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 Historic Geography) for Thursday, May 26, 2022 (Season 38, Game 184):
A 1946 speech declared the terminuses of the Iron Curtain to be port cities serving these 2 seas
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
John Seroff, a performing arts publicist from Brooklyn, New York
Tory Waltrip, a senior account manager from Seattle, Washington
Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9-day total: $173,301)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Philadelphian Ryan Long is now at nine victories! Players are 13-3 in the past going for win #10; will Ryan become the 14th player to win at least 10 games? Both Tory and John will want to stop him.
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Correct response: What are the Baltic and the Adriatic?
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“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.” That is the quote from Winston Churchill’s famous 1946 speech that took place at Westminster College in Fulton, MO, when he spoke about the rise of the Russian sphere of influence; in fact, many Russian historians date the start of the Cold War to this speech. The International Churchill Society has the full text of the speech, also known as “The Sinews of Peace”.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round categories: The United Nations; That’s My Boy!; Let’s County Up That State; Aviators; The Silent Consonant In…; Sneakers with Jacques Slade
When the category says “The Silent Consonant is…”, you need to response with a single consonant. Unfortunately, Ryan took a couple of incorrect responses in that category—giving the full word—before he remembered that. He was still very dominant on the signalling device, though, and held a lead at the first break, despite those incorrect responses. The incorrect responses continued after the break, including on the Daily Double for Ryan, who sat third after Single Jeopardy and got to pick first in Double.
Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Historia Española; Allusions of Grandeur; Numerical Book Titles; Movie Co-Stars; Big Animals; Ends in “Ette”
The “Game Dynamics” graph over on J! Archive is certainly going to be interesting today! Incorrect responses continued to be the story of the day, with Ryan’s total reaching seven by the end of Double Jeopardy. (12 Triple Stumpers, 13 incorrect responses, and the Jacques Slade category being all-video certainly contributed to the three unplayed clues today. Still not Mayim’s fault.) However, Ryan did run MOVIE CO-STARS for a crucial $6,000. Meanwhile, John got to play the last Daily Double, and his bet for the lead was a good idea. Unfortunately, John got the clue incorrect and dropped out of contention. Meanwhile, Tory got the last clue before the end-of-round signal incorrect, leading to Ryan having a runaway after Double Jeopardy, with scores going into Final being Ryan at just $10,000, Tory at $4,600, and John at $3,000.
A difficult Final Jeopardy today saw a Triple Stumper; Ryan stood pat again in Final and is now a 10-day champion with winnings of $183,301, becoming the 14th player in Jeopardy! history to reach double digits. He’ll go for win #11 tomorrow!
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, May 26, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Ryan $10,000
Tory $4,600
John $3,000
Tonight’s results:
John $3,000 – $0 = $3,000 (What is Greenbrier + Tennessee)
Tory $4,600 – $2,000 = $2,600 (What are the Black Adriatic & Caspian Seas?)
Ryan $10,000 – $0 = $10,000 (What are North + Baltic?) (10-day total: $183,301)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
John $3,000
Tory $2,600
Ryan $1,600
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE UNITED NATIONS $600 (clue #19)
Ryan 3600 -1000 (Tory 2000 John 2000)
2) NUMERICAL BOOK TITLES $2000 (clue #13)
Ryan 12000 -2000 (Tory 2600 John 5400)
3) ALLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR $1600 (clue #22, $8400 left on board)
John 6600 -4000 (Ryan 9200 Tory 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -105
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: LET’S COUNTY UP THAT STATE $800
DJ! Round: HISTORIA ESPAÑOLA $400 ENDS IN “ETTE” $400
Total Left On Board: $1,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 78 (0.42 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ryan $13,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 7 incorrect, 48.15% in first on buzzer (26/54), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
John $7,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 25.93% in first on buzzer (14/54), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Tory $4,600 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.81% in first on buzzer (8/54), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $24,600
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,600
Ryan Long, career statistics:
240 correct, 40 incorrect
9/12 on rebound attempts (on 34 rebound opportunities)
43.44% in first on buzzer (245/564)
7/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,000)
6/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,240
Tory Waltrip, career statistics:
7 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
14.81% in first on buzzer (8/54)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600
John Seroff, career statistics:
13 correct, 5 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
25.93% in first on buzzer (14/54)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000
Ryan Long, to win:
11 games: 57.321%
12: 32.856%
13: 18.834%
14: 10.795%
15: 6.188%
Avg. streak: 11.343 games.
Today’s interviews:
John was invited to the Sesame Street set by Big Bird and Oscar.
Tory almost got kicked out of a Celine Dion concert for singing too loud.
Ryan once ate escargot in Montreal.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I am still not aware of any game where all three players bet $0 in Final Jeopardy. It’ll happen eventually. (Yes, I’m slightly disappointed.)
- $183,301 is now 22nd all-time in terms of regular-play winnings on the show.
- Link to the box score: May 26, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Scores: Ryan $10,000 Tory $4,600 John $3,000)
Ryan: Bet between $0 and $799 and enjoy win #10! (Actual bet: $0)
Tory: Standard cover bet over John is $1,401. Whatever you do, you should probably limit your bet to $1,599, so as to make sure John has to get Final correct to beat you for second place. (Actual bet: $2,000)
John: If Tory bets to cover you, she falls to $3,199. You need to bet at least $200. (Actual bet: $0)
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