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Season 30

French twist

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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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I’m back after at least a week, unless you count my story on last Wednesday’s pub quiz at O’Brien’s. Maybe it’s just me but I think it’s well worth a look. And thanks Andy, for working so hard.
My Coryat for the last two weekend episodes: Originally 11-21-12, 14800 (18400 without negs). The first time I played, my score was 13600 (16800 without negs). Originally 11-22-12: 29000 (30800 without negs). The first time I watched, I didn’t keep track of my score!
This week’s contestants:
Tarn Allen
Arthur Chu
Carolyn Collins
Don Gwinn
Maura McKenna
Cesar Perez-Gonzalez
Erik Post
And of course Chip Bell is our two-time champ. Here he is with his opponents:

Bill Hammon

Chip

Julie Singer

Bill and Julie negged on the first clue, and Chip picked it up. But by the time Bill found the Daily Double (before the first break), each contestant had gotten 3 right. Julie had also gotten one more wrong.
Chip 600
Julie 600
Bill 2600
The category was What a Literary Character! Bill wagered 1600 on this clue: “By first names, this title group is Alyosha, Ivan, Dmitri & Smerdyakov.” Bill got it right! At the first break:
Chip 600
Julie 2000 (2 right)
Bill 4400 (One right)
I like to see all three contestants so active. At the end of the round:
Chip 3600 (4 right)
Julie 7000 (9 right)
Bill 5400 (5 right and one wrong)
As you can see, Chip’s in third place but he didn’t have any negs!
Julie found the first Daily Double of Double Jeopardy, in I Got a “Fever”.
Chip 5600 (2 right)
Julie 11800 (4 right and one wrong)
Bill 6600 (One right and one wrong)
She wagered 4000 on this clue: “Strawberry & raspberry tongue & a rash can accompany this disease chiefly affecting kids.” Strangely, Julie and I both said the same thing, which I thought I made up. So we were wrong.
Julie, a French professor, got lucky when she had a handful of France-related clues. She answered one at the right time because the next clue was Daily Double, in Women.
Chip 9200 (3 right)
Julie 11000 (4 right and one wrong)
Bill 6600 (4 right and one wrong)
Julie wagered 3000 on this clue: “The recordings she made with Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in March 1964 were finally made available to the public in 2011.” She got it right, and she continued to roll. At the end of the round:
Chip 10400 (One right)
Julie 26000 (7 right)
Bill 4600 (One wrong)
The Final Jeopardy category was British Government. I slam-dunked this one, because my sister and I used to watch Prime Minister’s Questions together on CSPAN: “This office is named for a tablecloth imprinted with squares that was once used as an abacus.” Bill got it wrong and lost everything. (“Mankini”?)

Some guy just answered “mankini” for his final Jeopardy answer and Trebek couldn’t have looked more confused if he tried.— The Alicianator (@leechee420)January 28, 2014

(Well, they never showed him but he sounded confused.) Chip got it right and added 1000. I thought Julie would get it right, and she did, adding 4000. Can she do it again tomorrow?
I decided not to watch this episode twice. In other words, I didn’t track my Coryat.

One year ago: Scratchy at best
Two years ago: These are a few of my favorite things
Three years ago: We have a winner…

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