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Season 28

Grammie Gold

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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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How silly of me not to mention Tuesday night that I appeared in the Journal Star that day. So here that is.
Jay Ben played today. He stayed in the audience after his loss, and at the end of the day some tweens and their mother stopped him for a picture, saying, “You were the cutest!” He gamely posed with them.
Tonight’s guest entry is brought to you by Catie Fletcher, one of my opponents last night on Jeopardy! (It feels strange to say those words!) Thanks Catie, and good job!

Photo by Nick Wolcott of the Bozeman Chronicle

It’s all about the “clicker”!

The chance of a lifetime…an item off my “bucket list” – these were a couple of the phrases the local media used when they wrote/broadcast the story of “a woman from Bozeman”’s experience of being a contestant on Jeopardy! And though it might sound trite and somewhat philosophical or even an excuse, for me, being on Jeopardy! on Wednesday night was just that.

I have watched Jeopardy! since the Art Fleming days of stage hands pulling up cards with the dollar amounts to reveal the answers. It’s true, shouting out the answers at home is easy; being the first to “ring in” (and not ringing in too quickly) – not so much. But ringing in is THE key to success on my beloved Jeopardy! With few exceptions, Jeanie, Beau and I ALL knew the questions to the answers, but somehow – in the final analysis – it was all about the clicker!

I watched myself on Jeopardy! surrounded by friends and co-workers (daughters texting and calling throughout the show). It was, in a word, surreal, to see me on the television. But, I have to admit those make-up ladies know their stuff!!

Do I wish I had won the game on March 28th? Of course, I do. I am a naturally competitive person and not winning (I can’t bring myself to say “losing”) HURT A LOT!! My chance to shine on the show I have loved all my life is now gone and so I find solace in the observations of others (and, deep down, myself). I AM the only person I know who has been on Jeopardy! (except, of course, for the amazing people I met on my day at the studio), my supportive, wonderful husband and my amazing daughters have told me they are very proud of my performance – giving it all – going for broke! My beautiful granddaughter could not understand why “Grammie” didn’t say “Hi” back to her (but the fact that she recognized me makes my heart sing as I only get to see her a few times a year). All in all, I have come to be proud of myself, too. It WAS the fulfillment of a lifelong dream and the experience at the studio with the contestant coordinators pumping all of us up for 2-3 hours prior to the taping, the camaraderie of the contestants was something I still marvel at and yes, ladies, Beau is as nice as he is cute!

It’s about Final Jeopardy!

When I saw the Category “Latin Phrases”, I was ecstatic! I have worked in the legal profession most of my life, I studied one year of Latin in college (admittedly more than 30 years ago), I have loved “words” and languages forever. I WAS IN!!! I went for it all. Then they throw Machiavelli into the answer. Unless I have forgotten my Humanities class, Mr. M wrote in Italian!!! So, it threw me a wide curve….

So, yes, it’s about the clicker! But it is so much more. If I may paraphrase my (incorrect) response to Final Jeopardy! “The Play(ing) is the Thing”!!!! In hind sight I am much more satisfied not winning by $12,001 than not winning by $1 (the margin if I had gotten the right question)!!! Playing Jeopardy! Is now off my “bucket list” – on to skydiving, riding in a hot air balloon, being “Grammie” to more grandchildren, traveling to the Galapagos.

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