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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It all comes down to this…It’s the two-day final of the Tournament of Champions! The finalists are Buddy Wright, Tom Nissley, and Roger Craig. (As happened last week, my phone is sending random pictures to my e-mail – not pictures of the contestants – and now when I try again I get a “memory full” message even though I’ve deleted everything I possibly can. I only received one picture of the three finalists, so I’ll try again tomorrow. Sorry.)
I got this triple-stumper in Sitcoms by Mom: “A new mom in 2011, Reagan Brinkley (Christina Applegate).” I only didn’t get this one in that category, which stumped the contestants, too: “Evelyn Harper (Holland Taylor).” By the way, do you guys love Roger gestures as he responds? I do!
Last week I complained a little bit about Tom, but I’d say he’s made amends. Here’s another Twitter conversation from the weekend:
Tom Nissley: BTW, others comped @rogcraig, @joonpahk, Mark #jeopardytocsemi to Nadal/Fed/Djok–spot on–makes Rog’s DDs like Nole’s crazy winner vs. Fed
Guess that makes me & @aggiebud Andys Murray and Roddick… #jeopardytoc
Buddy Wright: Have Roddick or Murray ever beat Federer? #JeopardyToC
Tom: Well, each major I keep hoping one of them will…
Me: Sorry, what don’t you like about Federer?
Tom: Nothing vs. Fed–he’s wonderful. I just tend to root for the underdog (why I’ve been rooting for Fed a lot lately!)
So he’s okay with Fed, and he seems to love tennis. That makes him okay by me. And speaking of tennis, Buddy got this one right in The Doctor Will “C” You Now: “Try stretching if you suffer these, like Rafael Nadal did at the 2011 U.S. Open, including at a press conference.” The next clue was the Daily Double, in the same category. Buddy had 1200, Tom had 1600, and Roger had 2400. Buddy bet everything on this clue: “What’s that I say? You need this type of implant in your inner ear that directly stimulates the hearing nerve.” Buddy and I got it right. I swept the category.
The only other one I didn’t get right before the first break was this one in the category about the “For Dummies” books: “‘Allergies &’ this ‘ for Dummies’ lists famous folks with the condition, including Beethoven and Theodore Roosevelt.” Tom got that one. At the first break, he had 1600, Buddy had 2400, and Roger had 3400.
I wonder if my response would’ve been accepted on this clue in French Fixins: “In a remembrance of things Proust, it’s a small, buttery sponge cake eaten as a cookie, often dipped in coffee.” I pronounced the last syllable with a long “a” sound instead of short “i” kind of sound. When I look at the spelling, I tend to think it would’ve been accepted.
If you accept my response to the above clue, my only neg of the round came in Petra (Jordan). I responded with “Greeks” on this clue: “The approach to Petra is through a narrow cleft, which in 312 B.C. helped it withstand the siege by the army of Antigonus of these people – he was an heir to Alexander the Great.” At the end of the round, Roger had 5400, Tom had 6200, and Buddy had 3800.
Tom’s slim lead was not to last – oh no. Roger found the first Daily Double in Novels (maybe Tom’s wheelhouse, as he said during his interview he was working on writing one!) Roger had 9000, Tom had 7400, and Buddy had 4200. I thought Roger’d wager everything, and he did, on this clue: “Her ‘Agnes Grey’ appeared in 1847 under the pseudonym Acton Bell (note the initials).” I didn’t give myself credit on this one, but I think I’d have gotten it if I wasn’t worried about my blog notes. Roger got it right!!!
Imagine the excitement when the next clue was the Daily Double, this time in Languages. I thought Roger might wager everything again…and he did. That’s $18,000. I loved how he did it, so relaxed, smiling and nodding: “I’ll bet it all. Yeah.” This was the clue: “Although Dutch is the official language, Sranan Tongo is spoken by most people in this South American country.” I slam-dunked this one, and knew Roger would, too, when I saw it. WOW!
Now, I had to wonder what Roger said wrong on this clue in 4 straight
vowels: “‘The moan of doves in immemorial elms, and murmuring of innumerable bees’ is an example of this literary device.” It was counted right at the time, but before Final Jeopardy was read, Mr. Trebek said Roger didn’t say it right and he was dinged for $4000. I couldn’t figure it out until Tom live-tweeted that Roger had an “n” in the word where there should’ve been a “t.” Like it mattered in this case. He still had 43200, while Tom had 9400 and Buddy had 11000. Roger and Tom were smiling but Buddy looked quite serious.
Mr. Trebek had mentioned to Roger that he could break the one-day record. Roger joshed, “What’s the old one?” I totally got it but it was lost on Trebek, who looked off to the side and asked what the record was. Then he gave the wrong number, and I caught that, too. After the break, the audience laughed as Mr. Trebek explained that Roger himself had set the record of $77,000. That Roger!
The Final Jeopardy category was The Presidential Cabinet. This was the clue: “Seven women have been Secretary of this, the most for any department in the president’s cabinet.” Buddy and I missed it. Buddy lost 5000. Tom got it right and doubled his score. (I like his wager.) Roger, naturally, got it right too, and wagered 6800.
Although the winner of the Tournament seems like a foregone conclusion, the same thing could happen to Tom or Buddy tomorrow. Don’t. Miss it. Whether you do or don’t, come back here for the recap!
My Coryat today was 24000. Roger‘s was 19000, Tom’s was 9400, and Buddy’s was 10600.
Recent Coryats:
11-10: Kara Spak 5200 Jay Rhee 10400 Buddy Wright 10800 Me 17400
11-11: Roger Craig 12400 Mark Runsvold 13400 Joon Pahk 11800 Me 26600
11-12 (originally 11-30-05): Liz Lackey 9600 Josh Danson 11400 Vik Vaz 14400 Me 22600
11-13 (originally 12-1-05): Adam Weinstein 10000 Jenn Carlson -600 Vik Vaz 14600 Me 10400