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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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)
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
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 Western Hemisphere Geography) for Thursday, January 16, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 94):
It’s the easternmost capital city in Central America
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Priscilla Drobes, a stay-at-home mom from Nanuet, New York
Shanu George, a graduate student from North Windham, Connecticut
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, a librarian from Portland, Oregon (3-day total: $68,001)
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Correct response: What is Panama City, Panama?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Central America is on a northwest-to-southeast orientation, meaning Panama City, Panama is both the southernmost and easternmost capital city in Central America.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Veronica $13,000
Shanu $2,300
Priscilla -$5,400
Tonight’s results:
Priscilla -$5,400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Shanu $2,300 – $2,000 = $300 (What is Tegucigalpa)
Veronica $13,000 + $8,000 = $21,000 (4-day total: $89,001)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Veronica $5,400
Shanu $1,000
Priscilla $200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) WEATHER $400 (17th pick)
Shanu 200 -1000 (Veronica 3400 Priscilla -600)
2) STATES’ COMMON SURNAMES $1600 (15th pick)
Shanu 5000 -4000 (Veronica 9400 Priscilla -2600)
3) ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD $2000 (17th pick)
Shanu -1000 -1500 (Veronica 7400 Priscilla -4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -255
Unplayed clues:
J! round: WEATHER $800; COINAGE $600
DJ! round: ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA $800 & $1200
Total $ Left On Board: $3,400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 167 (1.78 per episode average), 1 Daily Double
Game Stats:
Veronica $13,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 41.51% in first on buzzer, 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Shanu $8,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 8 incorrect, 33.96% in first on buzzer, 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Priscilla -$5,400 Coryat, 3 correct, 7 incorrect, 15.09% in first on buzzer, 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $16,400
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $22,200
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, stats to date:
87 correct, 10 incorrect
7/11 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
35.00% in first on buzzer (77/220)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
4/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,450
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, to win:
5 games: 49.417%
6: 24.420%
7: 12.067%
8: 5.963%
9: 2.947%
Avg. streak: 4.977 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- The -255 is the second-lowest Daily Double Efficiency with one player playing all three Daily Doubles in my Daily Double dataset (dating back to October 2004), second only to Peter Guekguezian on June 19, 2017.
- Because it always comes up: The known record for most incorrect responses in a single game is 23, set December 1, 1988.
- Confidence is so important (and underrated); there are situations I’m sure where Priscilla could have been a champion. It just didn’t work out for her today. Props as well to Shanu for getting out of the hole and getting to play Final Jeopardy.
If you disagree? Contestant tests start January 28. I await hearing your score.
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