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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 13, 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 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 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 for Thursday, October 13, 2016:

Final Jeopardy! category: THE OSCARS

Final Jeopardy! clue: In 2005 he lost for Best Actor but won for directing, at 74 becoming the oldest winner ever in that category

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Amanda Watson, a medical student from Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Bhaskara Marthi, a researcher from Sunnyvale, California

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Susan Cole, a legislative librarian from Bowie, Maryland (1-day total: $20,600)

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Who is Clint Eastwood?

Results will go up on the main page late afternoon, with full stats early evening. They will be seen in the comments section at the bottom of the main page.

Eastwood won for directing Million Dollar Baby.

The oldest Best Director nominee is John Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) at 79 years 184 days.

Oldest winners in other major categories:
Best Actor: Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond), 76 years 317 days
Best Actress: Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy), 80 years 292 days
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners), 82 years 75 days
Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage To India), 77 years, 93 days.

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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Susan $9,400
    Amanda $9,200
    Bhaskara $5,600

    Final Results:
    Bhaskara $5,600 + $5,000 = $10,600
    Amanda $9,200 + $2,001 = $11,201
    Susan $9,400 + $9,000 = $18,400 (2-day total: $39,000)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) MATH $1000 (15th pick)
    Amanda 3800 -2000 (Bhaskara 1400 Susan 1200)

    2) WORLD HISTORY $800 (7th pick)
    Susan 9200 -3000 (Amanda 5600 Bhaskara 1600)
    3) TRANSPORTATION $1200 (30th pick)
    Susan 11400 -2000 (Amanda 9200 Bhaskara 5600)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: CIRCUS PERFORMERS $400

    Game Stats:
    Susan 14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer
    Amanda 11,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
    Bhaskara 5,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer

    Susan Cole, stats to date:
    38 correct
    8 incorrect
    2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
    1/2 in Final Jeopardy
    32.11% in first on buzzer (35/109)
    Average Coryat: $16,500

    Susan Cole, to win:
    3 games: 59.01%
    4: 34.83%
    5: 20.55%
    6: 12.13%
    7: 7.16%
    Avg. streak: 3.440 games.

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