French twist

Current Champion

Justin Robbins, career statistics:
28 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600

To win:
2 games: 64.278%
3: 41.317%
4: 26.557%
5: 17.071%
6: 10.973%
Avg. streak: 2.799 games.
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

I’m back after at least a week, unless you count my story on last Wednesday’s pub quiz at O’Brien’s. Maybe it’s just me but I think it’s well worth a look. And thanks Andy, for working so hard.
My Coryat for the last two weekend episodes: Originally 11-21-12, 14800 (18400 without negs). The first time I played, my score was 13600 (16800 without negs). Originally 11-22-12: 29000 (30800 without negs). The first time I watched, I didn’t keep track of my score!
This week’s contestants:
Tarn Allen
Arthur Chu
Carolyn Collins
Don Gwinn
Maura McKenna
Cesar Perez-Gonzalez
Erik Post
And of course Chip Bell is our two-time champ. Here he is with his opponents:

Bill Hammon

Chip

Julie Singer

Bill and Julie negged on the first clue, and Chip picked it up. But by the time Bill found the Daily Double (before the first break), each contestant had gotten 3 right. Julie had also gotten one more wrong.
Chip 600
Julie 600
Bill 2600
The category was What a Literary Character! Bill wagered 1600 on this clue: “By first names, this title group is Alyosha, Ivan, Dmitri & Smerdyakov.” Bill got it right! At the first break:
Chip 600
Julie 2000 (2 right)
Bill 4400 (One right)
I like to see all three contestants so active. At the end of the round:
Chip 3600 (4 right)
Julie 7000 (9 right)
Bill 5400 (5 right and one wrong)
As you can see, Chip’s in third place but he didn’t have any negs!
Julie found the first Daily Double of Double Jeopardy, in I Got a “Fever”.
Chip 5600 (2 right)
Julie 11800 (4 right and one wrong)
Bill 6600 (One right and one wrong)
She wagered 4000 on this clue: “Strawberry & raspberry tongue & a rash can accompany this disease chiefly affecting kids.” Strangely, Julie and I both said the same thing, which I thought I made up. So we were wrong.
Julie, a French professor, got lucky when she had a handful of France-related clues. She answered one at the right time because the next clue was Daily Double, in Women.
Chip 9200 (3 right)
Julie 11000 (4 right and one wrong)
Bill 6600 (4 right and one wrong)
Julie wagered 3000 on this clue: “The recordings she made with Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in March 1964 were finally made available to the public in 2011.” She got it right, and she continued to roll. At the end of the round:
Chip 10400 (One right)
Julie 26000 (7 right)
Bill 4600 (One wrong)
The Final Jeopardy category was British Government. I slam-dunked this one, because my sister and I used to watch Prime Minister’s Questions together on CSPAN: “This office is named for a tablecloth imprinted with squares that was once used as an abacus.” Bill got it wrong and lost everything. (“Mankini”?)

(Well, they never showed him but he sounded confused.) Chip got it right and added 1000. I thought Julie would get it right, and she did, adding 4000. Can she do it again tomorrow?
I decided not to watch this episode twice. In other words, I didn’t track my Coryat.

One year ago: Scratchy at best
Two years ago: These are a few of my favorite things
Three years ago: We have a winner…