Ranking the 10 Best ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Contestants By Coryat Scores
Celebrity Jeopardy! has now aired three seasons on ABC, and the competition has been fierce.
Ike Barinholtz won Season 1. Lisa Ann Walter took home the title in Season 2. W. Kamau Bell became the third celebrity to win the beloved game show. They all won money for their chosen charities. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they have the highest Coryats.
The Coryat score was developed by former Jeopardy! contestant Karl Coryat. It is the player’s score if wagering is ignored. If they ring in correctly, the value is added. If they ring in incorrectly, the value is subtracted. Not ringing in doesn’t add or subtract anything to the score. For the Daily Doubles, add the nominal value of the clue (the row it’s in). If the contestant gets it right, zero points are added. If the contestant guesses wrong, there is no penalty for incorrect answers. Add all of them together, and that is someone’s Coryat score.
With Season 4 quickly approaching on February 27, these scores are likely to change, especially because it is an all-star season with all past contestants.
Below are the 10 best Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants, ranked by Coryat scores, from The Jeopardy! Fan and other sources.
10. Andy Richter — Coryat: $19,900
9. W. Kamau Bell — Coryat $21,200
In his Season 3 game against Margaret Cho and Jackie Tohn, W. Kamau Bell had a Coryat of $21,200.
This was his best all season, and he went on to become the winner of that season. – Brittany Sims
8. Margaret Cho — Coryat: $21,300
According to bobbymgsk, Cho’s highest Coryat score was $21,300 against Seth Green and Rachel Brosnahan.
She went on to win that game with a total of $54,100.- Brittany Sims
7. Michael Cera — Coryat: $22,900
It’s a good thing this Arrested Development and Life & Beth actor wagered $0 on Final Jeopardy: He guessed that TIME named Stephen Hawking the Person of the Century in 1999, instead of Albert Einstein.
This allowed Cera to win the game despite Final Jeopardy not counting towards Coryat score.
6. Robin Thede — Coryat: $23,000
According to the blog bobbymgsk, the comedian had a coryat of $23,000 during the February 12, 2025 game against Blake Anderson and Susie Essman.- Brittany Sims
5. Wil Wheaton — Coryat: $23,300
The Star Trek: The Next Generation and Stand by Me star said during his Season 1 quarterfinal appearance that he has been watching Jeopardy! for at least 35 years.
4. Dave Friedberg — Coryat: $25,250
Dave Friedberg’s highest Coryat came on April 23, 2025, where he won the game against Ana Navarro and Yvette Nicole Brown during Season 3.
This allowed him to advance to the finals against W. Kamau Bell and Robin Thede.- Brittany Sims
3. Patton Oswalt — Coryat: $26,300
The comedian and King of Queens alum dominated his quarterfinal game in Season 1 with more than three times as many correct responses as his closest competitor.
2. Ike Barinholtz — Coryat: $30,400
In Season 1, this actor of The Mindy Project and The Afterparty extended his quarterfinal lead with a correct Final Jeopardy response about the sinking of the Titanic.- Brittany Sims
1. Brendan Hunt — Coryat: $35,600
The Ted Lasso actor and co-creator scored the 22nd best single-game Coryat score of Jeopardy! history during his quarterfinal game in Season , according to The Jeopardy! Fan.
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