Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, May 2, 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)
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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
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August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
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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 Boats & Ships) for Friday, May 2, 2025 (Season 41, Game 170):

Nearly a century after her 1851 sporting triumph, she was a rotting hulk finally scrapped in 1945

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Sam Sabulis, an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia

Shweta Balasubramanian, a marketing manager from Pomona, California

Ben Ganger, a data analyst from Goshen, Indiana (3-day total: $76,415)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Ben Ganger has dominated his way to three victories and over $75,000 so far—but he’s not a lock for the Tournament of Champions yet. He’ll likely need one more victory, and potentially two, in order to get his ticket. Today, he faces off against Atlanta’s Sam Sabulis and LA-area Shweta Balasubramanian.

I also think that it is probably worthwhile to remind everybody about who Jeopardy! is made for. It’s not made for me. It’s not made for the few hundred diehards who have thousands of comments about the show on r/Jeopardy, JBoard, or Discord. I’d say it might not even be made for the 1,000 of you who come in to read my words the morning of an episode. However, it is made for the 25,000 of you who’ll pop in to the site after your bestie accidentally telephoned you at 7:26pm and you missed something really important on the show. The average viewer cares about 61 clues and maybe the occasional champion that they’ll cheer for more than others. And that’s it. To be honest, I wish that “average viewer” could have their opinions about the show amplified more, but your average viewer isn’t generally seeking out that attention. And as long as The Powers That Be remember who the show is being made for, Jeopardy! will be just fine.

Correct response: What is America?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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America was the famed 19^th-century yacht, belonging to the New York Yacht Club that, in 1851, won a race around the Isle of Wight, held as part of the 1851 Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta. It won what was then known as the RYS £100 Cup, and in 1857, the yacht’s owners donated the cup to the New York Yacht Club in order to facilitate yacht clubs around the world being able to challenge for the cup. The America’s Cup has since become the oldest competition in international sport.

This is relatively straightforward—as long as you know that the America’s Cup is named after a yacht named America and not the country itself.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, May 2, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: World History; A Little Bit Of Lit; Beaver Fever; 4-Letter Synonyms; “Pop”-Pourri; Radio)

Ben found the Daily Double before either of his opponents had a chance to signal, doubling his $1,200. At the interviews, the scores were Ben $4,000 Sam $1,200 Shweta -$1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ben 6 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 3 correct 1 incorrect
Shweta 0 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Sam lost his wedding ring on his honeymoon; he found it in the swimming pool.
Shweta has a photo with an Oscar statuette but can’t share it.
Ben got into trivia and Jeopardy because of Ken Jennings.

Ben picked up another half-dozen correct responses to continue to lead after 30.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ben 12 correct 2 incorrect
Sam 6 correct 2 incorrect
Shweta 2 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ben $5,600
Sam $1,800
Shweta -$200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Governors; “A” Is For Capital; Classical Music; From The Bronx; Echo-Nomics; Fancy A Word?)

Ben picked up a combined $8,500 on the two Daily Doubles as he cruised to a runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ben 25 correct 5 incorrect
Sam 13 correct 5 incorrect
Shweta 3 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Ben $22,500
Sam $7,800
Shweta $1,000

Nobody got this Final correct, but Ben’s runaway makes him a 4-day champion. He’ll go for #5 on Monday!

Tonight’s results:

Shweta $1,000 – $680 = $320 (What is Titanic?)
Sam $7,800 – $2,611 = $5,189 (What is SS Rotting Hulk)
Ben $22,500 – $2,500 = $20,000 (What?) (4-day total: $96,415)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) RADIO $1000 (clue #6)
Ben 1200 +1200 (Shweta 0 Sam 0)
2) GOVERNORS $1600 (clue #8)
Ben 10400 +3500 (Shweta -200 Sam 1000)
3) “A” IS FOR CAPITAL $1600 (clue #10, $22400 left on board)
Ben 13900 +5000 (Shweta -200 Sam 1000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 170

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ben 4 5 3 4 5 5*
Shweta
Sam

DJ! Round:
Ben 5 4 3 2 1 5 4* 5 4*
Shweta 1
Sam

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ben 3.93
Sam 0.00
Shweta 1.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.18 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ben $17,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 5 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Sam $7,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Shweta $1,000 Coryat, 3 correct, 1 incorrect, 7.02% in first on buzzer (4/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,800
Lach Trash: $18,600 (on 19 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Ben Ganger, career statistics:

112 correct, 20 incorrect
13/16 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
44.74% in first on buzzer (102/228)
9/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $25,700)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,600

Shweta Balasubramanian, career statistics:

3 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
7.02% in first on buzzer (4/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,000

Sam Sabulis, career statistics:

13 correct, 6 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,800

Ben Ganger, to win:

5 games: 66.073%
6: 43.656%
7: 28.845%
8: 19.059%
9: 12.593%
Avg. streak: 5.948 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• No wagering suggestions are posted due to today’s runaway.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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