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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As for what else David has been up to since his Jeopardy! success, you may recall that David was featured in a “champion update” that aired in July 2009. David was shown hiking from New Brunswick, Canada, to Florida to raise money for the Fisher House, a charity that provides housing for wounded veterans and their families near military hospitals. I asked David how he got the idea, and if he was still planning to write a book about the experience as indicated on his blog. He said:
“Originally I was planning on hiking the Appalachian Trail; then I decided, well might as well tack on a few more weeks and do the whole country. But eventually, that latter goal superseded hiking the Appalachian Trail, which I did for about 180 miles in Maine, but then it got kind of boring. So I went off the trail but wanted to keep on hiking, then realized that going off the trail would actually help my hiking for a cause. A friend of mine had been hurt in Iraq, and hiking the whole country lent itself well to doing something with a patriotic focus. So I began researching veterans charities and got in touch with the folks at Fisher House, an incredible charity doing amazing work. I will eventually write a book about that, as well as about setting up the National History Bee and Bowl. But not for a few years; too busy at the moment.”
By the way, David’s got another blog here.
As mentioned yesterday, David tried out for Jeopardy! with his friend Jeff Hoppes. They tried out when they were together bird-watching in California. (Incidentally, I was pleased when David said he had spent spring break of his junior year of college observing the famous sandhill crane migration in central Nebraska.) When he and Hoppes tried out and Hoppes was asked what he would do with his Jeopardy! winnings, he said he wanted to go bird-watching around the world, but his wife would kill him if he didn’t put a down-payment on a house. As it turned out, Hoppes lost to Ken Jennings in Ken’s 70th game (although Hoppes did finish with 22000). They used some of David’s winnings to bird-watch around the world, and Larissa put her winnings toward the down-payment on a house. 🙂 (I had read that David was recognized in Ghana because of his Jeopardy! appearances!) Come to find out, Hoppes attended the same school as Brad Rutter! David added that the school has just signed up a third team for the South Pennsylvania History Bowl.
Go to the History Bee and Bowl sites to see if there’s one near you! I am really excited about helping at the National Championships in Washington, D.C. on April 16th and 17th. See you there?