Weekend Jeopardy! Recap – September 27 & 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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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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 21st Century Television) for September 27-28, 2025 (Season 41, Game 148):

The creator of this series that premiered in 2018 pitched it as “‘The Godfather’ in Montana”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Brina Ratangee, a graduate student from Nashville, Tennessee

Lee Henry, a high school teacher from Arab, Alabama

Bryce Wargin, a post market surveillance coordinator from Kansas City, Missouri (2-day total: $39,200)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Our weekend encore presentations continue with Bryce Wargin’s third game; this one saw him face off against Brina Ratangee and Lee Henry.

Some of the comments that I got here on the site when this game aired the first time around include some of the most baffling I’ve received in the 13 and a half years writing for The Jeopardy! Fan.

Correct response: What is Yellowstone?

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.)

Yellowstone is a well-known television series that aired on the Paramount Network cable channel for five seasons between 2018 and 2024; its critical acclaim include Kevin Costner winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Perfornace by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama. It’s also released a number of spinoffs, including 1883, 1923, and The Madison (currently in production).

The original series follows the Dutton family (Kevin Costner portrayed John Dutton III), the owners of the largest cattle ranch in Montana (known as the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch).

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the September 27-28, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Note: If you’d like to see the full statistics from this game, check out the original recap, from April 2, 2025.

Game Recap:

While Brina led early as a result of the Daily Double, Bryce found DD2 and broke a close game open by doubling up through it. Brina found DD3 very late, which ensured that Bryce led going into a triple-get Final Jeopardy; Bryce’s cover bet ensured victory #3.

The aspect of this game that caused the most controversy in some circles was that the judges went back to the tape for a reversal on Lee failing to phrase his response in the form of a question on a $2,000 clue. Firstly, this is a reminder that to go from a correct response to an incorrect one, twice the clue’s value is deducted (meaning, the deduction was correct at $4,000). Secondly, the tenor of the comments last April were of the “How dare the judges ding Lee for failing to phrase his response in the form of a question?” persuasion, as if they somehow felt Lee should be given a pass on the show’s most important rule. I’ll leave it as an exercise for the reader to determine why I think these commenters felt that way.

Scores going into Final:

Bryce $15,600
Lee $10,000
Brina $2,316

Tonight’s results:

Brina $2,316 + $1,600 = $3,916 (What is… Yellowstone? (Love you mom + dad! + sam))
Lee $10,000 + $9,999 = $19,999 (What is Yellowstone?)
Bryce $15,600 + $4,600 = $20,200 (What is Yellowstone?) (3-day total: $59,400)

Game Stats:

Bryce $12,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Lee $10,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 7 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Brina $3,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,800
Lach Trash: $13,800 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,400
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 2

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