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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Geographic Neighbors) for Friday, March 28, 2025 (Season 41, Game 145):
The “Hermit Nation” & the “Land of the Morning Calm” are nicknames for these 2 neighbors
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Revell Carr, a professor from Lexington, Kentucky
Mike Budzinski, a portfolio manager from Chicago, Illinois
Josh Weikert, a politics professor from Collegeville, Pennsylvania (5-day total: $80,202)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Yesterday’s game saw Josh Weikert cement his place in the 2026 Tournament of Champions by winning his fifth game. Today, he goes for win #6 against Chicago’s Mike Budzinski and Lexington’s Revell Carr. Thankfully for Revell, his game isn’t preempted entirely due to March Madness, as WKYT has moved the game to its CW-affiliated sister station. As with yesterday as well, the show is airing in Tampa-St. Petersburg at 9:30 AM Eastern. For the rest of the country, if you watch on CBS, make sure you check your local listings (or Matt Carberry’s Google Sheet listing the airing impacts nationwide.)
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Correct response: What are North Korea & South Korea?
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“Land of the Morning Calm” is a nickname that has often been used to refer to the entire Korean peninsula over the decades due to its tranquil scenery; however, since the Korean War, it is generally just used today to refer to South Korea. The term “hermit nation” or “hermit kingdom” has been used to describe many isolationist nations over the years, with North Korea being referred to as one by Hillary Clinton in 2009.
Viewers and players who are able to associate “Land of the Morning Calm” to the Korean Peninsula should have no difficulty coming up with the required pair of correct responses today.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, March 28, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: U.S. Geography; Book Title Adjectives; Something To Wear; Your Name Is A Sentence; On The Side Of The Angels; Modern Lingo)
All three players got off to a good start in this one, with Josh leading on the strength of a pair of $1,000 correct responses. At the break, the scores were Josh $2,400 Revell $2,000 Mike $1,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Josh 5 correct 2 incorrect
Revell 3 correct 0 incorrect
Mike 5 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Revell teachers the history of sea shanties, and wants everyone to know that “The Wellerman” was not one.
Mike is a Green Bay Packers fan; however, his wife is a Bears fan.
Josh is friends with some former J! champs in the beer judging community.
Revell found the Daily Double, but got it incorrect. Mike picked up four correct—two of them for $1,000—to take the lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Mike 9 correct 1 incorrect
Josh 8 correct 3 incorrect
Revell 6 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mike $4,400
Josh $3,600
Revell $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: In The 19Th Century; Pop Culture Titles In Roman Numerals; Opera; Business Terms; Well, That’S Just Science; From “M” To “M”)
Josh picked up 15 correct, as well as both Daily Doubles, as he cruised to a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Josh 23 correct 3 incorrect
Mike 14 correct 2 incorrect
Revell 8 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Josh $21,600
Mike $7,600
Revell $1,200
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper as Josh gets himself over the $100,000 mark. He’ll be back Monday to go for win #7!
Tonight’s results:
Revell $1,200 – $1,100 = $100 (What are Tibet and Nepal)
Mike $7,600 – $1,000 = $6,600 (What are Scotland & England? Love you Katsa)
Josh $21,600 – $1,600 = $20,000 (What are Nepal + Bhutan?) (6-day total: $100,202)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SOMETHING TO WEAR $600 (clue #18)
Revell 2200 -1200 (Josh 2400 Mike 1400)
2) OPERA $1600 (clue #12)
Josh 10000 +2000 (Mike 3600 Revell 1200)
3) BUSINESS TERMS $1600 (clue #16, $16400 left on board)
Josh 12400 +2000 (Mike 3600 Revell 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -18
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Josh 4 5 4 3 1 5 2
Mike 2 3 4 5 4 3
Revell 1 2 1 2 3*
DJ! Round:
Josh 4 3 5 2 3 4 5 2 5 4* 3† 4*
Mike 1
Revell 1 2† 1†
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Josh 3.58
Mike 3.14
Revell 1.63
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.21 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Josh $20,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Mike $7,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Revell $2,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,800
Lach Trash: $15,600 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Josh Weikert, career statistics:
140 correct, 20 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
40.94% in first on buzzer (140/342)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,200)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,400
Mike Budzinski, career statistics:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600
Revell Carr, career statistics:
8 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,400
Josh Weikert, to win:
7 games: 54.627%
8: 29.841%
9: 16.301%
10: 8.905%
11: 4.864%
Avg. streak: 7.204 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I get the sense that a lot of old-school fans aren’t going to like these boards. I personally don’t believe these criticisms are valid; this is a reminder that the rise of J! Archive over the past 20 years has caused the show to test more lateral thinking instead of the simple regurgitation of facts, and I think today’s game epitomizes that.
- I also think that Josh’s having done well in the POP CULTURE TITLES IN ROMAN NUMERALS category bodes well for his chances in a Tournament of Champions situation.
- Today’s game can also be very instructive for future contestants. If you are preparing for a strategy of bouncing around and hunting for Daily Doubles, it needs to become so second nature to you that it can survive the stress of being on stage. It reads to me as though Mike very much regretted not finding the Daily Double in the business category, a regret likely compounded by the fact that his only selection in Double Jeopardy was a top-row clue.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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