Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, May 23, 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

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August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
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August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 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 Time) for Friday, May 23, 2025 (Season 41, Game 185):

Eponymously named & in use for more than 1,600 years, it was based in part on concepts from the Greek mathematician Sosigenes

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

David Crockett, a Congressional liaison from Washington, D.C.

Jim Carpenter, a retired music professor & conductor from Charlotte, Vermont

Brendan Liaw, a recent graduate & stay-at-home son from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (3-day total: $59,398)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Vancouver’s Brendan Liaw is now a 3-day Jeopardy! champion; today, he goes for win #4 against Vermont’s Jim Carpenter and D.C.’s David Crockett.

Looking at Brendan’s postseason chances, at this point Brendan is extremely likely to qualify for Champions Wildcard—but would be very much on the bubble for the Tournament of Champions if he lost today. This makes today’s game extremely interesting for those with an eye to the 2026 postseason.

Correct response: What is the Julian calendar?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2025 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

After realizing that the Roman calendar was prone to political abuse and thus became gradually disconnected from the seasons, Julius Caesar introduced what is now known as the Julian calendar: in a four-year cycle, there would be 3 years of 365 days followed by one year of 366. According to Pliny the Elder in his Natural History, it was Sosigenes who brought this suggestion to Julius Caesar. Interestingly, this also resulted in the year 46 B.C. lasting 445 days in order to bring the new calendar in line with told.

There was one major problem with the Julian calendar: one year wasn’t exactly 365.25 days—over the 1,600 years of its usage, it fell 11 days behind, with the current Gregorian calendar introduced in the 16th century in order to fix this issue.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, May 23, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Surgery; Sports Mascots; Eponymous Capital City Airports; Definitions Of Legal Terms; “Green” Day; Wanna Be An American Idiom)

Brendan got off to a bit of a slow start, but he picked things up by the break. After 15 clues, the scores were Brendan $3,200 David $2,600 Jim $200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Brendan 5 correct 1 incorrect
David 6 correct 1 incorrect
Jim 1 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

David is a black belt in both judo & Brazilian jiu jitsu.
Jim got to watch a concert at the Met with Placido Domingo in the row behind.
Brendan would like to become a comedy writer for Conan O’Brien.

Jim pulled closer with the Daily Double as Brendan continued to lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Brendan 10 correct 1 incorrect
David 9 correct 2 incorrect
Jim 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Brendan $5,200
David $4,000
Jim $3,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Remembrance Of Things Past; Magicians; “S” Is For Small; Country, Music; A Literary Category; Pop Culture Gems)

Brendan found both Daily Doubles; unfortunately, he got them both incorrect—the second on a very close ruling, but within the show’s rules. (I would also remind others—especially those who post recaps to YouTube—that copying this section in your own write-ups risks your own write-up being DMCA’d.) Brendan wasn’t around for Final, as Jim led David by $600 going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jim 16 correct 1 incorrect
David 16 correct 2 incorrect
Brendan 20 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Jim $13,400
David $12,800
Brendan -$1,600

Jim was the only player correct in Final, and that makes him the new champion! He’ll be back Monday to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Brendan -$1,600 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
David $12,800 – $3,999 = $8,801 (What is a chronometer Sun)
Jim $13,400 + $12,201 = $25,601 (What is the Julian Calendar?) (1-day total: $25,601)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) WANNA BE AN AMERICAN IDIOM $1000 (clue #18)
Jim 800 +1000 (Brendan 3200 David 3000)
2) “S” IS FOR SMALL $1600 (clue #12)
Brendan 12000 -5000 (Jim 9800 David 5200)
3) POP CULTURE GEMS $800 (clue #24, $5200 left on board)
Brendan 8200 -8200 (Jim 12200 David 12400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -42

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Brendan 5 4 3 5 5 4 5 4
Jim 1 5*
David 3 1 3 4 3 2 2 3

DJ! Round:
Brendan 3 3 4 3 5 4* 4 5† 4 5 2*
Jim 2 3 4 5 1 5 2
David 2 3 2 1 2† 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jim 3.11
David 2.43
Brendan 4.05

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Jim $13,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
David $12,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Brendan $11,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 7 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,800
Lach Trash: $6,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Brendan Liaw, career statistics:

95 correct, 19 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
44.74% in first on buzzer (102/228)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,400)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,750

Jim Carpenter, career statistics:

17 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

David Crockett, career statistics:

16 correct, 3 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800

Jim Carpenter, to win:

2 games: 48.177%
3: 23.210%
4: 11.182%
5: 5.387%
6: 2.595%
Avg. streak: 1.930 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• As per the show’s rules, while leading articles may be changed or omitted without rendering a response incorrect, internal articles must be correct. The judges’ ruling on the last Daily Double was consistent with that rule and within the show’s rules.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jim $13,400 David $12,800 Brendan -$1,600)

Brendan: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)

Jim: Standard cover bet is $12,201. (Actual bet: $12,201)

David: Any bet between $1,201 and $11,600 works best here. (Actual bet: $3,999)

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