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Season 31

Costing Someone Their Shot

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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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After throwing up in my mouth slightly at the betting from yesterday’s Final, Andy’s back — and feeling up to recapping again!

Friday’s contestants: Alan Lange, Tod Macofsky, and Catherine Hardee!

J! round categories:
HISTORIC NAMES
SLANG
GENERAL SCIENCE
WE LOVE “R” MUSIC
A ROSE GARDEN
FIX THE CAR (NAME)

Catherine did very well in FIX THE CAR and jumped out to a lead because of it!

SCIENCE $600 had the Daily Double! Our champ was a steamroller when she found it; scores were:

Catherine $6000
Tod $1600
Alan $0

Catherine bet $2,000. Her clue: An abnormal fear of water, it’s also another name for rabies. Her correct response put her at $8,000 and the show went to an early break!

Tod is currently touring the country doing an anti-bullying musical!

Catherine is a Lord of the Rings fan and she wants to visit New Zealand!

Coming out of the break, both Tod and Alan had better buzzer mojo! After 30, the scores:

Catherine $9,800
Tod $4,200
Alan $4,000

DJ! round categories:
TEXAS, HOLD ‘EM
CLASSICAL LITERATURE
WHY DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR?
4-LETTER OPPOSITIES
DANIEL RADCLIFFE
& THE CATEGORY OF GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY $800 had a Daily Double and Alan got to play it on the 2nd clue of the round (after getting the $400 clue)!

He bet $3,500. His clue: The greatest north-south distance of this South American country is 2,731 miles; east-west, 2,684. His correct response put him at $7,900!

Meanwhile, Catherine picked up no fewer than 3 of Tod’s negs!

Just after taking the lead, Alan found the final Daily Double under TEXAS, HOLD ‘EM $1600! Scores:

Alan $15,900
Catherine $14,200
Tod $6,600

Alan bet just $1,000. His clue: In 1966 an appeals court reversed the murder conviction of this Dallas inmate, but he died in January 1967. His correct response put him at $16,900 — but gave Catherine an opening! Would she take it, with just a minute to play?

It came down to the final clue, and Catherine chose not to take a risk! Tsk tsk tsk!

Scores going into Final:

Alan $18,900
Catherine $18,200
Tod $6,600

FJ! category: FAMOUS AMERICANS

FJ! clue: In 1936 at age 79, he published an article in Esquire Magazine in which he described how to pick a jury

Tod 6600 + 5900 = 12500
Catherine 18200 + 18200 = 36400
Alan 18900 + 17500 = 36400

And we have co-champions returning Monday with Catherine and Alan (who’s going to miss their shot at glory thanks to this?)

ToC standings:
Catherine Hardee $95,201 (4 wins)
Bill Cossen $50,602 (3 wins)

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