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Season 41

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, March 19, 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.
(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 Historical Horses) for Wednesday, March 19, 2025 (Season 41, Game 138):

Named for an 1807 battle & valiant in one 8 years later, Copenhagen was this man’s steed; society ladies donned strands of his hair

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Adam Silverman, a scientist from Arlington, Massachusetts

Adam Silverman on Jeopardy!

Ann Velenchik, an economics professor from Brookline, Massachusetts

Ann Velenchik on Jeopardy!

Alex DeFrank, an inventory specialist from Brooklyn, New York (3-day total: $75,600)

Alex DeFrank on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Alex DeFrank has, to date, picked up three wins on Jeopardy!; that might be enough for the Tournament of Champions—his 3 wins and $75,600 is above the average Tournament of Champions cutoff (assuming an identically-sized postseason to 2025), but it would certainly be a tense few months of scoreboard-watching for Alex if he were to lose today. One thing that stuck out to me is the occupation of one of the challengers: Ann Velenchik is an economics professor, which always leads me to wonder if she realizes how much of an overlap there is between Jeopardy! strategy and economics. There have also been a few fans who recognize Adam Silverman as a known quantity in the trivia world—I am expecting an interesting match today.

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Correct response: Who is the Duke of Wellington?

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Originally a racehorse in the few years after his birth, Copenhagen became the trusty steed of the Duke of Wellington, the victor in 1815’s Battle of Waterloo over Napoleon. Given a hero’s welcome upon their return, Regency-era fashion often contained jewelry fashioned out of strands of Copenhagen’s hair. He was named after the 1807 Battle of Copenhagen, where England attacked and destroyed the then-neutral Danish navy as Denmark was planning on allying with France; England wanted to render the Danish navy useless to France.

In solving this clue, 1807 + 8 brings you to 1815, which should be Pavlovian for Waterloo. I think a lot may get tripped up by the word “valiant” here and pick the loser at Waterloo—Napoleon. We shall see what happens.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: 10 Points For Slitherin’; Stick Up; Movies By Decade; Foreign Words & Phrases; Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation; The Who?)

Alex found the Daily Double on his opening pick of the round; he led after 15 clues on the strength of 9 correct response. After 15 clues, the scores were Alex $5,000 Ann $2,200 Adam $1,400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Alex 9 correct 1 incorrect
Ann 4 correct 0 incorrect
Adam 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Adam ran a 5K wearing a carrot onesie. He lost to a banana.
Ann got in a gentle birthday prank war with her father.
Alex once witnessed a subway game of three-card monte in New York.

Alex picked up another seven correct to continue to lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Alex 16 correct 2 incorrect
Ann 7 correct 1 incorrect
Adam 6 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Alex $8,000
Ann $4,400
Adam $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Take Time For Books; Olympic Host City Attractions; Ballet & Opera; Pop Culture Anatomy; Embassies In Washington; Tough 7-Letter Words)

After finding DD2 early, Alex stayed in the opera category, which let Adam back into the game as the search for DD3 turned frantic. Adam thought DD3 was more likely to be in the embassy category, while Alex was right in that it was in the Olympic host city one—another $6,000 on DD3 for Alex, plus 16 overall correct responses in the round, meant Alex cruised to a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Alex 32 correct 2 incorrect
Adam 15 correct 1 incorrect
Ann 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Alex $37,400
Adam $13,000
Ann $6,000

Adam was the only player correct in Final—but Alex’s runaway makes him a 4-day champion. He’ll go for #5 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Ann $6,000 – $0 = $6,000 (Who is)
Adam $13,000 + $0 = $13,000 (Who is the Duke of Wellington?)
Alex $37,400 – $10,600 = $26,800 (Who is Trafalgar? Love you Ashley) (4-day total: $102,400)

Alex DeFrank, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 19, 2025 game.)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) 10 POINTS FOR SLITHERIN’ $1000 (clue #1)
Alex 0 +1000 (Ann 0 Adam 0)
2) BALLET & OPERA $1600 (clue #2)
Alex 10000 +7000 (Ann 4400 Adam 3000)
3) OLYMPIC HOST CITY ATTRACTIONS $1600 (clue #17, $10800 left on board)
Alex 22600 +6000 (Ann 6400 Adam 12200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 197

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Alex 5*
Ann
Adam

DJ! Round:
Alex 4* 3† 2† 3 4 3 4*
Ann 3
Adam 5 5 4 3 4 5 2 5 4

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Alex 3.50
Adam 4.11
Ann 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.22 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Alex $27,600 Coryat, 32 correct, 2 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Adam $13,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Ann $6,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $46,600
Lach Trash: $3,800 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Alex DeFrank, career statistics:

108 correct, 16 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (108/228)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600

Ann Velenchik, career statistics:

9 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 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: $6,000

Adam Silverman, career statistics:

16 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,000

Alex DeFrank, to win:

5 games: 68.372%
6: 46.747%
7: 31.962%
8: 21.853%
9: 14.941%
Avg. streak: 6.162 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Adam getting Final Jeopardy correct might give him an outside shot at Second Chance, but we’ll have to see.
  • Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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