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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, April 22, 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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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 Names) for Friday, April 22, 2022 (Season 38, Game 160):

DNA from 2 living descendants of Anne of York was used to identify the remains of this man

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Anna Meyer, a food technologist from Seattle, Washington

Anna Meyer on Jeopardy!

Claire Dozier, a non-profit professional from Atlanta, Georgia

Claire Dozier on Jeopardy!

Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (13-day total: $286,081)

Mattea Roach on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Mattea Roach is very consistently putting up about $20,000 before Final Jeopardy! every day; not quite as dominant as Matt Amodio or Amy Schneider, but she’s won 13 games and is going for victory #14 today. Claire’s husband Jason was on the show in December 2019; will Claire do better than Jason did?

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Correct response: Who is Richard III?

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The remains of English king Richard III were found within the former Grey Friars Priory, now a parking lot, in Leicester, England in 2012. In order to determine that the body belonged to the former king, they did extensive DNA testing, using the DNA of descendants of his sister. The remains were re-interred at Leicester Cathedral in March 2015.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round categories: Drafting the Constitution; 1980s TV; Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Old Job Names; All Things Being Equal; Crossword Clues “K”

Mattea went straight for the crossword clue category, where she proceeded to go 4-for-5 to jump out to a lead. Coming out of the break, the scores were kept down by 8 combined incorrect responses between the two commercials—but we did see all 30 clues! Mattea held a strong lead after Single Jeopardy, while Claire picked up the maximum $1,000 on the Daily Double.

Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Flags of Former Countries; Firsts; Memorable Movie Melodies; French Words in English; Whine; Cheese

Mattea dominated proceedings in Double Jeopardy, with the Canadian picking up 16 correct in this round. Another conservative Daily Double bet—even after some playful needling from Ken—kept the variance down. Anna had a late chance, but missed a True Daily Double with four clues left. Scores going into Final were Mattea at $26,000, with Claire at $2,800 and Anna at $1,600.

Mattea cemented her 14th win with a correct response in Final; she’ll go for 15 on Monday!

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 22, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:
Mattea $26,000
Claire $2,800
Anna $1,600

Tonight’s results:
Anna $1,600 – $1,600 = $0 (Who is Henry VIII)
Claire $2,800 – $401 = $2,399 (Who is Genghis Khan?)
Mattea $26,000 + $8,000 = $34,000 (Who is Richard III?) (14-day total: $320,081)

Mattea Roach, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the April 22, 2022 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mattea $5,600
Claire $0
Anna -$400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) OLD JOB NAMES $400 (clue #21)
Claire 0 +1000 (Mattea 5600 Anna 600)
2) FIRSTS $1200 (clue #21)
Mattea 20400 +2000 (Claire 2800 Anna 2400)
3) WHINE $1200 (clue #26, $7200 left on board)
Anna 3200 -3200 (Mattea 24400 Claire 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 10

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 64 (0.40 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Mattea $25,200 Coryat, 28 correct, 5 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Claire $2,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 4 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Anna $4,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,200
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400

Mattea Roach, career statistics:
379 correct, 34 incorrect
18/23 on rebound attempts (on 57 rebound opportunities)
45.20% in first on buzzer (358/792)
16/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $34,000)
9/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,629

Claire Dozier, career statistics:
9 correct, 5 incorrect
1/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,200

Anna Meyer, career statistics:
10 correct, 5 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800

Mattea Roach, to win:
15 games: 73.873%
16: 54.572%
17: 40.314%
18: 29.781%
19: 22.001%
Avg. streak: 16.827 games.

Today’s interviews:
Anna has memorized every chapter title of every Harry Potter book.
Claire spent time in the Middle East at the same time as her future husband, but they were different places.
Mattea hopes to go see Kraftwerk with her father.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Mattea is now 10th all-time in terms of regular-play winnings, passing Arthur Chu. She’s now 27th all-time if tournament play is included.
  • Mattea moves to 16th all-time in terms of number of correct responses on the show, one behind Bob Verini in 15th.
  • Link to the box score: April 22, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Mattea $26,000 Claire $2,800 Anna $1,600)

Mattea: Bet betwen $0 and $20,399 and enjoy win #14!

Claire: Standard cover bet over Anna is $401.

Anna: Bet at least $800 to get second if you get Final right and Claire doesn’t.


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