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Q & A with Elizabeth Pfeifer

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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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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)
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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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First, two season 25 Coryats:
originally 2-19-09: 20600; 22800 without negs.
originally 2-20-09: 26200; 30200 without negs.
Unfortunately, my DVR did not record Jeopardy! yesterday. Therefore, no recap today, but here is an update of winners and potential wild cards (there will be 4 “non-winners”):
Colby Burnett (Winner)
John Hines (Winner)
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Michael Farabaugh (18000)
Diana North (10000)
Terry Parker (6799)
Francesca Leibowitz (0)

Now for a treat: Q & A with Elizabeth Pfeifer, who played on Thursday last week. See this for sort of a “recap” of her own experience.

Did you read my recap of your episode?

I did read your recap – before I ever got to watch my episode, which I got to do on Saturday morning. Jeopardy! sent me a DVD since my episode was going to be preempted for the election special my local station was running on Nov 1. The station received some emails and calls asking when my episode was running from local friends, and then decided to air my episode, as I was local.

How did you decide on your Final Jeopardy wager?

Well, Keith had a runaway, so I had to concentrate on getting to second place. John had 600 more than I did, so I knew he could out-wager me. My only hope of second was to hope he got it wrong and to end up with more than him – so I wagered $0.

I kind of thought John was going to win since he was wearing a different outfit in his howdy than he did on the show. Do you know anything about this?

I believe John’s luggage was lost by his airline, so he did his howdy in the only clothes he had, and then his luggage made it to the studio before he taped. Not sure if that is why he went in last ep of the day.

Any specific regrets?

I wish I had known the physical setup of the studio and how the clues appear on the board to the contestants. I believe that my vision issues hampered me a bit – the board is a bit far away and individual clues are not “blown up” to fill the screen as they appear to be when you watch at home – they fill the whole screen. That’s what I was expecting.

Did you know the correct responses to the Daily Doubles?

I knew all three of them!!! That was kind of a heartbreaker.

Can you tell me more about your community theater involvement?

I’ve done community theater since I was a kid, did all the plays in high school, taught drama, and have become involved with a great company here in Fairfax County. I’m relishing that as I age, I’m getting great character roles that give me the opportunity to be as big a ham as I can be: I’ve been Bloody Mary in South Pacific, Agnes Gooch in Auntie Mame and just closed a show as Rheba in You Can’t Take it With You. I used to be a high school English teacher, which was like having a captive audience several times a day.

Is there anything else you’d like to say?

One of my favorite parts of being a teacher was also being a coach for academic competitions. I believe that smart kids aren’t given the same recognition for their pursuits as athletic kids, and I wanted to try to help balance the scales. I coached a Mock Trial team, a Quiz Bowl team and several teams that competed on the local TV show, “Brain Game” in Raleigh. In many places, as was the case at the schools where I taught, academic coaches receive no supplemental pay for coaching these pursuits, while the football, baseball, volleyball, and cheerleading coaches, for example, all received extra pay.

Thank you, Elizabeth!

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