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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Here’s the Pop Culture Jeopardy Final Jeopardy (in the category Retrospectives) for Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (Season 1, Game 27):
A 2023 museum exhibit dedicated to this man includes an exploding wig, a barf bag & a dress printed with roaches
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestants:
The Bullpen, George, Eric, and Tom
Queerly Benevolent, Anya, Dana, and Scott
The Wickedly Talented, Ellen, Diana, and Marissa
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Our final game of the knockout round features The Wickedly Talented, Queerly Benevolent, and The Bullpen. I believe Ellen from The Wickedly Talented was on the show many years ago, but my rooting interest in this game is easily The Bullpen. I’ve spoken a few times over the past couple of months about having hosted pub quizzes professionally over an 8-year span—two members of The Bullpen, Tom and George, were among my most faithful regulars during my time hosting, and I am 100% cheering for them to advance out of this phase of the competition.
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Correct response: Who is John Waters?
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The exploding wig and cockroach dress both came from John Waters’s Hairspray, and the barf bags from his Pink Flamingos. The 2023 retrospective was titled “Pope of Trash” and was at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Here’s the recap for Season 1, Episode 27:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: We Stan A Queen; Hat’s Entertainment; First You Need An “In”; Pop Culture Across America; Music Fandom Nicknames; Hope You Studied Youtubers)
The Wickedly Talented led at the interviews on the strength of six correct responses. After 15 clues, the scores were Wickedly Talented 4,200 Queerly Benevolent 3,400 The Bullpen 1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
The Wickedly Talented 6 correct 1 incorrect
Queerly Benevolent 7 correct 2 incorrect
The Bullpen 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
The Bullpen are a self-described terrible softball team.
Queerly Benevolent all work in the non-profit space.
The Wickedly Talented are all fans of the musical “Wicked”; Diana is a nationally-ranked speed jigsaw puzzler.
The Bullpen found the Daily Double and bet exactly like we hoped, doubling their score and jumping into the lead. While both Wickedly Talented and Queerly Benevolent retook the lead, everyone was within 600 after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Queerly Benevolent 11 correct 2 incorrect
The Wickedly Talented 10 correct 3 incorrect
The Bullpen 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Queerly Benevolent 4,800
The Wickedly Talented 4,800
The Bullpen 4,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Late Night TV Types; Road Warriors; It’s Manga! It’s Anime! It’s Both; I Quit!; Songwriters Hall Of Fame; 3 Actors, 1 Role)
The Bullpen found—but missed—both Daily Doubles. Fortunately for them, they lost just 2,000 points apiece on them. Queerly Benevolent swept the Triple Play—with good strategy, too, leaving the easiest one on the board for last—to seal a lead going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Queerly Benevolent 22 correct 2 incorrect
The Bullpen 17 correct 4 incorrect
The Wickedly Talented 13 correct 5 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Queerly Benevolent 14,400
The Bullpen 11,400
The Wickedly Talented 6,400
All three teams got Final Jeopardy correct as Queerly Benevolent advances despite a non-cover wager.
Tonight’s results:
The Wickedly Talented 6,400 + 6,400 = 12,800 (Who is John Waters?)
The Bullpen 11,400 + 3,001 = 14,401 (Who is jon waters)
Queerly Benevolent 14,400 + 2,700 = 17,100 (Who is John Waters?) (Quarter-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HAT’S ENTERTAINMENT 800 (clue #18)
The Bullpen 2200 +2200 (The Wickedly Talented 3600 Queerly Benevolent 3600)
2) I QUIT! 1200 (clue #8)
The Bullpen 8600 -2000 (The Wickedly Talented 6400 Queerly Benevolent 6800)
3) SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 1200 (clue #17, 11600 left on board)
The Bullpen 9800 -2000 (The Wickedly Talented 5600 Queerly Benevolent 10000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 56
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
The Wickedly Talented 3 4 3 4 5 5 5 3
Queerly Benevolent 5 1 3 4 1 3
The Bullpen 2 5 4 4*
DJ! Round:
The Wickedly Talented 3 4
Queerly Benevolent 4 2 2 3
The Bullpen 4 5 3 5 3* 4 4 5 3 4 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Queerly Benevolent 2.80
The Bullpen 3.87
The Wickedly Talented 3.90
Game Stats:
Queerly Benevolent 14,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
The Bullpen 14,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
The Wickedly Talented 6,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: 34,800
Lach Trash: 13,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
The Wickedly Talented, career statistics:
14 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 6,400
Queerly Benevolent, career statistics:
23 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 14,400
The Bullpen, career statistics:
18 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -1,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: 14,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- While that Final Jeopardy wager might affect other opposing strategy going forward–assuming those other quarterfinalists were paying attention—there was some strategic merit to Queerly Benevolent’s wager, as it does still beat all of The Bullpen’s small range. And, unfortunately for The Bullpen, with the scores between three-quarters and four-fifths, the bet of “twice the difference in scores” isn’t a particularly viable one for the situation here—even though it would have won in this case. If this bet from Queerly Benevolent actually was a strategic one and not just a random number that worked, though, I think would have rather seen a bet up to 16,801 and not a bet up to 17,100.
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Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Queerly Benevolent 14,400 The Bullpen 11,400 The Wickedly Talented 6,400)
The Wickedly Talented: You can’t both win a Triple Stumper and defend against a small bet from The Bullpen. If you think The Bullpen is going to make a big bet, then bet 400 or less and hope for a cover bet from Queerly Benevolent. If you think The Bullpen will make a small bet, you’ll need to be correct to have a chance, and you should go all in. (Actual bet: 6,400)
Queerly Benevolent: Standard cover bet here is 8,401. If you aren’t going to make the cover bet here, you probably should keep The Wickedly Talented out of contention—and a bet of 1,599 or less does that. (Actual bet: 2,700)
The Bullpen: If you think The Wickedly Talented is going to play for a Triple Stumper and go small, I would bet just 1,401 here—but anything up to 4,599 works. If you think they will go big, then you might have a little bit more room to play with; you could probably could go up to 5,399. (Actual bet: 3,001)
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