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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – September 30, 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

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August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
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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)
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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:

Erica Dreisbach, a web developer from Chicago, IL

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Walt Livingston, a graduate student from Essex, MD

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Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL (9-day total: $209,801)

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Seth spoke of his run on Wednesday night on #JeopardyLivePanel!

Final Jeopardy! category: CORPORATE LOGOS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Created in 1971, this company’s logo has been likened to a wing & was supposed to connote motion

What is Nike?

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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Seth $26,000
    Walt $6,200
    Erica $2,400

    Final Results:
    Erica $2,400 – $2,399 = $1 (What is Apple?)
    Walt $6,200 – $0 = $6,200 (What is Boeing?)
    Seth $26,000 – $4,000 = $22,000 (What is Delta?) (10-day total: $231,801)

    Erratum: Alex mentioned that Seth was the 5th-winningest all-time. In games won, he is 6th, behind Ken Jennings, David Madden, Julia Collins, Matt Jackson, and Arthur Chu. In money, he is 7th; Tom Nissley also has more regular-season winnings.

    Daily Double locations:
    1) THE CIVIL WAR $600 (10th pick)
    Seth 1600 +1600 (Walt 1200 Erica 400)

    2) HISTORY AS THEATRE $1200 (11th pick)
    Seth 13200 +3200 (Walt 2200 Erica 1600)
    3) EPONYMOUSLY YOURS $2000 (15th pick)
    Seth 20000 +2000 (Walt 2200 Erica 0)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: BIG CITY NEWSPAPERS $1000

    Game Stats:
    Seth $23,000 Coryat, 28 correct, 1 incorrect, 39.29% in first on buzzer
    Walt $6,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
    Erica $2,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer

    Seth Wilson, stats to date:
    243 correct
    27 incorrect
    12/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,500)
    6/10 in Final Jeopardy
    41.56% in first on buzzer (229/551)
    Average Coryat: $18,380

    Seth Wilson, to win:
    11 games: 68.34%
    12: 46.70%
    13: 31.91%
    14: 21.81%
    15: 14.90%
    Avg. streak: 12.158 games.

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