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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(Here’s part one of the interview.)
Here is Part Two of my interview with 4-time Jeopardy! champ and 2010 Tournament of Champions quarterfinalist Ryan Chaffee. (Below, a picture of him with his sister the night before his original taping.)
J: A guy left a comment on my blog asking you to elaborate on your Tournament of Champions experience.
R: Oh, man. It was such a mix of emotions. It was completely the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, yet I went down hard in game one, so in the immediate aftermath I was pretty crushed. I live about four miles from the hotel they put us up at in Century City, so the actual “trip to the tournament” was a fairly uneventful one. But the two days of cramming trivia in the hotel before the tournament really amped up the stress for me. After I checked in, I went with my friend David down to the hotel lobby bar where I heard a guy go, “Aren’t you Jeopardy! champion Ryan Chaffee?”, and I turned around and it was Jason Zollinger. It was pretty awesome to see one of my fellow ToCers in the flesh (Jason was fully nude, by the way). I stupidly asked Jason whether he had ever been to Los Angeles before, and he was like, “Uh, yeah. I was out here when I taped the show,” and I was like, “Oh, right.” I didn’t see the other players until the lobby on the morning of day one. What a rush. All these great people I had imaginarily known in my head for months. And they were all as wonderful and as cool as I had hoped. I rode the shuttle to the studio seated beside my regular-game vanquisher, Stephen Weingarten, and I told him how much my family hates him and suggested that we really crank up the animosity between us and give the outward impression of a mean and angry rivalry. But Stephen and I turned out to be too nice to really pull that off. It was great to reunite with Maggie and Robert and Glenn and Corina. I especially love Maggie, and she will always hold a special place in my heart. Sadly, I did not get an opportunity to hang for very long with everyone in the green room, as I got the call for game one along with Liz Murphy and Patrick Tucker. On the upside, however, I got to hang out a lot with Liz and Patrick. We split a locket into three parts and each took a piece and by that holy locket and this oath we souls three are bound for eternity. The main way I assuaged my shame and disappointment for the rest of the tournament after I lost was by making lame jokes for Nick Yozamp to laugh at. Nick went above and beyond in indulging me with that. After the final game on day two, there was champagne and cake for all and I got to meet the families of everyone who brought family and it was just a really nice ending to an event that I will remember fondly for all of my days. It took a long time for the hurt of losing in the quarterfinals to wear off, but seeing the actual broadcast was a relief (during the actual game, it felt like I answered like a million questions wrong), plus a friend (and fellow ex-Jeopardy! ToCer from a few years earlier) wrote me a beautiful and spot-on email of condolence that captured the feeling and put it all in the proper light.
J: Is there anything you wish you’d done differently either on the show or in preparation for the show?
R: I would not change anything about the way I prepared, and I am thoroughly satisfied with my performance during my original five games. I wish I had done a better job of maintaining my mental composure during Final Jeopardy! of my Tournament of Champions game, because I know the information was in my head, but having just been soundly schooled by Liz “The Murderer” Murphy, I wasn’t able to
keep it together enough to fish out the response in time. But all in all, I am extremely pleased with how everything worked out.
J: I asked Stephen Weingarten (who, as you mentioned, ended your run in the regular season) and Vijay Balse, and I ask you, too: Have you considered writing a book about your experiences?
R: I have not considered writing a book about my Jeopardy! experiences. I have, however, considered writing a book about the time I was ostracized by my village and forced to wear embroidered typography because I out-of-wedlockly got it on with a preacherman, but I fear people might find it boring.
J: Do you have any goals or plans that you are working on? (I read that you are pursuing screenwriting?)
R: As I believe I replied to a question from Maggie during the “Winner’s Circle” segment following my first win, “I have won a game of Jeopardy!, which–aside from finding a woman to love and be loved by me–was pretty much my only well defined life goal. I can die now.” I would also like to sell a screenplay some day.
J: Do you write screenplays of a particular genre?
R: Yes, comedy (hopefully!).
J: Have you completed any?
R: I have completed six screenplays (half solo, half with a partner), and I (and a partner) am (are) about to finish number seven.
J: Do you have any advice for aspiring contestants or anything else you want to say?
R: I think the Jeopardy! goal is kind of the perfect goal to have, because in some respects, perhaps since it involves appearing on national television, it seems so unreal, glimmering in the far-off impossibleness. But it is totally attainable and something you can actively and rewardingly work toward with a reasonable hope of fulfillment. Just do like the classic motivational kitty poster says and HANG IN THERE, BABY!
J: Awesome, Ryan. Thanks again. Best of luck!