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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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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Lydia Cawley, a director of product from Arlington, Virginia

Luke Henson, a grocer from East Moline, Illinois

James Denison, a college professor & museum curator originally from Alexandria, Virginia (4-day total: $99,400)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Since Jeopardy! returned to the airwaves on September 10, 1984, 290 people have won five games. 188 more have had their win streak halted at four. We see today which of these groups James Denison—stopped short of $100,000 two games in a row—will find himself in at the conclusion of play today. James has dodged a couple of bullets thus far in that his nearest competitor has also gotten Final Jeopardy incorrect when he has; certainly, Luke Henson of Illinois and Lydia Cawley of Virginia would be happy if one of them managed to land a singleton get in Final Jeopardy.

The good thing is for James is that win or lose today, he is extremely likely to see a Tournament of Champions invitation—assuming, of course, that next year stays with a 21-player field.

Final Jeopardy! Category: 21st Century Women

Final Jeopardy! Clue: The Iowa legislature passed a resolution declaring February 22, 2024 her day across the state

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Correct response: Who is Caitlin Clark?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

In honor of her college basketball accomplishments as a member of the Iowa Hawkweyes, including surpassing Pete Maravich as the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer, the Iowa legislature declared February 22, 2024 as Caitlin Clark Day throughout the state of Iowa—the 22^nd was chosen due to her jersey number of 22. In what has been called the “Caitlin Clark effect”, she has singlehandedly raised the profile of women’s basketball in the United States.

I’m always curious to see how this sort of a Final Jeopardy clue plays, even moreso today because it’s a stealth sports clue—something the show doesn’t often do.

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, March 12, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Real Palace; 3-Letter Verbs; Colleges & Universities; Barry Tales; Let’s Dish; Oscar Night With Conan O’Brien)

Despite Luke making some interesting clue selection decisions, he still picked up five correct responses before the break and was tied for the lead with James at the interviews; scores at the first set of commercials were Luke $3,000 James $3,000 Lydia $200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Luke 5 correct 0 incorrect
James 5 correct 1 incorrect
Lydia 3 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Lydia enjoys streaking—on Duolingo, where she has a 2,200-day streak.
Luke hosted a birthday party for Abraham Lincoln at the age of six.
James wants to recreate a 90’s style department store photo shoot with his sister.

A true Daily Double from James—and a couple of incorrect responses from Luke—gave James a very big lead through 30 clues. On the opening board, Luke went 3/5 in palaces, while James went 3/5 in the Oscars and 4/5 in verbs and dishes.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

James 15 correct 2 incorrect
Luke 7 correct 2 incorrect
Lydia 5 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

James $11,000
Luke $3,600
Lydia $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Tech & Science News; Entertainment By The Numbers; Lakes & Rivers; You’ve Been Heteronym”ed”!; Baroque; Obama)

Things got very interesting in Double Jeopardy about six clues in; James was cruising before losing $5,400 on a Daily Double miss—was it a case of trying to study the past and not looking up stuff on Venezuela after the American military strike there?—but he did recover slightly. Meanwhile, Lydia struggled with remembering to have her responses fit the category, including a miss on her own Daily Double due to it. As it was, Luke did well enough that we were in a familiar position—James led but could still be unseated if Luke was correct in Final and James wasn’t. On that second board, James went 4/5 in entertainment by the numbers and Luke went 3/5 in heteronyms.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

James 24 correct 4 incorrect
Luke 13 correct 4 incorrect
Lydia 9 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 9 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

James $14,400
Luke $8,400
Lydia $1,200

Final Jeopardy broke today against our champion—Luke was the only player correct on Clue 61. That makes him our new champion; he’ll be back tomorrow to defend his title.

Tonight’s results:

Lydia $1,200 – $27 = $1,173 (Who is Gauff)
Luke $8,400 + $8,398 = $16,798 (Who is Caitlin Clark?) (1-day total: $16,798)
James $14,400 – $5,999 = $8,401 (Who is Collins)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) 3-LETTER VERBS $600 (clue #18)
James 4400 +4400 (Luke 3000 Lydia 200)
2) LAKES & RIVERS $1200 (clue #6)
James 12200 -5400 (Luke 6000 Lydia 1000)
3) ENTERTAINMENT BY THE NUMBERS $1600 (clue #12, $20000 left on board)
Lydia 2200 -2200 (James 9600 Luke 6000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -44

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
James 4 5 3 4 5 5 4 3 3*
Luke 2 1 1 2 3
Lydia 4 4 5 4

DJ! Round:
James 4 3* 3 4 5 3
Luke 1 2 3
Lydia 4 4 4*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Luke 1.88
James 3.87
Lydia 4.14

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 9 (0.07 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Luke $8,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
James $16,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Lydia $3,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 4 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,800
Lach Trash: $14,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,800
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

James Denison, career statistics:

114 correct, 18 incorrect
10/13 on rebound attempts (on 29 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (105/285)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $24,600)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,280

Luke Henson, career statistics:

14 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400

Lydia Cawley, career statistics:

9 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,400

Luke Henson, to win:

2 games: 31.640%
3: 10.011%
4: 3.167%
5: 1.002%
6: 0.317%
Avg. streak: 1.463 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I am wondering if they went back after this game concluded to reshoot James’s interview to ask him what he was going to do with the money, because it felt like an interesting interview choice if it was in the “normal” order.
• I have to say that one of the best parts of the WBBJ watching experience is the local ads and PSAs—including one for CrimeStoppers that sends me every time I see it.
• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: James $14,400 Luke $8,400 Lydia $1,200)

James: Standard cover bet is $2,401. (Actual bet: $5,999)

Luke: You have to bet at least $3,600 to have any chance of winning. If you want to guarantee second, any bet here between $3,600 and $6,000 exactly does that—you do have the “paper tiebreaker” for second over Lydia. (Actual bet: $8,398)

Lydia: You’ve actually got a bit of a dilemma here in the battle for second, and no real way to tell how the other player will act. If you think Luke is more likely to go all in, bet small. If you think he’s more likely to bet exactly $6,001, go all in. Honestly, either strategy here is valid, as both strategies tend to be about equally likely from an unknown player and we have no indication what Luke will do. (Actual bet: $27)

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