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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Today’s episode featured Shubha Ghosh of WI, Antoinette Aubert of CA, and 2-day champ Buddy Wright of TX. Despite the lopsided scores at the end of the Jeopardy round, they seemed evenly matched at first. Or at least they were all actively responding. Shubha had 3000 at end of the round, while Antoinette had 4600 and Buddy had 8000. Shubha and Buddy seesawed back and forth in Double Jeopardy, while Antoinette was largely silent. First, Shubha nearly swept Presidential Succession 2010. Then he picked up 3000 when he answered the first Daily Double, in Greek Letters: “This 9th letter of the Greek alphabet also means a jot or whit.”* (The answer is at the end of this post, but I encourage you to read the whole post before you scroll down, or you will see all the answers.) I hope my dad was watching today, by the way. He knows his Greek letters.
Buddy responded by sweeping Disco! Duck! (Do you suppose he’s proud, or embarrassed? I’m leaning toward ‘proud.’ Why not?) Shubha then lost 2800 on this tough Daily Double, in Time is On Your Side: “Shakespeare coined this ‘culinary’ term for a time of youthful exuberance.”
At the end of Double Jeopardy, Shubha had 8800, Antoinette had 3800, and Buddy had 16800. All three got this clue right, in Toys: “Original sets of this toy that was first sold in 1918 included plans for building Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Shubha wagered everything, but Buddy wagered enough to win as long as he responded correctly. He is now a 3-day champ, with a three-week vacation: Next week is the final week of the Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational, followed by two weeks of the Tournament of Champions. Bring it on!
Did you know the answers to these clues that none of the contestants got right? I can’t believe no one got this one for 200 in Scene and Herd: “Billy Crystal goes on a cattle drive (and causes a stampede with his coffee grinder) in this 1991 comedy.” How about this one for 1600 in Not Great Work: “This plural of an ordinal number also refers to flawed goods from the factory.” (I had never heard of this, but I made a lucky guess.)
Here are my scores for a couple of games this week: (For those of you new to this blog: First, welcome! Secondly, I sometimes play along with the contestants using a Jeopardy Challenger, a device for that purpose that was sold in the 1980s.)
Alexandra Helprin NY 26400 Buddy Wright TX 27201 Randall Johnson VA 3600 Me 8798
Robin Poche TN 23800 Linda Smith AR 7900 Buddy Wright TX 24001 Me 8398
*iota, salad days, Lincoln Logs, City Slickers, seconds