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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At the top of today’s show, Mr. Trebek said, “In the old days, the early days of Jeopardy!, women contestants were very cautious in wagering on Double Jeopardy [Daily Doubles?] or Final Jeopardy. Thankfully, that is no longer the case.” This was in response to yesterday’s Final Jeopardy: Today’s champ of one day, the genial Cathy Melocik, had wagered 10401 of her 14000. But that was a traditional bet for the situation, man or woman: Her nearest opponent, Sally Ronald, had 12200, so Cathy wagered to beat Sally by a dollar if Sally doubled her score (assuming Cathy got it right, too). What do you guys think? When I play with my Jeopardy Challenger, I am conservative on Daily Doubles. I don’t like to wager much, no matter what the category is, if I have a lead. I want to protect it. And if I am behind, I don’t want to do any more damage. I have to admit I try to save a little face, too, although I know that is BAD BAD BAD! My scores compared to the contestants prove my strategy isn’t working, and that’s not even taking into consideration whether I ring in first. My final score yesterday was 21800, Sally’s was 10400, and Aaron Ammerman’s was 14000.
Today, Cathy was joined by Cheryl Parrott and Shaun Desmond. Cathy dominated. She found all three Daily Doubles, and she had well over half of her opponents’ totals each time she found one. On the first two Daily Doubles she found, she had exactly three times her nearest opponent’s total! She wagered roughly 15%, 10%, and 11%, respectively, on the three Daily Doubles she found. (Two thousand was her highest wager.) She got the first two right. Those wagers don’t sound so liberal to me, but I think I’d have done something similar. I’ve said in the past that I think it’s classy for a contestant with a gigantic lead to not get greedy or rub it in by wagering huge.
Believe it or not, by the end of the Double Jeopardy round, the game was not quite a runaway. Cathy had 21500, Shaun had 6800, and Cheryl had 10800. The category for Final Jeopardy was The U.S. Military, and this was the clue: “This corps’ motto is ‘Building Strong.'”* All three contestants got it right. Cathy, as she did the day before, wagered enough, by a dollar, to beat Cheryl if Cheryl doubled and both ladies got it right. Cheryl had wagered 3000.
Two solid performances in a row from Cathy. Can she make it three?
Now, a request for assistance: A gentleman who appeared on Jeopardy! in the 1970s is looking for tapes/recordings of his episodes. Does anyone know how he can get them? Leave a comment or e-mail me (thejeopardyfan@gmail.com) or contact me through Twitter (@vamosdavid) if you can help him, please!
Finally, happy 26th birthday (yesterday) to my little sis, “Peaches.” Mwah!
*The Army Corps of Engineers