Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, May 22, 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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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 Born & Died) for Thursday, May 22, 2025 (Season 41, Game 184):

He was born in Fürth, Germany in 1923, shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, & passed away in Connecticut in 2023

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Matt Askins, an aerospace engineer from Chandler, Arizona

Angela Mustapha, a library specialist from Conway, Arkansas

Brendan Liaw, a recent graduate & stay-at-home son from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (2-day total: $38,798)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Vancouver’s Brendan Liaw—an alumni of Reach for the Top—has definitely earned enough money to help his parents chip in for rent, picking up $38,798 through two victories. Today, he goes for win #3 against Angela Mustapha and Matt Askins. Brendan has a lot of deep-level knowledge, picking up a number of correct responses at the bottom of the board and could prove to be an interesting foil for Liam Starnes if Brendan happens to win a couple of more games. I’m personally hoping that he does.

Correct response: Who is Henry Kissinger?

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.)

Henry Kissinger, best known for serving as Richard Nixon’s secretary of state, spent most of the second half of his life as a controversial individual, with many pacifists and others celebrating his 2023 passing in a similar way to how many in the United Kingdom celebrated the passing of Margaret Thatcher. (It feels ironic, though, that I am linking to a Luke Winkie article to prove my point, considering how he’s seen by many in the Jeopardy! world.)

All of the pieces are there in the clue for anyone who remembers the long life and career of Kissinger to get today’s Final Jeopardy correct.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, May 22, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Titles; Triple Talk Songs; The Middle Ages; Around The House; “B” & “B”; Last Lines Of The Children’s Book)

Brendan had the best start early, picking up 6 correct responses early. At the interviews, the scores were Brenadn $3,600 Angela $1,000 Matt $400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Brendan 6 correct 2 incorrect
Angela 4 correct 2 incorrect
Matt 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Matt once ran into Walt Disney’s daughter at a Disney museum.
Angela is unable to snap her fingers.
Brendan has a collection of public transit cards.

Matt found the Daily Double right after the break, got $1,000 from it, but still sat third after 30 as Brendan picked up 4 more correct responses.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Brendan 10 correct 2 incorrect
Angela 8 correct 3 incorrect
Matt 5 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Brendan $5,000
Angela $1,800
Matt $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Subtitles; Creatures Of The Earth; Outdoor Art; Historical Movies & TV; In The Dictionary; Russian Bodies Of Water)

Matt had an opportunity to get back in the game with DD2, but an incorrect True Daily Double knocked him out of contention. Brendan got $2,400 from DD3 among 14 correct in the round, cementing a runaway with correct responses on five of the final seven clues.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Brendan 24 correct 2 incorrect
Angela 13 correct 3 incorrect
Matt 10 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Brendan $19,800
Angela $9,400
Matt $2,800

Brendan put an exclamation point on this one by being the only player correct in Final Jeopardy; he’ll go for win #4 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Matt $2,800 – $0 = $2,800 (Who is Sadat??)
Angela $9,400 – $600 = $8,800 (Who is Wiesel?)
Brendan $19,800 + $800 = $20,600 (Who is Kissinger?) (3-day total: $59,398)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) LAST LINES OF THE CHILDREN’S BOOK $800 (clue #16)
Matt 400 +1000 (Brendan 3600 Angela 1000)
2) CREATURES OF THE EARTH $1200 (clue #7)
Matt 4000 -4000 (Brendan 11000 Angela 1800)
3) OUTDOOR ART $800 (clue #18, $11200 left on board)
Brendan 15400 +2400 (Angela 5800 Matt 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 16

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Brendan 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 5 3
Angela 4 3 3 5
Matt 4 3 4*

DJ! Round:
Brendan 4 3 4 3 3 5 5 2 1 2*
Angela 2 5 3
Matt 4 4 3* 4 5

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Brendan 3.68
Angela 3.57
Matt 3.88

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Brendan $18,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 41.07% in first on buzzer (23/56), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Angela $9,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer (14/56), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Matt $6,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Brendan Liaw, career statistics:

75 correct, 12 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
45.29% in first on buzzer (77/170)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,800

Angela Mustapha, career statistics:

13 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
25.00% in first on buzzer (14/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400

Matt Askins, career statistics:

10 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600

Brendan Liaw, to win:

4 games: 60.633%
5: 36.764%
6: 22.291%
7: 13.516%
8: 8.195%
Avg. streak: 4.540 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Due to today’s game being a runaway, no wagering suggestions are posted.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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