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 Children’s Books) for Monday, May 22, 2023 (Season 39, Game 181):
The original 1900 printing of this book was in a pale green dust jacket stamped in a vivid jewel tone of green
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Nancy Duran, a marketing copywriter from Stowe, Vermont
Joe Lasser, an astronautical engineer originally from Colfax, Illinois
Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin (8-day total: $227,800)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
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Correct response: What is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? (Alternate title: The Wizard of Oz)
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One important note towards the correct answer to today’s Final Jeopardy: Because the work has been published under both The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Wizard of Oz, the show accepts either title as equally correct—in fact, that’s exactly what happened on September 11, 2019: Frank Augello gave the original title and Jason Zuffranieri gave the alternate.
The original design for the dust jacket for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was meant to evoke the emerald of the famed Emerald City from the work; in fact, L. Frank Baum wanted the book itself to be titled The Emerald City, but was rebuffed by his publisher, who refused to publish books with precious gems in the title. (Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article said “precious metals”; this has been corrected.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, May 22, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Art Imitating Life; Americana; Assisting The Detective; Book-Pourri; If There Was A Problem; “Yo”, I’Ll Solve It)
Joe and Nancy struggled early on—Nancy especially with determining what clues were asking for—but Ben was off and running, with $7,800 at the first break and $8,400 at the second!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ben 9 correct 0 incorrect
Joe 2 correct 2 incorrect
Nancy 0 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Nancy was on an Australian game show, “RocKwiz”.
Joe went coffee-picking in Colombia.
Ben thinks it’s an honor to be on “Jeopardy!”
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ben 15 correct 2 incorrect
Joe 7 correct 3 incorrect
Nancy 2 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $8,400
Joe $1,400
Nancy -$400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historic People; A Loss For Words; Walking In A Redwood Forest; Pop Culture 2003; Vacation Spots; Rice Pudding)
Joe quickly got to the first Daily Double, but it took a while for Ben to find the last one! His correct response put him in a strong position, and he cemented his 9th runaway in 9 games going into Final over the final 10 clues of the round!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ben 25 correct 2 incorrect
Joe 14 correct 6 incorrect
Nancy 6 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 27 (1 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ben $20,800
Joe $7,600
Nancy $3,600
Ben and Joe got the Final; Ben is now over the quarter-million-dollar mark! He’ll go for super-champion status tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Nancy $3,600 – $3,500 = $100 (What is Anne of Green Gables?)
Joe $7,600 + $399 = $7,999 (What is The Wizard of Oz?)
Ben $20,800 + $4,000 = $24,800 (What is The Wizard of Oz?) (9-day total: $252,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ART IMITATING LIFE $600 (clue #9)
Ben 2800 +2800 (Joe -1000 Nancy -800)
2) POP CULTURE 2003 $1200 (clue #2)
Joe 2200 +2200 (Ben 8400 Nancy -400)
3) WALKING IN A REDWOOD FOREST $2000 (clue #19, $6400 left on board)
Ben 16400 +2000 (Joe 8000 Nancy 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 212
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Ben 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 3*
Joe 3
Nancy
DJ! Round:
Ben 4 5 4 5 5 4 5*
Joe 3* 4† 5† 3 4 3 3 4
Nancy 2 3 3 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ben 4.33
Joe 3.56
Nancy 3.25
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: WALKING IN A REDWOOD FOREST $400
Total Left On Board: $400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 27 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ben $18,600 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 39.29% in first on buzzer (22/56), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Joe $6,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer (17/56), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Nancy $3,600 Coryat, 6 correct, 3 incorrect, 16.07% in first on buzzer (9/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,800
Lach Trash: $15,400 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Player Statistics:
Ben Chan, career statistics:
261 correct, 22 incorrect
8/12 on rebound attempts (on 36 rebound opportunities)
46.68% in first on buzzer (239/512)
18/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $37,005)
8/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,933
Joe Lasser, career statistics:
15 correct, 6 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
30.36% in first on buzzer (17/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600
Nancy Duran, career statistics:
6 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
16.07% in first on buzzer (9/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,600
Ben Chan, to win:
10 games: 76.222%
11: 58.098%
12: 44.284%
13: 33.754%
14: 25.728%
Avg. streak: 12.206 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Ben moves into 16th all-time in terms of regular play winnings; 15th is Seth Wilson at $265,002.
Today’s box score: May 22, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ben $20,800 Joe $7,600 Nancy $3,600)
Ben: Limit your bet to $5,599. (Actual bet: $4,000)
Joe: Limit your bet to $399. (Actual bet: $399)
Nancy: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $3,500)
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