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 Book & Movie Title References) for Friday, May 17, 2024 (Season 40, Game 180):
The title of this 2001 book, also a 2003 film, forms a partial border between Boston, Chelsea, Medford & Everett
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Rachel Shelton, an attorney from Lexington, Kentucky
Nick Coombs, an auctioneer from Chicago, Illinois
Grant DeYoung, a grocery clerk from Prescott, Arizona (2-day total: $46,401)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Grant DeYoung is now a 2-day champion after he took a runaway win in yesterday’s game. Today, he faces off against Chicago’s Nick Coombs and Lexington, Kentucky’s Rachel Shelton.
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Correct response: What is Mystic River?
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The Mystic River, which gives its name to the 2001 Dennis Lehane novel (and subsequent 2003 Clint Eastwood film) does not come from the English word “mystic”; it comes from the Massachusett word for “large estuary”, “missi-tuk”. Lying to the north of Boston, it joins with the Charles to form the inner part of Boston Harbor.
To me, this felt like a relatively straightforward clue—as soon as I stopped confusing Mystic Pizza (a movie from the late 1980s set in Mystic, Connecticut) with Mystic River. I think that if a contestant can avoid that confusion and is generally well-versed in movies, they should be okay.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, May 17, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: I’m A Fun Guy; Passports; Words From Film; Baseball’s 25-Game Winners; Enter The Literary Character; Franklin)
Rachel got off to the best start in this one, courtesy of a pair of high-value correct responses. She had $2,600 after 15 clues, Grant had $1,800, and Nick had $1,600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Rachel 4 correct 0 incorrect
Grant 4 correct 0 incorrect
Nick 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Rachel is part of an organization that saves wasted food from going to landfill.
Nick auctioned off a previously lost “inverted Jenny” postage stamp.
Grant was a big fan of the show in high school.
Grant found the Daily Double shortly after the break and doubled up through it in order to take a big lead; meanwhile, Rachel struggled on the buzzer, getting in just twice after the break.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Grant 12 correct 1 incorrect
Rachel 6 correct 0 incorrect
Nick 8 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Grant $8,000
Rachel $3,800
Nick $3,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: State Name Stuff; Cast Members In The Reboot; “Gn”owledge; Tough 6-Letter Words; Chapters In Biographies; We Are Fungi)
After the Daily Doubles stayed out for a very long time, Rachel found DD2, took a big swing, but fell back to $0. Grant got DD3, bet $5,000 and was correct; a pair of incorrect responses from him meant that Grant was very close to having a runaway going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Grant 23 correct 4 incorrect
Nick 13 correct 3 incorrect
Rachel 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Grant $19,800
Nick $10,400
Rachel $0
Grant was the only player correct in Final; that makes him a 3-day champion! Will he get win #4 on Monday?
Tonight’s results:
Rachel $0 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Nick $10,400 – $9,401 = $999 (What is The Turnpike?)
Grant $19,800 + $1,001 = $20,801 (What is Mystic River?) (3-day total: $67,202)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) PASSPORTS $1000 (clue #19)
Grant 3200 +3200 (Nick 1600 Rachel 3400)
2) CHAPTERS IN BIOGRAPHIES $800 (clue #19)
Rachel 7000 -7000 (Grant 12400 Nick 11600)
3) TOUGH 6-LETTER WORDS $1200 (clue #21, $4800 left on board)
Grant 13200 +5000 (Nick 11600 Rachel 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 38
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Grant 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 5*
Nick 3 5 2 1
Rachel 2 2 1 4 3
DJ! Round:
Grant 4 3 5 3 4 3 3*
Nick 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 5 5
Rachel 3 2 2* 2
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Grant 3.82
Nick 3.93
Rachel 2.33
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 16 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Grant $13,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Nick $10,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $7,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $15,000 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Grant DeYoung, career statistics:
72 correct, 16 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
44.12% in first on buzzer (75/170)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,200)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000
Nick Coombs, career statistics:
13 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400
Rachel Shelton, career statistics:
9 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$7,000)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000
Grant DeYoung, to win:
4 games: 60.362%
5: 36.436%
6: 21.993%
7: 13.276%
8: 8.013%
Avg. streak: 4.523 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I might have bet “Catfish” to come up on today’s board; however, I would have bet it to show up in the 25-game winner category, not the “words from film” one.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Grant $19,800 Nick $10,400 Rachel $0)
Grant: Standard cover bet over Nick is $1,001. (Actual bet: $1,001)
Nick: Bet at least $8,400. (Actual bet: $9,401)
Rachel: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
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