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
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
(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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
Andy here with one more recap before we move onto the 80s Decades Tournament and the College Championship!
Today’s contestants:
J! round categories:
AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE
DOUBLE S, DOUBLED
A MONTH OF ANNUAL EVENTS
SHAKESPEAREAN SPELLING BEE
I HAVE THE WINE
BY JOHNNY CASH
And the obligatory explanation:
And the people who got it on Twitter:
Dear@Jeopardywriters, you win everything with that game-show-ception “‘I Have The Wine’ by Johnny Cash” nod. Your humor, WILDLY on point.— Hell On Heels (@HellOnHeelsGirl)February 1, 2014
omfg are they making fun of that lady from Wheel of Fortune? I HAVE THE WINE BY JOHNNY CASH#Jeopardy— Melinda Faye (@MelindaFaye)February 1, 2014
It has been awhile since my father has cheered against a contestant louder than he has cheered against Arthur. He absolutely hates jumping around the board. I can see why somebody would do it, but it really does keep viewers at home from getting into a category rhythm, and it makes it tough for me to keep track of things when blogging!
Arthur’s opponents were the first in on the buzzer to start! SHAKESPEAREAN SPELLING BEE $400 had the round’s Daily Double, and Tarn found it very early on! Scores:
Tarn $1,000
Don $200
Arthur $0
Tarn bet $1,000. Her clue: Lear’s virtuous daughter. Her correct spelling put her at $2,000!
By the first break, most of the $1000 clues had been taken. All 3 players had had buzzer luck and we had a pretty good game going! Scores:
Arthur $3,800
Don $3,800
Tarn $2,600
Apparently Arthur takes part in an event called “Shakespeare Open Mic” where all of the actors get drunk and read a Shakespeare play with randomly assigned parts.
Coming out of the break, Don had the best time on the buzzer, though he forgot a couple of times that he needed to spell his answers in Shakespeare!
At the end of 30, the scores were:
Don $7,600
Arthur $5,600
Tarn $4,800
DJ! round categories:
PLANTS & TREES
EPONYMOUS AIRPORTS
IN THE NATIONAL PARK
CANADIAN BODIES OF WATER (awesome!)
A “CY” OF RELIEF
31 DAYS OF OSCAR
Tarn went to CANADIAN BODIES OF WATER. I like that! Meanwhile, Arthur went straight for the bottom of the board! Tarn then joined him in his search for the Daily Double! He eventually found the first one under CANADIAN BODIES OF WATER $2000 after mowing down much of the high valued stuff! Scores:
Arthur $18,800
Tarn $8,400
Don $5,600
Arthur bet clue value. His clue: About 200 miles wide at its narrowest point, the Davis Strait separates this largest Canadian island and Greenland. His correct response put him at $20,800.
Puzzlingly, Arthur went to the $400 clues with a Daily Double still out. Did he forget that there were two of them? Thus, it was Tarn who played the final one, under EPONYMOUS AIRPORTS $1200. Scores:
Arthur $24,400
Tarn $10,800
Don $5,600
Tarn went $5,200. I might have gone higher. Her clue: There’s an Alexander The Great Airport in this former Yugoslav Republic. Her correct response put her at $16,000!
Scores going into Final:
Arthur $28,000
Tarn $18,000
Don $7,200
Will Arthur’s indifference about the final Daily Double cost him?
FJ! category: INVENTORS
FJ! clue: In an 1854 demonstration he said, “Cut the rope”; he invention kicked in, then he said, “All safe, gentlemen”
Don 7200 + 7200 = 14400
Tarn 18000 – 12000 = 600
Arthur 28000 – 8000 = 20000
So Arthur survives another day! He’ll be back in 3 weeks! Jeanie will have a bit of a preview of the Battle of the Decades as well!
ToC update:
1. John Pearson (November 2013 Teacher’s Champion)
2. Jim Coury (May 2013 College Champion)
3. Ben Ingram $176,534 (8 wins)
4. Drew Horwood $138,100 (8 wins)
5. Jared Hall $181,001 (6 wins)
6. Andrew Moore $137,803 (6 wins)
7. Jerry Slowik $121,800 (5 wins)
8. Joshua Brakhage $103,205 (5 wins)
9. Rebecca Rider $101,600 (5 wins)
10. Sarah McNitt $89,398 (5 wins)
11. Rani Peffer $68,701 (5 wins)
12. Mark Japinga $112,600 (4 wins)
13. Arthur Chu $102,800 (4 wins)
14. Mike Lewis $102,800 (4 wins)
15. Carlos Ross $89,774 (3 wins)
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16. Adam Holquist $76,299 (3 wins)
17. Sara Garnett $75,403 (3 wins)
18. Salvo Candela $66,195 (3 wins)
19. Neal Pollack $60,798 (3 wins)
20. John Anneken $60,112 (3 wins)
21. Tim Anderson $56,001 (3 wins)
22. Stuart Anderson $51,601 (3 wins)
23. Bill Tolany $44,200 (3 wins)