Current Champion
Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Theater) for Monday, May 2, 2022 (Season 38, Game 166):
In November 1864 John Wilkes Booth & his brothers were fittingly part of a performance of this Shakespeare play
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Becky Benninghoff, a church organist from Woodbridge, Virginia
Adam Ilgin, a ferryboat deckhand from Lewes, Delaware
Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (19-day total: $460,184)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: It’s a new week and a new month, but we haven’t had a new champion since the early part of April! Mattea Roach comes into today on nineteen victories, as Adam Ilgin and Becky Benninghoff hope to keep Mattea from passing David Madden and Jason Zuffarnieri (and tying Julia Collins).
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Correct response: What is Julius Caesar?
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A scant five months before Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Edwin Booth arranged for a one-night production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Edwin played Brutus, Junius Booth played Cassius, and John Wilkes Booth portrayed Marc Antony. Edwin decided that the performance would be a benefit for the statue of Shakespeare that still stands in Central Park, and didn’t pay his brothers at all for their performances. Five months later, John Wilkes Booth did “what Brutus was honored for” when he assassinated the President; the assassin was a Confederate supporter who had been kicked out of his brother Edwin’s New York apartment for expressing support for Confederate-set fires that had beset New York City the night of the performance—fires that had interrupted the performance of Julius Caesar.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round categories: Miami News Clues; You Got Next; Reptiles; From Book to Movie with a Different Title; College Football History’ “A.T.”
Mattea started well, going 3/5 in FROM BOOK TO MOVIE…, but was shut out in both college football and “A.T.”; Becky held a small lead after 15 clues. Coming out of the break, Mattea found the Daily Double and doubled up! It was a good thing she did, too—she only got 7 clues correct in the round, but still held a $2,200 lead over Adam.
Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Congress in the 19th Century; Around the World; Tea Time; Famous Names; Country Music Song Titles; A Vow of No Vowels
Mattea got to both Daily Doubles in this round, but she split them for a net $0. Meanwhile, choosing to finish the Miami category last in the Jeopardy! round led to three unplayed clues in Double, keeping Adam within 50% of Mattea’s score! Scores going into Final were Mattea at $16,200, Adam at $8,400, and Becky at $3,200.
In Final, a sole get final for Mattea has tied her with Julia Collins; she’s now a 20-day champion!
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, May 2, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Mattea $16,200
Adam $8,400
Becky $3,200
Tonight’s results:
Becky $3,200 – $800 = $2,400 (What is Henry V?)
Adam $8,400 – $8,400 = $0 (What is Hamlet?)
Mattea $16,200 + $601 = $16,801 (What is Julius Caesar?) (20-day total: $476,985)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mattea $5,800
Adam $3,600
Becky $2,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) YOU GOT NEXT $800 (clue #19)
Mattea 2200 +2200 (Adam 1400 Becky 2200)
2) AROUND THE WORLD $1600 (clue #13)
Mattea 12200 -3000 (Adam 4400 Becky 4000)
3) TEA TIME $800 (clue #16, $20000 left on board)
Mattea 9600 +3000 (Adam 6400 Becky 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 107
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: COUNTRY MUSIC SONG TITLES $1600 $2000 A VOW OF NO VOWELS $1200
Total Left On Board: $4,800
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 67 (0.40 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Mattea $15,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.48% in first on buzzer (17/54), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Becky $3,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.07% in first on buzzer (13/54), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Adam $8,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.07% in first on buzzer (13/54), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,200
Lach Trash: $15,800 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Mattea Roach, career statistics:
547 correct, 49 incorrect
27/32 on rebound attempts (on 76 rebound opportunities)
45.40% in first on buzzer (513/1130)
25/31 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $49,200)
14/20 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,190
Adam Ilgin, career statistics:
13 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
24.07% in first on buzzer (13/54)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400
Becky Benninghoff, career statistics:
10 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
24.07% in first on buzzer (13/54)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,200
Mattea Roach, to win:
21 games: 75.795%
22: 57.449%
23: 43.544%
24: 33.004%
25: 25.016%
Avg. streak: 23.131 games.
Today’s interviews:
Becky is married to a Marine and has moved 12 times in 18 years.
Adam has a boat named for him out west.
Mattea studied at the University of Toronto.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- With 547, Mattea passes David Madden for 8th all-time in terms of number of correct responses on the show.
- I’m not sure if it was just a bad day material-wise for Mattea, but she didn’t seem as on her game today. If this keeps up, her days may be numbered.
- Link to the box score: May 2, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Mattea $16,200 Adam $8,400 Becky $3,200)
Mattea: Standard cover bet today is $601. Keep your bet there, just in case Adam doesn’t bet enough.
Adam: You need to get to at least $15,600; your minimum bet is therefore $7,201.
Becky: If Adam’s wrong and bets to give himself a chance to win, he’ll fall to at most $1,200. Make sure you bet no more than $1,999.
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