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Pop Culture Jeopardy Recap – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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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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Jeopardy! Masters Standings

(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 3: S42 E114 (February 12, 2026)
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
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. 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. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
22. Ben Ingram $449,201
23. Paolo Pasco $448,717
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category The Hollywood Walk of Fame) for Wednesday, May 13, 2026 (Season 2, Game 3):

This icon’s star is the only one on the Walk of Fame not to be located on the ground; he said his first name should not be stepped on

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:

Trivial Resolutions, Lindsay & Simon

Trivial Resolutions on Pop Culture Jeopardy!

No Meesestakes, Jack & Elliot

No Meesestakes on Pop Culture Jeopardy!

One Baddie After Another, Jonathan & McShane (2 wins)

One Baddie After Another on Pop Culture Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Pop Culture Jeopardy! continues today with a matchup between 2-time champion One Baddie After Another and challengers Trivial Resolutions and No Meesestakes—yes, named after Jack Weller’s viral incorrect response from the 2022 Second Chance competition—and Trivial Resolutions.

It would be nice for the show to post official standings at some spot on the Internet; that way, it would be easier for fans to track who would be in line to participate in the final week of the season.

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Correct response: Who is Muhammad Ali?

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When he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002, Muhammad Ali specifically requested that his star be mounted on a wall instead of being placed on a sidewalk, out of respect for his faith. The heavyweight boxing legend felt that people walking on the name Muhammad would be extremely disrespectful, saying “I bear the name of our beloved prophet Mohammad, and it is impossible that I allow people to trample over his name”; the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce agreed, and Ali’s star is located on a wall at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Here’s the recap for Season 2, Episode 3:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Garden State; The 2016 XXL Freshman Class; Video Game To Movie; TV Ads We Hope To Never See; Title Brainteasers; Doing The Voice)

The domination continued from One Baddie After Another; they ran both “Video Game to Movie” and “TV Ads We Hope to Never See” and took a big lead into the interviews.

Today’s interviews:

Trivial Resolutions were both born on New Year’s Eve.
No Meesestakes are named after Jack’s famous viral incorrect response from 2022.
One Baddie After Another are shouting out Coco and Mimi; Coco thinks Jeopardy is the stupidest show ever.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

One Baddie After Another 16 correct 1 incorrect
Trivial Resolutions 6 correct 0 incorrect
No Meesestakes 6 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

One Baddie After Another 9,000
Trivial Resolutions 4,400
No Meesestakes 1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Queer Cinema; Reality Check; Early 2000s Fashion; Around The World; Arrested For Being Hot; Doing The Voice)

While both challenging teams played valiantly, it wasn’t enough—One Baddie After Another got DD2 correct, while Trivial Resolutions couldn’t unscramble an anagram on DD3 as our Baddies rolled to a third straight runaway. On this board, the Baddies went 3/5 in queer cinema and early 2000s fashion, while the Meesestakes went 3/5 in the “reality check” category.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

One Baddie After Another 26 correct 3 incorrect
No Meesestakes 15 correct 2 incorrect
Trivial Resolutions 12 correct 2 incorrect

Scores going into Final:

One Baddie After Another 21,100
No Meesestakes 9,800
Trivial Resolutions 2,200

All three of our players were able to name the correct response; One Baddie After Another now has three victories and will go for #4 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Trivial Resolutions 2,200 + 2,100 = 4,300 (Who is Muhammed Ali)
No Meesestakes 9,800 + 9,800 = 19,600 (Who is Muhammad Ali?)
One Baddie After Another 21,100 + 0 = 21,100 (Who is Muhammad Ali?) (Winner)

Current Overall Standings:

  1. One Baddie After Another: 3 wins, 82,500 points
One Baddie After Another, today's Pop Culture Jeopardy! winners (for the May 13, 2026 game.)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE 2016 XXL FRESHMAN CLASS 800 (clue #2)
One Baddie After Another 1000 +1000 (No Meesestakes 0 Trivial Resolutions 0)
2) EARLY 2000s FASHION 1600 (clue #7)
One Baddie After Another 12200 +2500 (No Meesestakes 5400 Trivial Resolutions 2800)
3) AROUND THE WORLD 1200 (clue #20, 5600 left on board)
Trivial Resolutions 6400 -5400 (One Baddie After Another 19500 No Meesestakes 7800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 36

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
One Baddie After Another 5 4*
No Meesestakes
Trivial Resolutions

DJ! Round:
One Baddie After Another 5 5 5 4* 4 4 3† 3 2
No Meesestakes 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 3
Trivial Resolutions 3 2 3*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

One Baddie After Another 4.00
No Meesestakes 4.13
Trivial Resolutions 2.67

Game Stats:

One Baddie After Another 20,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 3 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
No Meesestakes 9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Trivial Resolutions 7,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 37,400
Lach Trash: 7,800 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

One Baddie After Another, career statistics:

91 correct, 7 incorrect
7/8 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (81/171)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 11,900)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 25,667

No Meesestakes, career statistics:

16 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 9,800

Trivial Resolutions, career statistics:

13 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -5,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 7,600

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Due to today’s game being a runaway, no wagering suggestions will be posted.

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