Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, July 16, 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)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 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)
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)
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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 U.S.A.) for Wednesday, July 16, 2025 (Season 41, Game 223):

Its creator imagined it as a place for young & old, offering “nostalgia of the past with exciting glimpses into the future”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Dave Richelsoph, a program manager from Washington, D.C.

Ivanna Lopez, a librarian originally from Tampa, Florida

Scott Riccardi, an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (9-day total: $233,501)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

That being said, I was supremely disappointed in TV Insider yesterday when I noticed that their usual Jeopardy! beat “writer” Brittany Sims plagiarized parts of my own write-up in hers, specifically the reference in my opening to it taking 220 episodes this season for a player to pass $200,000, as well as the multiple references to the “top 20” in regular play winnings. If TV Insider would like to pay me to write for them in Season 42, I’d consider it. Until then, though, I’d certainly appreciate it if their writers used their own original thoughts and not mine. And certainly, when there are people tracking statistics in this community who barely get by in terms of overall income, especially Bella Bliss, only for larger publications to steal work without paying for it, this overall culture of plagiarism is especially heinous. Do much better, TV Insider.

(Editorial note: The above paragraph was written and published prior to TV Insider choosing to apportion credit to this website. Thank you to TV Insider, but my thoughts above still stand.)

Correct response: What is Disneyland?

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.)

“Physically, Disneyland would be a small world in itself. Disneyland will be the essence of America as we know it: the nostalgia of the past with exciting glimpses into the future.” That was the vision of Walt Disney when creating Disneyland in California, as is still recorded on the website of the Walt Disney Family museum. The original Disneyland resort is now one of six Disney theme park attractions worldwide: there’s also Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Disneyland Paris, Shanghai Disney Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, and Tokyo Disney Resort. A seventh, Disneyland Abu Dhabi, is in the planning stages.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Military Bases; Picture The Grammy-Winning Band; The Tenth; Planes, No Trains But Some Automobiles; Name That Bible Book; Cockney Rhyming Slang)

Ivanna got off to a good start, picking up 6 correct responses in the first half of the round. At the 15-clue mark, your scores were Ivanna $4,000 Scott $3,600 Dave $1,400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ivanna 6 correct 0 incorrect
Scott 5 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 3 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Dave spent 23 years as a U.S. diplomat.
Ivanna was a museum docent at the Cracker Country museum in Florida.
Scott got to calculate friction on a favorite roller coaster.

Scott found the Daily Double, but bet only half his score. He held a $1,200 lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Scott 12 correct 0 incorrect
Ivanna 10 correct 0 incorrect
Dave 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Scott $7,800
Ivanna $6,600
Dave $3,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Egyptian History; One Word On The Theater Marquee; Scientists; 3 Consonants In A Row; Public Television; American Families)

Scott found DD2, gaining $8,000 from it. When Dave found DD3, that took away Ivanna’s best chance to catch up—and, unfortunately, Ivanna blanking on the penultimate clue of the round led to Scott barely having a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Scott 23 correct 0 incorrect
Ivanna 19 correct 2 incorrect
Dave 13 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 40 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Scott $28,600
Ivanna $13,800
Dave $8,600

Dave and Scott were both correct in Final Jeopardy—that makes Scott a superchampion and puts him over the quarter-million mark! He’ll go for win #11 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Dave $8,600 + $5,201 = $13,801 (What is Disneyland? Love you Rebecca + Rosie!)
Ivanna $13,800 – $3,800 = $10,000 (What is Epcot?)
Scott $28,600 + $0 = $28,600 (What is Disneyland?) (10-day total: $262,101)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) MILITARY BASES $800 (clue #17)
Scott 4000 +2000 (Ivanna 4000 Dave 1400)
2) SCIENTISTS $1600 (clue #9)
Scott 13400 +8000 (Ivanna 9800 Dave 1400)
3) AMERICAN FAMILIES $2000 (clue #19, $8800 left on board)
Dave 3800 +3600 (Scott 23000 Ivanna 12200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 204

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Scott 3 3 3 4 5 3 4*
Ivanna 4 5 2 2 5 1 2
Dave 3 4 3

DJ! Round:
Scott 3 4 5 3 4* 4 5
Ivanna 3 2 3 2 4 5 2 4
Dave 3 3 4 5*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Scott 3.79
Dave 3.57
Ivanna 3.07

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 40 (0.18 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Scott $21,000 Coryat, 23 correct, 0 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Dave $7,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Ivanna $13,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,800
Lach Trash: $6,600 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,600
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Scott Riccardi, career statistics:

253 correct, 19 incorrect
15/15 on rebound attempts (on 41 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (230/570)
11/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $23,600)
8/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,880

Ivanna Lopez, career statistics:

19 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800

Dave Richelsoph, career statistics:

14 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000

Scott Riccardi, to win:

11 games: 70.188%
12: 49.264%
13: 34.577%
14: 24.269%
15: 17.034%
Avg. streak: 12.354 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• One thing I like about Ken hosting is that he makes the viewing audience aware during Final Jeopardy when a small wager happens because a player barely has a runaway game. Alex Trebek would always act disappointed that a player didn’t attempt a Clavin.
• I had a feeling we were going to see a superchampion by the end of the season—someone posted on Reddit a couple of months back saying that they had been in the audience and were very interested in seeing the previous games.
• No wagering suggestions will be posted due to today’s runaway game.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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