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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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Ilena Di Toro, a public relations specialist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ed Petersen, a planning technician from Orlando, Florida
Eric Anderson, a director of customer success from Brooklyn, New York
Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Today’s Play-In game, hosted by Buzzy Cohen, is taking place between Eric Anderson, Ed Petersen, and Ilena Di Toro, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinal of Champions Wildcard (and will be playing on Thursday, February 8.) Of the three, I think Ilena is probably the most well-known, having gone viral because a teacher of hers was on the show in the 1990s. However, I do think the stats favor Ed here in this matchup; both Eric and Ilena had relatively low Coryat scores during their initial runs.
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Final Jeopardy category: Landmarks
Final Jeopardy clue: Then 71, a reluctant Michaelangelo took on the design of this building only for the love of God and in honor of the apostle
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, February 2, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Ideas For Tourism Campaigns; Broadway Hit Aliases; Scientific & Medical Abbrev.; Occupations; H.P. Sauce; NATO Phonetic Alphabet Code Words)
Eric got off to the best start, but a Daily Double knocked him back to $0. This was an opening round where Ilena was struggling on the buzzer, but Eric and Ed’s incorrect responses were keeping Ilena in contention.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ilena 2 correct 0 incorrect
Eric 5 correct 3 incorrect
Ed 3 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Ilena got to reunite with her high school history teacher who was a J! champ.
Ed got recognized while on vacation in Alaska.
Eric had to fly directly from Brazil to compete.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ed 10 correct 3 incorrect
Eric 9 correct 3 incorrect
Ilena 4 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ed $2,800
Eric $2,600
Ilena $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literature; Pick Your Poison; Rhyming Folks; Miscellany; Will You Still Need “Me”; When I’m 64)
Very interestingly, we had a 3-way tie at $3,800 ten clues into this round, and Ed looked to break free of the pack when he got a Daily Double correct. However, Eric picking up the $1600 and $2000 clues in RHYMING FOLKS was enough to give him a good-sized lead going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Eric 16 correct 3 incorrect
Ed 22 correct 7 incorrect
Ilena 8 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Eric $11,800
Ed $7,200
Ilena $6,600
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is St. Peter’s Basilica?
Unfortunately for Eric, he was the only player not to get this Final Jeopardy clue correct, which means that Ed has advanced into the quarterfinals!
Tonight’s results:
Ilena $6,600 + $5,201 = $11,801 (What is $ St. Peter’s Basilica)
Ed $7,200 + $7,200 = $14,400 (What is St. Peter’s Basilica) (Quarter-Finalist)
Eric $11,800 – $2,601 = $9,199 (What is the Cistine Chapel?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) “H.P.” SAUCE $1000 (clue #7)
Eric 1200 -1200 (Ed 0 Ilena 200)
2) LITERATURE $1600 (clue #5)
Ed 3200 -2200 (Eric 3800 Ilena 2200)
3) PICK YOUR POISON $1200 (clue #13, $21600 left on board)
Ed 4200 +2200 (Eric 3800 Ilena 3800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -116
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Eric 3 3 1 3 4 5*
Ed
Ilena 2
DJ! Round:
Eric 1
Ed 2 3 4* 5† 2 3 4 2 3*
Ilena 1 5 1
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ed 3.11
Ilena 2.25
Eric 2.86
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
#DIV/0!
Game Stats:
Ed $8,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 7 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Ilena $6,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Eric $13,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,000
Lach Trash: $13,600 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400
Lead Changes: 17
Times Tied: 9
Player Statistics:
Eric Anderson, career statistics:
34 correct, 10 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
19.88% in first on buzzer (34/171)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,867
Ed Petersen, career statistics:
62 correct, 20 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
43.79% in first on buzzer (74/169)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,933
Ilena Di Toro, career statistics:
29 correct, 11 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
20.47% in first on buzzer (35/171)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,133
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Ed posted a photograph on Facebook that showed the spelling of each player’s Final Jeopardy! response.
- As a listener, I really appreciated that Jeopardy listened to feedback from listeners of the first two games. I very much appreciated the extra score updates.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Eric $11,800 Ed $7,200 Ilena $6,600)
Eric: Standard cover bet over Ed is $2,601. (Actual bet: $2,601)
Ed: Standard cover bet over Ilena is $6,001, but because that’s likely to finish third anyway if you’re incorrect, you’re probably OK going all in to force a cover bet out of Eric. (Actual bet: $7,200)
Ilena: Bet at least $2,600 (thereby passing Eric if you’re the only one correct), but no more than $5,400 (thereby taking at least second if Ed covers you and is incorrect.) (Actual bet: $5,201)
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