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Season 26

I Heart Jeopardy!

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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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My heart was on a roller coaster today: First it skipped a beat when my DVR indicated it recorded an episode of Jeopardy! on the Game Show Network! I dropped what I was going to watch and pressed “play,” only to learn it was an episode of The Match Game. But maybe this is a sign of good things to come.
My heart stopped completely at 4:30, but this time I was expecting it and could revive myself: Stefan Goodreau, Jason Zollinger, and Vijay Balse were competing for the remaining spots in next week’s semifinals of the Tournament of Champions. Vijay found the Daily Double toward the end the Jeopardy round, in the category Gods Among Us. He wagered all of his 2400, which would have brought him close to Stefan’s 5000 lead if he hadn’t gotten it wrong: “These nuclear missiles, first put on U.S. subs in 1970, preceded Trident missiles.”* At the end of the Jeopardy round, Stefan led with 8000, while Vijay had 400 and Jason had 2800.
Vijay found the first Daily Double of the Double Jeopardy round, too. He was working on a nice comeback with 6400, while Stefan had 9600 and Jason had 4800. This time, he answered this clue correctly in Spy Novels: “John LeCarre introduced British agent Alec Leamas in this 1963 novel.”* He added 2000 to his score with that one.
Jason, too, wagered 2000 on the second Daily Double, almost the last clue in the round in Healthy Living with Dr. Oz: “From the Latin for ‘underchamber,’ this gland’s health is vital, as it influences your appetite, your sex drive, and also maintains normal body temperature.”* He missed it, though. At the end of Double Jeopardy, everyone was in good shape. Vijay had 15600, Stefan had 14800, and Jason had 9200.
The Final Jeopardy category was The 50 States. The clue: “It’s the only state from which rainwater flows to the Pacific, the Atlantic, and Hudson Bay.”* I didn’t have time to think about this one because I was scrambling to write it down, but it’s probably for the best. Did you guys get it? Jason was the only one to get it right. He wagered 2300, while Stefan lost 1225 and Vijay lost 500. Vijay, then, finished with the highest total, at 15100.
My heart was put through its paces for the last time today (I hope!) when I saw that, at 13575 and 11500 respectively, Stefan’s and Jason’s scores were easily high enough to qualify them for the wild-card spots. Stefan was so giddy he stumbled while walking toward Mr. Trebek (but he recovered nicely). Just like with Jane Curtin last week, it pleases me to see someone so enthusiastic about succeeding on Jeopardy!
Yesterday, I predicted that these three guys would all make it into the semifinals, and THEY DID. (Hey, I did ask you for predictions!) But I’ll congratulate them and not me (anymore). On to next week! Here’s who we will see:
Winners: Liz Murphy, Terry Linwood, Andy Srinivasan, Justin Bernbach, Vijay Balse
Non-winners: Dave Belote, Nick Yozamp, Stefan Goodreau, Jason Zollinger

*Poseidon, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, hypothalamus, Montana

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