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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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Ryan Sharpe, a recent graduate from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Abigail Arnold, an academic administrator from Waltham, Massachusetts
Dondi DeMarco, an operations executive from New York, New York
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We have one spot left in Champions Wildcard as our contenders for the title of “33rd Tournament of Champions winner” now numbers 37. Our last set of finalists in this year’s Second Chance are Dondi DeMarco, Abigail Arnold, and Ryan Sharpe. As is always the case in these two-game finals, today’s scores get added to tomorrow’s scores in order to determine today’s overall winner.
Here are everyone’s statistics entering today’s game:
Dondi DeMarco:
38 correct, 3 incorrect
4/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Abigail Arnold:
47 correct, 5 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $200)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,100
Ryan Sharpe:
39 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000
Over the course of the semifinals, Ryan went from a strong favorite to take victory to only having an average chance of taking victory; Abigail is now a slight favorite, but all three of these players look to be quite evenly matched and any one of them could easily take victory.
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
Final Jeopardy! Category: It Happened In The U.S.
Final Jeopardy! Clue: Trinitite is the name of a glass-like material that came to be after a historic event in this state
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Correct response: What is New Mexico?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
As a result of the Trinity nuclear test near Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945, glassy residue, caused by melted sand and rock as a result of the high temperatures generated on the ground at the test site, was created and given the name Trinitite. Mildly radioactive but safe to handle, much of it was buried by the United States Atomic Energy Commission a few years after the test.
To me, this feels like one of those multi-step Final Jeopardy clues that can be solvable even if you’ve never heard of trinitite itself. I quite enjoyed it.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, January 1, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Geographic Nicknames; All Bark; Eyes On The Prize; Fantastic Foursomes; Medicine; Words That Begin With 3 Consonants)
Ryan used the first Daily Double to propel himself into an early lead; after 15 clues, the scores were Ryan $4,600 Abigail $2,800 Dondi $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ryan 7 correct 0 incorrect
Abigail 4 correct 1 incorrect
Dondi 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Ryan got a rematch in Toronto with Paolo Pasco.
Abigail has a friend who made Abigail T-shirts for the watch party.
Dondi wants to mention his new rabbit.
Ryan picked up another 7 correct after the break to extend his lead. By the end of the round, Ryan had gone 4/5 in geographic nicknames and 3/5 in medicine and words beginning with 3 consonants.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ryan 14 correct 0 incorrect
Abigail 8 correct 1 incorrect
Dondi 4 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ryan $7,200
Abigail $5,600
Dondi $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Books & Authors; Talk About A Celluloid Demise!; Venues; Take Me To Your World Leader; On New Year’s Day; “I” Will Be With “U” Again)
The major turning point today—and very likely of the two-game final, came on clue #6, when Ryan successfully made it a $13,600 True Daily Double. Despite getting DD3 incorrect, he had a big lead entering Final Jeopardy. During the full round, Ryan went 5/5 in New Year’s Day, 4/5 in world leaders, and 3/5 in venues.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ryan 30 correct 2 incorrect
Abigail 16 correct 2 incorrect
Dondi 5 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ryan $33,104
Abigail $15,600
Dondi $0
Both Ryan and Abigail were correct in Final, with Ryan making a conservative bet to take a good-sized lead into Day 2.
Tonight’s results:
Dondi $0 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Abigail $15,600 + $8,000 = $23,600 (What is New Mexico?)
Ryan $33,104 + $336 = $33,440 (What is New Mexico?)
Chances of winning Second Chance:
Ryan 64.242%
Abigail 32.660%
Dondi 3.098%
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES $800 (clue #4)
Ryan 1200 +1200 (Dondi 0 Abigail 400)
2) VENUES $1600 (clue #6)
Ryan 13600 +13600 (Dondi 400 Abigail 6800)
3) TALK ABOUT A CELLULOID DEMISE! $1200 (clue #12, $18000 left on board)
Ryan 32800 -4096 (Dondi 400 Abigail 8800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 188
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Dondi 3
Abigail 3
Ryan 5 4*
DJ! Round:
Dondi 3
Abigail 4 2
Ryan 4 3 5 4* 3 5 4 5 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ryan 4.09
Abigail 3.00
Dondi 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ryan $24,800 Coryat, 30 correct, 2 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Abigail $15,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Dondi $0 Coryat, 5 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Dondi DeMarco, career statistics:
43 correct, 6 incorrect
4/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
25.73% in first on buzzer (44/171)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600
Abigail Arnold, career statistics:
64 correct, 7 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
34.50% in first on buzzer (59/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $200)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,267
Ryan Sharpe, career statistics:
70 correct, 6 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (63/171)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,104)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,933
Andy’s Thoughts:
Because tomorrow’s scores can be doubled in Final Jeopardy, Ryan has an “effective lead” of $4,920 over Abigail and $16,720 over Dondi.
- No wagering suggestions will be posted today due to today being Game 1 of a final.
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