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Season 30

What They Called The Game Of Death

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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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Andy here with the final recap of this week! (No pictures today, though.)

We have Bob Verini, Jerome Vered, and Tom Cubbage competing for the final spot from the 1980s in the final million dollar tournament!

J! round categories:
MYTH DIAGNOSIS
STOCK SYMBOLS
ARCHIPELAGOS
NOTABLE NAMES
THE T IS SILENT
’80s ACTORS & ROLES

Jerome seemed flustered, as evidenced by the opening clue (NOTABLE NAMES $200): Before become Secretary of State in 1997, she was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Jerome’s neg on that clue seemed to throw him off considerably! Meanwhile, Bob and Tom both got off to a strong start!

STOCK SYMBOLS $600 had the Daily Double, and it was Jerome’s to play. Scores:
Tom $2,000
Bob $1,800
Jerome $600

Jerome bet $1,000. His clue: This verb is the 3-letter stock symbol for Sotheby’s. Jerome said “BUY” and fell to -$400. (I also said BUY.)

At the first break, the scores sat at:
Tom $2,000
Bob $1,800
Jerome -$400

Bob recalled fondly having 5,000 people chant his name at the Million Dollar Masters tournament, even though he missed the True Daily Double at the end of that event!

Bob has his fans in the Twittersphere, too:

Forgot how much I enjoyed watching Bob Verini play.#jeopardy— Miss Bee (@MissBeeOKC)February 8, 2014

Jerome had his eyes set on a Steinway piano, which ended up being sold to The Edge before Jerome could buy it after the Ultimate Tournament of Champions. Jerome ended up with a different piano!

Tom’s got 5 kids and they don’t recognize Tom from videos of his original appearances!

Back to the game, there were a few Triple Stumpers, but Bob and Tom kept their lead together against Jerome! Scores after 30:

Bob $5,800
Tom $2,600
Jerome $1,000

DJ! round categories:
1980s BOOKS
PHYSICS
FIRST LADIES’ FATHERS
“DUM” IT UP
NO LONGER AROUND
SONG OF THE YEAR

Jerome started straight out in FIRST LADIES’ FATHERS, but Bob went over to 1980s BOOKS as soon as he took control. The middle clue had the Daily Double! Scores:

Bob $7,800
Tom $2,600
Jerome $1,400

After nearly being goaded into a True Daily Double, Bob bet $3,000. His clue: Drug-fueled debauchery in New York City takesup much of this Jay McInerney debut novel. $10,800 became Bob’s score after his correct response!

Jerome got to play the final Daily Double after taking second place from Tom! It was under FIRST LADIES’ FATHERS $2000! Scores:

Bob $10,800
Jerome $6,600
Tom $3,800

Jerome bet $3,000. His clue: William Bolling, a Virginia judge. Jerome went for “Elizabeth Monroe”, lamenting “we were just talking about that earlier” as his score fell to $3,600. His calling of “DUM IT UP” made the crowd laugh!

From there, the game seemed to turn Tom’s way, as he had some excellent buzzer mojo! He nearly took over the lead by the time the round ended!

Some lamentations about one of the NO LONGER AROUND clues:

What? Chipwich’s don’t exist anymore? Thanks for ruining my summer plans,#Jeopardy— Erica Hind (@carebearica)February 8, 2014

Scores going into Final:

Bob $14,000
Tom $13,000
Jerome $8,400

FJ! category: WORLD POLITICS

FJ! clue: When these 2 swapped jobs in 2012, their country’s media described the move as “castling”

Jerome 8400 + US1600 = 10000
Tom 13000 + 3801 = 16801
Bob 14000 – 12001 = 1999

So, Tom Cubbage makes it 5 for 5 in ToC winners winning games this week!

Next week? The College Tournament! See you then!

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