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 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 $1,598,403
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
It’s Thursday, and it’s Day 1 of the Final of the 29th Tournament of Champions! Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Music & Geography) for Thursday, May 27, 2021 (Season 37, Game 174):
In a British folk tune, the title lass Maggie May is sentenced to go way down south to this penal colony that rhymes with her name
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Sam Kavanaugh, a teacher originally from Carlton, Minnesota
Jennifer Quail, a wine tasting consultant from Dowagiac, Michigan
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, a librarian from Portland, Oregon
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: In a very evenly matched tournament, Veronica, Jennifer, and Sam have qualified for the finals. I would expect to see fireworks on the Daily Doubles, as there is plenty of time tomorrow to make a comeback if things go south. The prediction model has Jennifer as a slight favorite overall.
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Correct response: What is Botany Bay?
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Botany Bay is the location where James Cook first landed the HMS Endeavour in Australia. Currently located near Sydney, the Sydney area became a British penal colony; regardless of whether the colony was located at Botany Bay itself or the nearby Sydney Cove, “Botany Bay” became the British colloquial term for the entire area.
Now, I was only partly adjacent to the TikTok sea shanty craze; did Maggie May show up as part of that?
Finally: I absolutely hate this clue. Botany Bay only shows up in alternate lyrics of the song, and certainly not the Beatles version of this tune. I think that the clue was too flimsy because “Botany Bay” doesn’t show up in every version of the song and is inappropriate for any level of the show, let alone a Tournament of Champions final.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Sam $24,000
Jennifer $11,000
Veronica $8,200
Tonight’s results:
Veronica $8,200 – $1,800 = $6,400 (What is Doubleday?)
Jennifer $11,000 + $3,500 = $14,500 (What is Botany Botany Bay?)
Sam $24,000 + $14,000 = $38,000 (What is Botany Bay?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sam $7,600
Veronica $5,000
Jennifer $1,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTER FOOTBALL TEAM $1000 (clue #18)
Sam 3400 +3400 (Veronica 4000 Jennifer -600)
2) HISTORY $800 (clue #11)
Jennifer 4400 +4400 (Veronica 5000 Sam 15600)
3) LAW SLAW $2000 (clue #12, $18000 left on board)
Jennifer 8800 -3000 (Veronica 5000 Sam 15600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 166
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 188 (1.08 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Sam $21,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jennifer $10,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Veronica $8,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,200
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, career statistics:
149 correct, 16 incorrect
10/14 on rebound attempts (on 41 rebound opportunities)
30.43% in first on buzzer (136/447)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,200)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,075
Jennifer Quail, career statistics:
317 correct, 35 incorrect
19/24 on rebound attempts (on 51 rebound opportunities)
44.08% in first on buzzer (298/676)
17/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $33,500)
11/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,717
Sam Kavanaugh, career statistics:
186 correct, 16 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 29 rebound opportunities)
34.32% in first on buzzer (174/507)
13/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $74,200)
7/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,933
Andy’s Thoughts
- Sam’s “effective lead” is $11,750 over Jennifer and $15,800 over Veronica (as tomorrow’s scores can be doubled in Final Jeopardy!
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