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Season 41
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, July 4, 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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Geography) for Friday, July 4, 2025 (Season 41, Game 215):
In 2023 these 2 nations agreed to redraw part of their border near the Matterhorn due to melting glaciers
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Andi Levenson, a senior paralegal from Narberth, Pennsylvania
Ricky Chandak, a financial assurance senior from Boston, Massachusetts
Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (1-day total: $17,600)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
On this Independence Day in the United States, I only got one day’s reprieve from saying “We have a new champion on Jeopardy!“. Today’s returning champion is Scott Riccardi, who came from second place to unseat Jason Singer. Looking to have an excellent Fourth of July themselves today are challengers Andi Levenson and Ricky Chandak, whose job title on the J! website, “Financial Assurance Senior”, appears to be missing a noun. We shall see if a mistake was made on the show’s part, or if that is Ricky’s full job title.
At least we can feasibly talk about someone’s chances in Champions Wildcard for the first time in a number of weeks. This may be a bit of a hot take, but I think James Corson has a better chance of advancing to the Tournament of Champions than Jason Singer does—and if the field somehow expands to the point that Steven Hoying and Stella Trout get included, the two of them would come in as the favorites at this point. (Of course, this is thanks to the stats run through the Unified Prediction Model.)
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Correct response: What are Switzerland & Italy?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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As reported in The Guardian, climate change is wreaking havoc on Alpine glaciers in Europe. As the border between Switzerland and Italy is defined as the ridgeline of the glacier near the Matterhorn, and the melting of glaciers can affect where that ridgeline is, the border between the two nations needed to be redrawn.
European geography clues always play a touch more difficult than I expect them to; I definitely would not be surprised to see some guesses of “Switzerland & France” today.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, July 4, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Capitals; Marvel Characters; Nicknames; During The Last 20 Years; Planning For Disaster; The Joy Of 6(-Letter Words))
Scott found the Daily Double immediately and carried a lead into the first break. After 15 clues, the scores were Scott $4,400 Ricky $2,000 Andi $1,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Scott 5 correct 0 incorrect
Ricky 4 correct 2 incorrect
Andi 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Andi has a trivia team named “Pittsburghers and Fries”—which doesn’t go over so well in Philly.
Ricky juggles.
Scott was locked out of his house and attempted to stream to his TV to get in.
Scott picked up seven more correct responses to extend his lead through 30.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Scott 12 correct 0 incorrect
Ricky 10 correct 3 incorrect
Andi 3 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Scott $7,600
Ricky $3,600
Andi $1,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: You’Re All Getting Medals; Proper Name Rhyme Time; Tv Makes History; That Is Some Flex; Poetry Collections; How “Aud”)
In one of the best battles of the season, Double Jeopardy saw Ricky take the lead—then Scott went on a big run, punctuated by DD2 to take a big lead. However, Ricky wasn’t done, he went all-in on DD3, briefly taking the lead before Scott re-took the lead going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Scott 26 correct 0 incorrect
Ricky 20 correct 4 incorrect
Andi 8 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Scott $26,400
Ricky $24,400
Andi $7,400
Scott and Ricky were both correct in Final; Scott made a big wager in Final and finished the week with a huge victory! He’ll be back Monday to go for win #3.
Tonight’s results:
Andi $7,400 – $1,600 = $5,800 (What are Switzerland + Austria Germany)
Ricky $24,400 + $2,600 = $27,000 (What is Switzerland and Italy?)
Scott $26,400 + $24,000 = $50,400 (What are Switzerland + Italy?) (2-day total: $68,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WORLD CAPITALS $600 (clue #1)
Scott 0 +1000 (Ricky 0 Andi 0)
2) TV MAKES HISTORY $2000 (clue #19)
Scott 18400 +4000 (Ricky 10800 Andi 5400)
3) YOU’RE ALL GETTING MEDALS $2000 (clue #24, $4400 left on board)
Ricky 12000 +12000 (Scott 22400 Andi 8200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 222
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Scott 3*
Ricky
Andi
DJ! Round:
Scott 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 5* 3
Ricky 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 5*
Andi 5 2 1 2 2 1 2
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Scott 3.40
Ricky 4.13
Andi 2.14
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 40 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Scott $24,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 0 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ricky $14,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Andi $7,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,800
Lach Trash: $4,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,800
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Scott Riccardi, career statistics:
52 correct, 1 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,800
Ricky Chandak, career statistics:
21 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,400
Andi Levenson, career statistics:
8 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400
Scott Riccardi, to win:
2 games: 65.578%
3: 43.005%
4: 28.202%
5: 18.494%
6: 12.128%
Avg. streak: 2.905 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Scott’s total of $50,400 ties a pair of Matt Amodio wins (September 17 & October 7, 2021) for the 78th-highest single-game total of all time in regular play (adjusted for doubled dollar values).
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Scott $26,400 Ricky $24,400 Andi $7,400)
Scott: Standard cover bet today is $22,401. (Actual bet: $24,000)
Ricky: For your best chance of victory, bet between $4,001 (just in case Scott bets $2,000 or less) and $9,599 (keeping Andi locked out.) (Actual bet: $2,600)
Andi: Bet no more than $3,400 to stay ahead of Scott if Scott bets to cover and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $1,600)
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