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Season 29

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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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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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Hello! Andy here with the recap of the April 1 episode! Should be interesting to see what the April Fools joke is this year!

Jeanie has a poll for you coming up later this week for all former contestants: If you knew going in how long your time on the show would last (and how much you would win), would you play again? Think about that! She’ll post later this week…

This week’s contestants:
Scott Brill, Shelton, CT
Salvo Candela, New York, NY
Jim Craner, Riverton, IL
Tara Curcio, Medford, NJ
Eric Nelson, Minneapolis, MN
Katie Newcomb, Washington, DC
Lisa Sotir Ozkan, Arlington, VA
Rebecca Rider, Fresh Meadows, NY
Alex Stoy, Tarzana, CA
Shawn Townsend, Brentwood, TN
Emily Vandermeulen, Owen Sound, ON, Canada

Wow, Owen Sound. That’s impressive. (Owen Sound is a city of about 20,000-30,000 about 80-90 miles north of where I am.)

Onto Monday’s show – Alex Stoy and Jim Craner are the challengers for Rebecca Rider. Will Rebecca make it 3 wins?

Trebek (I’ll use “Trebek” today to avoid confusion with Alex Stoy) says right off the top “we have no April Fool’s Day jokes or tricks to play on you today”. Boo!

J! round categories:
GIRTH OF A NATION
THANK “Q” VERY MUCH
PAPER
GOOD EATS
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
& HERE’S YOUR HOST…

Alex got off to the best start and on the 15th clue of the round, at the bottom of GIRTH OF A NATION, he got to play the first Daily Double! Scores at this point were:

Alex $4,000
Jim $1,600
Rebecca $1,600

Personally? I’d be betting all $4,000 in Alex’s shoes here. If you happen to get the question wrong, you get a chance to regroup over the break. If you happen to get it right, it sends your two opponents into a panic going into the break.

Alex bet $1,500. His clue: 5,108 miles of border, all with China and Russia. I got it immediately; so did Alex. His score went to $5,500 at the first break.

Rebecca’s apartment is decorated with all sorts of women’s basketball memorabilia! Both pro and college!

Coming out of the break, it seemed as though Rebecca got her buzzer mojo going, whereas Alex didn’t ring in that much. I might have missed something, but it felt to me as though Alex only rang in twice over the second 15 clues (one $1,000 neg, one $1,000 get)! Meanwhile, Rebecca stormed back to take the lead! Scores at the end of 30:

Rebecca $6,000
Alex $5,500
Jim $3,200

DJ! round categories:
SHAKESPEAREAN PREQUELS?
DISNEY MOVIES BY SONG
15 LETTERS OR MORE
SOCIOLOGY
BORN IN THE 1400s
THE “EL” YOU SAY

Jim picked up $3,600 in THE “EL” YOU SAY and then picked up the first two clues in 15 LETTERS OR MORE, prior to getting the Daily Double at the $1200 slot there! Scores were:

Jim $8,000
Alex $7,100
Rebecca $6,800

Jim bet $2,000. His clue: Drawn only partly from Hemingway’s own experiences, “A Farewell To Arms” is described as this 20-letter type of novel. I came up with a 20-letter word; as did Jim! We both gave the same, and correct one! Jim moved to $10,000. I only ended up with a modicum of pride.

Not sure why the judges originally accepted “bioluminescent” in a “15 LETTERS OR MORE” category as that’s only 14 letters long! They did make that correction once it came around, though, to the second Daily Double.

SOCIOLOGY $800 had that second Daily Double, and Jim got to play it! After Jim lost the money from “bioluminescent”, the scores sat at:

Rebecca $14,800
Jim $10,000
Alex $7,900

Jim bet $2,000. His clue: “Counterculture” was a term popularized by Theodore Roszak to describe this decade’s revolt against authority. His instant correct response put him to $12,000. I feel as though Jim left some money on the table, though!

Alex seemed to lose it after his great start, a couple of late negs brought his score down further! By the end of the Double Jeopardy! round, the scores were:

Rebecca $19,200
Jim $16,800
Alex $4,300

FJ! category: STATE MOTTOS

FJ! clue: On a state seal since 1850, this one-word motto is found in a story about Archimedes

Alex 4300 + 4200 = 8500
Jim 16800 – 8000 = 8800
Rebecca 19200 + 14600 = 33800

I may have pre-called this Final from the category alone! Trebek says Rebecca wagers well. Can I get some of what he had before this episode? Rebecca’s a 3-day champion, though, with $80,200 in winnings!

ToC update:

1. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
2. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
3. Rebecca Rider $80,200 (3 wins)
4. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)

I’ll be back tomorrow with another recap. See you then!

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