Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Sunday, September 25, 2022

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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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August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
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August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 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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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:

Andy Richter, a comedian from “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, playing for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

Ego Nwodim, a comedian from “Saturday Night Live”, playing for God’s Love We Deliver

Simu Liu, an actor from “Kim’s Convenience” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, playing for Stop AAPI Hate

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Celebrity Jeopardy! has moved to prime time as the tournament leads off with Simu Liu, Ego Nwodim, and Andy Richter. Of the three, Andy Richter certainly has the best Jeopardy! pedigree; he is best known in Jeopardy! annals for a score of $68,000 in a celebrity game back in 2009. In his past appearances, Richter has averaged 29 correct, being in first on the buzzer on 50% of all clues, and has an average Coryat score of $25,700. He’s undoubtedly the favorite to win this match, if not the entire tournament. However, you never know what will happen—all three players are more than capable of pulling off a victory if the stars align in their direction!

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Final Jeopardy! clue: It’s the world’s smallest landlocked country in both area & population

Correct response: What is Vatican City?

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Jeopardy! & The 10 Rings; Telling A Bedtime Story; The Richter Scale; Same First & Last Letter; The Wild West; Dionne Warwick)

The opening round of tonight’s game belonged to Andy Richter; Conan’s sidekick picked up 19 correct and dominated on the signaling device. The game is still early, though, with 61 clues still to play!

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Andy 19 correct 1 incorrect
Simu 6 correct 1 incorrect
Ego 3 correct 0 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Queen Elizabeth II; Direct Me To The Director; Cats & Dogs; Tasty Phrases; Alphabetically Last; “R”eligion)

Things were slightly more evenly matched in Double Jeopardy; Andy Richter wasn’t able to pull out much of an advantage, while Ego picked up the third Daily Double of the game. Still everything to play for with 30 clues to go!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Andy 33 correct 2 incorrect
Simu 14 correct 3 incorrect
Ego 10 correct 1 incorrect

Triple Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Apologies; You’re Probably Going To Hate This; Books By Funny People; The Skeletal System; “Ab”s Workout; Fashion With Buzzy Cohen)

Simu and Ego were getting the hang of things in Triple Jeopardy and they got in just enough to keep the proceedings from being a runaway for Andy! Scores going into Final were Andy at $21,100, Simu at $11,600, and Ego at $10,000.

Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:

Andy 45 correct 3 incorrect
Simu 21 correct 3 incorrect
Ego 18 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

In one of the most significant shock results in Jeopardy! history, Simu Liu was the only correct player in Final—he upsets Andy Richter and Richter goes home! Simu Liu is now a semifinalist!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Sunday, September 25, 2022 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Andy $21,100
Simu $11,600
Ego $10,000

Tonight’s results:

Ego $10,000 – $10,000 = $0 (What is Togo?!????!!)
Simu $11,600 + $11,600 = $23,200 (What is Vatican City?) (Semi-Finalist)
Andy $21,100 – $2,200 = $18,900 (What is Lichtenstein?)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Andy $5,500
Simu $1,200
Ego $700

Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Andy $13,300
Simu $5,600
Ego $5,500

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) TELLING A BEDTIME STORY $300 (clue #15)
Simu 300 -300 (Ego 600 Andy 2700)
2) ALPHABETICALLY LAST $800 (clue #11)
Andy 7100 +2000 (Simu 2400 Ego 2300)
3) “R”ELIGION $1000 (clue #19, $15000 left on board)
Ego 3700 +1000 (Simu 4000 Andy 9700)
4) “AB”s WORKOUT $1500 (clue #4)
Simu 8300 +1500 (Ego 10000 Andy 14800)
5) APOLOGIES $1200 (clue #8)
Ego 8800 -3000 (Simu 8300 Andy 18100)
6) THE SKELETAL SYSTEM $1500 (clue #11, $15000 left on board)
Ego 7000 +1500 (Simu 8300 Andy 15400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 1

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
TJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Simu $11,900 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Andy $19,900 Coryat, 45 correct, 3 incorrect, 53.57% in first on buzzer (45/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Ego $13,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.05% in first on buzzer (16/84), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,800
Lach Trash: $3,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800

Simu Liu, career statistics:

22 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.19% in first on buzzer (22/84)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,900

Ego Nwodim, career statistics:

18 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.05% in first on buzzer (16/84)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,000

Andy Richter, career statistics:

103 correct, 7 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
51.65% in first on buzzer (94/182)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,767

Today’s interviews:

Andy has a podcast called “Three Questions with Andy Richter”.
Ego studied biology at the University of Southern California.
Simu is the world’s most famous stock image model.

Today’s interviews, Part 2:

In 2009, Andy was unavailable for the Celebrity tournament semifinals.
Ego has a family who watches more Jeopardy! than SNL.
Simu watched Jeopardy! as a child, but is mad at Andy Richter.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• If you don’t have a runaway, you’re in jeopardy of losing in Final. And that happened tonight.
• I was very impressed with how well the 3-round, hour-long format worked. It gave the contestants a chance to have fun, and it gave the viewers at home a chance to see every clue.

• Today’s box score: September 25, 2022 Celebrity Jeopardy! Box Score

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Andy $21,100 Simu $11,600 Ego $10,000)

Simu: Go all in. It’s your only chance of winning. (Actual bet: $11,600)

Ego: Much like Simu, go all in. (Actual bet: $10,000)

Andy: Standard cover bet over Simu is $2,101. (Actual bet: $2,200)

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