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 U.S. National Memorials) for Wednesday, May 17, 2023 (Season 39, Game 178):
Efforts recently began to reintroduce 2 species of oyster to help restore the contaminated waters of this, a national memorial
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
David Lu, a mail processing clerk from Los Angeles, California
Brittani Seagren, a nurse practitioner from Bourbonnais, Illinois
Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin (5-day total: $157,000)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Yesterday, Ben Chan became the first player since 2001 to win his first five games in runaway fashion. Today, he takes on L.A.’s David Lu and Illinois’s Brittani Seagren.
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Correct response: What is Pearl Harbor?
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Beginning in 2019, the University of Hawaii at Hilo began working with the U.S. Navy and Oahu Waterkeeper to improve the water quality at Pearl Harbor. Oysters—in this case the Hawaiian oyster and black-lip pearl oyster—are able to filter between 20–45 gallons of water per day, removing pollutants from the water in the area. Pearl Harbor itself, originally a part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, was made a separate national memorial in March 2019; the harbor was the site of the Japanese attack on Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Great Brits; “X” In The City; Pantomime Horse; That’s Our Motto!; Y’Know, The Movie Where…; We’re Full Of Questions)
Even though Ben got an early Daily Double incorrect, he recovered to pick up 17 correct in the first round and led at both commercial breaks!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ben 8 correct 1 incorrect
Brittani 4 correct 0 incorrect
David 1 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
David has been a fan of Jeopardy! since the Art Fleming cameo in “Airplane II”.
Brittani injured her wrist at a pain management conference.
Ben is looking forward to the Tournament of Champions.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ben 17 correct 1 incorrect
Brittani 5 correct 0 incorrect
David 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $8,400
Brittani $3,200
David $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Podcasts; U.S. Presidential Elections; Scientific Devices & Instruments; Poe”M”s; Recent Pop Music; Jeopardy! After Dark)
Ben got to both Daily Doubles in this round, betting $5,000 on the first one and $5 on the second. He then romped to a runaway, while Brittani and David were forced to take chances to catch up. Unfortunately, it did not work, with both barely on the plus side.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ben 31 correct 3 incorrect
David 9 correct 8 incorrect
Brittani 7 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ben $24,205
David $1,200
Brittani $400
Brittani and Ben got Final correct; Ben has 6 runaways in 6 wins—the first ever to do so—and goes for #7 tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Brittani $400 + $399 = $799 (What is Pearl Harbor?)
David $1,200 – $200 = $1,000 (What Three Mile Island?)
Ben $24,205 + $795 = $25,000 (What is Pearl Harbor??) (6-day total: $182,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THAT’S OUR MOTTO! $800 (clue #4)
Ben 1400 -1000 (Brittani 1000 David 0)
2) U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS $1200 (clue #5)
Ben 13200 +5000 (Brittani 3200 David 0)
3) PODCASTS $1600 (clue #19, $8800 left on board)
Ben 20600 +5 (Brittani 2000 David 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -34
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Ben 4 5 4*
Brittani 3
David
DJ! Round:
Ben 4 5 3* 5 4 3 2 5 4 5 4 5 3 4*
Brittani
David 2 3 3 2 2†
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ben 4.06
David 2.40
Brittani 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ben $23,000 Coryat, 31 correct, 3 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
David $1,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 8 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Brittani $400 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $24,600
Lach Trash: $14,800 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,600
Player Statistics:
Ben Chan, career statistics:
170 correct, 14 incorrect
7/9 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
45.03% in first on buzzer (154/342)
13/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $35,205)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,067
Brittani Seagren, career statistics:
8 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $400
David Lu, career statistics:
9 correct, 9 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,200
Ben Chan, to win:
7 games: 80.136%
8: 64.218%
9: 51.462%
10: 41.239%
11: 33.048%
Avg. streak: 10.034 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Today’s box score: May 17, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ben $24,205 David $1,200 Brittani $400)
Ben: Limit your bet to $21,804. (Actual bet: $795)
Brittani: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $399)
David: Limit your bet to $399. (Actual bet: $200)
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