Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, October 31, 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)
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)
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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 Famous Trials) for Friday, October 31, 2025 (Season 42, Game 40):

A lawyer in a 1933 trial called this novel “tedious and labyrinthine and bewildering”–& he was arguing on its behalf

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Robbie Ellis, an orchestra manger & composer from Chicago, Illinois

Siobhan Hickey, a grad student from Frederick, Maryland

Christopher Tillman, a pastor from Plover, Wisconsin (1-day total: $16,000)

h2>Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Happy Halloween! The end of Week #8 of Season 42 features a new champion in Plover, Wisconsin’s Christopher Tillman, who defeated Aaron Levine yesterday. Siobhan Hickey of Maryland and Robbie Ellis of Chicago are your challengers today.

One very interesting thing about the few weeks’ disconnect between “J!PT” (Jeopardy! Production Time) and “J!AT” (Jeopardy! Air Time) is the fact that while Aaron does know if his 3 wins and just under $50,000 is enough for the Tournament of Champions, the viewers at home are on pins and needles for the next two weeks waiting to find out. With only 2 weeks left until the Tournament of Champions cutoff, it is within the realm of possibility that we’ll get a pair of last-minute entries into the ToC field (which would be enough to relegate Aaron to Champions Wildcard.)

Correct response: What is Ulysses?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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In addition to being banned in much of the English-speaking world for over a decade after its 1922 publication, James Joyce’s Ulysses was also known for its stream-of-consciousness style that could be seen by many as “tedious”, “labyrinthine”, and “bewildering”. The book was initially de facto banned following the publication of an excerpt in the literary magazine The Little Review; however, Random House, who obtained the publication rights for the United States, wished to challenge that ban. It arranged for the importation and seizure of one copy of the book to bring forth a test case, now known as United States v. One Book Called Ulysses. In this trial, Judge John M. Woolsey ruled that the work was not pornographic, leading to its publication in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

As long as one remembers that it took over a decade for Ulysses to become unbanned, or doesn’t pay as much attention to publication dates, this is a straightforward Final Jeopardy clue. It wouldn’t surprise me to see at least one guess of Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer from someone who sees the year 1933 and assumes that the work was written near to that time and not a decade prior.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, October 31, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: All Kinds Of Scary Books; Costumes; Pump Kin; Braaaaaains; “Trick” Or “Treat”; Halloween On-Screen)

While it was Siobhan who found the Daily Double, it was Robbie who had the best opening segment. After 15 clues, the scores were Robbie $4,000 Christopher $1,800 Siobhan $800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Robbie 6 correct 0 incorrect
Christopher 2 correct 0 incorrect
Siobhan 3 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Robbie is a musician for magicians.
Siobhan is part of a family that opened a natural foods restaurant 30 years ago.
Christopher got a historic church for his congregation.

Christopher had the best second half of the opening round as Robbie held just a $400 lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Robbie 9 correct 1 incorrect
Christopher 8 correct 0 incorrect
Siobhan 7 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Robbie $4,800
Christopher $4,400
Siobhan $1,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The 1980S; World Geography; Paint & Sip; Commencement Speeches; Women Of Country Music; 2-Letter Responses)

The good news for Siobhan: she found both Daily Doubles. The bad news for Siobhan: she got both Daily Doubles incorrect. That, and some high-value incorrect responses from Robbie, was enough for Christopher (who had 0 incorrect responses) to take a runaway into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Christopher 15 correct 0 incorrect
Robbie 14 correct 3 incorrect
Siobhan 14 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Christopher $10,800
Robbie $4,400
Siobhan $3,300

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Christopher is now a 2-day champion! He’ll go for win #3 on Monday.

Tonight’s results:

Siobhan $3,300 – $3,298 = $2 (What is Lolita? Hi Mom + Dad!!)
Robbie $4,400 – $2,201 = $2,199 (What is the Wizard of Oz???)
Christopher $10,800 – $1,200 = $9,600 (What is Catch 22?) (2-day total: $25,600)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) BRAAAAAAINS $600 (clue #8)
Siobhan 800 +1000 (Christopher 0 Robbie 2200)
2) WORLD GEOGRAPHY $1600 (clue #7)
Siobhan 4200 -3000 (Christopher 6800 Robbie 4800)
3) COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES $1600 (clue #21, $8400 left on board)
Siobhan 6000 -3500 (Christopher 9600 Robbie 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -30

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Christopher 3 5
Siobhan 4 3 3*
Robbie 3 4 4

DJ! Round:
Christopher 4 5 3 2 1 2
Siobhan 3 4 2 4* 3† 3 5 4 5 3 1 4 2 4*
Robbie 5†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Christopher 3.13
Robbie 4.00
Siobhan 3.35

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Christopher $10,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Robbie $4,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Siobhan $9,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $24,600
Lach Trash: $18,800 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Christopher Tillman, career statistics:

32 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400

Siobhan Hickey, career statistics:

14 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400

Robbie Ellis, career statistics:

14 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,400

Christopher Tillman, to win:

3 games: 36.302%
4: 13.178%
5: 4.784%
6: 1.737%
7: 0.630%
Avg. streak: 2.570 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• It baffles me when contestants don’t make a guess—or, worse, say “I’m not sure”, which implies you have a guess—on a Daily Double, when you are forced to answer. There’s always a minuscule chance your guess is correct, but zero chance of being correct when you have no response.
• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Christopher $10,800 Robbie $4,400 Siobhan $3,300)

Christopher: Bet no more than $1,999. (Actual bet: $1,200)

Siobhan: In the battle for second, bet no more than $1,100. (Actual bet: $3,298)

Robbie: Standard cover bet over Siobhan is $2,201. (Actual bet: $2,201)

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