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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Between May 8 and May 24, six players will compete over 10 hour-long prime time episodes (20 games) to determine the Jeopardy! Masters champion. Who will win?
As always, my prediction model that debuted for the All-Star Games in 2019 has taken the career stats from the six players and are using it to make predictions.
The Format:
Jeopardy! Masters is a three-stage event; the first 7 episodes will be the quarterfinal stage; the next 2 are the semi-final stage, and the 10th episode is a 2-game total-point affair final.
In the quarterfinal stage, the two game winners from the previous episode will play in the second game of the following episode, along with a third player randomly drawn (with any potential rematches avoided)—the other three players would then play in that episode’s first game. In every game in the quarterfinals, 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for second, and 0 points for third place. The six players are then ranked by points, then wins, then total number of correct responses, total Coryat Score, and then total overall score excluding Final Jeopardy! The top four players advance to the semifinals.
Everything is then reset to zero for the semifinals. In the semifinals, the 4 players will face each other—in combinations of 3 players. Points are tracked similarly to the quarterfinals, with the top 3 players qualifying for a two-day total-point final in Episode 10.
For the overall event, the winner will receive $500,000 + the Trebek Trophy, $250,000 for second, $150,000 for third, $100,000 for fourth, $75,000 for fifth, and $50,000 for sixth.
One further wrinkle that affects the at-home viewing experience. At the start of every round, Ken will tell the home audience where the Daily Doubles are located.
The Players:
Amy Schneider, Oakland, California
Career Statistics:
1505 correct, 99 incorrect
71/87 on rebound attempts (on 192 rebound opportunities)
49.80% in first on buzzer (1386/2783)
70/82 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $217,200)
32/49 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,971
Chance of winning: 19.0%
Chance of reaching finals: 55.0%
Chance of reaching semifinals: 73.8%
Why Amy will win: Amy’s already made it through a big tournament gauntlet with a victory—she’s certainly capable of doing it again! She’s still one of the best on the signalling device, and “when all else fails, signal first and be correct” is always a good path to victory!
Why Amy won’t win: Even in her Tournament of Champions victory, there were way too many 1s in the “Clue Selection By Row” statistics in the tournament. Players like James will absolutely take advantage of those sorts of strategic mistakes if they get the opportunity.
Matt Amodio, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Career Statistics:
1343 correct, 135 incorrect
57/66 on rebound attempts (on 128 rebound opportunities)
55.24% in first on buzzer (1281/2319)
79/89 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $312,000)
30/41 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,956
Chance of winning: 23.2%
Chance of reaching finals: 65.4%
Chance of reaching semifinals: 81.6%
Why Matt will win: When Matt is on his game, he dominates—and he’s had the most success in the past playing to James Holzhauer’s style. If he can find the dominance from his 38-game win streak, the other five players had better watch out!
Why Matt won’t win: Counting the ToC exhibition, Matt’s last three games have been average and pedestrian. There are certainly cracks in the armor, and the other five players know that Matt is very beatable.
Andrew He, San Francisco, California
Career statistics:
298 correct, 42 incorrect
17/20 on rebound attempts (on 50 rebound opportunities)
35.21% in first on buzzer (281/798)
19/25 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $84,400)
5/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,571
Chances of winning: 13.0%
Chances of reaching final: 40.2%
Chances of reaching semifinal: 53.4%
Why Andrew will win: Andrew absolutely lives by the Daily Double. If Andrew starts converting Daily Doubles, he’s going to be nearly impossible to beat.
Why Andrew won’t win: Andrew also dies by the Daily Double. Andrew is only 19/25 on Daily Doubles (and 5/14 in Final Jeopardy). If Andrew can’t get into a commanding position from those Daily Doubles, it might be difficult for Final Jeopardy! to bail him out.
James Holzhauer, Las Vegas, Nevada
Career Statistics:
1501 correct, 61 incorrect
44/48 on rebound attempts (on 94 rebound opportunities)
54.14% in first on buzzer (1379/2547)
83/90 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $716,588)
41/45 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $27,818
Chance of winning: 23.6%
Chance of reaching finals: 65.2%
Chance of reaching semifinals: 88.6%
Why James will win: James is definitely the favorite coming into the event—assuming he doesn’t get terribly unlucky in terms of finding Daily Doubles or having a bad game at the wrong time. I expect that James will very likely be the #1 seed after both of the first two phases of the competition.
Why James won’t win: He’s been beaten before, and this field is certainly capable of doing so. I definitely think that the change in format has hurt James’ chances of winning overall—if the bad luck happens to him in the final, then he’s not going to be the player lifting the Trebek Trophy on May 24th.
Mattea Roach, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career statistics:
695 correct, 70 incorrect
35/43 on rebound attempts (on 107 rebound opportunities)
44.89% in first on buzzer (659/1468)
30/37 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $60,000)
18/26 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,623
Chances of winning: 13.6%
Chances of reaching final: 42.0%
Chances of reaching semifinal: 56.4%
Why Mattea will win: Mattea has shown they can do well against tougher competition—even though it was an exhibition, they did win the ToC exhibition over Amy and Matt! If things break the right way for them, they could be the one lifting the Trebek Trophy! Aside from the one self-described weakness I talk about below, I would say that Mattea doesn’t have any glaring weaknesses.
Why Mattea won’t win: Mattea has said in interviews that they aren’t as strong in a lot of the Americana. That could end up hurting them in Masters. Also, on the flip side to what I said above, I would say that Mattea doesn’t have any overwhelming strengths compared to the rest of the field.
Sam Buttrey, Pacfic Grove, California
Career statistics:
263 correct, 34 incorrect
13/15 on rebound attempts (on 40 rebound opportunities)
37.87% in first on buzzer (259/684)
8/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,000)
6/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,183
Chances of winning: 7.6%
Chances of reaching final: 32.2%
Chances of reaching semifinal: 46.2%
Why Sam will win: Sam 100% showed periods of absolute brilliance in the Tournament of Champions. If he can find that again and “bring it!” to Masters, he can absolutely go on a length run deep into the event.
Why Sam won’t win: The prediction model sees Sam as the sixth-best player of six—over a longer series, this is more likely to hurt him than help him, I reckon, as “regression to the mean” is more likely to happen.
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