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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – December 16, 2016

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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)
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August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
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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)
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August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
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August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 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’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Friday, December 16, 2016:

Final Jeopardy! category: WESTERN HEMISPHERE GEOGRAPHY

Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: The 2 Central American nations that border only one ocean

(correct response beneath the contestants)

During her run so far, Cindy Stowell has won $39,600. She had pledged to donate all of her winnings to cancer research. Unfortunately, Cindy passed away on December 5; she had competed on the show with stage IV cancer. Her friends and family will also appreciate donations on her behalf to the Cancer Research Institute. Many fans are watching the show and electing to donate $1 for each correct response they give while playing at home, an idea come up with by Chelsea Cohen, one of yesterday’s contestants!

Also, another thing I’ve seen since Cindy’s run started, as I’ve seen a few people disappointed that Jeopardy! did not move up her airing so that Cindy herself might be able to watch: After her audition, Cindy’s taping was fast-tracked so that it would happen as soon as was possible. Because the show has returning champions, the show is obviously obligated to air episodes in the order that they were taped. This week of shows was literally the earliest that Cindy’s airdates could be. Finally, do rest assured that further proving how amazing the show’s production staff is: They ensured that an advance copy of Cindy’s episodes were sent to her. Cindy was able to see her episodes before her passing.

Today’s contestants:

Michael Rollins, a corporate controller from Frisco, Texas

Erin Williams, an attorney from St. Louis, Missouri

Cindy Stowell, a science content developer from Austin, Texas (3-day total: $39,600)

Today’s Jeopardy! results will go up on this page late afternoon, with full stats early evening. They will be seen in the comments section at the bottom of this page.

El Salvador lacks a coastline on the Atlantic/Caribbean side of Central America, while Belize lacks a coastline on the Pacific side of the landmass.


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  • Scores going into Final:
    Cindy $15,400
    Michael $11,200
    Erin $5,400

    Final results:
    Erin $5,400 + $5,400 = $10,800
    Michael $11,200 + $8,800 = $20,000
    Cindy $15,400 + $7,001 = $22,401 (4-day total: $62,001)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Cindy $5,400
    Michael $4,400
    Erin $3,400

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) DECEMBER HOLIDAYS $600 (19th clue)
    Erin 3200 -1200 (Cindy 3600 Michael 1400)

    2) WOMEN WHO WRITE $1200 (12th clue)
    Erin 5800 -3000 (Cindy 9800 Michael 7600)
    3) NUMERIC WORDS & PHRASES $1200 (23rd clue)
    Erin 6800 -3000 (Cindy 10600 Michael 10000)

    Unplayed clues:
    None!

    Game Stats:
    Cindy $15,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
    Michael $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer
    Erin $12,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer

    Cindy Stowell, stats to date:
    70 correct
    8 incorrect
    2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
    3/4 in Final Jeopardy
    29.77% in first on buzzer (64/215)
    Average Coryat: $11,400

    Cindy Stowell, to win:
    5 games: 34.10%
    6: 11.63%
    7: 3.97%
    8: 1.35%
    9: 0.46%
    Avg. streak: 4.517 games.

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