Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, July 1, 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 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 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 Buried at Westminster Abbey) for Tuesday, July 1, 2025 (Season 41, Game 212):

In 1991 he became the first actor in over 85 years to be interred in Poets’ Corner & rests near Shakespeare’s memorial

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Jason Singer, a real estate agent from Portland, Maine

Heather Kompanek, a product support manager from New York, New York

Dave McBride, a compliance consultant from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina (1-day total: $22,401)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Happy Canada Day! As the country of Canada turns 158, our “Carousel of Champions” has now reached 12 games on Jeopardy!; this is 12 consecutive episodes with a new champion. If you’ve been paying attention to Ken’s openings and closings on the show, you’ll know that we are now one away from the record of 13—set back in 2002. Dave McBride is your new champion after his win yesterday, while Heather Kompanek and Jason Singer are hoping to tie a record today.

Speaking of records, I can say that regardless of what happens, this one won’t be set today. I don’t know exactly who decided to make this specific claim, but it was certainly first mistakenly published by Kay Neufeld of the Portland Press-Herald, who proceeded make the situation ten times worse by ignoring and failing to correct the mistake when notified of it on Saturday morning; it has since managed to be repeated incorrectly in numerous other news outlets. Regardless of the outcome of today’s game, Jason will not be the second half of the first married couple to win on Jeopardy!—because this has already happened. In fact, it’s happened at least three times, with the most notable instance being Justin and Kristin Sausville—both of whom won enough to qualify for the Tournament of Champions (Justin in the 2011 Tournament, Kristin in the 2015 edition.) I should also note that this is only counting instances where the marriage happened before either spouse won on the show.

Correct response: Who is Laurence Olivier?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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When Laurence Olivier passed away in 1989, it was announced rather quickly thereafter that the famous British stage actor would be interred at Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey; he was the first actor to receive the honor since Henry Irving. Throughout his career, Olivier became very well known for his portrayal of Shakespearean roles; in fact, Olivier won an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of the title Dane in the 1948 film Hamlet.

I thought today’s Final Jeopardy clue was a relatively straightforward solve for me; we’ll see how the contestants play it.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: I Love Lamp; Homophones; Places Named For Places; Sounds Like Royalty; Please Welcome To The Stage…; Sting!)

Jason unfortunately had a couple of instances where he wasn’t quite able to get a correct response in time, one on the Daily Double. That meant Heather led after 15 clues; scores were Heather $2,400 Jason $1,000 Dave $600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Heather 3 correct 0 incorrect
Jason 7 correct 3 incorrect
Dave 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Jason is the husband of a Jeopardy! champion.
Heather does The Great Saunter in Manhattan.
Dave is of Irish-Scottish ancestry.

Dave and Jason had good segments, but they weren’t able to overtake Heather’s lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Heather 6 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 9 correct 1 incorrect
Jason 12 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Heather $3,600
Dave $3,200
Jason $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Roman Britain; Stanford Alumni In Your Life; Tough TV; Literary Characters; Art House; “Sh”!)

Jason found both Daily Doubles, going all in on the first and getting $3,000 on the second—enough for him to lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jason 25 correct 5 incorrect
Heather 13 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 14 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Jason $17,800
Heather $11,200
Dave $6,000

Heather and Jason were both correct in final. That makes Jason your new champion—and once again, no, this is absolutely not the first instance of both halves of a married couple winning on the show. He’ll attempt to end the one-day champion streak at 13 tomorrow, though.

Tonight’s results:

Dave $6,000 – $1,300 = $4,700 (Who is Yorrick)
Heather $11,200 + $4,000 = $15,200 (Who is Laurence Olivier)
Jason $17,800 + $4,601 = $22,401 (Who is Olivier? #BringBackSusan) (1-day total: $22,401)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) HOMOPHONES $800 (clue #13)
Jason 3400 -3400 (Dave 600 Heather 1600)
2) ART HOUSE $2000 (clue #1)
Jason 2400 +2400 (Dave 3200 Heather 3600)
3) TOUGH TV $1600 (clue #20, $8400 left on board)
Jason 11200 +3000 (Dave 4400 Heather 10000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 27

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Dave 3 5 3
Heather 4 4
Jason 5 4 5 3 5 4 5 4*

DJ! Round:
Dave 2 3
Heather 3 2 2 5 3† 1
Jason 5* 5 4 4 3 5 4† 3 4 3 4 4*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jason 4.15
Heather 3.00
Dave 3.20

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 40 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Jason $19,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 5 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Heather $11,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Dave $6,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,600
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Dave McBride, career statistics:

35 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (38/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,900

Heather Kompanek, career statistics:

14 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200

Jason Singer, career statistics:

26 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,400

Jason Singer, to win:

2 games: 56.393%
3: 31.802%
4: 17.934%
5: 10.113%
6: 5.703%
Avg. streak: 2.293 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Thank you to the Sandusky Register for its prompt update to its own story on Jason when informed of other instances of married couples winning on the show.

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jason $17,800 Heather $11,200 Dave $6,000)

Dave: You need Jason to overbet to have a chance. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,300)

Heather: To have any chance of winning, you need to bet at least $2,000. I’d probably keep my bet under $5,200, though, for a good chance at keeping at least second place. (Actual bet: $4,000)

Jason: Standard cover bet is $4,601. (Actual bet: $4,601)

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