Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, September 15, 2025

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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.
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All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
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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 Vocabulary) for Monday, September 15, 2025 (Season 42, Game 6):

Today it’s used as a verb on social media; in previous centuries its meanings included an enemy & not a Quaker

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Ryan Sharpe, a student from Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Kelsi Tyler, a nonprofit program director from Austin, Texas

Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California (3-day total: $79,741)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Puzzle writer Paolo Pasco ended last week as a 3-day champion; today, he goes for victory #4 against Ryan Sharpe of Oakville, Ontario and Kelsi Tyler of Austin, Texas. As Paolo has already passed Bryce Wargin’s monetary total (in 3 games, compared to Bryce’s 4), a victory today would qualify Paolo for the Tournament of Champions (of course, assuming an identical format to last season.) This is because there wouldn’t be enough games remaining in the qualification cycle for enough players to possibly win enough to pass him.

One thing that I think I’m excited about is a Sesame Street category; if it’s presented by the characters themselves, I think it’ll be a great category. Certainly, I’m excited like Elmo about that possibility—though I’m sure that elsewhere on the Internet, there will be people grouchy like Oscar about it.

Correct response: What is unfriend?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Prior to its resurrection in the 21^st century as a verb, chiefly meaning to remove as a friend on social media, particularly Facebook, the word “unfriend” had a long and storied history. The earliest surviving citations date back to the Middle English poem Brut, written c.1200; in Brut, the word gains traction as “one who is not a friend” or “an enemy”. Later, 19^th-century Quakers (the Society of Friends) would refer to non-members as “unfriends”.

As someone who hosted pub quizzes in the era when the word “unfriend” was at its heyday (even being given Word of the Year titles), I have written questions about the etymology of “unfriend”; thus, this was a very simple Final for me. I do want to say, though, that I think that the ability to tease out a correct response to this clue is there, especially if one remembers that the Quakers are the Society of Friends. I also expect that this might be a clue that plays easier when read out loud instead of on a screen, as Ken can strategically pause between the “an enemy” and “not a Quaker” clauses to separate them out better.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, September 15, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Wars & Battles; In The Library Of Congress; It’s A Sign; Not Like Us; Opposites; Sesame Street)

Ryan got off to an incredibly hot start, picking up 7 correct and the Daily Double to take a big lead into the first break. After 15 clues, the scores were Ryan $5,600 Kelsi $1,800 Paolo $1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ryan 7 correct 0 incorrect
Kelsi 3 correct 0 incorrect
Paolo 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Ryan took part in a geography competition in Canada at the Alex Trebek Theatre in Ottawa.
Kelsi won a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in an essay contest.
Paolo is also a citizen of the micronation of Slowjamastan.

Paolo had a good second segment, picking up 6 correct to cut into Ryan’s lead, but Ryan still led after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ryan 10 correct 0 incorrect
Paolo 8 correct 0 incorrect
Kelsi 6 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ryan $7,200
Paolo $4,800
Kelsi $3,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Nordic Countries; American Poetry; Metal Mania; Forever Young; Songs In Gangster Movies; “Q” Up The Adjectives)

The good news for Kelsi: she found a Daily Double immediately. The bad news for Kelsi: she fell back to $0. Both Kelsi and Paolo made clue selection missteps, which led to Ryan finding DD3, taking a very big lead with 25 clues to play. Paolo did pick up enough of those final 25 clues, though, to ensure that there was still something to play for going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ryan 21 correct 1 incorrect
Paolo 20 correct 0 incorrect
Kelsi 10 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Ryan $27,600
Paolo $16,800
Kelsi $4,800

Only one player was correct in Final Jeopardy—Paolo. Our champion survives a scare for victory #4 and will go for win #5 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Kelsi $4,800 – $3,800 = $1,000 (What is nemesis?)
Paolo $16,800 + $10,801 = $27,601 (What is unfriend? <3 Papa) (4-day total: $107,342)
Ryan $27,600 – $6,001 = $21,599 (What is “troll”?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) IT’S A SIGN $800 (clue #9)
Ryan 2000 +2000 (Paolo 800 Kelsi 1800)
2) AMERICAN POETRY $1200 (clue #1)
Kelsi 3400 -3400 (Paolo 4800 Ryan 7200)
3) THE NORDIC COUNTRIES $1600 (clue #5, $28400 left on board)
Ryan 8400 +8400 (Paolo 6400 Kelsi 2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Paolo 4 3
Kelsi 3 4 5 5
Ryan 4 3 4*

DJ! Round:
Paolo 5†
Kelsi 3* 4† 3
Ryan 4*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Paolo 4.00
Ryan 3.75
Kelsi 3.86

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Paolo $16,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Ryan $19,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Kelsi $8,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,600
Lach Trash: $7,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,400
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Paolo Pasco, career statistics:

102 correct, 7 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (92/228)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,100)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,150

Kelsi Tyler, career statistics:

10 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,200

Ryan Sharpe, career statistics:

21 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,600

Paolo Pasco, to win:

5 games: 63.485%
6: 40.303%
7: 25.587%
8: 16.244%
9: 10.312%
Avg. streak: 5.739 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Assuming an identical Tournament of Champions/Champions Wildcard format as Season 41, this win does guarantee Tournament of Champions qualification for Paolo.

• This is a reminder that, as per the rules of Jeopardy!, if a response is already in question form, double-phrasing is not required. (i.e. “Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street?”)

• Today’s J!6 clues can be found at the monthly archive.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ryan $27,600 Paolo $16,800 Kelsi $4,800)

Paolo: Ryan is overwhelmingly likely to bet to lock you out here. Thus, a bet between $4,800 and $7,199 both will pass Ryan’s cover bet if he’s incorrect and keeps Kelsi locked out for an extra $1,000. (Actual bet: $10,801)

Kelsi: While you can’t get out of third if Paolo bets to lock you out, Paolo’s probably most likely to bet at least $10,801. Bet at least $1,200 to have the best chance of passing him if he does that. (Actual bet: $3,800)

Ryan: Standard cover bet is $6,001. (Actual bet: $6,001)

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