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 for Thursday, October 27, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: BRITISH POP MUSIC
Final Jeopardy! clue: This song released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 mission was used in the BBC’s coverage of the moon landing
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
P. J. Molski, a web developer from Brooklyn, New York
Ken Hirsh, a law library director & law professor from Milford, Ohio
George Stuart, a payroll professional from Orlando, Florida (1-day total: $24,801)
What is “Space Oddity” (by David Bowie)?
You’ll also be able to get some of Ken’s thoughts on this episode on the Jeopardy! podcast #JeopardyLivePanel, whose next episode is taping live on Sunday, October 30 at 7:00 PM Eastern!
A song often mistakenly known by its opening line, “Ground Control to Major Tom”, “Space Oddity” was David Bowie’s first charting song in the United Kingdom, and is still one of his signature tunes.
Among the famous covers of the song include Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who covered the song from the International Space Station (and was the first music video shot from space):
Alex & Johnny & Sarah & Kelly & Jimmy!
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
George $10,400
Ken $8,500
P.J. $8,000
Final Results:
P.J. $8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000
Ken $8,500 + $7,501 = $16,001 (1-day total: $16,001)
George $10,400 – $6,601 = $3,799 (What is “All You Need Is Love?”)
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Scores after the opening round:
Ken $4,500
George $3,800
P.J. $2,400
Daily Double locations:
1) MARINE LIFE $1000 (16th pick)
Ken 2800 +1500 (George 1200 P.J. 1000)
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2) 1866 $1200 (5th pick)
George 5800 +800 (Ken 5700 P.J. 3200)
3) THE PLAYWRIGHT WRITES $1200 (6th pick)
George 6600 +1000 (Ken 5700 P.J. 3200)
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Ken 8,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer
P.J. 8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
George 11,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 5 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer
George Stuart, final stats:
44 correct
8 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
Average Coryat: $12,600
Ken Hirsh, stats to date:
15 correct
3 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
Average Coryat: $8,000
Ken Hirsh, to win:
2 games: 36.23%
3: 13.13%
4: 4.76%
5: 1.72%
6: 0.62%
Avg. streak: 1.568 games.
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I thought it would be “Man in the Moon” by R.E.M., but that’s not British, or 1969.