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Season 28

Andy to J! Writers: Buck Lew!

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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)
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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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Andy back again, and today we get to watch David Menchaca try to make his was up the ToC standings; as I told Jeanie yesterday, with David having passed a few of her favourites on those standings, that we should be hoping for a Ken Jennings-like run that takes out more than a few people that might otherwise make it!

His opponents: Victoria Steinberg and Curt Renshaw (I wonder if he’s related to my mom’s side of the family!)





One aside: I really dislike when people make a big deal about winning/losing by $1. It’s a completely artificial observation — something that has usually resulted by the leader following strategy and the loser not. But I digress.

J! round categories: IRON, MAN; AMERICAN YEARBOOK; SEEING SHADES OF RED; THE NAME ON THE AIRPORT; BRAND “EX”; NBA MVPs

One thing I noticed, under NBA MVPs 800 (1971: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) — that specific MVP award in question, he was still Lew Alcindor. The clue writers should have used 1972 or 1974!

Curt had control of the board when he went back into AMERICAN YEARBOOK, and he got the Daily Double. The scores were David 400, Curt 200, Victoria -800, and Curt bet only 500. His clue: In 1867 it cost the U.S. about 2 cents an acre to buy this. His correct response put him at $700.

Though there were a few surprising Triple Stumpers through the round, we did get through all 30 clues. Your scores after 30: Victoria $1,600 David $4,200 Curt $4,700

DJ! round categories: IRON MAN; I HOPS; AUTHORS; ITALIAN FOOD; THE CELEBRITY TWEETS; A CITY ON THE WATER

While David got the $400 clue, Victoria got the next four in AUTHORS to take the lead. Curt did reasonably well in A CITY ON THE WATER, and saw the Daily Double at the bottom of the cateogory. The scores had David $5400 Victoria $7200 Curt $7900, and he bet $3000. The clue: Shelburne, Vermont. His correct response put him up to $10,900.

Much to my chagrin, they put the second Daily Double in a video category, meaning I have to transcribe it from Sarah speaking. Grrrrr. David got to face the clue by himself, though. Victoria still had $7200, where David had $8200 and Curt $10900. David bet only $2500, and the clue: Naples is famous for pizza, including this simple but delicious one named for the queen that visited the city in 1889. I’ve had it, but could I remember what it was called? Of course not! David could remember it, though, and he’s now only $200 behind Curt.

We didn’t quite get done all 30 clues, but Victoria’s final correct response made this a very close game going into Final!

Scores going into FJ!:

David $12,700
Victoria $11,200
Curt $10,900

FJ! category: FABRICS

FJ! clue: The name of this fabric includes the initials of the city where it was introduced at a World’s Fair site

Curt 10900 + 9000 = 19900
Victoria 11200 + 11000 = 22200
David 12700 + 9701 = 22401

This win should put David into the Tournament of Champions for sure! Jeanie’s blogging tomorrow to see if David makes it 5 wins!

My Coryat today: $24,200 (38 right, 2 wrong)

ToC standings:
1. Monica Thieu $100,000 (College Champion)
2. Patrick Quinn $100,000 (Teacher’s Champion)
3. Jason Keller $213,900 (9 wins)
4. Joel Pool $116,800 (6 wins)
5. Dave Leach $98,054 (6 wins)
6. David Menchaca $91,503 (4 wins)
7. David Gard $84,700 (4 wins)
8. Dan McShane $62,001 (4 wins)
9. Patrick Morrison $80,701 (3 wins)
10. Francis Lansangan $78,401 (3 wins)
11. Joey Falco $53,999 (3 wins)
12. Beau Henson $51,203 (3 wins)
13. Claudia Gray $45,202 (3 wins)
14. Dan Adkison $37,400 (3 wins)
15. Jacob Silverman $35,998 (3 wins)
16. Jessamine Price $26,803 (3 wins)

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