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.
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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
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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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We’re just about finished the Spades bracket, with the Diamonds bracket beginning Friday, October 20. Here are the 27 players in that bracket.
I should also note that the 27 players have been ranked by wins and money won (with the three tournament/competition invitees ranked between the 1- and 2-day champions). Those “seeds” are posted along with the players.
Friday, October 20, 2023:
Dave Pai (10)
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
60 correct, 7 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
34.71% in first on buzzer (59/170)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,867
Dave was a 2-day champion in March 2021; Dave definitely had a Jekyll-and-Hyde thing going on when it came to the signalling device during his run. If he can find the rhythm again, he could go far—especially as his savvy wagering gave him a second victory during his run.
William Chou (23)
Cheverly, Maryland
32 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
27.83% in first on buzzer (32/115)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,300
William’s only win was in July 2022 in which he prevailed in a Tiebreaker Round over Erica Weiner-Amachi. He had solid stats in his initial run, but he never led going into Final Jeopardy.
Kristin Hucek (4)
Washington, D.C.
54 correct, 16 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
28.24% in first on buzzer (61/216)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,650
After defeating 5-day champion Kevin Walsh, Kristin went on a 3-game run of her own. While her total (under $25,000) was low, she did still win three times.
Overall Thoughts: This is an intriguing matchup that will probably be decided by whether Dave can regain his Day 1 timing (he put up a $24,600 Coryat in his initial appearance). If he can, I think Dave takes this in a runaway. If not—it’s anyone’s game.
Monday, October 23, 2023:
Isaac Applebaum (14)
Mountain View, California
36 correct, 6 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
Isaac was the 4th-placed player from the 2022 Jeopardy! National College Championship, who failed to advance to the final by virtue of having the 4th-highest total. He then was invited to last season’s Second Chance, but was unable to take part. He now makes his long-awaited return to Jeopardy! in this competition.
Pasquale Palumbo (27)
Hawthorne, New York
43 correct, 8 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
40.71% in first on buzzer (46/113)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,700
Pasquale was a winner during Aaron Rodgers’ stint; I did note that Pasquale didn’t make a cover bet from the lead in Final Jeopardy in his first game.
Leah Wiegand (21)
Austin, Texas
22 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (20/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Leah’s a 1-day champion who lost in John Focht’s debut game; she won with a $0 wager in a category that screamed “This is difficult” (POPES & HISTORY)
Overall Thoughts: Isaac Applebaum finally returns to the show, never having lost a game of Jeopardy!, paired with a pair of 1-day champions. I feel like he has to be the favorite in this one.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023:
Steve Crupi (13)
Las Vegas, Nevada
39 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
21.64% in first on buzzer (37/171)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,467
Steve ended Zach Newkirk’s run in February 2021 and won a pair of games.
Jilana Cotter (16)
Dade City, Florida
80 correct, 9 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (72/228)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,350
You may remember Jilana from this season’s third week of Second Chance. Obviously, she’s had the advantage of playing the most recently.
John Vigna (25)
Los Angeles, California
41 correct, 5 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (36/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000
John was a 1-day champion in December 2020, having one good game and one not-as-good game.
Overall Thoughts: I think Jilana is the favorite in this one, by virtue of her having made it through Second Chance first. If the $20,000 Coryat John shows up, though, this will be a very close matchup.
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023:
Carlos Chaidez (26)
Burbank, California
39 correct, 10 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
39.45% in first on buzzer (43/109)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600
Carlos actually ended Kristin Hucek’s run in October 2020; that was Carlos’s only win. As with most players in this event, he had one good game and one not-so-good game.
Emily Sands (1)
Chanhassen, Minnesota
87 correct, 16 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
37.50% in first on buzzer (84/224)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,000)
4/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,500
With 3 wins and $73,000, Emily’s the bracket’s top seed. She was also no stranger to aggressive Daily Double bets in her games.
Phillip Howard (7)
Santa Clarita, California
53 correct, 10 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
29.94% in first on buzzer (50/167)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
In another situation where two players who played each other are in the same competition, Phillip defeated Mason Maggio in October 2020. Phillip’s losing game also saw an individual Daily Double Efficiency of -267 (he missed two True Daily Doubles and lost 2/3 of his score on the third).
Overall Thoughts: This is one game where I think the game will break in the direction of whoever does the best on the Daily Doubles. I do think that Emily is probably the favorite—the 3-time champs generally did pretty well in the Spades bracket.
Thursday, October 26, 2023:
Yoshie Hill (11)
Colma, California
51 correct, 5 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
26.06% in first on buzzer (43/165)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,067
I’d be shocked if Yoshie’s interview topic wasn’t about how she was in Alex Trebek’s final episode. That said, she won on Wednesday and Thursday of Alex’s final week. One comment I made about her initial appearance was that she wasn’t aggressive enough on Daily Doubles; she lost a close match in her third game.
Mason Maggio (8)
Los Angeles, California
63 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
33.13% in first on buzzer (55/166)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600
Mason won a pair of games early in Season 37; both of his wins saw his score north of $20,000 going into Final.
Tony Freitas (22)
Claremont, California
31 correct, 6 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
27.43% in first on buzzer (31/113)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,000
Tony was a 1-game winner in Season 38; his only win was when he defeated Tyler Rhode. In his two games, he averaged just $8,000 going into Final Jeopardy.
Overall Thoughts: I’ve been surprised before, but I think Mason is probably a slim favorite over Yoshie in this one.
Friday, October 27, 2023:
Erick Loh (17)
Northridge, California
40 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200
Erick was a 1-day champion from April of Season 37; Aaron Rodgers was Erick’s guest host. He’s also the highest-earning 1-day champ in the Diamond bracket.
Cory Burns Barger (9)
Riverside, California
45 correct, 10 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
26.54% in first on buzzer (43/162)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,500)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800
Cory was the first champion of Season 37, the first champion after the show returned to production after COVID; I’m sure this will be brought up. One thing I’m sure won’t be brought up: the terrible ruling one of her opponents got in Final Jeopardy in her second game (the infamous Barry vs Berry Gordy ruling; thankfully it was made academic by the fact that Cory had a runaway.)
Brian Adams (3)
Big Bear Lake, California
78 correct, 20 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
38.21% in first on buzzer (81/212)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,600)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,050
Brian was a 3-day champion from October 2020 before losing to Scott Shrum.
Overall Thoughts: I think this will be a very closely contested match, despite it being between a 1-, 2-, and 3-day champion.
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Monday, October 30, 2023:
T.J. Tallie (19)
San Diego, California
42 correct, 9 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (46/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
T.J. was a 1-day champion whose one win came against 4-day champ Ryan Hemmel. A subset of fans will be hoping for a matchup between T.J. and similarly-coiffed Dave Rapp.
Sarah Reza (24)
Hyattsville, Maryland
29 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
25.44% in first on buzzer (29/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,300
Finally, someone not from California. Sarah was a 1-day champion from June 2021; Savannah Guthrie was Sarah’s guest host.
Jay Foster (12)
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
51 correct, 8 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
29.94% in first on buzzer (50/167)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,400
Jay was a 2-day champion in January 2022 short after Amy Schneider’s run; in hindsight, looking at the game he lost, I’m actually surprised that Zoha Khalili never received a Second Chance invite; Zoha made an incredible comeback over the final 8 clues of Double Jeopardy to jump into the lead in that game.
Overall Thoughts: I think that Jay is probably the strongest of the three players in this one, but I’m sure that T.J. will be the fan favorite.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023:
Aaron Craig (5)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
69 correct, 5 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
36.26% in first on buzzer (62/171)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,333
After beating Sam Stapleton—who we just saw make the finals in the Spades bracket—Aaron won a second game. In an interesting statistic, he won both games he wasn’t leading going into Final, but then lost his third from the lead.
Hari Parameswaran (16)
Cupertino, California
72 correct, 12 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
32.59% in first on buzzer (73/224)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,150
Hari won the first of three Second Chance competitions; if he keeps his buzzer timing from Game 2 of the Second Chance final, he’ll be unstoppable in this, too.
Katie Hargrove (20)
Redondo Beach, California
34 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
28.32% in first on buzzer (32/113)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000
Katie’s a 1-day champ from March 2022.
Overall Thoughts: I suspect this one will be a battle between Aaron and Hari that will come down to who does better on the signalling device.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023:
Dana Hill (6)
Thousand Oaks, California
54 correct, 7 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
32.32% in first on buzzer (53/164)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600
Dana’s a 2-game champion from September 2020, whose second win was overshadowed by Tyler Brill giving an equally correct response to Final Jeopardy but not being invited back. Well done, Mike Richards.
Nancy Donehower (18)
Portland, Oregon
29 correct, 5 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
22.12% in first on buzzer (25/113)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,300
Nancy Donehower was a Season 38 giant killer, being the one who ended Jonathan Fisher’s run on the show. She then lost to Tyler Rhode, who went on to win 5 games himself.
Dave Rapp (2)
Valley Village, California
98 correct, 11 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
40.79% in first on buzzer (93/228)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,700
Dave was a very strong 3-day champion from Season 38 (February 2022). His betting from the lead was fine. If he’s not leading though, his strategy left something to be desired.
Overall Thoughts: Dave is the clear favorite in this one, though Nancy absolutely has lots of experience playing against very good players!
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