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Season 31

So Close

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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)
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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Andy here, and here’s Day 1 of the Teacher’s Tournament Final!

Your finalists are: Jennifer Giles, Cathy Farrell, and Adam Elkana-Hale!

J! round categories:
SHE-ROES
A TEXTBOOK CATEGORY
SHAKE IT UP!
WEDDINGS OF THE STARS
“OY” TO THE WORLD
REMEMBER MAINE!

Much like her semifinal, Cathy started out strong on the buzzer, picking up $2,200 in SHE-ROES! However, Adam stormed back in A TEXTBOOK CATEGORY and got to play the Daily Double at the category’s bottom! Scores:

Cathy $2,400
Adam $1,800
Jennifer $600

Adam bet $1,800. His clue: “The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader” includes this 1963 letter that begins “While Confined Here”. His correct response put him at $3,600!

At the first break, the scores were:

Adam $4,400
Cathy $3,800
Jennifer $600

Adam spent time working as a quality control chemist in a steel mill and also spent time as a radio play by play voice for a college football team at Monmouth!

Back to the game, Adam had a rocking time in the buzzer, running “OY” TO THE WORLD! At the end of the round, the scores were:

Adam $9,800
Cathy $4,800
Jennifer $3,200

DJ! round categories:
1990s FICTION
ANATOMY
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
A HISTORY LESSON
SUCCINCT SILVER SCREEN SUMMARIES
THAT’S QUITE A MOUTHFUL

HISTORY $800 had the Daily Double! This was Adam’s to play, with scores:
Adam $12,200
Cathy $4,800
Jennifer $4,000

If Roger Craig were in this position, he’d definitely make it a True Daily Double! Because there is still a full game and a half a round to make up a deficit, the situation (and clue value) screams for an aggressive wager.

Adam chose to bet $4,000. His clue: In 1703 John Sheffield, Duke of this, built a palatial estate on the former site of London’s Arlington House. Adam said York and fell to $8,200.

ANATOMY $1600 had the other Daily Double; Jennifer played this one, with scores at:

Adam $9,400
Jennifer $7,200
Cathy $6,400

Jennifer bet $3,000. Her clue: Heart sac is another name for this 2-layered sac that surrounds the heart. Her correct response put her at $10,200!

Here’s an example of SILVER SCREEN SUMMARIES: 2011: Mississippi maids mind menial mothering

Scores going into Final:
Cathy $13,600
Jennifer $13,400
Adam $13,000

Remember that this is a 2-day Final!

FJ! category: WORLD GEOGRAPHY

FJ! clue: Not in the 10 longest, this 1560-mile river in a fertile basin flows by 29 cities of over 100,000 people

Adam 13000 – 10000 = 3000
Jennifer 13400 + 9000 = 22400
Cathy 13600 + 5000 = 18600

So, Jennifer and Cathy have a big lead, but anything can happen in Day 2 of the Final!

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