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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, December 13, 2021

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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)
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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
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August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 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 $1,098,403
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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Kings & Queens) for Monday, December 13, 2021 (Season 38, Game 66):

Due to legislative action of 1707, she was officially the last monarch of independent Scotland

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Katie Reed, an associate professor of musicology at Cal State Fullerton

Katie Reed on Jeopardy!

J.P. Allen, a professor of business and innovation at the University of San Francisco

J.P. Allen on Jeopardy!

Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California

Sam Buttrey on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: The semifinals have been announced: Sam Buttrey, J.P. Allen, and Katie Reed play today; Alisa Hove, Marti Canipe and Hester Blum play tomorrow; Ed Hashima, Gary Hollis, and Deborah Steinberger play Wednesday. I think all three semifinals will be very competitive games. To start with, all 3 of today’s players were very strong on the signalling device in the quarterfinal, with Sam, J.P., and Katie all getting in first over 20 percent of the time. Today’s game may well come down to who is able to do the best on the Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy.

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Correct response: Who is Queen Anne?

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While England and Scotland had been in union since 1603, their boundaries remained distinct until 1707, when the Acts of Union united the two into one kingdom with the name of Great Britain, with one parliament and one monarch. In 1801, Great Britain entered into a further union with Ireland, creating the United Kingdom. Queen Anne, who was reigning at the time, thus was the last monarch of England and Scotland and the first monarch of Great Britain.

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

Scores going into Final:
Sam $19,000
J.P. $13,400
Katie $9,000

Tonight’s results:
Katie $9,000 – $9,000 = $0 (Who is Mary? (Queen of Scots))
J.P. $13,400 – $13,400 = $0 (Who is Mary Queen of Scots?)
Sam $19,000 + $7,401 = $26,401 (Who is Queen Anne?) (Finalist)

Sam Buttrey, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 13, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sam $6,600
J.P. $6,200
Katie $4,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) PROFESSIONS $600 (clue #6)
J.P. 1800 +1800 (Sam 0 Katie 1200)
2) LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY $2000 (clue #5)
J.P. 8200 -5400 (Sam 7400 Katie 5800)
3) LET THERE BE ENLIGHTENMENT $1200 (clue #9, $26400 left on board)
J.P. 5200 +3000 (Sam 7400 Katie 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 92

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.12 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Sam $19,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 0 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Katie $9,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
J.P. $15,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,800
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,000

Sam Buttrey, career statistics:
51 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (48/114)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,700

J.P. Allen, career statistics:
42 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (42/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$600)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600

Katie Reed, career statistics:
31 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,300

Today’s interviews:
Katie teaches classes in size between 15 and about 200.
J.P. teaches at a school ranked #1 in diversity.
Sam generally teaches military officers working towards technical degrees.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Something to keep in mind over the next couple of days: Traditionally, the right to select first in both halves of the final goes to the player with the highest semifinal score.
  • Good on Katie for taking a chance on clue 30; being correct would have improved her win chances significantly, but being incorrect had a negligible effect on them.

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