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:
Melanie Hirsch, an attorney from Silver Spring, Maryland
Andrew Wang, a medical student from Winnetka, Illinois
Aaron Himmel, a stay-at-home dad originally from Long Island, New York
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Final Jeopardy! Category: Holiday Songs
Final Jeopardy! Clue: In an early draft, this title line was followed by “it may be your last”, but Judy Garland refused to sing it that way
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Correct response: What is “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”?
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Around The Caribbean; Classical Music; Hoe Hoe Hoe: Let’s Garden!; Go Away, I’m Mobile Gaming; From The TV Show’s Opening Narration; An “I”, 4, An “I”)
Aaron was in third place when he found the Daily Double; a correct response helped him sit second at the break. After 15 clues, the scores were Andrew $4,400 Aaron $2,800 Melanie $2,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Andrew 5 correct 0 incorrect
Aaron 5 correct 1 incorrect
Melanie 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Melanie received word that the CFPB was being shut down the morning of her tape date.
Andrew got out of rotations by being on the show.
Aaron wants his appearance on the show to be instructive for his son.
After the break, Aaron picked up 9 correct responses to vault past Andrew into the lead after 30 clues. In the round itself, Aaron went 3/5 in mobile gaming and 4/5 in TV opening narrations.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Aaron 14 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 7 correct 0 incorrect
Melanie 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Aaron $6,600
Andrew $5,000
Melanie $3,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World History; The Play’s The Thing; Critical Vase Theory; Asian Americans; Pop Culture Forecast; Caution: Word Construction Zone)
Both Melanie and Andrew doubled their scores through the Daily Doubles in the first five clues. By the end of a tight three-way battle, Andrew and Melanie were tied for the lead with over $20,000 apiece, with Aaron in a very close third.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Melanie 20 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 16 correct 0 incorrect
Aaron 22 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Melanie $20,400
Andrew $20,400
Aaron $17,000
Aaron and Melanie were correct in Final, but Andrew was not—and that makes Melanie your third finalist.
Tonight’s results:
Aaron $17,000 + $0 = $17,000 (What is Have yourself a merry little Christmas?)
Andrew $20,400 – $20,400 = $0 (What Have a Holly Jolly Christmas?)
Melanie $20,400 + $20,400 = $40,800 (What is Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AROUND THE CARIBBEAN $600 (clue #12)
Aaron 400 +1000 (Andrew 4400 Melanie 2400)
2) THE PLAY’S THE THING $1600 (clue #1)
Melanie 3800 +3800 (Aaron 6600 Andrew 5000)
3) WORLD HISTORY $2000 (clue #5, $27600 left on board)
Andrew 6600 +6600 (Aaron 7800 Melanie 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Aaron 4 4 4 3*
Andrew 3 4 5 3 3
Melanie 5 4 5
DJ! Round:
Aaron 4
Andrew 5*
Melanie 4* 5† 3†
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Melanie 4.33
Aaron 3.80
Andrew 3.83
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:
Melanie $18,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Aaron $16,600 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $15,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 0 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $50,600
Lach Trash: $1,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $1,600
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Aaron Himmel, career statistics:
46 correct, 5 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,300
Andrew Wang, career statistics:
33 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (30/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,100)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,300
Melanie Hirsch, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (44/114)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,100
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