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Jeopardy! National College Championship 2022
Jeopardy! National College Championship Game Recap – Tuesday, February 8, 2022 (Quarterfinal #1)
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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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)
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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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Here are today’s contestants for the Jeopardy! National College Championship for Tuesday, February 8, 2022 (Quarterfinal #1):
Today’s contestants:
Catherine Zhang, a senior at Cornell University
Gus Guszkowski, a senior at Dartmouth College
Isaac Applebaum, a junior at Stanford University
This is initially a placeholder post which will be updated with Final Jeopardy! information and a game recap once it is known.
Is this not the game you’re looking for? Check out tonight’s syndicated recap here, and you can find tonight’s Quarterfinal #2 information here!
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Welcome to the Jeopardy! National College Championship, where 36 contestants from 36 different schools throughout the United States will compete for a $250,000 grand prize. Our leadoff quarterfinal is between Cornell’s Catherine Zhang, Dartmouth’s Gus Guszkowski, and Stanford’s Isaac Applebaum. Obviously, being the quarterfinals, we don’t really have a lot of information about how any of these 3 players are going to play.
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Final Jeopardy! category: American History
One theory says Charles T. Torrey, a worker on this, coined its name, which appeared in The Liberator on October 14, 1842
Correct response: What is the Underground Railroad?
Looking to find out who won this Jeopardy! National College Championship match? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Gus $16,800
Isaac $13,800
Catherine $5,600
Tonight’s results:
Catherine $5,600 – $400 = $5,200 (What is the Tr)
Isaac $13,800 + $2,601 = $16,401 (What is the Underground Railroad) (Semi-Finalist)
Gus $16,800 – $10,801 = $5,999 (What is the Transcon)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Isaac $8,800
Gus $6,400
Catherine $0
Daily Double locations:
1) BIBLE BOOKS $600 (clue #11)
Isaac 4400 +1600 (Gus 4400 Catherine 0)
2) BIO 201 $1200 (clue #2)
Isaac 9200 +1800 (Gus 6400 Catherine 0)
3) FLORAL GEOGRAPHY $2000 (clue #17, $13200 left on board)
Gus 16000 -2000 (Isaac 14200 Catherine 2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 43
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Isaac $12,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Gus $18,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Catherine $5,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,600
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Isaac Applebaum, career statistics:
19 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Gus Guszkowski, career statistics:
19 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,800
Catherine Zhang, career statistics:
10 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
Today’s interviews:
Catherine took a trip to Tibet and got to milk a yak.
Gus wrote some Zoom adaptations of Shakespeare in the pandemic.
Isaac wants to become an oncologist and medical researcher.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It would have been nice to have had multiple contestants advance out of each show; all of these players were enjoyable to watch!
Link to the box score: Jeopardy National College Championship Episode 1 Box Score
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