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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Who will win the 2020 Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time tournament? It’s going to be very close.
The prediction model is similar to what was used in the All-Star Games and 28th Tournament of Champions; a player’s skill on high- and low-valued clues was taken, with Daily Double tendencies, Final Jeopardy tendencies, adjustments for regular vs. tournament play, opponent level (Tournament of Champions opponents are stronger than regular opponents, for example), and even the relative difficulties of each season (using data dating back to September 1996). The numbers from the model were then run 1,000,000 times to create these predictions.
James Holzhauer:
1,307 correct, 45 incorrect
38/41 on rebound attempts (on 76 rebound opportunities)
56.91% in first on buzzer (1190/2091)
78/84 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $676,988)
35/37 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $30,000
Why he will win: If James can find and convert the Daily Doubles, it will be game over. While we don’t have to worry about the freshness of the three players, as all three have played Jeopardy! in 2019, James is slightly fresher. Clue length (I do think Emma Boettcher was onto something when it came to her thesis) may also play a role; on quick-fire categories (where the clue might be very few words), James will have a decided advantage (see why in the below section) as it’s more difficult to pick up a cadence on shorter clues. Working in James’ favor here is that tournament games often do have shorter clues, as it’s a writing strategy to make sure the games see all 61 clues.
Why he will lose: Will James’ gameplay translate well to the biggest stage? A pair of 1990s Tournament of Champions winners have opinions on this one: Ken and Brad have generally worked off the the Michael Dupée school of “use the cadence of Alex’s voice”, whereas James is a major proponent of the Fritz Holznagel school of “hone your reflexes and work off the lights”. Which one is better? In my opinion, the Holznagel method reduces variance but is vulnerable to being beaten in by a player anticipating the cue with the Dupée method (with the Dupée method carrying the risk of going too soon and being locked out).
Model predictions:
Wins in 3: 3.623% of the time.
Wins in 4: 7.234% of the time.
Wins in 5: 9.783% of the time.
Wins in 6: 8.099% of the time.
Wins in 7: 4.071% of the time.
Overall: 32.809% of the time.
Ken Jennings:
2933 correct, 294 incorrect
107/133 on rebound attempts
59.01% in first on buzzer (2838/4809)
143/173 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $454,399)
54/83 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,506
Why he will win: Ken’s skill on clues that require multiple steps (see INITIALS TO ROMAN NUMERALS TO NUMBERS) is better than anyone else who has ever played the game. If there’s a connection to be made, Ken will make it. Boards with those types of clues will play to Ken’s advantage. Additionally, when you adjust for the fact that Season 35 played about 10% easier than Season 20 did, Ken and James have very similar Coryat statistics. Ken also knows that you need to be aggressive to win these; expect to see aggressive Daily Double bets out of him when he gets to play them.
Why he will lose: Ken has historically been the weakest of the three players when it comes to Final Jeopardy; this tournament may hinge on a key Final Jeopardy! or two that Ken will need to get right; if he doesn’t, he’s not going to be the victor.
Model predictions:
Wins in 3: 3.330% of the time.
Wins in 4: 6.776% of the time.
Wins in 5: 9.166% of the time.
Wins in 6: 7.788% of the time.
Wins in 7: 4.012% of the time.
Overall: 31.073% of the time.
Brad Rutter:
693 correct, 76 incorrect
38/41 on rebound attempts
42.71% in first on buzzer (656/1536)
42/48 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $71,100)
15/25 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,379
Why he will win: Because he always finds a way. Brad’s raw stats aren’t quite as great as Ken’s or James’ are, but the vast majority of Brad’s games have come against much stronger opposition. Adding opposition strength into account makes Brad a very weak favorite in the prediction model. I’ve often said that Brad gives you one chance a tournament to beat him; nobody has been able to follow through on that in Brad’s nearly 20-year Jeopardy! career.
Why he will lose: Alex Jacob made Brad look very vulnerable in the All-Star Games; Brad needed the help of the Daily Doubles to pull out the win in the All-Star Games for his team. If he doesn’t find them this time around, Brad is going to be in big trouble.
Model predictions:
Wins in 3: 4.185% of the time.
Wins in 4: 8.171% of the time.
Wins in 5: 10.718% of the time.
Wins in 6: 8.745% of the time.
Wins in 7: 4.298% of the time.
Overall: 36.118% of the time.
How long will the tournament last?
As per the prediction model:
The chances for:
3 games: 11.138% of the time.
4 games: 22.181% of the time.
5 games: 29.667% of the time.
6 games: 24.632% of the time.
7 games: 12.381% of the time.
What will happen? Make sure to watch in January 2020 to find out! Moreover, once the tournament gets started, the prediction model will use the nightly match stats to update the predictions daily!
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