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Season 29

Long-Running Champs Always Grow On Me

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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 of Drew Horwood going for Win #6!

Barrett Evans and Tish Koch (pronounced Cook) are the challengers for Drew today!

J! round categories:
THE QUOTABLE MARK TWAIN
ON THE GEOGRAPHIC MENU
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BASEBALL MOVIE
LET US GO FOURTH
HOW ODD
“Y U” LITTLE…

Barrett got off to the hot start, going 4/5 in HOW ODD, and held an early lead after 15 clues! The scores after MENU, ODD, and FOURTH were:

Barrett $4,200
Tish $1,400
Drew $1,400

One of Jimmy’s clues in the opening 15 made reference to the Raffles Hotel. One thing for keep in mind: Raffles = Singapore!

During the interviews, Alex gave Drew the advice of “don’t use all of the money to pay off student loans – use some of it to have a good time!”

It was Tish who found the Daily Double, under THE QUOTABLE MARK TWAIN $400. The scores were:

Barrett $7,800
Drew $3,800
Tish $1,600

Tish bet $1600. Her clue: “I came in with” this “in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it”, Twain said in 1909; he did. Her incorrect response put her down to $0.

By the end of the round, the scores were:

Barrett $8,000
Drew $4,800
Tish $-600

DJ! round categories:
HE WAS PRESIDENT WHEN…
2 TONES
ITALIAN SCIENTISTS
DEVILISH EXPRESSIONS
MEDALS & DECORATIONS
THE “E” READER

It was Drew who played the first Daily Double, under MEDALS & DECORATIONS $1600, on the 9th clue of the round. The scores were:

Barrett $10,000
Drew $6,400
Tish $2,200

Drew knew what he had to do here, and he did it: the True Daily Double. His clue: The Order of Giron Beach, created by Fidel Castro, is named for an area along this bay. His immediate response doubled his score!

Tish got a chance to redeem herself on the final Daily Double, under ITALIAN SCIENTISTS $1200. She’d hit the first two in the category, and the scores were:

Drew $12,800
Barrett $10,000
Tish $3,400

Tish needed another True Daily Double here to give herself any sort of hope of winning. However, she bet just $400. I can think of at least a hundred people who just threw remotes or other items at their TV screens over that bet. Her clue: Ascanio Sobrero created this liquid in the 1840s & realized he’d made an “explosive” discovery. Tish gave a correct response this time, and found her score moving up to just $3,800. Sigh.

Drew got 7 of the final 12 clues by himself, to just 1 for Barrett, to put in excellent shape going into Final!

Scores going into Final Jeopardy!:
Drew $22,400
Barrett $14,400
Tish $5,000

FJ! category: HISTORICAL RELATIVES

FJ! clue: This king was the first of Henry VIII’s many fathers-in-law

Tish 5000 – 5000 = 0
Barrett 14400 – 14400 = 0
Drew 22400 + 6401 = 28801

Drew’s now a 6-time champ, with $107,998 in winnings!

I’ll be honest: I really think Drew is winning these games because his strategies are that much better than his opponent’s are! Didn’t think I’d be saying that after his Daily Double wagers early on in his run, but he does know how to play the game!

ToC update:

1. Drew Horwood $107,998 (6 wins)
2. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
3. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)

Game #7 for Drew will be Jeanie’s recap! I’ll be back next week!

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