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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – December 23, 2019

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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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Jeopardy! Masters Standings

(Semifinal Final Standings)

1) Victoria Groce, 7 points, 2 wins, 81 correct responses, $60,000 Coryat Score, $65,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Andrew He, 6 points, 2 wins, 51 correct responses, $33,200 Coryat Score, $34,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Yogesh Raut, 2 points, 0 wins, 48 correct responses, $31,200 Coryat Score, $25,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Paolo Pasco, 1 point, 0 wins, 33 correct responses, $23,600 Coryat Score, $29,200 earned before Final Jeopardy

(Quarterfinal Final Standings)

1) Victoria Groce, 15 points, 5 wins, 172 correct responses, $126,000 Coryat Score, $121,000 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 12 points, 3 wins, 106 correct responses, $69,000 Coryat Score, $69,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 8 points, 1 win, 94 correct responses, $62,400 Coryat Score, $71,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Andrew He, 5 points, 1 win, 89 correct responses, $53,000 Coryat Score, $50,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 68 correct responses, $40,200 Coryat Score, $45,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 86 correct responses, $60,600 Coryat Score, $68,400 earned before Final Jeopardy

Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
(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. Paolo Pasco $548,717
17. Andrew He $534,365
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category British Authors) for Monday, December 23, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 76):

In 2016 the OED celebrated his 100th birthday by adding words connected to his writings, including scrumdiddlyumptious

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jason Dozier, a nonprofit professional from Atlanta, Georgia

Jason Dozier on Jeopardy!

Robin Miner-Swartz, an editor & consultant from Lansing, Michigan

Robin Miner-Swartz on Jeopardy!

Eric Smith, a bartender from Tucson, Arizona (2-day total: $42,000)

Eric Smith on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Roald Dahl?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

In September 2016, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of author Roald Dahl’s birth, the OED added a number of words made famous in Dahl’s books. For example, “splendiferous” was generally considered obsolete before Dahl resurrected it in Danny Champion of the World, while “scrumdiddlyumptious” comes from BFG.

Among Dahl’s other famous works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Fantastic Mr. Fox. His screenwriting credits include two well-known 1960s films, the James Bond flick You Only Live Twice and 1968’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Robin $14,400
Eric $9,800
Jason $5,200

Tonight’s results:
Jason $5,200 – $4,601 = $599 (Who is)
Eric $9,800 – $9,000 = $800 (Who is A Milne)
Robin $14,400 + $5,201 = $19,601 (1-day total: $19,601)

Robin Miner-Swartz, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 23, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Robin $6,200
Eric $3,800
Jason $2,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) RIVERS $400 (2nd pick)
Eric 200 -1000 (Robin 0 Jason 0)
2) FIGURES OF SPEECHES $2000 (15th pick)
Eric 11000 -4000 (Robin 11400 Jason 4400)
3) BIG WORDS $1200 (19th pick)
Robin 12600 -3000 (Eric 7400 Jason 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -160

Unplayed clues:
J! round: THEIR JOBS IN 2019 $400 & $600
DJ! round: THE NOT-SO-YOUNG SHELDON $400
Total $ Left On Board: $1,400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 119 (1.57 per episode average), 1 Daily Double

Game Stats:
Robin $17,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 37.04% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Eric $14,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Jason $5,200 Coryat, 5 correct, 0 incorrect, 9.26% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,400
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,800

Eric Smith, final stats:
67 correct, 12 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
39.39% in first on buzzer (65/165)
2/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,500)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,533

Robin Miner-Swartz, stats to date:
20 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
37.04% in first on buzzer (20/54)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400

Robin Miner-Swartz, to win:
2 games: 46.389%
3: 21.520%
4: 9.983%
5: 4.631%
6: 2.148%
Avg. streak: 1.865 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • With the evenly-spaced scores, Eric should have wagered either $600 or $601 and Jason should have wagered everything.

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