Current Champion
Jennifer Leavey, career statistics:
15 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600
To win:
2 games: 46.897%
3: 21.993%
4: 10.314%
5: 4.837%
6: 2.268%
Avg. streak: 1.883 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
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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
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Seafaring Brits) for Wednesday, March 26, 2025 (Season 41, Game 143):
In 1804 an officer of HMS Warrior formally charged this captain with “calling me rascal, scoundrel & shaking his fist in my face”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Melanie Hirsch, a lawyer from Silver Spring, Maryland
John Rindone, a policy advisor from Brooklyn, New York
Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania (3-day total: $54,001)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Josh Weikert took a big victory in last night’s game that moved him squarely onto the bubble for the 33rd Tournament of Champions; the updated-daily Tournament of Champions Tracker puts Josh’s chances of qualifying for the ToC at 49.06% right now. (This, of course, assumes a postseason of similar composition to the recently-completed 32nd Tournament of Champions.)
Today’s game features challengers John Rindone and Melanie Hirsch (no relation to Isaac); as was posted online by her earlier this week, Melanie works at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Normally, I’d be more suspicious of a big post online—for the last 20-plus years, it’s definitely been noted many times that contestants are more likely to publicize their appearance in the show’s discussion spaces if they’ve done well—but I think Melanie was also trying to tie things into her employer, currently very much in the news regarding its potential shutdown.
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Correct response: Who is William Bligh?
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Much more famous for his beleaguered captainship of the HMS Bounty, William Bligh’s later naval career saw him spend a year captaining the HMS Warrior. His difficulties continued as Bligh and second lieutenant John Frazier “took turns court-martialing one another,” where Bligh was reprimanded for his actions (Frazier was acquitted.)
I’m guessing most home viewers would be less familiar with Bligh’s later naval career, but it should be straightforward enough to “name a beleaguered British naval captain from the late 18th-early 19th century”—as long as you don’t get stuck in the Napoleonic Wars.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: From Their New York Times Obituary; Kid Lit; Double Talk; Be My TV Show Guest; Hat Tricks; Can I Get An Amendment?)
Thanks to an incorrect True Daily Double from Josh, Melanie was the only player with money after 15 clues; at the break, she had $4,200, while Josh and John both had $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Melanie 5 correct 0 incorrect
John 2 correct 1 incorrect
Josh 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Melanie took part in a musical while in law school.
John has also been affected by pancreatic cancer; members of his family have had it.
Josh is also in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Both Melanie and Josh had 7 correct responses apiece after the break to continue to lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Melanie 12 correct 0 incorrect
Josh 9 correct 2 incorrect
John 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Melanie $6,800
Josh $2,400
John $200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: “I” On The Map; Big Screen Baseball Briefly; Fossil Fueled; Lion Around; Famous Pro-Semites; Compound Words)
Losing $6,000 on the two Daily Doubles didn’t prevent Melanie from losing the lead, but it certainly made things interesting; an incorrect response on the last clue of Double Jeopardy handed Melanie a $400 lead going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Melanie 23 correct 3 incorrect
Josh 19 correct 3 incorrect
John 5 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Melanie $12,000
Josh $11,600
John $2,600
Dropping to second worked out for Josh, as all three players went for Nelson, meaning that he’s now a 4-day champion after a perfect Final Jeopardy wager (and a standard cover bet from Melanie.)
Tonight’s results:
John $2,600 – $1,600 = $1,000 (Who is Nelson? (Thank you everyone!))
Josh $11,600 – $6,399 = $5,201 (Who is Nelson? Go Mighty Macs!) (4-day total: $59,202)
Melanie $12,000 – $11,201 = $799 (Who is Nelson)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) FROM THEIR NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARY $1000 (clue #13)
Josh 1800 -1800 (John -600 Melanie 4200)
2) FOSSIL FUELED $1600 (clue #9)
Melanie 11200 -3500 (Josh 5200 John 1000)
3) LION AROUND $1600 (clue #12, $19600 left on board)
Melanie 10100 -2500 (Josh 5200 John 1000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -156
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Josh 5 4 2 5*
John 5 4
Melanie 4 3 5 4 3 5 3
DJ! Round:
Josh 5 2
John 4 1
Melanie 3 3 4 5 4* 3† 3 4*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Josh 3.83
John 3.50
Melanie 3.73
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.21 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Josh $13,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
John $2,600 Coryat, 5 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Melanie $18,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,000
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Josh Weikert, career statistics:
90 correct, 12 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
39.04% in first on buzzer (89/228)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,900
John Rindone, career statistics:
5 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,600
Melanie Hirsch, career statistics:
23 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,000
Josh Weikert, to win:
5 games: 51.877%
6: 26.912%
7: 13.961%
8: 7.243%
9: 3.757%
Avg. streak: 5.078 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Josh is now 92.35% to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Melanie $12,000 Josh $11,600 John $2,600)
Josh: Bet no more than $6,399 to keep John locked out. (Actual bet: $6,399)
John: Bet no more than $1,800 to stay ahead of Melanie if she bets to cover. (Actual bet: $1,600)
Melanie: Standard cover bet is $11,201. (Actual bet: $11,201)
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