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Season 30

The Judges, If Nothing Else, Are Consistent

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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!

Last I heard from Jeanie, we still have codes available for the iPhone and iPad Jeopardy! game. I believe we have 1 iPad code and 5 iPhone codes left! Let us know if you want one!

Onto Friday for the Battle of the Decades! I believe this means that Arthur Chu returns on Monday…

Today’s contestants:

Our first Tweet of the Night:

*drooling over Brad Rutter on Jeopardy*😍😍😍😍— Emily Spaulding (@misfitglory182)March 8, 2014

I don’t think that Emily was the only person thinking that!

J! round categories:
OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB
THE 2-DOORS
THE WORLD WIDE “WEB”
ALL SORTS OF SPORTS
THE NEW YORK TIMES THE 1990s
HAIL TO THE CHEF

Going into the game, against Brad and Mike, I probably would have set the over/under on “number of times Jill rings in” at 2.5 — and taken the under. Brad dominated the buzzer over the first 15 clues, getting in 10 times. Mike got in 5 — with 2 negs. Scores after 15:

Brad $5,600 (10 right)
Mike $400 (3 right, 2 wrong)
Jill $0

Brad had tried out for the College tournament but didn’t get on. I’d say that worked out pretty well for him!

Mike’s mother told him to wait until he was 30 to try out for Jeopardy!, as apparently 30 is the perfect age for a Jeopardy! contestant. I’m 30 this year… (hint hint!)

Jill was pregnant with her daughter the last time she was on Jeopardy!; her daughter is now watching her play in the audience!

Coming out of the break, it was Mike who got to play the first Daily Double, under NEW YORK TIMES $1000! Scores:

Brad $7,200
Mike $1,600
Jill $0

Mike bet $1,500. His clue: “Accord reached to end the war in Bosnia” in a 1995 story datelined this Midwest U.S. city. His correct response put him at $3,100!

It took Jill until the 22nd clue of the round to get in on the buzzer; she picked up $400 in THE WORLD WIDE “WEB”.

Brad took a couple of negs on the way into the turn, bringing Mike a little bit closer after 30 clues! Scores:

Brad $7,200 (15 right, 2 wrong)
Mike $5,100 (9 right, 2 wrong)
Jill $1,200 (2 right)

DJ! round categories:
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY
MOVIE SONGS
14-LETTER WORDS
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CAUSES & EFFECTS
TELL US WHAT HE’S WON!

Brad started hunting down Daily Doubles and his first selection of the round, AMERICAN REVOLUTION $1200, had one! Scores:

Brad $8,000
Mike $5,500
Jill $1,200

Brad bet $3,000. His clue: On Dec. 16, 1773 members of this 8-year-old group left a meeting to board British ships & dump tea. His correct response put him at $11,000!

And, as it always seems to, the $1600 clue on the leftmost category on the board had the other Daily Double. Brad’s again. Scores:

Brad $12,200
Mike $7,500
Jill $1,200

Brad bet $2,000, claiming that the Daily Double was going to be “evil”. His clue: Kotte, a suburb of this city, was once a capital of Sinhalese kings. His correct response put him at $14,200!

An interesting occurrence late: in CAUSES & EFFECTS $1200, Brad first said “streptolococcus”, and when asked to change his answer, said “streptococcus”. This is the second time this has happened recently, when a contestant changed his answer when asked to repeat. Remember that Chip was allowed 3 attempts at “Narragansett Bay”! However, I commend the judges for ruling on them both the same way! You may disagree with the rule itself, but the judges are consistent!

Brad got the final $2,000 clue of the game correct, ensuring he had a lock game!

Scores going into Final:
Brad $30,600 (17 right, 1 wrong)
Mike $14,300 (10 right)
Jill $0 (1 right, 1 wrong)

FJ! category: BIBLICAL NAMES

FJ! clue: In Genesis 4 this name is chosen because God “hath appointed me another seed”

Mike 14300 + 14000 = 28300
Brad 30600 – 0 = 30600

So the “streptolococcus” thing ends up being huge and puts Brad through to the quarterfinals!

And our second tweet of the night:

My all-time Jeopardy fave@bradrutterjust won again!! I love every time he comes back!— Kate. (@RedHeadedScot)March 8, 2014

See you next week!

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