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)
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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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As we get closer to the 33rd Tournament Of Champions, we have 15 players vying for the 21st and final spot in that event. Here are those 15 players; 3 of them have advanced from Second Chance, joining 2 3-time champs, 5 2-time champs, and 5 1-time champs in this field.
As always, the Unified Prediction Model has been run 100,000 times in order to determine the chances of advancing to each stage of the competition, as well as the chances of victory, for each player.
Monday, January 5, 2026:
Stella Trout
Houston, Texas
40 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
29.73% in first on buzzer (33/111)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,200
35.005% to win quarterfinal
62.392% to advance to semifinal
21.664% to advance to final
7.547% to win Champions Wild Card
Once word came out that the producers were using some discretion to pick players for Champions Wildcard, I don’t think there were many lists that didn’t include Stella, a very strong 1-day champion from back in June. Stella is definitely one of the stronger players in the field with an above average chance of advancing both to Week 2 and the Tournament of Champions.
Bill McKinney
San Diego, California
73 correct, 15 incorrect
9/12 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
29.65% in first on buzzer (67/226)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,000)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,550
24.297% to win quarterfinal
55.603% to advance to semifinal
15.410% to advance to final
3.907% to win Champions Wild Card
The Unified Prediction Model isn’t the biggest fan of Bill, thinking that other players in this field may have just gotten unlucky in regular play. However, Bill does know how to win, having claimed 3 victories in regular play. And in my experience covering this show, I’ve learned never to count out the player with more victories under their belt.
Dargan Ware
Bessemer, Alabama
72 correct, 11 incorrect
0/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (72/171)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $32,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,867
40.698% to win quarterfinal
63.517% to advance to semifinal
25.096% to advance to final
10.117% to win Champions Wild Card
Dargan was an incredibly strong player and shows up on many lists as a favorite to advance to the Tournament of Champions. Honestly, I’m at least part expecting both Stella and Dargan to put up monster scores through 2 rounds with both advancing to next week through conservative Daily Double bets.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026:
Michelle Tsai
Honolulu, Hawaii
94 correct, 10 incorrect
9/10 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (84/228)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,600)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,950
38.222% to win quarterfinal
59.526% to advance to semifinal
19.966% to advance to final
6.430% to win Champions Wild Card
Michelle quickly became a fan favorite in Second Chance, also cruising through Week 2 of that competition. The Unified Prediction Model does have her the favorite to extend that run into Week 2 of this one as well.
Dave Bond
Rochester, New York
63 correct, 10 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
36.26% in first on buzzer (62/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,600)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400
31.397% to win quarterfinal
58.243% to advance to semifinal
16.850% to advance to final
4.700% to win Champions Wild Card
Dave has had the longest wait out of anyone to find out if he was going to make it back on to the Alex Trebek Stage; he was the carryover champion from the qualifying period of the 32nd Tournament of Champions.
Geoff Barnes
Washington, D.C.
68 correct, 8 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
28.05% in first on buzzer (62/221)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,600)
4/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,700
30.381% to win quarterfinal
57.761% to advance to semifinal
16.431% to advance to final
4.274% to win Champions Wild Card
Much like Bill in our first quarterfinal, Geoff has three victories under his belt; as I also said above, it’s tough to count out any 3-win players in this event.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026:
Cameron Berry
Brighton, Massachusetts
42 correct, 10 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,100
34.565% to win quarterfinal
59.491% to advance to semifinal
20.562% to advance to final
6.914% to win Champions Wild Card
Cameron is another one of the very strong 1-time champions being invited back to Champions Wildcard. I do think he has his work cut out for him a little bit, though, having to play against Harvey and Jason.
Harvey Silikovitz
West Orange, New Jersey
49 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,000
37.670% to win quarterfinal
58.395% to advance to semifinal
21.401% to advance to final
7.654% to win Champions Wild Card
Harvey had one of the best opening-game performances in the 42-year history of Jeopardy! before having a very large fall-off in his second game. Hopefully that will bode well for him advancing out of the quarterfinals.
Jason Singer
Portland, Maine
66 correct, 14 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
40.94% in first on buzzer (70/171)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,067
27.765% to win quarterfinal
61.172% to advance to semifinal
17.860% to advance to final
5.242% to win Champions Wild Card
I think this is my surest prediction of the entire event: Jason will write #BringBackSusan in Final Jeopardy. (That says nothing as to whether or not I think the show should.) He was moving along at quite a nice clip, though, before running into Scott Riccardi. I think, at the very least, as long as our three players have studied wild card strategy, we could very well see 3 advancees to the semifinals out of this one.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026:
Pete Johnston
Alma, Michigan
77 correct, 18 incorrect
2/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
35.53% in first on buzzer (81/228)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,750
25.390% to win quarterfinal
54.962% to advance to semifinal
15.759% to advance to final
4.131% to win Champions Wild Card
Compared to Michelle and Ryan, I do think Pete was the weakest of the three Second Chance winners. Moreover, I don’t think he’s gotten a favorable draw in this event, either—both Vickie and Jonathan are extremely strong opponents. That does explain why the Unified Prediction Model rates Pete the way it has. But Pete has recent game experience, and I do think that counts for something here.
Vickie Talvola
Jersey City, New Jersey
49 correct, 2 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (40/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,600
40.043% to win quarterfinal
64.883% to advance to semifinal
25.690% to advance to final
10.598% to win Champions Wild Card
I described Vickie’s regular-play exit as “heartbreaking” and I am very glad that the show invited strong 1-time champions to fill out the Champions Wildcard field. I also think her conservatism in Final Jeopardy betting from her initial run will suit her well, at least in terms of advancing to Week 2. From there, I think the Unified Prediction Model’s rating her as the overall favorite to advance is probably accurate; she was an extremely strong player who just ran into bad luck in Final Jeopardy.
Jonathan Hugendubler
Baltimore, Maryland
55 correct, 10 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
29.24% in first on buzzer (50/171)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $23,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,933
34.567% to win quarterfinal
61.915% to advance to semifinal
22.292% to advance to final
7.881% to win Champions Wild Card
Jonathan became well-known as a “giant killer” coming back from a very deep hole to unseat Scott Riccardi. If there’s a “dark horse” in this field, I do think it is Jonathan, and it would not surprise me if this game turned out very similar to Mondays, in this case with Jonathan and Vickie dominating the game, both being conservative in Final Jeopardy, and both easily advancing through to Week 2.
Friday, January 9, 2026:
James Corson
Frederick, Maryland
61 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (57/171)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,733
33.525% to win quarterfinal
60.411% to advance to semifinal
20.393% to advance to final
6.835% to win Champions Wild Card
James knocked out Harvey Silikovitz before picking up a second victory. An above-average player in the field, his fortunes might be dependent on how much momentum Ryan carries over from Second Chance.
Ryan Sharpe
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
96 correct, 10 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (90/228)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,104)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,700
39.473% to win quarterfinal
63.971% to advance to semifinal
24.132% to advance to final
9.271% to win Champions Wild Card
Ryan had a bit of a hiccup in his Second Chance quarterfinal, and that is the only reason why the Unified Prediction Model isn’t rating him higher here. He is a very strong and very capable player and is basically coming into this event having taped Second Chance the day immediately prior. I expect Ryan’s momentum from Second Chance to continue.
Ian Morrison
Aurora, Colorado
44 correct, 9 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
27.002% to win quarterfinal
57.758% to advance to semifinal
16.494% to advance to final
4.499% to win Champions Wild Card
Ian certainly has had an extremely strong strength of schedule; his loss was to Paolo Pasco. However, judging by who they’ve chosen to invite in this postseason, I suspect that the show rates “strength of schedule” higher than the Unified Prediction Model does. Additionally, I don’t think the draw has done Ian many favors either, pairing him against an extremely fresh Ryan Sharpe and a strong James Corson. I’m worried that Ian may have a similar outcome to his regular-season loss to Paolo in that there will be many attempts, but boxed out again on the buzzer. We shall see!
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