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 Monday, November 21, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: FAMOUS NAMES
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: At a May 1989 ceremony in Cape Town, he received a Bachelor of Laws correspondence degree in absentia
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Alec Fischthal, a junior from North Woodmere, New York
Sharath Narayan, a sophomore from Madison, Alabama
Michael Borecki, a junior from Darien, Connecticut
Remember: This is a two-game final. Today’s scores will get added to tomorrow’s scores to determine the winner of the tournament. First place receives $100,000 minimum, second place $50,000 minimum, and third place $25,000 minimum.
Even though Nelson Mandela was able to practice law in South Africa due to his two-year diploma on top of his university degree, he was able to persevere enough in order to get a law degree in 1989 from the University of South Africa while imprisoned. He was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 to 1982, followed by Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison, before his release from prison in 1990.
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Sharath $20,000
Michael $13,600
Alec $10,000
Final Results:
Alec $10,000 + $6,500 = $16,500
Michael $13,600 – $13,600 = $0 (Who is Mohandas Gandhi?)
Sharath $20,000 + $8,000 = $28,000
Scores after the opening round:
Michael $5,200
Sharath $4,800
Alec $4,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) LANGUAGES $400 (4th pick)
Alec 1200 +1200 (Michael 800 Sharath 0)
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2) GEOGRAPHY $800 (5th pick)
Alec 5800 +3000 (Sharath 6000 Michael 5200)
3) COLONIAL AMERICA $1600 (12th pick)
Michael 5600 +5600 (Sharath 12800 Alec 7600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: MANIC PIXEL DREAM GIRLS $400
Game Stats:
Sharath $20,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer
Alec $7,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
Michael $9,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer
Michael Borecki, stats to date:
68 correct
7 incorrect
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,600)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
35.50% in first on buzzer (60/169)
Average Coryat: $16,733
Alec Fischthal, stats to date:
70 correct
12 incorrect
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
36.47% in first on buzzer (62/170)
Average Coryat: $14,133
Sharath Narayan, stats to date:
65 correct
7 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,400)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
34.71% in first on buzzer (59/170)
Average Coryat: $14,600