Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, May 20, 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 NFL Geography) for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (Season 41, Game 182):

It’s the state with the lowest population density that’s home to an NFL team

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Wendy Poush, a floor manager from Des Moines, Iowa

Brendan Liaw, a recent graduate & stay-at-home son from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Mitch Loflin, a set decoration coordinator from Long Beach, California (2-day total: $35,700)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Mitch Loflin had a very strong game yesterday, becoming a 2-day champion in runaway fashion. Today, he faces off against Iowa’s Wendy Poush and Vancouver’s Brendan Liaw. I feel as though Brendan is going to have a good time on the show—he very enthusiastically posted to Reddit encouraging people to watch, and for the last 20-plus years, the community has noticed that contestants tend to have done better than average when they post to discussion groups encouraging people to watch. (Spoiler alert: the people on the subreddit/JBoard/etc. are going to be watching anyway, they don’t need encouragement!)

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Correct response: What is Nevada?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Today’s Final Jeopardy is a good reminder that trivia fans always need to keep an eye on how sports team relocations can often change the correct responses to trivia questions. In January 2020, the Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas, with Nevada supplanting the previous correct response, Colorado (home to the Denver Broncos), as the U.S. state with the lowest population density that’s home to an NFL team.

I suspect that this is going to be a Final Jeopardy playing on the more difficult side—I would venture that contestants or home viewers probably don’t have the list of states ordered by population density in their memory.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Take Me To Your Company Leader; Tv Shows By Episode Titles; 18th Century Aviation; No Time To Say The Whole Word; At The Cemetery; That’s The End Of The Line)

While Mitch and Brendan struggled early with incorrect responses, Wendy doubled up through the Daily Double. After 15 clues, the scores were Wendy $5,200 Brendan $600 Mitch $400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Wendy 4 correct 0 incorrect
Brendan 5 correct 4 incorrect
Mitch 3 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Wendy does a “summer school” with her children every summer.
Brendan is worried about being called a loiterer.
Mitch has a father-in-law who won 3 times on the show.

All three players generally had a good segment as Wendy continued to lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Wendy 8 correct 1 incorrect
Mitch 6 correct 2 incorrect
Brendan 11 correct 5 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Wendy $6,200
Mitch $2,400
Brendan $1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Alma Maters; Geometry; Starts With “U-N”; Plays & Playwrights; U.S. History; A + (Director’s Name) + (Word For A Movie))

In a very well played round that only saw two Triple Stumpers and just one incorrect response, Mitch and Wendy found the Daily Doubles; Mitch doubling his score, while Wendy, visibly disliking the category on hers, bet nearly the minimum—just $100. However, it was Brendan, who had four $1600 correct and five $2000 correct responses, who took a big lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Brendan 23 correct 6 incorrect
Mitch 16 correct 2 incorrect
Wendy 14 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Brendan $19,200
Mitch $12,400
Wendy $11,900

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Brendan is your new champion as a result of his big lead going into Final. He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Wendy $11,900 – $8,100 = $3,800 (What is Colorado?)
Mitch $12,400 – $6,180 = $6,220 (What is Indiana?)
Brendan $19,200 – $5,601 = $13,599 (What is Wis Minnesota) (1-day total: $13,599)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) AT THE CEMETERY $800 (clue #10)
Wendy 2600 +2600 (Mitch -600 Brendan -1800)
2) GEOMETRY $1200 (clue #9)
Mitch 3600 +3600 (Brendan 8000 Wendy 7400)
3) A + (DIRECTOR’S NAME) + (WORD FOR A MOVIE) $1600 (clue #11, $20400 left on board)
Wendy 8600 +100 (Mitch 7200 Brendan 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 201

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Mitch 2 4 5
Brendan 5 4 5
Wendy 3 4 3 4*

DJ! Round:
Mitch 3* 3
Brendan 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Wendy 3 4*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Brendan 4.00
Mitch 3.40
Wendy 3.50

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 $19,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 6 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Mitch $10,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Wendy $11,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,800
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Mitch Loflin, career statistics:

56 correct, 9 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
30.41% in first on buzzer (52/171)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,100)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,733

Brendan Liaw, career statistics:

23 correct, 7 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,200

Wendy Poush, career statistics:

14 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,700)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600

Brendan Liaw, to win:

2 games: 48.902%
3: 23.914%
4: 11.694%
5: 5.719%
6: 2.797%
Avg. streak: 1.957 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Wendy’s bet on the final Daily Double was absolutely correct for someone who appeared to dislike the category as much as she did. While it didn’t really work out for her in this case, I think it was an excellent bet choice.
• I thought this was one of the best-played regular play games of the season in general and all three players should be proud of themselves.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Brendan $19,200 Mitch $12,400 Wendy $11,900)

Mitch: You have to be correct to win, and you should probably cover Wendy, because she also has to be correct to win and could go all in. Bet $11,401. (Actual bet: $6,180)

Brendan: Standard cover bet over Mitch is $5,601. (Actual bet: $5,601)

Wendy: You have to be correct to win. Bet at least $1,700; I’d probably limit my bet to $10,900 here in case Mitch chooses to cover me. (Actual bet: $8,100)

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