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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On last week’s Sports Jeopardy, Earl Holland took out Terry Kent! Will Earl repeat as champion this week?
You can watch this game on Crackle!
Today’s contestants:
Austin Pfundheller, a business intelligence developer from Madison, WI
Tim Margolin, a rapper from Setauket, NY
Earl Holland, a sports copy and web editor from Newark, DE
A Triple Stumper made reference to a Tommy Lasorda rant about Dave Kingman. However, because I like to keep the content here family-friendly, I’m not going to link to it!
Final Jeopardy! category: MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Final Jeopardy! clue: This franchise announced its name Oct. 8, 1997, the 126th anniversary of the event that inspired it
What is the Chicago Fire?
Scores going into Final:
Earl 12,500
Austin 7,000
Tim 2,750
Final Results:
Tim 2,750 – 0 = 2,750 (Who is the)
Austin 7,000 + 4,001 = 11,001
Earl 12,500 + 1,501 = 14,001 (2-day total: $10,000)
Daily Double locations:
1) THIS IS HOCKEY 750 (16th pick)
Austin 500 +500 (Earl 4250 Tim 1750)
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2) THE DAYTONA 500 2000 (14th pick)
Earl 8500 +1500 (Austin 6000 Tim 4750)
3) COUNTRIES’ OLYMPIANS 1500 (18th pick)
Austin 9000 -4000 (Earl 10000 Tim 4750)
On the scoreboard:
08 – 99
30 – 00
On August 6 and 7, 1999, Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs reached the 3,000 hit club on consecutive days. Gwynn went first with a single on the 6th, and Boggs hit a home run for his 3,000th on the 7th. Boggs was the first player whose 3,000th hit was a home run, a feat later matched by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
Game stats:
Earl 13,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrct, 44.44% in first on buzzer
Austin 11,250 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Tim 2,750 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Earl Holland, stats to date:
37 correct
5 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 4,500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
36.67% in first on buzzer (33/90)
Average Coryat: 14,250
Earl Holland, to win:
3 games: 49.66%
4: 24.66%
5: 12.25%
6: 6.08%
7: 3.02%
Avg. streak: 2.986 games.
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I think the biggest thing that helped me this game was the fast start. After getting off to the slow start in the first game, I felt it was key to keep the rhythm going.
As for the “Final Jeopardy!” question, I was doing the historical math to figure out the it was the Great Chicago Fire. I thought initially “Earthquakes” and the “Fire” as the disasters and narrowed it down form there.