Shane Curtis $42,001 (3 wins)

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