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
(Semifinal Final Standings)
1) Victoria Groce, 7 points, 2 wins, 81 correct responses, $60,000 Coryat Score, $65,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Andrew He, 6 points, 2 wins, 51 correct responses, $33,200 Coryat Score, $34,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Yogesh Raut, 2 points, 0 wins, 48 correct responses, $31,200 Coryat Score, $25,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Paolo Pasco, 1 point, 0 wins, 33 correct responses, $23,600 Coryat Score, $29,200 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 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. Paolo Pasco $548,717
17. Andrew He $534,365
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Around The USA) for Friday, May 24, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 185):
Astronomy buffs visit Idaho for the USA’s first dark sky reserve; oddly, part of it is this resort area with a bright name
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Susan Waller, a K through 12 school administrator from Chester, Pennsylvania
Sam Kooistra, a criminal defense lawyer from Tucson, Arizona
James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (26-day total: $1,991,135)
Will James break the $2 million mark today?
If you’re curious to see how James’ stats so far shape up to those of Ken Jennings, you can find them at A James Holzhauer vs. Ken Jennings Statistical Comparison.
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Correct response: What is Sun Valley?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The area around Ketchum, Idaho, near the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, is the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve; Sun Valley is a resort town adjacent to Ketchum. The idea of a dark sky reserve is so that people can view the night sky without light pollution.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
James $39,400
Susan $1,800
Sam -$2,000
Tonight’s results:
Sam -$2,000 (by rule, did not play Final Jeopardy)
Susan $1,800 – $0 = $1,800 (What ?)
James $39,400 + $35,000 = $74,400 (27-day total: $2,065,535) (What is Sun Valley? Las Vegas Strip)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $24,600
Sam $2,200
Susan -$600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE BIG UNIT OF MEASURE $400 (22nd pick)
James 11600 +11600 (Sam 2000 Susan 0)
2) IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE $2000 (2nd pick)
Sam 2600 -2600 (James 24600 Susan -600)
3) LET’S GO TO THE OPERA $1600 (6th pick)
Sam -400 -2000 (James 24600 Susan -600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES & A BOAT $400; QUEEN VICTORIA $400
Total $ Left On Board: $800
Game Stats:
James $28,200 Coryat, 37 correct, 2 incorrect, 61.82% in first on buzzer, 3/4 on rebound attempts
Susan $1,800 Coryat, 3 correct, 2 incorrect, 7.27% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts
Sam $2,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 23.64% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,000
James Holzhauer, stats to date:
977 correct, 31 incorrect
31/34 on rebound attempts (on 62 rebound opportunities)
58.12% in first on buzzer (884/1521)
59/63 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $545,654)
26/27 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $30,556
James Holzhauer, to win:
28 games: 98.057%
29: 96.152%
30: 94.284%
31: 92.452%
32: 90.656%
75: 38.995%
Avg. streak: 77.472 games.
(This is using the updated model.)
Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 75 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
James Holzhauer qualified 100.000% of the time.
Eric R. Backes qualified 93.930% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 78.916% of the time.
Lindsey Shultz qualified 52.838% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 30.603% of the time.
Jonathan Dinerstein qualified 22.956% of the time.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $74,400 is the 17th-highest one-day total of all time. James now holds 18 of the top 20 one-day totals.
- $24,600 is a record score after the Jeopardy! round; the previous record is $22,012, set during James’ 7th game.
- This was the 4th time that James had at least $20,000 after the Jeopardy! round.
- James has been correct on his last 21 Final Jeopardy! clues.
- The prediction model gives James a 88.894% chance of surpassing Ken Jennings’ winnings total of $2,520,700, and a 51.318% chance of James surpassing Brad Rutter’s all-time winnings total of $4,688,436. (At his current average, James would pass Ken on June 3 and Brad on July 26.)
- James’ average winning total on Fridays is $69,079.
- James’ weekly total, $374,527, is his lowest weekly total since his first full week (games 3 through 7) where he won $332,429.
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