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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 16, 2019

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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)
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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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category World Leaders) for Wednesday, October 16, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 28):

This man who ruled from 1949 to 1976 was sometimes called “the Red Sun”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jackie Schulte, a teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania

Jackie Schulte on Jeopardy!

John Hancock, an opera singer from Tenafly, New Jersey

John Hancock on Jeopardy!

Ed Condon, a retired business intelligence manager from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York (1-day total: $31,000)

Ed Condon on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Mao Zedong?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Following the Chinese Civil War and Chiang Kai-shek fleeing the mainland to Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China was founded; Mao Zedong became Chairman, serving as head of state until 1959 and as Chairman of the Communist Party of China until his death on September 9, 1976, following multiple heart attacks.

The phrase “Chairman Mao is the red sun in our hearts” became oft-referenced in posters, badges, and musical compositions; in fact, odes to Mao set to a disco beat were released as a 1992 Chinese album titled The Red Sun.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Ed $22,600
John $18,600
Jackie $4,000

Tonight’s results:
Jackie $4,000 + $3,999 = $7,999
John $18,600 – $18,600 = $0 (Who is B Kruschev)
Ed $22,600 + $20,000 = $42,600 (2-day total: $73,600) (Who is Mao?)

Ed Condon, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the October 16, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ed $9,800
John $3,800
Jackie $2,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) WHAT PREZ PRECEDED… $800 (9th pick)
Ed 3800 +3800 (John 0 Jackie 0)
2) GEOGRAPHICAL NICKNAMES $2000 (5th pick)
Jackie 4600 -3000 (Ed 10200 John 5000)
3) TV PETS $800 (15th pick)
John 5800 +4000 (Ed 15400 Jackie 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 104

Unplayed clues:
J! round: HER STORY $1000
DJ! round: SO LONG $1600
Total $ Left On Board: $2,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 82 (2.93 per episode average), 1 Daily Double

Game Stats:
Ed $19,600 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.45% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jackie $7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 20.00% in first on buzzer, 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
John $15,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,000
Lach Trash: $2,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800

Ed Condon, stats to date:
57 correct, 3 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
47.27% in first on buzzer (52/110)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,200

Ed Condon, to win:
3 games: 82.695%
4: 68.385%
5: 56.551%
6: 46.765%
7: 38.672%
Avg. streak: 6.779 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • This is the 31st consecutive regular-play game in which there were fewer than 3 correct responses to Final Jeopardy. There was a 36-game streak between October 23 and December 25, 2002, and a 34-game streak between March 31 and May 30, 2017.

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