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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Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Friday, February 17, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: WORLD LANDMARKS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Completed in 1884, the Washington Monument became the tallest manmade structure but 4 years later was surpassed by this
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Gary Tse, a freshman at the United States Naval Academy from Ellicott City, Maryland
Julia Marsan, a senior at Georgetown University from Brookfield, Wisconsin
Zach Atwell, a senior at the University of Kentucky from Lexington, Kentucky
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At its completion the Eiffel Tower was the world’s largest freestanding structure until the Chrysler Building was completed in 1930. The Washington Monument was 555 feet tall, while the Eiffel Tower was 986. The Empire State Building, Ostankino Tower in Moscow, CN Tower in Toronto have also held the title of “tallest freestanding structure”, and the title is currently held by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai at 2,722 feet.
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Scores going into Final:
Gary $22,845
Julia $15,400
Zach $6,400
Final results:
Zach $6,400 + $6,400 = $12,800
Julia $15,400 + $9,000 = $24,400 (automatic semifinalist)
Gary $22,845 + 0 = $22,845
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Gary $6,200
Julia $3,800
Zach $2,400
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Lilly Chin, $24,399 ($20,000, $7,200)
Tuesday: Viraj Mehta, $23,000 ($23,000, $8,200)
Wednesday: Alex Bourzutschky, $23,599 ($20,000, $2,800)
Thursday: Mohan Malhotra, $15,600 ($14,800, $4,600)
Friday: Julia Marsan, $24,400 ($15,400, $3,800)
1) Gary Tse, $22,845 ($22,845, $6,200)
2) Netanel Paley $18,000 ($15,600, $4,200)
3) Mari Hanley $16,201 (8,200, $4,600)
4) Clarissa Santori $14,000 ($18,000, $7,600)
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5) Allison Holley $13,000 ($9,000, $2,600)
6) Zach Atwell $12,800 ($6,400, $2,400)
7) Jennifer Katz $12,100 ($6,100, $3,800)
8) Corey Schmalzle $11,000 (6,000, $2,000)
9) Hannah Whisnant $1 ($7,000, $4,400)
10) Esteban Fernandez $0 ($7,400, $4,200)
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) GOVERNMENT AGENCIES $800 (29th pick)
Gary 4200 +2000 (Julia 4800 Zach 2400)
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2) AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS $1200 (12th pick)
Julia 8600 +2000 (Gary 9400 Zach 5600)
3) SOCIOLOGY $2000 (25th pick)
Gary 19800 +1845 (Julia 13000 Zach 7600)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $0
Game Stats:
Julia $14,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 5 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer
Gary $21,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Zach $6,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $5,200
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $6,000
Julia Marsan, stats to date:
22 correct
5 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
Average Coryat: $14,600
Gary Tse, stats to date:
24 correct
2 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,845)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
Average Coryat: $21,800
Zach Atwell, stats to date:
11 correct
3 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
Average Coryat: $6,400
Miscellany:
- A wild-card score of $22,845, per our prediction model, has a 99.998% chance of advancing to the semifinals, knowing no other scores.