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Season 30

Were We Spoiled By Arthur Chu?

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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)
(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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Andy here!

In case you missed it, here’s our Q&A with Arthur Chu!

This week’s players:
Nancy Akerman – Arlington, VA (WJLA)
Derek Arnold – Akron, OH (WOIO)
Douglas Beeler – Roanoke, VA (WDBJ)
Nathan Chadwick – Germantown, MD (WJLA)
Deborah Ellis – Rogue River, OR (KDRV)
Julia Levine – Los Angeles, CA (KABC)
Joe Morse – Minneapolis, MN (KARE)
Amy Nienaber – Bettendorf, IA (KWQC)
Matt Prasse – Needham, MA (WBZ)
Clay Walls – Birmingham, AL (WIAT)
Emily Waltenbaugh – Nashville, TN (WUXP)

Today’s contestants:


Will Joe Morse win a second game?

J! round categories:
CAMPING
MAPS
TENSE
GRAIL MIX
FOREST KNOWLEDGE
INSECT, REPELLENT

Joe and Derek got off to the best start over the first 15 clues. Scores at the first break:

Joe $4,000
Derek $2,000
Nancy $400

Meanwhile, Nancy’s story about her husband’s marriage proposal interview story probably has Arthur Chu gritting his teeth in frustration (see the Q&A above!). Joe repairs Coast Guard helicopters!

The first Daily Double went Nancy’s way, under MAPS $600! Scores:
Joe $4,000
Derek $3,200
Nancy $1,600

Poor Nancy! Her first attempt at a bet was $2,000! Oops. She then quickly changed it to $1,600. Her clue: Able to change naturally over time, an ambulatory boundary on a map is formed by one of these. Nancy’s response of “river” was deemed acceptable and her score went to $3,200!

By the end of the round, the scores were:

Nancy $6,400
Joe $5,800
Derek $5,400

We have a great game going here!

DJ! round categories:
AMERICAN ART & ARTISTS
CHEESY NAMES
RECENT NONFICTION
THE CHUCK WAGON
CITY SEALS
DOUBLE “Z”

Leading to the first Tweet of the night:

#Jeopardy, you've been slacking on the sports categories lately. Step up your game.— Robyn Flynn (@ladyhabs)March 24, 2014

Our three contestants kept buzzing along in this round. CHEESY NAMES $2000 proved to be a stumbling block, though (The name of this Italian cheese means “beautiful country”, referring to the Lombardy area). Derek forgot his phrasing on “Belleterre” and Joe negged as well when he repeated Derek’s answer with the proper phrasing!

A surprising Triple Stumper at CITY SEALS $1200 (The seal of DeLand, FLorida has a cross, anchor & heart, symbolizing faith, hope & this).

The very next clue had the Daily Double (CITY SEALS $1600). Joe’s to play with the following scores:
Nancy $10,000
Derek $7,800
Joe $7,000

Joe bet $7,000! Clue: The capital of Switzerland has had this animal on its seal since the 1200s. Joe said St. Bernard and fell to $0.

The final Daily Double went Derek’s way, under RECENT NONFICTION $1200! Only $1600 and $2000 remained. Scores:

Derek $13,800
Nancy $11,600
Joe $4,400

Derek bet $2,000. His clue: A 2012 expose goes “inside” this church to tell “the story of America’s most secretive religion. Derek went for the Mormons and fell to $11,800.

Nancy got the $1600 clue and Joe the $2,000, leading to scores going into Final of:

Nancy $13,200
Derek $11,800
Joe $6,400

FJ! category: HISTORICAL NICKNAMES

FJ! clue: Nickname shared by George Armstrong Custer, Native American chief Crazy Horse & a member of a 1930s comedy act

Joe 6400 – 6400 = 0
Derek 11800 – 11800 = 0
Nancy 13200 – 10401 = 2799

Leading to our second Tweet of the Night:

And I think they accidnetally inserted tonight's FJ from the#BattleOfTheDecadesstack.#Sheesh— Eddie Timanus (@EddieTimanus)March 25, 2014

It does mean that Nancy is the champ and she’ll be back tomorrow! I’d like to play against Joe and Derek, though — or at least people who bet like them! Were we spoiled by Arthur Chu’s strategies? I think so!

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