Who won Jeopardy! Tonight? July 23, 2025, Wednesday

Just like every episode, July 23, 2025, Jeopardy! was a remarkable one. Scott Ricardi, a mechanical engineer from Somerville, New Jersey, once again won Jeopardy! for the 15th day in a row. He earned a total of $390,902 and kept his title as show winner.

There was a lot of competition, but Ricardi easily won because he was accurate and kept his cool. He beat Andrew Crowley and Gerri Budd along the way.

He had a plan for both Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy, so he went into Final Jeopardy with a huge lead.

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Highlights from Jeopardy! episode - July 23, 2025, Wednesday

Jeopardy Round
The categories were Try Me a River, Blank Canvas, No Longer in Print, Potpourri, Word & Phrase Origins, and A Javier Bardem Retrospective.

There was a clue in Word & Phrase Origins that said, "It's the 1714 document about insurgents that's a phrase sometimes used in an angry confrontation." "What is Riot Act?" was the right answer.

The score went up by $1,000 for Gerri.
At the break for the first time, Scott and Andrew both had $4,000, but Gerri was behind with -$400.

Double Jeopardy Round
The categories included Russian History, Great Literature Before 2000, All About Animals, Here Comes Truffle, Not Our Wedding Song, and 3 “O”s.

Daily Double 2: The clue for Great Literature Before 2000 was: "In this Franz Kafka novel, a man tries many times but fails to get into the title edifice to make things better for himself."

"Who is The Castle?" was the right answer. Andrew had $5,800 when Scott bet $5,000 and raised the stakes to $17,000.

For the third daily double, the answer was "The nine-spotted species of this beetle is the state insect of New York." "What is a ladybug?" was the right answer. Scott added $4,000, which made his lead $22,600.

Final Jeopardy Round

The Final Jeopardy category was Famous Buildings, with the clue: Scott and Gerri both answered the question correctly. 

"Opened in 1902, it’s 87 feet in width on the 22nd Street side and less than 7 feet wide at its narrowest point on 23rd Street."

The correct response was "What is the Flatiron Building?"

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Contestant profiles

Scott Ricardi

Scott Ricardi is a mechanical engineer who has worked with new technologies and clean energy before. Using what he knows to make things better for the environment has helped him have a successful career.

He has been a part of well-known companies like Repowered, Inc. and Sukuni.  

Gerri Budd

The next contestant of the game, Gerri owns a small business and works as an adjunct professor. She had trouble at first.

However, on Double Jeopardy!, she picked the game. She didn't win, but she ended with a good score.

Andrew Crowley

As a freelance writer from Henderson, Nevada, Andrew did pretty well. However, he couldn't beat Scott's strong lead in the end.

He got the right answers in the final round of Jeopardy!. Unfortunately, his overall performance put him behind the top contenders.

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Game statistics from Tonight’s Jeopardy! episode

Jeopardy Round

• Scott Ricardi: $4,000
• Gerri Budd: -$400
• Andrew Crowley: $4,000

Double Jeopardy Round:

• Scott Ricardi: $32,200
• Andrew Crowley: $9,400
• Gerri Budd: $3,200

Final Jeopardy Round:

• Scott Ricardi: $40,008 (wagered $7,808)
• Gerri Budd: $6,300 (wagered $3,000)
• Andrew Crowley: $9,000 (wagered $0)