Current Champion
Mark Ramirez, career statistics:
28 correct, 6 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,600
To win:
2 games: 61.975%
3: 38.409%
4: 23.804%
5: 14.753%
6: 9.143%
Avg. streak: 2.630 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 2026)
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
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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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
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
Good morning, Jeopardy! fans! There are going to be some small changes being made to the site over the next little while. I’m going to be upgrading a few things, and branching out into topics that are more than just Jeopardy! recaps. While the majority of the site will still consist of the recaps, there are a few other passions of mine, like sim-racing, that I’d like to give some space to in my little corner of the Internet. I won’t be changing the name of the site, though, because I am still The Jeopardy! Fan! Thanks for coming along for the ride.
So, without any further ado, today’s Final Jeopardy for Thursday, March 18, 2021 is:
Broadway Roles: Of the more than 15 actors to play the lead in this musical, Howard McGillin holds the record with over 2,500 performances
(correct response beneath the contestants)
The Jeopardy! community is mourning the loss of Brayden Smith, who passed away on February 5. The Brayden Smith Memorial Fund has been established, dedicated to furthering the educational aspirations of Southern Nevada students.
Today’s contestants:
Garron Telep, a stay-at-home dad from San Diego, California
Matt Walks, a digital journalist originally from Billings, Montana
Morgan Briles, a librarian from Nacogdoches, Texas (1-day total: $20,800)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Morgan picked up over $20,000 yesterday in her first win. The lack of long-term champions has turned into a meme over on the Jeopardy! subreddit, where people will jokingly proclaim that every new champion has what it takes to win five games. For Morgan to reach that milestone, she’ll definitely need to find more good luck on the signalling device.
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Correct response: What is The Phantom of the Opera?
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The Phantom of the Opera is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical which has run for over 13,000 performances since opening 33 years ago on Broadway.
An interesting point that I’d like to bring up here, because I’m sure someone will quote want to quote Wikipedia at me: While Brad Little has had more performances of the lead role of The Phantom worldwide, his performances in the role have been as part of touring shows and not on Broadway. Howard McGillin does hold the Broadway record — do note that the category title does specifically make reference to Broadway roles. Another interesting thing: Wikipedia was edited with this information in the interim between the taping of this episode and its airing — these episodes were taped in January, whereas the Wikipedia articles on Howard McGillin (and correspondingly, Brad Little) were edited on February 23.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Matt $16,200
Morgan $15,400
Garron $10,800
Tonight’s results:
Garron $10,800 – $10,750 = $50 (What is Oklahoma)
Morgan $15,400 + $1,000 = $16,400 (What is Phantom of the Opera?) (2-day total: $37,200)
Matt $16,200 – $14,601 = $1,599 (What is the Music Man?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Morgan $5,000
Matt $2,600
Garron $1,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) PEOPLE IN HISTORY $400 (clue #2)
Morgan 200 +1000 (Matt 0 Garron 0)
2) ACTS OF CONGRESS $1200 (clue #7)
Garron 4200 +2200 (Morgan 8200 Matt 2600)
3) “AD” TO YOUR LATIN $1600 (clue #20, $13600 left on board)
Matt 6600 +4000 (Morgan 13800 Garron 9200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 213
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: UNITS OF MEASURE $800 $1000
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $1,800
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 165 (1.33 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Morgan $14,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.18% in first on buzzer (21/55), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Matt $13,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Garron $9,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 16.36% in first on buzzer (9/55), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,400
Lach Trash: $8,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,000
Morgan Briles, career statistics:
41 correct, 4 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
32.43% in first on buzzer (36/111)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,700
Matt Walks, career statistics:
18 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800
Garron Telep, career statistics:
10 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
16.36% in first on buzzer (9/55)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800
Morgan Briles, to win:
3 games: 43.493%
4: 18.917%
5: 8.227%
6: 3.578%
7: 1.556%
Avg. streak: 2.770 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
A reminder that the rules of the show explicitly say, “If a contestant gives a response to a non-Daily Double clue in the Jeopardy! round that is not in the form of a question, (Alex) will give them a reminder.” This is why Katie was correct to remind Morgan to “remember her phrasing” on COMPLETE THE AD SLOGAN $200.
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