Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, July 10, 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)
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August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
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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 Chart Toppers) for Thursday, July 10, 2025 (Season 41, Game 219):

His mother named him after her dream car but he topped the charts in 2019 under this moniker

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Jolynda Chenicek, a teacher from Tallahassee, Florida

Austin Hobbs, a library specialist from San Angelo, Texas

Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (5-day total: $144,902)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Yesterday, Scott Riccardi became the 8^th automatic qualifier for the 33^rd Tournament of Champions and the 287^th 5-time champion in the post-1984 history of Jeopardy! in North America. Of those 287 champions, Scott is 37^th in terms of adjusted 5-day total, and while his 127 correct responses thus far isn’t close to any sort of record, it is still a very strong total. Your challengers today are Austin Hobbs of San Angelo, Texas and Jolynda Chenicek of Tallahassee, Florida.

Correct response: Who is Lil Nas X?

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.)

Lil Nas X was born in 1999 as Montero Lamar Hill; his mother named him after her dream car, the Mitsubishi Montero; at the age of 20, his country-rap song “Old Town Road” shot to the top of the music charts; his 2021 album, self-titled Montero, contained the #1 songs “Industry Baby” and “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”.

Especially considering that Lil Nas X had a platinum album and #1 song containing his name, this is absolutely a valid subject for Final Jeopardy. Current music has been the subject of clues for years and this should not change. Why do I feel the need to write these defenses? Because I see the clickbait that gets written with headlines like “Jeopardy! Under Fire…” and I firmly believe that a large swath of the viewing audience—thankfully, the regulars here in my comment section are not included in that group—is starting to feel the neurological effects of having inhaled too much lead paint and leaded gasoline during their collective formative years. Certainly, I am reminded of the following Final Jeopardy! clue that aired on February 20, 1998: “This pop star born in 1970 was named for a song in “Paint Your Wagon”—with the correct response, Mariah Carey, having been named for “They Call The Wind Maria” from that musical.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, July 10, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Letter Of The Law; 3 “E”; Let’S Get Loud; Tony; Montana; Say Hello To My Little Friend)

Scott had a good start, but fell back a bit on a missed Daily Double. After 15 clues, the scores were Scott $3,200 Jolynda $2,000 Austin -$800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Scott 9 correct 1 incorrect
Jolynda 3 correct 1 incorrect
Austin 0 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Jolynda plays the daily calendar with her family.
Austin tries to write one poem a day.
Scott wants to write a Jeopardy!-related work for the marimba.

Scott picked up 7 correct after the break, getting back on track and extending his lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Scott 16 correct 1 incorrect
Jolynda 5 correct 1 incorrect
Austin 4 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Scott $6,200
Jolynda $2,600
Austin $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: It’s A Disaster; The Human Body; Architecture; U.S. Army Cadences; Recent Sci-Fi Flicks; Words Of Wisdom)

Scott did not get along with the Daily Doubles today—he found them both, but lost $7,000 to them. That meant Jolynda led going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jolynda 11 correct 2 incorrect
Scott 22 correct 3 incorrect
Austin 10 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Jolynda $7,800
Scott $6,400
Austin $2,200

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper—Jolynda went for the cover bet, Scott went small, and that makes Scott a 6-day champion. He’ll go for #7 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Austin $2,200 – $1,200 = $1,000 (Who is Bruno Mar)
Scott $6,400 – $1,401 = $4,999 (Who is Jelly Roll?) (6-day total: $149,901)
Jolynda $7,800 – $5,001 = $2,799 (Who is the Weekend?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) MONTANA $800 (clue #13)
Scott 6200 -3000 (Austin 0 Jolynda 1200)
2) THE HUMAN BODY $1600 (clue #10)
Scott 10600 -4000 (Austin 3000 Jolynda 3000)
3) WORDS OF WISDOM $1600 (clue #14, $15200 left on board)
Scott 8200 -3000 (Austin 3000 Jolynda 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -123

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Scott 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4*
Austin
Jolynda 3 2

DJ! Round:
Scott 3 5 4* 4 5 3 4*
Austin 4 5 3 2 3
Jolynda 3 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Scott 3.94
Jolynda 3.00
Austin 3.40

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 40 (0.18 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Scott $16,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Jolynda $7,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Austin $2,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,400
Lach Trash: $16,200 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,400
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Scott Riccardi, career statistics:

149 correct, 15 incorrect
11/11 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
39.77% in first on buzzer (136/342)
5/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,800)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,900

Austin Hobbs, career statistics:

10 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,200

Jolynda Chenicek, career statistics:

11 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,800

Scott Riccardi, to win:

7 games: 54.624%
8: 29.838%
9: 16.299%
10: 8.903%
11: 4.863%
Avg. streak: 7.204 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I would like to reiterate that while I am going to suggest the Shore’s Conjecture wager below, I absolutely do not whatsoever think that Jolynda needs to be vilified online tonight for her wager. I wish to unequivocally state that she did not make a mistake with her wager, and anyone that suggests otherwise is incorrect and potentially libelous.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jolynda $7,800 Scott $6,400 Austin $2,200)

Scott: Your best chance of winning comes today with a bet between $1,401 and $1,999. (Actual bet: $1,401)

Austin: To have any chance of winning, you need to bet at least $600. (Actual bet: $1,200)

Jolynda: Standard cover bet today is $5,001. If you really think that Scott might bet small here, a bet of $600 covers his entire bet range (and is the bet suggested by Shore’s Conjecture.) (Actual bet: $5,001)

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