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 2 semifinal games)
1) Victoria Groce, 6 points, 2 wins, 57 correct responses, $51,400 Coryat Score, $57,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 2 points, 0 wins, 30 correct responses, $16,600 Coryat Score, $16,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Andrew He, 0 points, 0 wins, 16 correct responses, $11,600 Coryat Score, $11,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Paolo Pasco, 0 points 0 wins, 9 correct responses, $6,600 Coryat Score, $6,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
(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 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
Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Friday, February 24, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: 17TH CENTURY GERMANS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Astronomer who began his epitaph, “I used to measure the heavens, now I shall measure the shadows of Earth”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Viraj Mehta, a junior at Stanford University from Austin, Texas (Yesterday’s total: $8,482)
Gary Tse, a freshman at the United States Naval Academy from Ellicott City, Maryland (Yesterday’s total: $24,945)
Lilly Chin, a senior at M.I.T. from Decatur, Georgia (Yesterday’s total: $20,400)
Remember, this is a two-day total-point affair; today’s scores get added to yesterday’s to determine the tournament champion!
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The epitaph concluded: “The mind belonged to heaven, the body’s shadow lies here.”
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Scores going into Final:
Lilly $20,400
Gary $6,600
Viraj $3,600
Final results:
Viraj $3,600 – $3,600 = $0 + $8,482 = $8,482 (Who is Copernicus?) ($25,000)
Gary $6,600 + $4 = $6,604 + $24,945 = $31,549 ($50,000)
Lilly $20,400 – $0 = $20,400 + $20,400 = $40,800 (Who is the spiciest memelord?) ($100,000)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Gary $6,600
Lilly $4,000
Viraj $3,800
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) WORDS OF THE YEAR $600 (1st pick)
Lilly 0 +1000 (Gary 0 Viraj 0)
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2) WORD ORIGINS $1600 (1st pick)
Viraj 3800 -3800 (Gary 6600 Lilly 4000)
3) AMERICAN LIT $1200 (12th pick)
Lilly 12000 +4000 (Gary 6600 Viraj 3600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: THE 1970s $200
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $200
Game Stats:
Lilly $17,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer
Gary $6,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 23.21% in first on buzzer
Viraj $7,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $11,200
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $11,400
Lilly Chin, stats to date:
88 correct
8 incorrect
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,200)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
35.84% in first on buzzer (81/226)
Average Coryat: $16,600
Gary Tse, stats to date:
79 correct
7 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,840)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
31.42% in first on buzzer (71/226)
Average Coryat: $16,000
Viraj Mehta, stats to date:
78 correct
17 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $-1,800)
0/4 in Final Jeopardy
36.72% in first on buzzer (83/226)
Average Coryat: $13,800
Miscellany:
Lilly mentioned STAY CLAM in her interview tonight. Remember, you can get that on one of our STAY CLAM ceramic mugs!