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Season 31

The Winchell factor

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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)
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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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I’ve been away and had to miss Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but I’m happy Vaughn Winchell is probably going to the ToC. I should’ve gotten him a Hanukkah present! 😉 Here he is with his opponents today:

Elliot Yates

Vaughn

Mike Blaha

I loved the category name & The Horse You Rode In On. The contestants went to the category last. I remember loving it the first time I heard it, maybe in college! My best friend at the time said it. No one I’ve asked knows where it comes from though, but a reader usually does…. Enlighten me?
At the first break:
Vaughn 3800 (10 right)
Mike 0
Elliot 2800 (4 right and one wrong)
Elliot had maybe the strangest and longest story I’ve heard on the show. I didn’t understand the point to be honest! I have to wonder what Trebek’s card said.
Vaughn found the Daily Double of the round in In My Cabinet.
Vaughn 4600 (One right)
Mike 600 (One right)
Elliot 2800
Vaughn wagered 1800 on this clue: “George Romney, John Connally, John Mitchell.” Vaughn and I got it right.
At the end of the round:
Vaughn 7200 (2 right)
Mike 3200 (4 right)
Elliot 5000 (4 right and one wrong)
Elliot had gotten the first 3 clues right, all in Crossword Clues “D”, when he found the Daily Double there. He had 7400 and wagered 3000 on this clue: “The usually wealthy widow of a king (7).” Elliot was right, and he wound up sweeping the category!
I’m stunned this was a triple-stumper in Penn. Pals: “This country singer from Wyomissing sang the National Anthem at a 76ers game at 11 & had her 1st single ‘Tim McGraw’ at 16.” With guesses of “Shania Twain” and “Trisha Yearwood” respectively, Elliot and Mike are living in the 90s! Maybe they didn’t consider her a country singer. Vaughn later found the other Daily Double of the round there.
Vaughn 8000 (2 right)
Mike 2800 (One wrong)
Elliot 11600 (One right and 2 wrong)
Vaughn wagered 3400 on this clue: “This general from Uniontown won the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize for his plan helping European recovery.” Vaughn knew it right away.
And I knew this triple-stumper in Parenthetical Song Titles: “Rihanna: ‘(in the World)’.” Elliot negged on this one too, leaving only 600 between him and Vaughn! At the end of the round:
Vaughn 18200 (5 right)
Mike 2400 (2 right and 2 wrong)
Elliot 16000 (5 right and 2 wrong)
The Final Jeopardy category is 20th Century America. Here is the clue: “In 1923 Fanny Brice made news by having this procedure, later rejected by a woman portraying her.” Mike was right and added 2399. Elliot was right and added 2201. Vaughn? He was wrong and lost 13801. 🙁
I didn’t track my Coryat today. A note about the ToC list: We’ve taken off two names because a source says someone at Jeopardy! told him those two qualified for the previous ToC. So here’s the updated list.

Vaughn Winchell $103,103 (5 wins)

Catherine Hardee $95,201 (4 wins)


Alexander Persaud $61,000 (3 wins)
Ryan Alley $56,800 (3 wins)

Bill Cossen $50,602 (3 wins)


Shane Curtis $42,001 (3 wins)

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Two years ago: Hey, Paula
Three years ago: Mistake of the Ozarks
Four years ago: Promises, promises

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