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Jeopardy! National College Championship 2022
Jeopardy! National College Championship Game Recap – Wednesday, February 9, 2022 (Quarterfinal #3)
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 are today’s contestants for the Jeopardy! National College Championship for Wednesday, February 9, 2022 (Quarterfinal #3):
Today’s contestants:
Mehek Boparai, a senior at University of Pennsylvania
Emmey Harris, a sophomore at University of Minnesota
Toussaint Pegues, a senior at Caltech
This is currently a placeholder post which will be updated with Final Jeopardy! information and a game recap once it is known. If this isn’t the game you’re looking for, you can find the recap to today’s syndicated game here, and the recap to today’s Quarterfinal #4 here.
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Today sees quarterfinals #3 and #4 for the Jeopardy! National College Championship. The overnight ratings for last night were better than some analysts expected, especially considering that tournament this is counter-programming for the Olympics. In this game, Toussaint (Caltech), Emmey (Minnesota), and Mehek (Penn) compete to become one of the 12 semifinalists.
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Final Jeopardy! category: USA
In 2012 these 2 neighboring states celebrated the centennial of their admission to the Union
Correct response: What are Arizona and New Mexico?
Looking to find out who won this Jeopardy! National College Championship match? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Emmey $21,000
Toussaint $5,000
Mehek $1,200
Tonight’s results:
Mehek $1,200 – $1 = $1,199 (What are Kentucky Hawaii ???)
Toussaint $5,000 – $4,999 = $1 (What are North and South Dakota)
Emmey $21,000 – $0 = $21,000 (What are Washington and Oregon?) (Semi-Finalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Emmey $7,400
Toussaint $2,600
Mehek $2,200
Daily Double locations:
1) WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1000 (clue #20)
Emmey 3600 +2000 (Toussaint 1000 Mehek 2000)
2) ON THE TRANSCRIPT… $2000 (clue #21)
Mehek 4600 -3000 (Toussaint 3400 Emmey 13000)
3) BUILDINGS $1600 (clue #29, $2000 left on board)
Emmey 19000 +2000 (Toussaint 5000 Mehek 1200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 1
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Emmey $19,600 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mehek $4,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Toussaint $5,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,800
Lach Trash: $18,400 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800
Toussaint Pegues, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,000
Emmey Harris, career statistics:
25 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,600
Mehek Boparai, career statistics:
9 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,200
Today’s interviews:
Mehek is the managing culture editor of the 34th Street Magazine at Penn.
Emmey toured Notre-Dame in Paris the day before it caught fire.
Toussaint comes from a family of mechanical and aerospace engineers.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I was disappointed that Toussaint seemed to have zero interest in finding Daily Doubles.
Link to the box score: Jeopardy National College Championship Episode 2 Box Score
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