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 Fictional Characters) for Thursday, April 17, 2025 (Season 41, Game 159):
This character’s efforts in Africa to end an epidemic killing monkeys inspired Jane Goodall to do something similar
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Michelle Dolinski, a physics professor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Steven Hoying, an attorney-at-law from Hilliard, Ohio
Andrew Hayes, a law student originally from Tupelo, Mississippi (6-day total: $137,804)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After his most dominant win to date on yesterday’s show, coming one correct response away from a $30,000 Coryat score, Andrew Hayes enters today’s game as a 6-day champion. He faces off against Ohio’s Steven Hoying and Philadelphia’s Michelle Dolinski.
Today’s Double Jeopardy round contains a CANADIAN LAKES category. One thing I’m looking forward to is seeing how our contestants fare on that category. Also, I’m reasonably sure that Newfoundland and Labrador doesn’t really have much in the way of prominent lakes, so at least Ken won’t mispronounce “Newfoundland” again.
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Correct response: Who is Dr. Dolittle?
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When she was growing up, there were not that many female scientists could serve as an inspiration for Jane Goodall. However, one of the stories she was inspired by was Hugh Lofting’s The Story of Doctor Dolittle, in which the fictional doctor is sent to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Tarzan works also served as an inspiration to Goodall, who dreamed of working in Africa.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, April 17, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Game Over, Man! It’s Game Over!; Silver; Words Ending In “B”; College Athletes; Fly; Off The Shelves)
Steven found the Daily Double just before the break and doubled up through it to jump into the lead. At the interviews, your scores were Steven $6,000 Andrew $4,000 Michelle $600.
Statistics at the first break (14 clues):
Steven 5 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 6 correct 1 incorrect
Michelle 1 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Michelle got a Russian tortoise as a going-away present.
Steven went to The Ohio State University.
Andrew got to spend a summer in Bolivia when in college.
All three players played well after the break as Steven continued to lead.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Steven 11 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 11 correct 1 incorrect
Michelle 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Steven $8,200
Andrew $6,000
Michelle $2,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Vice President Who…; Canadian Lakes; Mythology; Weights & Measures; TV Abbreviations & Acronyms; Give Us 2 Words)
Steven got to play both Daily Doubles in a three-clue span, picking up a combined $11,000 on them as he cruised to a runaway.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Steven 23 correct 2 incorrect
Michelle 14 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 15 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Steven $29,200
Michelle $13,400
Andrew $8,800
Andrew and Steven were both correct in Final; Steven’s your new champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Andrew $8,800 + $4,610 = $13,410 (Who is Dr. Doolittle? I love you, Kaitlyn!)
Michelle $13,400 – $5,000 = $8,400 (Who is ?)
Steven $29,200 + $203 = $29,403 (Who is Doctor Doolittle?) (1-day total: $29,403)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) GAME OVER, MAN! IT’S GAME OVER! $600 (clue #14)
Steven 3000 +3000 (Andrew 4000 Michelle 600)
2) THE VICE PRESIDENT WHO… $800 (clue #17)
Steven 12600 +6000 (Andrew 9600 Michelle 9400)
3) WEIGHTS & MEASURES $1600 (clue #19, $8800 left on board)
Steven 20600 +5000 (Andrew 9600 Michelle 9400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 172
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Andrew 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4
Steven 4 3 1 3*
Michelle 2
DJ! Round:
Andrew 4 3 4 5
Steven 4 3 5 5 2* 5 4*
Michelle 3 2 4 5 4 3 2 1
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Steven 3.55
Andrew 4.46
Michelle 2.89
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.22 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Steven $18,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $8,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Michelle $13,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Andrew Hayes, career statistics:
158 correct, 22 incorrect
9/10 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
37.84% in first on buzzer (151/399)
7/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,200)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,514
Steven Hoying, career statistics:
24 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,200
Michelle Dolinski, career statistics:
14 correct, 1 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Steven Hoying, to win:
2 games: 70.703%
3: 49.989%
4: 35.344%
5: 24.989%
6: 17.668%
Avg. streak: 3.413 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I don’t 100% hate Michelle’s choice to go to MYTHOLOGY $400 with both Daily Doubles still out, but it may have been worth exhausting the higher values of the other academic categories first.
- No wagering suggestions will be posted due to today’s game being a runaway.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
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