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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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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)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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 Historic Geography) for Tuesday, February 1, 2022 (Season 38, Game 102):

This city on the Rhone River that is partly a World Heritage Site was papal property until the French Revolution

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Scott Plummer, a software developer from Golden, Colorado

Scott Plummer on Jeopardy!

Zoha Khalili, a movement lawyer from Anaheim, California

Zoha Khalili on Jeopardy!

Jay Foster, an engineer from Rancho Palos Verdes, California (2-day total: $25,599)

Jay Foster on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Jay Foster looks for his third win today as the Jeopardy! world is returning to normal after the 40-game win streak of Amy Schneider. Mayim Bialik began a short stint as host last night; I was actually surprised by the negative reception she received on social media. It just seemed to me that the majority of the conversation on Twitter last night was disappointment that Ken wasn’t hosting.

One thing I am looking forward to, is the continuation of box scores—I am especially liking the buzzer attempt statistics. I have some theories and I’d love to have more granular data in order to prove or disprove the theories on; that being said, the current data has some insight that I think will be very useful for contestant preparation going forward. (I’d just like to have more than 14 episodes of data before I jump to conclusions.)

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Correct response: What is Avignon, France?

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In the 14th century, Pope Clement V chose to reside in Avignon, France instead of Rome; until the French Revolution, the city was a papal enclave, with the Palais des Papes located in the city. During the French Revolution, though, the revolutionaries annexed the city for France. In 1797, the Treaty of Tolentino officially sanctioned the annexation. The center of the city, including the Palais des Papes, was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

Additionally, the historic bridge Pont Saint-Bénézet is located in the city; it is only partially still standing today. The bridge is the title bridge of the well-known French song “Sur le Pont d’Avignon”.

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

Scores going into Final:
Zoha $15,600
Scott $14,600
Jay $12,800

Tonight’s results:
Jay $12,800 + $12,800 = $25,600 (What is Avignon?)
Scott $14,600 + $14,200 = $28,800 (What is Avignon?) (1-day total: $28,800)
Zoha $15,600 – $13,601 = $1,999 (What is Orleans?)

Scott Plummer, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the February 1, 2022 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jay $7,600
Scott $3,800
Zoha $1,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) 4-LETTER GEOGRAPHY $800 (clue #1)
Jay 0 +1000 (Zoha 0 Scott 0)
2) CONDUCTORS $1200 (clue #13)
Scott 9400 +4000 (Jay 10800 Zoha 1200)
3) MORE THAN ONE MEANING $1600 (clue #24, $8000 left on board)
Zoha 5200 +5200 (Jay 14000 Scott 16200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 243

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.18 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Scott $11,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jay $12,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Zoha $12,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,400
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,600

Jay Foster, career statistics:
51 correct, 8 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
29.94% in first on buzzer (50/167)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,400

Zoha Khalili, career statistics:
12 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000

Scott Plummer, career statistics:
19 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800

Scott Plummer, to win:
2 games: 47.023%
3: 22.112%
4: 10.398%
5: 4.889%
6: 2.299%
Avg. streak: 1.888 games.

Today’s interviews:
Scott had a Jeopardy!-themed birthday cake.
Zoha is a Jeopardy! fan because of her grandfather.
Jay helped researched his family ancestry to help get a family member into the DAR.
Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Commenters are reminded that the judges have the ability to isolate and re-listen to contestant audio. Their failure to overturn a response means that they believe a contestant did, in fact, give a correct response. Their judgement calls will not be re-litigated in this comment section.
  • With 8 clues remaining in Double Jeopardy, the score was Scott 16,200–Jay 14,000–Zoha 3,200.
  • After Zoha’s great comeback at the end of Double to take the lead, I was actually disappointed that she wasn’t able to complete the comeback in Final.

Link to the box score: February 1, 2022 Box Score


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