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Season 31

Andy’s Mom Hearts Japinga, Too

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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 here!

Remember to tune in at 6:00 PM Eastern tomorrow when our live panel discusses the quarterfinals! Our scheduled panelists (though always subject to change) include Jim Coury, Jared Hall, Sandie Baker, and Arthur Chu!

Today’s contestants: Mark Japinga, Sandie Baker, and Jared Hall!

My mother, watching this game beside me, was definitely cheering for Mark!

Who will be the nine semifinalists?

J! round categories:
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE
FUNNY PEOPLE
CITY OF BIRTH
LETTER PERFECT
AUTHORS
NOT A POP GROUP, YET A POP GROUP

Jared started out by hopping over the board in search of a Daily Double!

Jared took awhile to figure out the writers wanted both answers for COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE $1000 (One of these 2 “directional” schools is in Evanston, Illinois; the other, on Huntington Avenue in Boston). He eventually got two answers out!

Sandie seemed flustered at times — at one point, she attempted to answer without ringing in!

Jared found the Daily Double under CITY OF BIRTH $1000! Scores were:

Mark $3,600
Jared $2,200
Sandie $800

Jared went for the full $2,200! His clue: Arianna Huffington. His correct response put him at $4,400 and the game to its first break!

Mark spoke of the “I Heart Japinga” Tumblr.
Jared’s pub quiz team name: Alex Trebek’s Moustache

Back to the game, Sandie got the first 3 in LETTER PERFECT!

NOT A POP GROUP, YET A POP GROUP was fun — here was the $800 example (Nationality of Jenny Lind & Stieg Larsson; last name of a Hugh Laurie TV M.D; the Cosa Nostra)

After 30, the scores were:
Mark $5,400
Jared $5,000
Sandie $3,000

DJ! round categories:
SHAKESPEARE’S FOOLS
FURNITURE
LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
KILLER TV
READING THE METER
FROM THE…

Sandie started out strong in KILLER TV and nearly took over the lead! Once Jared took control, though, his board hopping started again!

FROM THE… $2000 had the first Daily Double; it was Mark’s to play! Scores were:

Mark $9,000
Jared $6,600
Sandie $5,800

Mark bet $2,500. His clue: From the German for “form” or “shape”, it’s used to mean the overall mood or quality of something. His correct response put him at $11,500.

Mark kept his buzzer mojo going after the Daily Double and jumped to a bit of a lead! However, SHAKESPEARE’S FOOLS $2000 had the final Daily Double — and Jared found it! Scores:

Mark $12,700
Jared $9,800
Sandie $7,000

Jared bet $4,000. His clue: “The more fool I” says Touchstone on arriving at his new forest home in this comedy. Jared’s response was “All’s Well That Ends Well” and he fell to $5,800.

At the end of DJ!, the scores were:

Mark $13,900
Jared $9,800
Sandie $9,000

FJ! category: OPERA CHARACTERS

Interestingly, all 3 players’ scores are high enough to qualify for the semifinals — but they don’t know that!

FJ! clue: In an 1893 opera that was its composer’s greatest success, Peter & Gertrud are the parents of these 2 characters

Sandie 9000 + 6500 = 15500
Jared 9800 + 7000 = 16800
Mark 13900 + 1103 = 15003

Your 9 semifinalists:
Monday: Ben Ingram
Tuesday: Arthur Chu
Wednesday: Joshua Brakhage
Thursday: Terry O’Shea
Friday: Jared Hall

Wildcards:
Sandie Baker
Mark Japinga
Rebecca Rider
Julia Collins

The semifinals begin Monday!

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