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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – September 26, 2019

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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)
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)
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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 World Landmarks) for Thursday, September 26, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 14):

“The Eighth Wonder”, by composer Alan John & librettist Dennis Watkins, is about this building that opened in 1973

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Gabe Brison-Trezise, a researcher from Washington, D.C.

Gabe Brison-Trezise on Jeopardy!

Christine Ryan, an associate producer from Washington, D.C.

Christine Ryan on Jeopardy!

Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico (19-day total: $532,496)

Jason Zuffranieri on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is the Sydney Opera House?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

“The Eighth Wonder” is a 1995 opera about the building of the famous Sydney Opera House. Jørn Utzon won the architectural design contest in 1957 and it took nearly 16 years for it to be built. Many of the potential structural issues with the original design were solved by Utzon on the fly as the project entered the 1960s; however, a change in provincial New South Wales government, and subsequent issues over fees and Utzon’s involvement, led to Utzon’s resignation from the project in 1966. Utzon never returned to Australia.

The opera itself debuted at the Sydney Opera House.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Jason $21,000
Gabe $11,200
Christine $9,000

Tonight’s results:
Christine $9,000 – $8,900 = $100 (What is the Sears Tower)
Gabe $11,200 + $11,200 = $22,400 (1-day total: $22,400)
Jason $21,000 – $1,500 = $19,500 (What is the Prado?)

Gabe Brison-Trezise, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the September 26, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jason $8,600
Gabe $5,200
Christine $3,800

Opening break taken after: clues

Daily Double locations:
1) STATE OF THE STATE FOREST $800 (9th pick)
Gabe 1600 +1600 (Jason 4200 Christine 1000)
2) ANIMAL ANATOMY $1200 (9th pick)
Christine 5800 -2000 (Jason 13000 Gabe 6400)
3) FINNISH LINES $1600 (14th pick)
Gabe 5200 +4000 (Jason 13000 Christine 4200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 142

Unplayed clues:
J! round: FINISH LINES $200
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $200
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 38 (2.71 per episode average)

Game Stats:
Gabe $8,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jason $21,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 0 incorrect, 39.29% in first on buzzer, 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Christine $11,000 Coryat, 16 corect, 4 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,000
Lach Trash: $3,600 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200

Jason Zuffranieri, final stats:
576 correct, 43 incorrect
36/39 on rebound attempts (on 74 rebound opportunities)
47.52% in first on buzzer (518/1090)
34/42 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $101,305)
11/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,410

Gabe Brison-Trezise, stats to date:
16 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.57% in first on buzzer (16/56)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000

Gabe Brison-Trezise, to win:
2 games: 36.835%
3: 13.568%
4: 4.998%
5: 1.841%
6: 0.678%
Avg. streak: 1.583 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • While today’s show was pre-empted on WAKA Montgomery, KLTV Tyler, WBBJ Jackson, and WTOK Meridian, it did air on KTRK Houston at 11:30 AM CT.
  • The show’s contestant co-ordinators have a maxim: “Champions lose on Thursday”, and that held true today. It’s because it’s the first game back after lunch, and there’s a chance for the champion to lose their mojo over the lunch break. With the buzzer stats being only 22-17-16, it seemed as though Jason didn’t have the same mojo that he went into lunch with.
  • While Alex said that Jason will be returning for a Tournament of Champions, note that he did not specify which one. Remember that Jeopardy! finalized its field for the 28th Tournament of Champions (to be aired in November) on July 10; Jason is currently qualified for the 29th Tournament of Champions (scheduling as yet unknown).
  • When Jason does compete in his Tournament of Champions, he will be 8 correct responses behind Julia Collins for 4th all-time.

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