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Season 30

Hump Day

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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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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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Andy here with another recap!

Jeanie’s been having an excellent time by the sounds of it in Los Angeles! I’m sure she’ll have lots of stories for the blog!

Today’s contestants:


I can’t place my finger on it, but Curtis looks really familiar to me! Not sure why, though.

Will Matthew make it onto our ToC list by winning his 3rd?

J! round categories
A LITTLE SOMETHING SWEET
D.C. TV
“M” STATE
BOMB
ADJECTIVES FOR YOUR RESUME
GOD SAID UNTO THEE…

Curtis seemed to enjoy starting in the middle of categories! He had the most luck on the buzzer over the first 15 clues as well! Scores at the first break:

Curtis $4,600
Matthew $1,600
Varun $800

Curtis is able to speak the ancient Mesopotamian language of Akkadian! Alex was flabbergasted by this.

Poor Varun; Curtis snuck in on the buzzer in front of him on “M” STATE $600 (Its motto is Latin for “if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you”) – to add insult to injury, the $800 clue had the Daily Double!

Scores were:
Curtis $4,000
Matthew $3,400
Varun $1,000

Matthew bet $2,400. Clue: In area it’s the largest of the 8 “M” states. This clue makes a good case for “taking categories in order”, as my first three instincts (Maine, Minnesota, and Michigan) were the first three clues in the round! I got to my 4th and finally got the correct response! As did Matthew; his score went to $5,800.

The minute-to-go signal came with 7 clues to go; the top 2 clues in GOD SAID UNTO THEE went unplayed!

Scores after the J! round:
Matthew $7,200
Curtis $6,600
Varun $1,200

DJ! categories:
LONDON MONUMENTS
THAT’S BRAVE TALK
FILM COMPOSERS
SCIENTISTS
12-LETTER WORDS
CABINET DEPARTMENT BY COPS

SCIENTISTS $1200 had the first Daily Double; Varun got to play it on clue 3! Scores:

Matthew $7,200
Curtis $7,000
Varun $2,000

Varun bet $1,500. His clue: In the mid-1660s he laid the foundations of calculus & wrote the essay “of colours”. Varun went the right way on the calculus 50/50 and his score went to $3,500!

Meanwhile, as Varun’s score got close, Matthew and Curtis got back on the buzzer themselves and pulled back away. The Daily Double stayed hidden until late in the round!

Shortly after retaking the lead again, Curtis got to play the final Daily Double, when he went hunting to FILM COMPOSERS $1200.

Scores:
Curtis $11,800
Matthew $10,400
Varun $8,700

Curtis bet $2,000. His clue: In March 2002, on his 16th nomination, he finally won his first Oscar, for “Monsters, Inc.” Curtis was unable to come up with a response and went to $9,800.

Inexplicably, with an $800 and $2000 clue remaining, and losing by $1000, Matthew went to the lower valued clue. Needless to say, the $2000 clue went unplayed.

Scores going into Final:
Curtis $11,800
Matthew $10,800
Varun $9,500

FJ! category: CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

FJ! clue: Joy, Nellie & Aranea are 3 of the many children of this title character

Varun 9500 – 2301 = 7199
Matthew 10800 – 8300 = 2500
Curtis 11800 – 9801 = 1999

Props to Varun on his bet; he’s the new champion! He’ll defend tomorrow!

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