Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, July 30, 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.
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10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
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14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
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18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

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1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
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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 English Literature) for Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (Season 41, Game 103):

Part II of this 17th century work says, “I see myself now at the end of my journey; my toilsome days are ended”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania

Weckiai Rannila, an engineer from Albuquerque, New Mexico

Greg Jolin, a system specialist & accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The encore presentation of the 32^nd Tournament of Champions continues with quarterfinal #3, which featured Greg Jolin, Weckiai Rannila, and Neilesh Vinjamuri. As I said back in January, “the prediction model thinks that Greg is actually the strongest player in this field at the moment; he would be favored overall if not for the fact that he was fourth in victories and thus has to get through a quarterfinal. And, as we’ve seen so far, anything can happen. Neilesh and Weckiai are a pair of 3-game winners who were in the top players ranked by wins and money over the past season—while 5 wins guarantees you a spot, the show does need to take more players in order to fill out the field—this is something that has happened for the past 40 years and really shouldn’t be a source of confusion amongst Jeopardy! fans.”

Things definitely did not turn out that way, as you’ll see below in the recap. Back in January, I compared Neilesh’s performance in this quarterfinal to what Brad Rutter did back in 2001 to Doug Lach (who was definitely seen as the consensus #1 seed going into that Tournament of Champions) and Bob Fleenor.

In other Jeopardy! news, I have updated my Tournament of Champions tracker due to the announcement yesterday that there will be just 10 more weeks of the qualification period for the 33rd Tournament of Champions, scheduled for Winter 2026. Of course, things could change further, especially if the format changes further. This is just speculation at this point, but it would not surprise me if the show was considering expanding the postseason by three weeks, doing an extra week of Second Chance and an extra Champions Wildcard event. (I’d absolutely be in favor of this, for the record.)

Correct response: What is The Pilgrim’s Progress?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Cited as the first novel ever written in English, The Pilgrim’s Progress is a 1678 work by John Bunyan written in two parts. Presented as a dream sequence, Christian, its protagonist, journey from his hometown, the “City of Destruction” to the “Celestial City”. A false third part was anonymously written in 1693 but was soon denounced, even though it remained popular.

Because this might come up from various pedants around the Internet today, a reminder as to the show’s rules: leading articles may be added, changed to another leading article, or dropped without rendering a response incorrect; thus, The Pilgrim’s Progress, A Pilgrim’s Progress, and Pilgrim’s Progress are all considered to be equally correct by the show.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Parts Of Speech; American Food & Drink; 3 Of A Kind; Ernest Hemingway; Movies With Subtitles; The Rest Is History)

It was Neilesh who got off to the best start, picking up 8 correct, three $1,000 clues, and having a big lead. After 15 clues, the scores were Neilesh $6,200 Weckiai $2,800 Greg $600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Neilesh 8 correct 0 incorrect
Weckiai 3 correct 0 incorrect
Greg 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Neilesh feels disappointed about losing in his fourth game.
Weckiai had friends who convinced a bar in North Carolina to put her third game on.
Greg had a watch party at his house to celebrate his 40th birthday.

Neilesh continued his very strong play, picking up another 10 correct responses to have a big lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Neilesh 18 correct 1 incorrect
Weckiai 5 correct 1 incorrect
Greg 5 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Neilesh $10,600
Weckiai $3,000
Greg $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Bodies Of Water; How Far Is It?; Religious Words & Phrases; Broadway Debuts; Chemistry; Piano Lesson)

Neilesh picked up another 15 correct responses; Greg had a shot at catching up by finding both Daily Doubles, but he went 0-for-2 on them and was barely around for Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Neilesh 33 correct 1 incorrect
Weckiai 8 correct 2 incorrect
Greg 13 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Neilesh $28,200
Weckiai $4,600
Greg $800

Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; Neilesh advances to the semifinals after an incredible performance.

Tonight’s results:

Greg $800 + $231 = $1,031 (What is Pilgrim’s Progress?)
Weckiai $4,600 + $2,999 = $7,599 (What is Pilgrim’s Progress?)
Neilesh $28,200 + $0 = $28,200 (What is Pilgrim’s Progress) (Semi-Finalist)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) ERNEST HEMINGWAY $1000 (clue #12)
Neilesh 4400 +1000 (Greg 0 Weckiai 1800)
2) HOW FAR IS IT? $2000 (clue #22)
Greg 3800 -3800 (Weckiai 3400 Neilesh 27000)
3) PIANO LESSON $800 (clue #27, $1200 left on board)
Greg 2000 -2000 (Weckiai 4600 Neilesh 27800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -177

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Greg 3 3 4
Weckiai 4 4 5
Neilesh 4 5 2 1 5 5*

DJ! Round:
Greg 3 3 3 4 4 5* 3 2 2*
Weckiai 4 5 5 2
Neilesh 5 4 2 1 5 4 2 3 2 1 1 5 4 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Neilesh 3.20
Weckiai 4.14
Greg 3.25

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.25 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Neilesh $28,200 Coryat, 33 correct, 1 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Weckiai $4,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Greg $6,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $4,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Greg Jolin, career statistics:

174 correct, 23 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
43.72% in first on buzzer (174/398)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,800)
6/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,343

Weckiai Rannila, career statistics:

96 correct, 20 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
36.27% in first on buzzer (103/284)
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600

Neilesh Vinjamuri, career statistics:

124 correct, 13 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (115/285)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,500)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,000

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Due to this game being a runaway for both 1st and 2nd, there is no need for wagering suggestions.

Updated ToC odds:

Adriana +700
Isaac +590
Drew B. +620
Will W. +980
Amy +1400
Neilesh +400
Mehal +2800
Ryan +3100
Will S. +1900
Mark +2400
Allison G. +3600
Kevin +6200
Drew G. +1900
Amar +3800
Lucas +5200

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