Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, October 8, 2025

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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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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. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Animation) for Wednesday, October 8, 2025 (Season 42, Game 23):

Phil Vischer, creator of this show, originally had a candy bar as the lead until his wife nudged him in a healthier direction

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Chris Turner-Neal, a writer from New Orleans, Louisiana

Josh Ng, a middle school teacher originally from West Nyack, New York

TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California (4-day total: $76,524)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

On September 25, Steven Olson was unsuccessful in his attempt to become the 289^th player to become a 5-time Jeopardy! champion in the post-1984 history of the program. Today, TJ Fisher makes the same attempt as Josh Ng and Chris Turner-Neal attempt to stop him. Interestingly, TJ is also looking to become the 8^th player with 5 runaways in one’s first 5 games, and the first since Ben Chan in 2023; the other 6 are Rick Knutsen (2001), Robin Carroll (2000), Jonathan Groff (1995), Chuck Forrest (1985), Mike Day (1985), and Elise Beraru (1984).

Correct response: What is VeggieTales?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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When setting out to create a computer-animated Biblical-themed series, Phil Vischer originally had the stories told by an anthropomorphic candy bar; limitations in Softimage 3D in the early 1990s meant that it would be technically more difficult to have characters with arms, legs, hair and clothes. However, Phil’s wife suggested that the target audience, Christian parents, would be much happier if the characters promoted healthier eating habits. Thus, a switch to vegetables was made and VeggieTales was born.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Dating Profiles From The Animal Kingdom; I’ll Be Here All Week; Shift The Stress; Let’s Fix That Car; You Come At The Queen; You Best Not Miss)

While TJ found the Daily Double, Chris had 7 correct early to take a lead into the break. After 15 clues, the scores were Chris $5,000 TJ $2,400 Josh $400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Chris 7 correct 0 incorrect
TJ 5 correct 2 incorrect
Josh 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Chris took second place in a Stella-shouting contest.
Josh got confused for a student thanks to a Halloween costume.
TJ is Alex Trebek’s eighth cousin twice removed.

While incorrect responses kept TJ’s score down, Chris had another half-dozen correct responses to have a big lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Chris 13 correct 0 incorrect
TJ 10 correct 6 incorrect
Josh 4 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Chris $7,800
TJ $1,600
Josh $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Rowing On The River; In Decipherable; An Open Question; The Nic Cage Playlist; Accounting, For Taste; Broadway Play Revivals)

TJ went for a True Daily Double to make things close; as constant lead changes happened during the round, Chris lost $1,500 on DD3 and held just a $300 lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Chris 22 correct 4 incorrect
TJ 19 correct 7 incorrect
Josh 5 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 3 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Chris $12,700
TJ $12,400
Josh -$200

Both TJ and Chris were correct in Final Jeopardy…which usually would have ended TJ’s streak at 4. But Chris went for just $1,500 in Final Jeopardy—and that makes TJ a 5-time champion! TJ goes for win #6 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Josh -$200 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
TJ $12,400 + $11,799 = $24,199 (What is Veggie Tales?) (5-day total: $100,723)
Chris $12,700 + $1,500 = $14,200 (What are Veggie Tales?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) YOU COME AT THE QUEEN $800 (clue #5)
TJ 400 +1000 (Josh -400 Chris 0)
2) AN OPEN QUESTION $1200 (clue #8)
TJ 3600 +3600 (Josh 1000 Chris 7800)
3) ROWING ON THE RIVER $1200 (clue #13, $19200 left on board)
Chris 11000 -1500 (TJ 8400 Josh -600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 186

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
TJ 3 5 3 4*
Josh 4
Chris

DJ! Round:
TJ 3 4 5 4 3* 3 4
Josh 1 1 2
Chris 5 4 3*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

TJ 3.73
Chris 4.00
Josh 2.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

TJ $9,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 7 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Chris $14,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 4 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Josh -$200 Coryat, 5 correct, 2 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $23,800
Lach Trash: $17,200 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,000
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

TJ Fisher, career statistics:

132 correct, 27 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
47.72% in first on buzzer (136/285)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,800)
1/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,840

Josh Ng, career statistics:

5 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$200

Chris Turner-Neal, career statistics:

23 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200

TJ Fisher, to win:

6 games: 48.412%
7: 23.437%
8: 11.346%
9: 5.493%
10: 2.659%
Avg. streak: 5.938 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Chris $12,700 TJ $12,400 Josh -$200)

TJ: Bet between $601 (covering all of Chris’s viable small range) to $11,799 (in case Chris covers). (Actual bet: $11,799)

Josh: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)

Chris: Standard cover bet is $12,101. If you really feel the need to bet small, bet between $2 and $299, thereby forcing TJ to be correct. (Actual bet: $1,500)

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