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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)
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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:

TJ Fisher, a marketing specialist from San Francisco, California (0 wins)

Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California (2 wins)

Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (0 wins)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The Tournament of Champions finals move on to Game 3 today, with Paolo Pasco a victory away from ending the tournament today. With Paolo on 2 victories, you also might see some alternative betting strategies in Final Jeopardy, especially in a situation if Paolo is outside of 50% of the leader’s score. Also, while Paolo has dominated the first two games of the final, it would not surprise me if the momentum shifted here slightly.

Final Jeopardy! Category: Island Names

Final Jeopardy! Clue: This archipelago got its name in 1493 in honor of St. Ursula & her followers

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Correct response: What are the Virgin Islands?

More Information About Final Jeopardy!:

When Christopher Columbus sailed past the Leeward Islands in 1493, he chose to name a number of the islands in the area the Virgin Islands in honour of Saint Ursula and her holy virgin followers.

I like this as a Tournament of Champions-level Final; 1493 should put people in the right area of the world, while the knowledge of St. Ursula is something I would consider to be ToC-level.

Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Infection: Staff; Breaking In; Prefixes & Word Parts; Peninsulas; Business In The Front; Party In The Back)

Scott found the Daily Double early, using it to jump into the early lead. After 15 clues, the scores were Scott $3,200 Paolo $2,000 TJ $1,800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Scott 4 correct 0 incorrect
Paolo 4 correct 0 incorrect
TJ 4 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Scott would like to think his parents, brothers, and best friends.
Paolo would like to thank his family, friends, and girlfriends.
TJ would like to thank his friends who teach him things every day.

Paolo did well after the break to pull closer to Scott, although Scott’s pair of high-value correct responses gave him the lead after 30. On the opening board, Scott went 3/5 in peninsulas, TJ went 3/5 in prefixes, and Paolo went 4/5 in parties.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Scott 6 correct 0 incorrect
Paolo 10 correct 0 incorrect
TJ 9 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Scott $5,000
Paolo $4,200
TJ $2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: What A Concept; Old Times; Alliterative People; Get A Load Of This Pair; Gimme A Letter!; Unsatisfying Literary Endings)

Paolo picked up 16 correct, as well as $13,400 on Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues, to cruise to a third runaway in three games with a dozen clues to play. In that round, he went 4/5 in old times and 3/5 in alliterative people and pairs.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Paolo 26 correct 0 incorrect
Scott 10 correct 1 incorrect
TJ 13 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Paolo $33,200
Scott $7,400
TJ $5,800

All three players punted Final Jeopardy as Paolo is your $250,000 winner! TJ and Scott get $75,000 apiece.

Tonight’s results:

TJ $5,800 – $1,601 = $4,199 (What am I going to do with my time now that studying’s done?)
Scott $7,400 – $4,600 = $2,800 (What is Congrats Paolo!)
Paolo $33,200 – $143 = $33,057 (What an incredible ride with the best ToC group I could ask for. <3 you all!) (3 wins)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) PENINSULAS $800 (clue #2)
Scott 1000 +1000 (Paolo 0 TJ 0)
2) GET A LOAD OF THIS PAIR $1600 (clue #9)
Paolo 9400 +7400 (Scott 6600 TJ 3800)
3) WHAT A CONCEPT $1200 (clue #10, $21600 left on board)
Paolo 16800 +6000 (Scott 6600 TJ 3800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 214

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Scott 5 4*
Paolo
TJ

DJ! Round:
Scott 4
Paolo 4 5 4 3 3 4* 3*
TJ 3 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Paolo 3.71
TJ 3.00
Scott 4.33

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.07 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Paolo $22,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 0 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
TJ $5,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Scott $7,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,600
Lach Trash: $13,600 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Scott Riccardi, career statistics:

543 correct, 46 incorrect
34/37 on rebound attempts (on 89 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (495/1254)
28/35 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $85,800)
15/22 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,000

Paolo Pasco, career statistics:

314 correct, 19 incorrect
15/16 on rebound attempts (on 56 rebound opportunities)
37.92% in first on buzzer (281/741)
21/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $86,400)
8/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,846

TJ Fisher, career statistics:

227 correct, 54 incorrect
5/10 on rebound attempts (on 33 rebound opportunities)
39.07% in first on buzzer (245/627)
12/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $23,200)
2/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800

Andy’s Thoughts:

• No wagering suggestions will be posted due to today’s runaway game.
• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

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