Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, October 28, 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 Brand Names) for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 (Season 42, Game 37):

This brand got its name in 1940 after a distillery executive took friends on a hunting trip

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Alan Turner, a peanut butter artisan from Rohnert Park, California

Cynthia Appiah, an Olympic bobsledder from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Aaron Levine, a sports anchor from Seattle, Washington (1-day total: $20,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Seattle sports anchor Aaron Levine is your new champion; today, he faces off against a peanut butter artisan in Alan Turner and a member of the Canadian Olympic Team in bobsledder Cynthia Appiah. After yesterday’s win, I am left feeling that Aaron would need either a very decisive win today or a pair of wins in order to see a return to the Alex Trebek Stage.

Certainly, Cynthia has talked about her love of Jeopardy! in interviews ever since joining the Canadian bobsledding program many years ago, and I am quite pleased to see her get the opportunity to compete on the Alex Trebek Stage. She’s also started a GoFundMe to crowdfund her expenses for this season in an attempt to get to the podium in 2026. (She finished 4^th at the World Championships in 2025.)

When I started to see publicity regarding Cynthia’s appearance last week, I had to wonder: Is she the first Olympian to also compete as a civilian on Jeopardy!? (Certainly, past Celebrity Jeopardy! games have featured Charles Barkley, Brandi Chastain, Scott Hamilton, Dan Jansen, Carl Lewis, Rebecca Lobo, Martina Navratilova, Dot Richardson, and Summer Sanders, among potentially others, but I think everyone would consider competing as a civilian to be different here.) In light of the fraughtness that comes with declaring an instance to be “the first”, I both checked in with Jeopardy!‘s publicity department as well as multiple other historians within the fan community; none of us could find another instance of this happening. Thus, it is safe to say that Cynthia is currently believed to be the first Olympian to compete as a civilian on the show. (And, if we all managed to overlook someone, please let me know as soon as possible—and I sincerely apologize in advance for the oversight.)

That being said, there’s a “Let’s Speak Canadian” category: in my experience with these sorts of things, despite there being actual Canadians on the writing staff, this category is going to be full of hyper-regional expressions that will leave half the country flummoxed, will be no advantage to Cynthia whatsoever, and will likely once again turn into “the Americans clearly think we’re uncultured rubes up here”. To give an example, the J!6 clue refers to “hang[ing] a Larry”, ostensibly meaning to turn left, but I’ve certainly never seen that expression actually used in the wild. Categories such as this are patronizing, and the show would be a better overall product without them.

Correct response: What is Wild Turkey?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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In 1940, Austin Nichols executive Thomas McCarthy brought some samples of bourbon on a wild turkey hunting trip with his friends; afterwards, those friends kept on asking for “that wild turkey bourbon”, and the name stuck.

To me, today’s Final Jeopardy was a “What alcoholic brand name makes the most sense here?”; it feels relatively straightforward, as long as you know the brand exists.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: American History; Locks & Keys; The Name Behind The Middle Initial; A Novel Setting; Death? No, Thank You! (Movie Edition); Let’s Speak Canadian)

Aaron found the Daily Double on clue #3; things went well for him early. At the commercial, the break was Aaron $5,800 Alan $3,000 Cynthia $0.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Aaron 7 correct 0 incorrect
Alan 6 correct 0 incorrect
Cynthia 0 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Alan sells his own peanut butter at farmer’s market.
Cynthia has been training for Jeopardy and bobsled at the same time.
Aaron travels with his study notecards.

Aaron and Alan continued a tight battle; Aaron led by just $600 through 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Aaron 12 correct 0 incorrect
Alan 13 correct 0 incorrect
Cynthia 2 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Aaron $8,400
Alan $7,800
Cynthia $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Seas The Day; Publishing Pros; Significant Mothers; Geology; Pop Goes The Music; “AP” Exam)

Aaron found both Daily Doubles; an incorrect response on DD2 meant that it wasn’t a runaway, but he did keep the lead going into Final as a result of DD3.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Aaron 21 correct 2 incorrect
Alan 21 correct 4 incorrect
Cynthia 6 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Aaron $15,200
Alan $11,000
Cynthia $2,400

“Just wager $4,000” was not a good idea this time out; Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, and when all was said and done, Aaron had the most money! He’ll go for win #3 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Cynthia $2,400 – $2,300 = $100 (What is Johnnie Walker? Hey y’all in Calgary!)
Alan $11,000 – $4,000 = $7,000 (What is Jaegermeister?)
Aaron $15,200 – $6,801 = $8,399 (What) (2-day total: $28,999)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) AMERICAN HISTORY $600 (clue #3)
Aaron 1800 +1800 (Cynthia 0 Alan 0)
2) SIGNIFICANT MOTHERS $2000 (clue #10)
Aaron 14800 -6000 (Cynthia 1200 Alan 5800)
3) PUBLISHING PROS $1600 (clue #12, $18800 left on board)
Aaron 8800 +4000 (Cynthia 1200 Alan 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 105

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Aaron 4 5 3*
Cynthia
Alan

DJ! Round:
Aaron 4 3 5 2 4 4 3 5* 3 4*
Cynthia 3
Alan 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Aaron 3.77
Alan 3.00
Cynthia 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Aaron $17,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Alan $11,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Cynthia $2,400 Coryat, 6 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,000
Lach Trash: $12,800 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Aaron Levine, career statistics:

38 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,300

Cynthia Appiah, career statistics:

6 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,400

Alan Turner, career statistics:

21 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000

Aaron Levine, to win:

3 games: 49.900%
4: 24.900%
5: 12.425%
6: 6.200%
7: 3.094%
Avg. streak: 2.996 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Aaron $15,200 Alan $11,000 Cynthia $2,400)

Aaron: Standard cover bet over Alan is $6,801. If you’re absolutely sure that Alan is going to bet small, a bet between $2 and $1,598 best defends against that. (Actual bet: $6,801)

Cynthia: You need two big overbets to have a chance. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $2,300)

Alan: If Aaron covers and is incorrect, he falls to $8,399. Bet no more than $2,400. (Actual bet: $4,000)

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