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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It’s Day #4 of the Professors Tournament! Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1950s Public Works) for Thursday, December 9, 2021 (Season 38, Game 64):
Dubbed “The Greatest Construction Show on Earth”, when completed it connected Minnesota to Montreal
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Julia Williams, an English professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Indiana
Ed Hashima, a history professor at American River College in Sacramento, California
Ramón Guerra, an associate professor of English, American Literature and Latino Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Today is Quarterfinal #4, and at the end of today we’ll know three more semifinalists: the four quarterfinal winners automatically qualify, and the top 2 wildcards will also have clinched their spot at the end of today’s game. Currently, those spots are held by Katie Reed and Hester Blum.
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Correct response: What is the Saint Lawrence Seaway?
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The St. Lawrence Seaway is a series of locks and channels that was built in the 1950s to permit ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Duluth, Minnesota, on the western edge of Lake Superior. It includes the Welland Canal, which very famously bypasses Niagara Falls. At the time, it was the largest waterway and hydro dam project ever undertaken by two nations, leading it to be dubbed “The Greatest Construction Show on Earth”. (The Cecil B. DeMille film The Greatest Show on Earth had been released two years before construction began on the Seaway.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Ed $27,400
Julia $5,800
Ramón $1,400
Tonight’s results:
Ramón $1,400 – $1,400 = $0 (What is ?)
Julia $5,800 – $2,000 = $3,800 (What is interstate highway system?)
Ed $27,400 + $4,700 = $32,100 (What is the St. Lawrence Seaway?) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild card standings:
Monday: Gary Hollis, $20,000
Tuesday: Marti Canipe, $13,400
Wednesday: Sam Buttrey, $22,400
Thursday: Ed Hashima, $32,100
1. Katie Reed, $12,000 ($14,000), 100% to advance
2. Hester Blum, $12,000 ($8,600), 100% to advance
3. John Harkless, $4,000, 48.352% to advance
4. Julia Williams, $3,800, 7.368% to advance
5. Gautam Hans, $1
6. Lisa Dresner, $0 ($6,400)
7. Ashley Lawrence-Sanders, $0 ($3,200)
8. Ramón Guerra, $0 ($1,400)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ed $8,200
Ramón $3,800
Julia $1,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN $800 (clue #24)
Ed 6000 -1200 (Ramón 3600 Julia 1400)
2) YIDDISH THEATER $800 (clue #7)
Ed 10600 +2400 (Ramón 1800 Julia 3800)
3) SCIENCE VOCABULARY $1200 (clue #28, $3600 left on board)
Ed 26200 +1200 (Ramón 1400 Julia 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 7
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ed $27,000 Coryat, 30 correct, 2 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Julia $5,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Ramón $1,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $13,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Ramón Guerra, career statistics:
10 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,400
Ed Hashima, career statistics:
31 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $27,000
Julia Williams, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,800
Today’s interviews:
Julia is part of a department that offers no English degrees.
Ed was mentored by teachers and professors that all wore bow ties.
Ramón was given a recording of his great-grandfather to help with his dissertation.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $32,100 is the highest-ever post-Final Jeopardy! score in a Teachers or Professors Tournament.
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