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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, April 20, 2022

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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)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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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Happy Banned Wager Day! Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category On the Internet) for Wednesday, April 20, 2022 (Season 38, Game 158):

This website launched in 2015 with 3 offerings, from James Patterson, Dustin Hoffman & Serena Williams

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Sean Wong, an IT support student from Wayzata, Minnesota

Sean Wong on Jeopardy!

Loni Lewis, a teacher/librarian from Charleston, South Carolina

Loni Lewis on Jeopardy!

Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (11-day total: $244,882)

Mattea Roach on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Canadian Mattea Roach enters into today’s game with 11 victories and nearly US$250,000 in winnings (her winnings at today’s exchange rate would come out to $306,982.85 Canadian). A win today would have her surpass Jonathan Fisher as the #3 seed for the November Tournament of Champions, and—barring a historic collapse today—she will surpass 300 correct responses early in today’s show.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round: Mattea got off to a strong start in this one, picking up 9 of the first 15 clues! Meanwhile, Loni and Sean both struggled a little bit with incorrect responses. Mattea’s strong play continued with her picking up another 9 after the break, whereas both challengers struggled to get any sort of momentum going.

Double Jeopardy! Round: (I’ve chosen not to include today’s categories out of fear of demonetization over the title of the fourth category in this round.)

Sean got off to a good start, but unfortunately his attempt to catch up to Mattea was derailed by a missed True Daily Double on clue #11. Sean was never able to get back on track after that, and we had the rare occurrence of a single-player Final Jeopardy!—Mattea ended the round at $21,400; Loni had -$600 and Sean -$1,600.

Mattea did get Final correct today and added $5,000 to become a 12-day champion, total winnings $271,282!

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:
Mattea $21,400
Loni -$600
Sean -$1,600

Tonight’s results:
Sean -$1,600 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Loni -$600 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Mattea $21,400 + $5,000 = $26,400 (What is Masterclass?) (12-day total: $271,282)

Mattea Roach, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the April 20, 2022 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mattea $11,000
Sean $1,200
Loni $1,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) THEATRICAL HAPPENINGS $1000 (clue #26)
Mattea 7400 +2400 (Loni 1000 Sean 200)
2) CAPTAIN AMERICA $1600 (clue #11)
Sean 4800 -4800 (Mattea 14200 Loni 1400)
3) THE SCIENTIST WHO… $1200 (clue #27, $4000 left on board)
Mattea 21400 +2000 (Loni -600 Sean -2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -58

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 64 (0.41 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Mattea $19,200 Coryat, 31 correct, 3 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sean $3,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Loni -$600 Coryat, 6 correct, 4 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $21,800
Lach Trash: $16,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $16,000

Mattea Roach, career statistics:
327 correct, 28 incorrect
18/22 on rebound attempts (on 53 rebound opportunities)
44.99% in first on buzzer (305/678)
14/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,000)
8/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,283

Loni Lewis, career statistics:
6 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$600

Sean Wong, career statistics:
10 correct, 5 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,800)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,200

Mattea Roach, to win:
13 games: 72.088%
14: 51.967%
15: 37.462%
16: 27.005%
17: 19.467%
Avg. streak: 14.583 games.

Today’s interviews:
Sean is a big fan of crime TV shows.
Loni was a DJ before becoming a teacher.
Mattea got the clutch and brake confused her first time driving.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • $271,282 is the 11th-best total of all time in regular play; Mattea moves to 32nd all-time overall, including tournaments.
  • Today saw the first single-player Final Jeopardy! since October 13, 2020.
  • Link to the box score: April 20, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Mattea $21,400 Loni -$600 Sean -$1,600)

Mattea: Bet anywhere from $0 to $21,399 and enjoy win #12!


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