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Andy’s Weekly Thoughts (8/17): Information On Pop Culture Jeopardy

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Current Champion

Will Goree, career statistics:
24 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800

To win:
2 games: 73.975%
3: 54.723%
4: 40.481%
5: 29.946%
6: 22.153%
Avg. streak: 3.842 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

November 14-15: S42 E181 (May 18, 2026)
November 21-22: S42 E182 (May 19, 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

There are certainly a number of various news items for me to talk about in terms of Jeopardy! this week. Here we go:

  • Congratulations to Ike Barinholtz, who, with his father Alan, won the top prize this past week on the recent Celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?


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You can find game-by-game stats here at The Jeopardy! Fan of all 23 players, including Caleb Groen, Adam Remsen, Tristan Williams and Jamie Ding, that have won 10 or more games on Jeopardy!
  • Pop Culture Jeopardy! begins filming today; it will be an 81-team 40-episode single-elimination tournament. Further information about the format:

    • Each episode will feature three teams of three—all nine players will be on stage at the same time. Each team will also have a team name/uniform motif.
    • Each of the nine players can try to ring in on a clue. When a player successfully gets in, they respond without consultation.
    • If a player is incorrect, a team can’t rebound its own miss.
    • For Final Jeopardy and Daily Doubles, teams may consult on both wager and response.
    • Prizes range from $1,500 per team (eliminated in the first round) to $300,000 for the overall championship team.


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  • The general consensus from the Inside Jeopardy event at SporcleCon was that it was an excellent event. The only major news I would say is that the “live” game that was played in both NYC and Detroit (which, by all accounts, played very well in Detroit) will be rolled out as the Jeopardy! bar trivia game in the near future.

  • I don’t really see too much of a need to beat a dead horse, even though Reddit’s most recent “Chicken Little” act regarding ratings is going to fuel another week’s worth of tabloid articles. Once again, the show is generally one of the most-watched programs on American broadcast television—the show is fine and it seems very weird for the group of so-called “fans” to constantly bash the show on Reddit.
  • News reports are that the Australian version of Jeopardy! is now casting for Australian expats living in the United Kingdom; the Australian version uses the UK version’s set. I’m actually a little bit surprised by this update myself, but the shared set does make for significant production cost savings.

  • On a more personal note, there is a chance that Hurricane Ernesto (or remnants thereof) will strike the St. John’s area on Monday evening. Please rest assured that I will stay as safe as I can.

I hope everyone has a great week!


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