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Season 32

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – July 22, 2016

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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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Today’s contestants:

Samantha Hartke, a product manager from Sugar Land, TX

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Ross Merriam, a strategy card game player & writer from Roanoke, VA

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Pranjal Vachaspati, a PhD student from Shaker Heights, OH (3-day total: $67,188)

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Final Jeopardy! category: PAINTED LADIES

Final Jeopardy! clue: She’s been called the “Mona Lisa of the North” & the poster girl for the Dutch Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague

What is “Girl with A Pearl Earring”?

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The painting is by Jan Vermeer. Here it is:

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Also, Happy Birthday to Alex Trebek! (He was born 76 years ago today in Sudbury, Ontario.)

Finally, Pranjal made it onto the ToC Tracker after yesterday’s performance. See the updated list!


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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Pranjal $21,700
    Samantha $10,600
    Ross $7,000

    Final Scores:
    Ross $7,000 – $7,000 = $0 (Who is Princess Charlotte?)
    Samantha $10,600 – $7,001 = $3,599 (Who is Queen Victoria?)
    Pranjal $21,700 + $300 = $22,000 (4-day total: $89,188)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) THINGS TO DO BEFORE $1000 (5th pick)
    Ross 400 -1000 (Samantha 800 Pranjal 600)

    2) FRENCH HISTORY $1200 (8th pick)
    Pranjal 9200 -1400 (Samantha 7800 Ross 2200)
    3) SHE’S A REAL SAINT $2000 (15th pick)
    Pranjal 10600 +3500 (Samantha 10200 Ross 4200)

    Unplayed clues:
    DJ! round: SHE’S A REAL SAINT $200; TECHNO-THRILLERS $200
    Game Stats:
    Pranjal 21,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 2 incorrect, 41.82% in first on buzzer
    Samantha 10,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 27.27% in first on buzzer
    Ross 8,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer
    Pranjal Vachaspati’s stats:
    97 correct
    18 incorrect
    6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 15,310)
    3/4 in Final Jeopardy
    45.41% in first on buzzer (99/218)
    Average Coryat: $18,250

    Pranjal Vachaspati, to win:
    5 games: 66.64%
    6: 44.41%
    7: 29.59%
    8: 19.72%
    9: 13.14%
    Avg. streak: 5.997 games.

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