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:
George Thomas, a former engineer from Mount Prospect, Illinois
Jessica Frankenfield, an event planner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat & law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (13-day total: $360,000)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Welcome to April 1, the day where you need to be skeptical about everything you see on the Internet. Today on Jeopardy!, though, Jamie Ding goes for victory #14 as he battles challengers Jessica Frankenfield and George Thomas. Top seed in the 34th Tournament of Champions is at stake in this one as well; if Jamie wins more than $13,999 today he passes Harrison Whitaker for that top spot.
Being April 1, this is a day where Jeopardy! sometimes likes to put easter eggs into the game; if there are any, I will be detailing them. If you don’t want to be spoiled on them, I’d recommend waiting to watch the show before reading any recaps.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: The Calendar
Final Jeopardy! Clue: Mark Twain wrote the quip that on this day of the year, “we are reminded of what we are on the other 364”
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Correct response: What is April Fools’ Day?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
99.9% of the time, I can trust that Clue of the Day, as published in The New York Times, assuming that its category doesn’t match one of the main game categories (I do check against J!6 every morning), is Final Jeopardy, However, when the correct response to Clue of the Day when published is “What is April Fools’ Day?”, I have to be at least partly skeptical. A different Clue of the Day could be an April Fools joke in and of itself, or the April Fools joke could be the fact that the correct response is “What is April Fools’ Day”.
Speaking to the clue itself, this is a relatively famous quote from Mark Twain himself with regard to April 1, and how it was his way of quipping that humanity is often filled with foolishness.
As to how it will play? If the players remember our air date, it might be much easier for them.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Flags; Around The U.S. Capitol; Must Be Hump Day; 4 E’s: A Jolly Good Fellow; Terms From Olympic Sports; Last Year’s News)
It wasn’t quite a 15-for-15 clean sweep as there were two Triple Stumpers in the opening segment, but Jamie did pick up 13 correct; scores at the first break were Jamie $10,400 Jessica $0 George $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jamie 13 correct 0 incorrect
George 0 correct 0 incorrect
Jessica 0 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
George took up speedcubing in the eighth grade.
Jessica had a cooking blog in grad school.
Jamie is profiled in a book about the spelling bee.
Jamie made it 23 correct by the end of the round; he ran Around The US Capitol, went 4/5 in flags, sports, and news and 3/5 in hump day and 4 Es.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jamie 23 correct 0 incorrect
George 4 correct 2 incorrect
Jessica 1 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jamie $14,600
George $200
Jessica -$800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Could Have Been An Email; Banned Books; Documentaries; Foreign Words & Phrases; Mind, Your; “P”s & Queues)
Jamie’s dominance continued in Double Jeopardy, picking up 20 correct and a combined $20,000 on the round’s two Daily Doubles. He led by over $50,000 entering Final Jeopardy, which meant that six figures is on the table today in Final Jeopardy. In Double Jeopardy, he ran “could have been an email” and banned books, while going 3/5 in Mind, Your and “P”s & Queues.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jamie 43 correct 0 incorrect
Jessica 7 correct 3 incorrect
George 4 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jamie $55,800
Jessica $5,200
George -$1,800
Jessica got Final Jeopardy correct, and Jamie went for $100,000—but he forgot what day it was, and fell to $11,600 for the day. He’s still a 14-day champion, though, and goes for #15 tomorrow.
Tonight’s results:
George -$1,800 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Jessica $5,200 + $800 = $6,000 (What is April Fools Day?)
Jamie $55,800 – $44,200 = $11,600 (What is Labor Day????) (14-day total: $371,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AROUND THE U.S. CAPITOL $800 (clue #1)
Jamie 0 +1000 (Jessica 0 George 0)
2) MIND, YOUR $1600 (clue #3)
Jamie 17400 +7600 (Jessica -800 George 200)
3) “P”s & QUEUES $2000 (clue #16, $12400 left on board)
Jamie 32600 +12400 (Jessica 5200 George -1000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 182
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Jamie 4*
Jessica
George
DJ! Round:
Jamie 3 4* 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 5*
Jessica 4 3 4 3† 3 4
George
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jamie 3.82
Jessica 3.50
George 0.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.07 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jamie $39,200 Coryat, 43 correct, 0 incorrect, 64.91% in first on buzzer (37/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Jessica $5,200 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
George -$1,800 Coryat, 4 correct, 4 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,600
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Jamie Ding, career statistics:
439 correct, 31 incorrect
27/29 on rebound attempts (on 57 rebound opportunities)
50.38% in first on buzzer (401/796)
20/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $63,100)
9/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,143
Jessica Frankenfield, career statistics:
8 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,200
George Thomas, career statistics:
4 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$1,800
Jamie Ding, to win:
15 games: 73.733%
16: 54.366%
17: 40.085%
18: 29.556%
19: 21.793%
Avg. streak: 16.807 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It does appear as though the only April Fool’s reference in this game was to the fact that Final Jeopardy was a famous quote regarding the day from Mark Twain.
- $39,200 is tied for the second-highest single-game Coryat score of all time, tied with Ken Jennings from June 10, 2004, and trails only Jamie’s $42,400 from March 17.
- $44,200 is the record for “most money/points lost in a single Final Jeopardy clue.”
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
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