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Season 31

The Last Qualifiers

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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 again with the recap of Quarterfinal #5!

Remember that our next Live Panel is tomorrow evening; to the panelists: we convene at about 8 PM Eastern and will start by 8:30 PM!

Today’s last 3 quarterfinalists: Jay Singleton, Kate La Riviere-Gagner, and Adam Elkana-Hale!

J! round categories:
EUROPE IN LATIN
HOME FURNISHINGS
BAD POETRY ABOUT POETS
FROM BOOK TO FILM
AMERICANA
TIME FOR “T”

Adam did quite well on the buzzer over the first 15 clues! Scores at the first break:
Adam $3,600
Kate $1,000
Jay $0

Jay connected Alex Trebek to Kevin Bacon in 3 movies; Alex was in “White Men Can’t Jump” with Woody Harrelson who was in “The Hunger Games” with Donald Sutherland” who was in “JFK” with Kevin Bacon.

Back to the game, the Daily Double was at the bottom of BAD POETRY ABOUT POETS! Kate played it, with scores at:
Adam $5,000
Kate $3,400
Jay $1,200

Kate bet $1,600. Her clue: “My big number is 600 / somehow I rhymed it with “blunder’d” / As a rhyme, not very cool / But they teach my stuff in school!”. Kate went for Shakespeare, and she fell to $1,800.

After 30, the scores were:
Adam $6,400
Kate $2,800
Jay $1,800

DJ! round categories:
THE MIDDLE AGES
THEY NAMED A SCHOOL FOR ME!
8-LETTER WORDS
OFFICIAL STATE SYMBOLS
REPTILES
NON-BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN

Surprise, surprise — MIDDLE AGES $1600 had a Daily Double. It was the first category played and Adam got to bet on the clue! Scores:

Adam $7,600
Jay $3,000
Kate $2,800

Adam bet $3,000. His clue: In the craft guilds of the Middle Ages, these craftsmen came between masters & apprentices. His correct response put him at $10,600!

Kate got to the final Daily Double under STATE SYMBOLS $2000! Scores:

Adam $16,200
Jay $5,800
Kate $5,600

Kate bet $1,400. Her clue: Indiana’s official state river, it’s also in the title of the state song. Kate went for Swanee and fell to $4,200.

Scores going into Final:
Adam $17,000
Kate $9,000
Jay $8,600

FJ! category: SHAKESPEARE

FJ! clue: After England, more Shakespeare plays are set in this present-day country than any other

Jay 8600 – 8600 = 0
Kate 9000 + 9000 = 18000
Adam 17000 + 1001 = 18001

Semifinalists:
Colin O’Grady (Monday winner)
Lydia Cuffman (Tuesday winner)
Eric Hack (Wednesday winner)
Jennifer Giles (Thursday winner)
Adam Elkana-Hale (Friday winner)
1. Kate La Riviere-Gagner $18,000
2. Erin McLaughlin $12,600
3. Mary Bayer $9,000
4. Cathy Farrell $4,600

5. MaryLou McKenna $3,000
6. Martha Jackson $400
7. Michael Jones $0 ($9,200)
8. Jay Singleton $0 ($8,600)
9. Chris Grinvalds $0 ($8,400)
10. Tracy Alexander -$1,600

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