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Season 42

(TJF Plus) Daily Details – Tuesday, December 23, 2025

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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:

Michelle Tsai, a tutor originally from Honolulu, Hawai’i

Michelle Tsai on Jeopardy!

Molly Murray, an English professor from New York, New York

Molly Murray on Jeopardy!

Bob Callen, a retired librarian from Lexington, Kentucky

Bob Callen on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Stieg Larsson?

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, December 23, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: U.S. Place Names; Young Adult Novels; Christmas Entertainment; A Proverbial Mess; “C.B.”; What’s Your Handle?)

Michelle used $1,800 from the Daily Double to take a big lead after 15 clues; at the commercial, the scores were Michelle $7,200 Molly $1,600 Bob $1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Michelle 8 correct 1 incorrect
Molly 2 correct 0 incorrect
Bob 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Michelle was remembered for her sweater in her first appearance.
Molly got advice from her son: answer more clues correctly.
Bob disappointed his mother by losing in Final Jeopardy.

Michelle got her score into five figures; by the end of the round, she went 3/5 in Christmas entertainment and “C.B.” and 4/5 in US place names & unscrambling proverbs, in amongst 17 successful buzzes in the round.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Michelle 17 correct 1 incorrect
Molly 5 correct 0 incorrect
Bob 5 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Michelle $10,400
Molly $2,800
Bob $2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The ’20S; Restar-Auteurs; Hitting You With Hard Science; 4-Syllable Words; Toons In Tunes; Lady & The Stamp)

Double Jeopardy was a battle between Michelle and Molly as Bob only got in twice; incorrect on both, he wasn’t around for Final. Michelle was cruising before an incorrect response on DD3 was enough to make Clue #61 mean something today.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Michelle 33 correct 3 incorrect
Molly 14 correct 1 incorrect
Bob 5 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Michelle $22,800
Molly $13,200
Bob -$1,800

Michelle and Molly were both correct in Final Jeopardy; that makes Michelle a finalist! She’ll be back Thursday and Friday.

Tonight’s results:

Bob -$1,800 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Molly $13,200 + $13,200 = $26,400 (Who is Stieg Larsson?)
Michelle $22,800 + $3,601 = $26,401 (Who is Larsen?) (Finalist)

Michelle Tsai, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 23, 2025 game.)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) “C.B.” $800 (clue #6)
Michelle 1800 +1800 (Bob -200 Molly 0)
2) HITTING YOU WITH HARD SCIENCE $1200 (clue #2)
Michelle 12000 +4000 (Bob 2200 Molly 2800)
3) LADY & THE STAMP $800 (clue #18, $9200 left on board)
Michelle 22400 -6000 (Bob 200 Molly 10800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 107

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Bob 4 5 4 5
Molly
Michelle 3 4*

DJ! Round:
Bob 4
Molly 3 3 5 4 2 3 4
Michelle 3* 3 4 5 3 4 5 5 5 2*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Michelle 3.83
Molly 3.43
Bob 4.40

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:

Michelle $25,000 Coryat, 33 correct, 3 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Molly $13,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Bob -$1,800 Coryat, 5 correct, 3 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,400
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Bob Callen, career statistics:

25 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (24/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,900

Molly Murray, career statistics:

31 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (28/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,500

Michelle Tsai, career statistics:

56 correct, 5 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (50/114)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,600


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