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Season 30

Will Jackson Be Happy Again?

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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 back with another recap!

I got a text from a good friend last night; her four year old son Jackson is apparently obsessed with our current champion!

Speaking of, a fun tweet from our champion yesterday:

Thanks to Kate Hoffman for thinking that we should take pictures in the green room.#jeopardy#behindthescenespic.twitter.com/B6G4CJrK4W— Julia (@JeopardyJulia)May 20, 2014

Today’s contestants:


J! round categories:
FAMOUS AMERICANS
READING RAINBOW
FIRST THINGS THIRD
NATIONAL PEOPLE?
A POTPOURRI OF WORDS
MOVIE ENDINGS

Julia went straight to FAMOUS AMERICANS. I think she was hoping for a history category, but it was a more recent Famous Americans category! She still did reasonably well on it, though! She got to play the first Daily Double, under READING RAINBOW $800! Scores:

Julia $2,600
Kate $600
Clayton $600

Julia bet $2,000. Her clue: In a children’s classic by Scott O’Dell, San Nicolas Island is better known as this title place. Her immediate correct response put her at $4,600!

The Island of the Blue Dolphins was a childhood favorite. Not a total guess, like that James Patterson book, which I’ve never heard of.— Julia (@JeopardyJulia)May 20, 2014

Kate went 4/5 in MOVIE ENDINGS to claw back some of the lead after that Daily Double. After 15 clues, the scores sat at:
Julia $4,600
Kate $3,000
Clayton $1,200

Julia was a lifeguard in high school and college; working at her college pool, she spoke of the awkwardness of seeing her professors in bathing suits!

Going back to the game, Julia did well over the FIRST THINGS THIRD, NATIONAL PEOPLE?, and A POTPOURRI OF WORDS categories! Scores after 30:

Julia $9,800
Kate $3,800
Clayton $2,800

DJ! round categories:
THE MUSEUMS OF EUROPE
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
I WILL SURVIVE
DOUBLE “K” WORDS
ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS
U.S. PLACES

All three players had success early in the round, but it was Kate who got to play the first Daily Double in this round, under ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS $1600! Scores:

Julia $13,400
Kate $7,800
Clayton $6,400

Kate chose just $3,000. Her clue: Darryl McDaniels was one-third of this rap group that was inducted in 2009. Her correct response put her at $10,800. I feel as though she was doing well in the category and should have bet more! After all, Julia has been dominant!

THE MUSEUMS OF EUROPE $1600 had the other Daily Double! This one’s was Julia’s. Scores:

Julia $18,200
Kate $12,000
Clayton $6,400

Julia bet $3,000. Her clue: Exhibits in this composer’s Bonn home include his grand piano & a variety of ear trumpets. Julia went for Bach and fell to $15,200.

All three players had at least one get over the final category (UNDER THE MICROSCOPE), though Julia did the best; scores going into Final were:

Julia $20,000
Kate $12,800
Clayton $6,800

FJ! category: BRITISH NOVELS

FJ! clue: Stephen King borrowed the name of his fictional town Castle Rock from this 1950s novel that greatly influenced him

Clayton 6800 – 6799 = 1
Kate 12800 – 10000 = 2800
Julia 20000 – 5700 = 14300

Alex said that if you hadn’t read the book, it was a tough Final. I have read that book. It was not a tough Final for me. Julia’s now a 12-day champion, though, winnings $245,610!

Jeanie will have tomorrow’s recap. See you then!

ToC update:

1. John Pearson (November 2013 Teacher’s Champion)
2. Jim Coury (May 2013 College Champion)
3. Terry O’Shea (February 2014 College Champion)
4. Julia Collins $245,610 (12 wins)
5. Arthur Chu $297,200 (11 wins)
6. Ben Ingram $176,534 (8 wins)
7. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
8. Jared Hall $181,001 (6 wins)
9. Sandie Baker $140,200 (6 wins)
10. Andrew Moore $137,803 (6 wins)
11. Jerry Slowik $121,800 (5 wins)
12. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
13. Rebecca Rider $101,600 (5 wins)
14. Sarah McNitt $89,398 (5 wins)
15. Rani Peffer $68,701 (5 wins)

16. Mark Japinga $112,600 (4 wins)
17. Mike Lewis $102,800 (4 wins)
18. Carlos Ross $89,774 (3 wins)
19. Adam Holquist $76,299 (3 wins)
20. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)
21. Salvo Candela $66,195 (3 wins)
22. Neal Pollack $60,798 (3 wins)
23. John Anneken $60,112 (3 wins)
24. Tim Anderson $56,001 (3 wins)
25. Stuart Anderson $51,601 (3 wins)
26. Bill Tolany $44,200 (3 wins)

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