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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
(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. 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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Welcome to Masters Breakdown #7, where I talk about the first two semifinal games!
Game 1: Stratton’s Dilemma—And Victoria’s Final Jeopardy Bet
As I explained in the recap to Game #1, Victoria was in what is known as Stratton’s Dilemma—she couldn’t both cover James in third place and stay ahead of Yogesh if both Victoria and Yogesh missed Final.
(In case you’ve forgotten, the scores going into Final Jeopardy were Yogesh 24,400 Victoria 18,000 James 13,000).
Victoria elected to make the cover bet against James, betting 8,001, falling to third place with 9,999. While Victoria’s bet is one way of resolving Stratton’s Dilemma, I would posit that it is best resolved by looking at what third place is most likely to do. In this case, because James had occasion to bet small (less than 200, staying ahead of Yogesh if Yogesh gets Final Jeopardy incorrect), I would say that it might have been better to bet 4,799 or less in order to stay ahead of James’s range of bets.
(On the flip side, had James’s score been between 11,601 and 12,798 instead of the 13,000 that he was at, the best play for Victoria would have been to make the cover bet—because James would have had good reason to go all in himself, having to be correct to have any chance of winning.)
It’s certainly a good “what if?” situation to analyze.
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Game 2: Is Amy Schneider In Trouble?
As Amy Schneider said on Twitter overnight Friday, “Listen, I cannot recommend ending a game of Jeopardy in the red. It feels awful! But if you insist on doing it anyway, I would strongly encourage you to win, say, 40 or 50 games of Jeopardy first? Maybe throw in a ToC win if you can? That really helps take the edge off.” Obviously, Amy had her worst performance ever—by far—in Game 2 of the semifinals. But is she in trouble?
Certainly, her path to the finals is a difficult one: generally, she’ll need at least a point in Game 3 to have any chances of advancing. But—especially if Victoria’s struggles in Final Jeopardy continue—it’s certainly within the realm of possibility!
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Previewing Game 3
Here’s how the prediction model breaks down Game 3:
Player
Win %
Second %
Third %
Victoria Groce (11-4)
32.933%
34.955%
32.112%
James Holzhauer (48-10)
42.756%
28.114%
29.130%
Amy Schneider (48-19)
24.311%
36.931%
38.758%
The prediction model is still generally bullish on James—mostly because James is 77% lifetime in Final Jeopardy, compared to just 47% for Victoria. It would not surprise me to see another situation where Victoria misses Final Jeopardy; I hope that the 61st clue is not going to be her Achilles heel during this event. Meanwhile, as I said above, Amy is very likely going to need at least a point to have any chance whatsoever of advancing. Things will definitely be very interesting on Monday!
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