Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Sunday, October 2, 2022

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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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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:

Iliza Shlesinger, an actor from “Good on Paper” and a comedian, playing for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Reggie Watts, an actor, writer, musician, and comedian, playing for Musicares

Eddie Huang, the creator of “Fresh Off the Boat” and a restaurateur, playing for the Innocence Project

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

After the massive upset in last week’s game, Simu Liu sees himself in the first semifinal on October 16! This week sees Eddie Huang, Reggie Watts, and Iliza Shlesinger take to the stage to do battle in the second quarterfinal.

One thing that I’ve definitely noticed: a lot of people, predominantly older viewers, are flabbergasted that there might be celebrities that they haven’t heard of. To those viewers: I hate to tell you this, but the world doesn’t revolve around your knowledge base; there will be celebrities you haven’t heard of. And that’s okay. Insisting that the show pick people who have only been relevant for thirty years is not going to lead to a particularly interesting group of games, in my opinion.

I also would like to point out that I think the show has done a really good job of balancing various factors. Three rounds are perfect for a celebrity game as it both allows the celebrities to have fun and vamp, while also getting all of the clues finished for the home viewers. It’s also my belief that a number of fans have come into this show with unrealistic expectations.

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Final Jeopardy category: 19th Century Literature

Final Jeopardy! clue: William Brodie, an upstanding Scottish tradesman by day & leader of a gang of burglars by night, helped inspire these 2 title characters

Correct response: Who are Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: This Information; Creatures Great & Small; Around The House; Boogie!; Comedy Atlas; “All” Things Aside)

Iliza certainly had the run of the signaling device early on, and she took the early lead, in spite of three incorrect responses. Eddie and Reggie rebounded after the first break, but Iliza still held a small lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after 15 clues:

Iliza 8 correct 3 incorrect
Eddie 3 correct 1 incorrect
Reggie 2 correct 2 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Iliza 15 correct 4 incorrect
Eddie 4 correct 1 incorrect
Reggie 6 correct 3 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: History Quiz; What Happens In Vegas; That Paints A Picture; French Words & Phrases; 19th Century Novels; TV Show Theme Songs)

In the first half of Double Jeopardy, Reggie used his strong knowledge of French—so good that it even threw Mayim on one clue—to jump into a slight lead over Iliza. However, the two Daily Doubles were saved for the round’s back half. Those two Daily Doubles were split by Iliza and Eddie—Iliza getting hers correct, Eddie missing his.

Statistics after 45 clues:

Reggie 11 correct 3 incorrect
Iliza 20 correct 5 incorrect
Eddie 8 correct 2 incorrect

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Iliza 26 correct 7 incorrect
Eddie 13 correct 3 incorrect
Reggie 13 correct 4 incorrect

Triple Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Helpful Internet Acronyms; World Geography; Celebrity Cameos; “Go” Into The Dictionary; Mythology; Austin Tends Bar)

Iliza got to all three Daily Doubles in this round, getting two of them. The third would have given her a runaway, but she didn’t quite get there. Scores going into Final were Iliza at $13,300, Eddie at $7,200, and Reggie at $4,700.

Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:

Iliza 40 correct 13 incorrect
Eddie 17 correct 5 incorrect
Reggie 17 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Iliza was the only player correct in Final—she moves onto the semifinals!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Sunday, October 2, 2022 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Iliza $13,300
Eddie $7,200
Reggie $4,700

Tonight’s results:

Reggie $4,700 – $2,000 = $2,700 (Who? Thelma + Louise)
Eddie $7,200 – $7,200 = $0 (Who are the Peaky Bl)
Iliza $13,300 + $1,101 = $14,401 (Who are Jekyl + Hyde) (Semi-Finalist)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Iliza $2,500
Eddie $1,300
Reggie $900

Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Iliza $6,600
Eddie $5,700
Reggie $4,700

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) CREATURES GREAT & SMALL $300 (clue #9)
Iliza 600 +300 (Eddie 300 Reggie -100)
2) HISTORY QUIZ $400 (clue #16)
Iliza 4100 +700 (Eddie 3500 Reggie 4700)
3) THAT PAINTS A PICTURE $800 (clue #24, $9900 left on board)
Eddie 5700 -1000 (Reggie 4100 Iliza 6800)
4) MYTHOLOGY $900 (clue #3)
Iliza 11400 +1200 (Eddie 6000 Reggie 3200)
5) HELPFUL INTERNET ACRONYMS $600 (clue #11)
Iliza 13300 -500 (Eddie 5700 Reggie 4400)
6) WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1200 (clue #16, $9900 left on board)
Iliza 12700 -3000 (Eddie 5700 Reggie 2600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 33

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
TJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Iliza $16,200 Coryat, 40 correct, 13 incorrect, 50.00% in first on buzzer (42/84), 3/6 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Reggie $4,700 Coryat, 17 correct, 7 incorrect, 22.62% in first on buzzer (19/84), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Eddie $8,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 20.24% in first on buzzer (17/84), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,100
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $15,900

Eddie Huang, career statistics:

17 correct, 6 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
20.24% in first on buzzer (17/84)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,200

Reggie Watts, career statistics:

17 correct, 8 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
22.62% in first on buzzer (19/84)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,700

Iliza Shlesinger, career statistics:

41 correct, 13 incorrect
3/6 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
50.00% in first on buzzer (42/84)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,300)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200

Today’s interviews:

Iliza is having her second book and sixth Netflix special coming out on Oct. 11.
Reggie was born in Germany, but doesn’t think his worldliness will help.
Eddie plays basketball with Iliza’s husband.

Today’s interviews, part 2:

Iliza’s mom is a huge fan of both Jeopardy! and Mayim.
Reggie has one memory of Jeopardy: SNL Celebrity Jeopardy.
Eddie has been a correct response on the show.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Celebrity Jeopardy! has been played like this for over 30 years. What we’re seeing is no surprise to me. Some fans have given themselves unrealistic expectations regarding the show, and I would suggest that these fans try to lighten up a bit.
• While I’m covering this like normal shows, I’m also finding myself entertained—once I realized I needed to lighten up.

• Today’s box score: October 2, 2022 Celebrity Jeopardy! Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Iliza $13,300 Eddie $7,200 Reggie $4,700)

Eddie: You have to be right to win. You might as well go all in! (Actual bet: $7,200)

Reggie: Bet whatever you’d like. You don’t have much of a chance unless Iliza overbets. (Actual bet: $2,000)

Iliza: Standard cover bet over Eddie is $1,101. (Actual bet: $1,101)

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