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 tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Thursday, December 29, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Of the 5 countries with the lowest population density, this UN member is the only one named for a desert
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Nathalie Szilagyi, a physician from Meriden, Connecticut
Mukund Marathe, a music teacher & singer from Montclair, New Jersey
Justin Scace, a writer & editor from East Lyme, Connecticut (1-day total: $14,400)
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Namibia, of course, is named after southwest Africa’s Namib Desert, which runs along its coast. The Kalahari Desert is located in its east. According to the CIA World Factbook, Namibia is the first country in the world to incorporate environmental protection into its constitution, with nearly the entire Namib Desert being protected land.
With only 2.1 million people over nearly 319,000 square miles, Namibia is the second-least densely populated full UN member, after Mongolia. Iceland sits third, followed by Suriname and Mauritania. Canada is 8th.
Of course, “UN member” certainly disqualifies the disputed African territory known as Western Sahara.
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Scores going into Final:
Justin $17,600
Mukund $15,400
Nathalie $13,700
Final results:
Nathalie $13,700 – $1,000 = $12,700 (What is Djib Saudi Arabia)
Mukund $15,400 + $6,000 = $21,400 (1-day total: $21,400)
Justin $17,600 – $14,000 = $3,600 (What is Morocco?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Nathalie $5,700
Justin $5,000
Mukund $4,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE SOVIET UNION $400 (17th pick)
Nathalie 4000 +1500 (Justin 2200 Mukund 2200)
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2) IN THE DICTIONARY $1600 (9th pick)
Mukund 9600 -1000 (Justin 6600 Nathalie 5700)
3) FILMS WITH SHORT TITLES $1600 (24th pick)
Justin 11400 +5000 (Mukund 12600 Nathalie 11700)
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Mukund $16,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Nathalie $12,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer
Justin $14,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Justin Scace, final stats:
33 correct
3 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
Average Coryat: $11,300
Mukund Marathe, current stats:
20 correct
1 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
Average Coryat: $16,400
Mukund Marathe, to win:
2 games: 55.91%
3: 31.26%
4: 17.48%
5: 9.77%
6: 5.46%
Avg. streak: 2.268 games. #Jeopardy