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Season 30

Just For Laughs

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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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Andy here with the recap for Thursday!

Today’s players:

Ari was introduced as “a comedy writer”.

J! round categories:
A VISIT WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS
THEY OWN IT
BROADWAY TITLE NOUNS
CAIRO
THE BALD & THE BEAUTIFUL
THE “IRON” AGE

I think I’d rather have “A Visit With George Stroumboulopoulos”, to be honest!

Patti seemed be very methodical in her clue selection. Jennifer and Ari got in much more often, though! At the end of 15 clues, the scores were:

Jennifer $4,800
Ari $2,200
Patti $0

Patti describes herself as a “Jeopardy! mom” in the respect that she would drive her kids to tryouts! (I guess her kids finally said “Mom, you should try!”

Ari was involved with a comedy wrestling show. Alex seemed genuinely disappointed that there was no mud involved!

Shockingly, the Daily Double wasn’t in Stephanopolous; meanwhile, Jennifer seemed to want to let Ari get back into the game, as she decided she had no interest in hunting the Daily Double down in CAIRO! Ari did get it under $1,000! Scores:

Jennifer $8,800
Ari $2,800
Patti $1,000

Ari bet just $2,000. His clue: The Citadel, one of Cairo’s top landmarks, is a 12th century fortress built by this Muslim warrior. Ari’s correct response put him put him at $4,800 (and left $800 on the table!) Scores at the end of the round:

Jennifer $9,200
Ari $4,800
Patti $1,000

DJ! round categories:
THAT WRITER KILLS ME!
LAKES & RIVERS
“K” ROCK
DOUGH NATION
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
THE IRON AGE

LAKES & RIVERS $800 had the first Daily Double. Patti played it! Scores:

Jennifer $9,200
Ari $4,800
Patti $1,400

Patti bet just $1,200. Her clue: At Paducah, Kentucky, the Tennessee River meets this other one named for a state. Her correct response put her at $2,600 — and like her fellow challenger, left $800 on the table.

Considering she’s a self-titled Jeopardy! mom who’s been watching for over two decades (considering she’d drive her kids to tryouts in the late 80s), you’d think she’d have a better grasp on what to do strategy-wise!

Meanwhile, Ari seemed to want to find the Daily Double. He would hunt. Jennifer would just knock out the lower clue, and Ari would continue to hunt. However, Jennifer’s top-to-bottom eventually uncovered the final Daily Double, at DOUGH NATION $1600. Scores:

Jennifer $18,400
Ari $8,400
Patti $3,000

Jennifer bet $500. Her clue: Venezuela uses this monetary unit named for a 19th century national hero. She eventually came up with the correct response and her score went to $18,900!

The game came down to the final THAT WRITER KILLS ME $2000 clue (Catherine Earnshaw). Jennifer got it to cement a runaway (that said, even had Ari bet more on his Daily Double, he still would have been short).

Scores going into Final:

Jennifer $19,300
Ari $8,800
Patti $3,000

FJ! category: SCIENCE & INDUSTRY

FJ! clue: 1891 this European said “Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses”

Patti 3000 – 2500 = 500
Ari 8800 – 2700 = 6100
Jennifer 19300 – 700 = 18600

Of course, Ari went for the laughts on his response. Here it was!

Jennifer’s won 3 games and is at $57,000! She’ll be back tomorrow to defend!

ToC update:

1. John Pearson (November 2013 Teacher’s Champion)
2. Jim Coury (May 2013 College Champion)
3. Terry O’Shea (February 2014 College Champion)
4. Julia Collins $428,100 (20 wins)
5. Arthur Chu $297,200 (11 wins)
6. Ben Ingram $176,534 (8 wins)
7. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
8. Jared Hall $181,001 (6 wins)
9. Sandie Baker $140,200 (6 wins)
10. Andrew Moore $137,803 (6 wins)
11. Jerry Slowik $121,800 (5 wins)
12. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
13. Rebecca Rider $101,600 (5 wins)
14. Sarah McNitt $89,398 (5 wins)
15. Rani Peffer $68,701 (5 wins)

16. Mark Japinga $112,600 (4 wins)
17. Mike Lewis $102,800 (4 wins)
18. Molly LaLonde $53,300 (4 wins)
19. Carlos Ross $89,774 (3 wins)
20. Adam Holquist $76,299 (3 wins)
21. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)
22. Salvo Candela $66,195 (3 wins)
23. Neal Pollack $60,798 (3 wins)
24. John Anneken $60,112 (3 wins)
25 Jennifer Blanton $57,000
26. Tim Anderson $56,001 (3 wins)
27. Stuart Anderson $51,601 (3 wins)
28. Bill Tolany $44,200 (3 wins)

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