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)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
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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I know that’s not a real word. But it’s my rarely-utilized, never-before-spoken-aloud go-to word when a simple “Vamos!” won’t do. (Do you wish I hadn’t used the “Holy Grail” reference in a previous blog post title?) In case you didn’t see it on Twitter, the message boards, or my dad’s Facebook page (?!), I made it. I’m gonna be on Jeopardy! March 28th. This is why you haven’t seen me here in a while – I’ve been a little preoccupied! But I’m back and as eager as ever.
You’re gonna see a couple changes around here: You may remember at one point I had been blogging about triple- (quadruple-!) stumpers from the show. I’ve decided to do that again. That way I can publish every day, talk to some interesting people, keep learning, and keep you coming back (I hope). And if you ever have something to say about anything, I <3 comments!
Beth Watkins
Boomie Aglietti
Silas Crawford
You might also remember that I’d thought about reading the works that had been adapted into Oscar-winning screenplays. I’m going to do that, too, and you can read and watch whatever you want along with me. I modifying the plan, but I’ll keep you informed. For one thing, I don’t know how easy it’ll be to find copies of the books/movies, since I live in a small-ish town. Also, I’ll be skipping some things if I think the book or the movie is explicit in all the wrong ways. I’ve already read Accidental Billionaires and watched “The Social Network,” and I am skipping Push because my aunt already tells me the book is no good. I wanted to read the novel True Grit by Charles Portis, even though the movie did not win an adapted screenplay Oscar. My library’s website says it’s on the “Bookmobile.” I didn’t know the library had a “Bookmobile,” but strangely, I happened to see it driving down the street on my way to the library. ? Anyway the book wasn’t there. I picked up Q and A by Vikas Swarup, from which “Slumdog Millionaire” was adapted. I’ve seen the movie already.
I will still keep track of my Coryats and post them (and try to boost them!), but I am through comparing them to those of the contestants on the show.
Speaking of contestants, here are today’s:
Boomie came into today’s episode a two-time champion. Four-time champ Ryan Chaffee recently pointed out to me that he mentioned Boomie in my interview with him, published way back in September 2010. Very cool!
I also know that Boomie is an occasional pub quiz player at O’Brien’s on Wednesday nights in Santa Monica, CA. I wonder if he was there last night to celebrate his wins! I’m so glad I knew about the quiz when I was in L.A. to tape Jeopardy!, as the pub is crawling with former champs. I wasn’t gonna miss that even if the door to the pub was on fire. I got to meet the legendary Jerome Vered, College champ/ToC finalist Cliff Galiher, and one-time crush/five-time champ/ToC finalist Stefan Goodreau. *Sigh!* It could only be described as a total thrill. Marty Butterick kindly let my sister and I join his team that night. No doubt we looked as lost and out of place as we felt, at first! Thank you to Mark May and the pub for being gracious hosts.
On the show today, Mr. Trebek said his wife, 91-year-old mother, and cousin were in the audience. The camera was on them, but who was who? No one looked 91, to me.
Silas fell for the same trap I did in Burns, Baby, Burns (surely a category after Trebek’s own heart): “Finish the Burns line: ‘Give me a spark o’ nature’s fire!/that’s a’ the learning I…'” Boomie picked it up, and to add to the bummer for Silas, the next clue was the Daily Double. Boomie had 4200, Silas had 400, and Beth had 2600. I wonder why Boomie did not wager it all instead of 1200. This was the clue: “Steinbeck took note when Burns wrote, ‘The best-laid schemes o'” these two things ‘gang aft agley.'” Boomie and I got it right. At this commercial break, I was 13/15, and I’d swept “S” as in Simile. At the end of the round, I was 23/30. Boomie had 7000, Silas had 3400, and Beth had 4800.
Beth found the first Daily Double in the Double Jeopardy round, in Churches and Cathedrals. She had 10800, Silas had 7800, and Boomie had 13000. She wagered 3000 on this clue: “Teddy Roosevelt spoke to a crowd of 10,000 at the laying of the foundation stone for this Cathedral in 1907.” She and I got it right.
Boomie seemed like he was looking for the next Daily Double next time he had a chance, but Beth found it in Times Past. She had 16600, Boomie had 15000, and Silas still had 7800. Beth wagered 2000 on this toughie: “In the Congress system of 1815-25, nations tried to solve conflict diplomatically, starting with the Congress of here.” She got it wrong, but she regained the lead with this next clue, just as tough: “By 878, the Vikings had conquered all of England except for this southern kingdom controlled by Alfred the Great.”
Now how was this next clue in the same category a triple-stumper?: “The 1987 Meech Lake Accord was a failed attempt to recognize this Canadian province as a ‘distinct society.'”
At the end of the round, Boomie and Beth were tied with 18600, while Silas had 8600. The final category was American Authors. This was the clue: He was born in NYC on April 3, 1783, toward the end of the Revolutionary War, & named for one of the war’s heroes.” This was an instaget, for me. Silas and Beth got it right, too. Beth wagered everything. Boomie missed it, and he too wagered everything. So we’ll see Beth tomorrow. My Coryat today was 22800.
Heck, one more time: All together now! – VAMOS!