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 today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Names in African-American History) for Monday, November 8, 2021 (Season 38, Game 41):
He was Virginia’s 1st African-American Congressman, whose grandnephew, a famous poet, used his last name as a first name
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Elena Passarello, a writer & college professor from Corvallis, Oregon
Dane Reighard, an editor from Los Angeles, California
Kate Kohn, a communications manager from Washington, D.C. (1-day total: $20,000)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Ken Jennings becomes the third host in Season 38 today, as Mayim Bialik’s commitments to her show Call me Kat prevented her from taping this week’s episodes. November 8 will always be one of the saddest days in the Jeopardy! calendar, as today is the 1-year anniversary of the death of Alex Trebek.
Kate Kohn won on Friday after a sole solve in Final Jeopardy; back in August, one of her friends had a tweet get noticed in the Jeopardy! community because she had been scheduled to tape on August 20, the day Mike Richards resigned as host.
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Correct response: Who is John Mercer Langston?
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John Mercer Langston became the first African-American Congressman from Virginia, winning an election in the late 1880s. Unfortunately, he was only able to serve the last six months of his term, because his opponent spent 18 months unsuccessfully contesting the results. He is the great uncle of famed African-American poet Langston Hughes.
Depending on the whims of the Jeopardy! judges today, I’m not sure how hard this clue will play. If they accept just “Langston” on this clue, this will be much easier than if they require “John Langston” or “Mercer Langston” (citations exist for both.) Ideally for the contestants, this would be a case where the judges would specify in advance that they want full names—if every contestant gives a full name, it would be a sign that this warning was given. (This is an advance warning that has been given to contestants in the past in Final Jeopardy.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Dane $19,600
Elena $14,000
Kate $3,800
Tonight’s results:
Kate $3,800 + $3,800 = $7,600 (Who is ?? Langston?)
Elena $14,000 + $6,322 = $20,322 (Who is Langston?)
Dane $19,600 + $8,400 = $28,000 (Who is Langston?) (1-day total: $28,000)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dane $6,600
Kate $4,600
Elena $4,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) INVENTION $800 (clue #24)
Kate 3000 +1000 (Dane 5400 Elena 2800)
2) NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS $800 (clue #23)
Dane 19800 +4000 (Kate 3800 Elena 10400)
3) THE CITY HAS FALLEN $1600 (clue #24, $7600 left on board)
Dane 23800 -3000 (Kate 3800 Elena 10400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 41
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Dane $19,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Elena $14,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kate $3,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,000
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800
Kate Kohn, career statistics:
33 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,900
Dane Reighard, career statistics:
26 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,400
Elena Passarello, career statistics:
17 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000
Dane Reighard, to win:
2 games: 61.787%
3: 38.176%
4: 23.588%
5: 14.574%
6: 9.005%
Avg. streak: 2.617 games.
Today’s interviews:
Elena won a screaming contest at a Tennessee Williams festival.
Dane got to study in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Kate wants to use her winnings to commission an oil painting of herself.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Per an article today in the USA Today, Ken’s hosting stint will last three weeks, followed by a tournament which begins on November 29, is hosted by Mayim Bialik, and has yet to be specifically disclosed or promoted by the show. Rumors are that it is a Professors’ Tournament, but I must reiterate that nothing has been disclosed by the show yet.
- Per the same article, Ken was not told that today’s episode was airing on the first anniversary of Alex’s death. However, an “Alex Trebek, July 22, 1940—November 8, 2020, You are missed every day.” title card was shown at the end of the episode.
- Under the tiebreaker rules, I think that it was a terrible idea for Dane to bet for the tie. Trailing contestants should take note for tomorrow.
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