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 Jeopardy! contestants:
Andy Briseño, a novelist & associate professor from Natchitoches, Louisiana
Caleb Groen, a law & policy student originally from Thousand Oaks, California
Richard Nguyen, a research attorney from Placentia, California (2-day total: $36,801)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Considering his pair of victories and his status of “giant killer” (a term certainly preferred by Alex Trebek), Richard Nguyen certainly has to be on the shortlist of people coming back for Champions Wildcard next winter. Before then, though, he has a chance to guarantee that postseason spot with a win today if he defeats Caleb Groen and Andy Briseño.
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Final Jeopardy! Category: Northern Europe
Final Jeopardy! Clue: This country is said to have more islands than any other in the world; there are 30,000 just in the archipelago named for its capital
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Correct response: What is Sweden?
More Information About Final Jeopardy!:
I’m going to be frank, here: this is an absolutely terrible Final Jeopardy clue that appears to have been written in such a way that is technically pinned and correct in order to avoid contestants officially challenging the clue, but today’s Final Jeopardy clue should never have left the writers’ room. Different countries have different standards for measuring the number of islands it has. Sure, the writers have really shoehorned this in there, by giving us a category of “Northern Europe” and “is said to”, but geographic superlatives that are reliant on how one chooses to measure or count an item had no place in reasonably-written trivia competitions in the 2010s, and even moreso in the 2020s. This goes for coastline measurements, this goes for river sizing, and this goes for island counting. How are we to be sure that Sweden has more islands than Canada (especially Arctic Canada) or even the United States? (Alaska only counts named islands—who knows how many islands Alaska has if you use a more lenient counting method!)
In any case, Sweden is a lovely country who have treated many of my friends well over the years, and I hold no ill will towards them over this Final Jeopardy. Its Stockholm Archipelago, one of many Baltic Sea archipelagos, contains a number of both inhabited and uninhabited islands.
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, July 2, 2026 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Blues; Hobbies & Pastimes; U.S. Bodies Of Water; Around The Hospital; Frills & Flowers & Buttons & Bows; Also A Bad Way To Describe RMS Titanic)
Both challengers got off to a strong start, with Caleb doubling up through the Daily Double and the challengers getting 13 of the 15 clues correct. After 15 clues, the scores were Caleb $5,800 Andy $4,200 Richard $1,200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Caleb 7 correct 0 incorrect
Andy 6 correct 1 incorrect
Richard 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Andy would like to thank his grandmother.
Caleb spent 8 hours queueing up for Wimbledon and got to watch 20 minutes of matches.
Richard got to travel to Italy, where they almost left a key at the bottom of a mountain.
The battle continued between our challengers as Caleb led through 30. On the opening board, Caleb got 4 in bodies of water and 3 in the blues, while Andy got 3 in hobbies & pastimes.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Caleb 14 correct 1 incorrect
Andy 11 correct 2 incorrect
Richard 3 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Caleb $7,600
Andy $5,000
Richard $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Blues; Front & Senator; Give Me Some “Skin”; Tech Grab Bag; Literary Biography; Movie Characters By Iconic Outfit)
Caleb jumped into a big lead with a $7,000 Daily Double wager, but Richard doubled up three clues later on DD3. A very well played game ended with all three players in five figures and everyone very much in contention entering Final Jeopardy. On the second board, Richard got 3 in “skin” and movie characters by outfit, while Caleb got 3 in the (color) blues, Senators, and tech.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Caleb 26 correct 3 incorrect
Richard 12 correct 0 incorrect
Andy 18 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 11 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Caleb $23,800
Richard $17,200
Andy $12,200
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Richard had to defend against the possibility that Andy would go all in here, and that ended up making Caleb the new champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend his title.
Tonight’s results:
Andy $12,200 – $5,001 = $7,199 (What is Copenhagen)
Richard $17,200 – $7,201 = $9,999 (What is Norway)
Caleb $23,800 – $10,601 = $13,199 (What is… Denmark?) (1-day total: $13,199)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) U.S. BODIES OF WATER $1000 (clue #3)
Caleb 1600 +1600 (Richard 0 Andy 0)
2) LITERARY BIOGRAPHY $1200 (clue #7)
Caleb 12000 +7000 (Richard 2200 Andy 8600)
3) GIVE ME SOME “SKIN” $2000 (clue #10, $20000 left on board)
Richard 5000 +5000 (Caleb 19000 Andy 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 258
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Richard 4
Caleb 4 5*
Andy
DJ! Round:
Richard 4 4 5*
Caleb 4 5 3 3* 3
Andy 5 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Caleb 3.86
Richard 4.25
Andy 4.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.05 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Caleb $17,400 Coryat, 26 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Richard $14,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Andy $12,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,800
Lach Trash: $4,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Richard Nguyen, career statistics:
59 correct, 11 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
32.16% in first on buzzer (55/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800
Caleb Groen, career statistics:
26 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Andy Briseño, career statistics:
18 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Caleb Groen, to win:
2 games: 71.921%
3: 51.726%
4: 37.202%
5: 26.756%
6: 19.243%
Avg. streak: 3.561 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- The fact that often occurs in the opening round notwithstanding, where it’s a warning offense and not a penalty, oftentimes contestants do phrase properly, but that phrasing is cut in editing because it might cross over with Ken calling on a contestant.
- Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Caleb $23,800 Richard $17,200 Andy $12,200)
Richard: Unfortunately, you can’t both cover Andy and win a Double Stumper with Caleb (known as Stratton’s Dilemma). Even more unfortunately, Andy needs to be correct to pass Caleb, giving him occasion to go all in…which means you need to bet at least $7,201 to cover that. (Actual bet: $7,201)
Caleb: Standard cover bet over Richard is $10,601. (Actual bet: $10,601)
Andy: If Caleb makes a cover bet, you have to be correct to pass him. Thus, you should go all in to force Richard to have to make a cover bet himself. (Actual bet: $5,001)
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