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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This is it – Part one of my interview with 5-time champ and 2010 Tournament of Champions finalist Stefan Goodreau.
Stefan’s regular-season wins came on the last 5 games of season 25, airing in July 2009. According to j-archive.com, he earned $84,870 from those episodes, then an additional $2,000 when he finished in second place on his 6th episode. He came in third in the Tournament of Champions, earning an additional $50,000. Vijay Balse, who I interviewed in 2010, won that tournament. Stephen Weingarten and Ryan Chaffee were also in that tournament.
Stefan’s father John was a one-time champ in season 24, and in fact he and Stefan auditioned at the same time. I thought this would’ve felt weird, but Stefan said, “Not at all. I was glad to have a ride!” (Stefan says he got his license this year and wants a car, but doesn’t want to shop for one.) Stefan took the test in person in 2005, before the dawn of the online test. He did not pass at that time. It was too soon after his first test to take it online in 2006. He took it in 2007. His dad got The Call a few months after their audition. Stefan took the test again in 2009 but got the The Call himself (likely the result of the 2007 test and audition) a month after that! His dad, grandmother, one of his aunts, and his younger sister watched him tape. Like me, he only told immediate family the result of his appearance before it aired.
Having recently studied before my own Jeopardy! taping, I asked Stefan if he studied before his regular season appearance and before the ToC. He said, “I looked at world capitals before my regular shows, and really got them down before the ToC. I started trying to learn vice presidents before my first appearance, but lost interest. I had a notebook that I thought I’d fill with ToC notes, but I ended up only writing a small list of possible topics (which I ended up never studying) and the five D-Day beaches (one of which came up in my quarter-final!). Mostly I ended up deciding that my state of mind was more important than what was in it.” He did keep track of his Coryat score “faithfully” from September 2008 to March 2010.
Stefan is the second of five children (three boys and two girls). Asked whether any other family members were interested in being on Jeopardy!, he said, “Even if my mom considered herself Jeopardy! material, she has no interest in being on TV; my younger sister is similar. My two brothers aren’t exactly Jeopardy!-minded either, although one has been on TV as a team handball player and the other has done stage acting.” He adds, “My older sister is unabashed, and closest to my mind in retention of factual knowledge, but she’s a bit too busy raising a son to build up her Jeopardy! skills.” Stefan has just the one nephew.
Stefan says he did not get recognized much from being on the show. He said someone recognized him on the subway once, but it may have been because he was carrying his Jeopardy! bag. Someone else thought he looked familiar once, and remembered him once Stefan mentioned Jeopardy! I expressed surprise that he wasn’t recognized more often, and he said, “Los Angeles has real celebrities to look out for!”
Of course, to me, and probably you, 5+-time Jeopardy! champs are celebrities. I saw several at O’Brien’s Pub when I was in Los Angeles last month. Come back tomorrow for details on the weekly quiz. (And don’t forget you can leave comments below!)