Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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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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Jeopardy! Masters Standings

(Semifinal Final Standings)

1) Victoria Groce, 7 points, 2 wins, 81 correct responses, $60,000 Coryat Score, $65,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Andrew He, 6 points, 2 wins, 51 correct responses, $33,200 Coryat Score, $34,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Yogesh Raut, 2 points, 0 wins, 48 correct responses, $31,200 Coryat Score, $25,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Paolo Pasco, 1 point, 0 wins, 33 correct responses, $23,600 Coryat Score, $29,200 earned before Final Jeopardy

(Quarterfinal Final Standings)

1) Victoria Groce, 15 points, 5 wins, 172 correct responses, $126,000 Coryat Score, $121,000 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 12 points, 3 wins, 106 correct responses, $69,000 Coryat Score, $69,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 8 points, 1 win, 94 correct responses, $62,400 Coryat Score, $71,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Andrew He, 5 points, 1 win, 89 correct responses, $53,000 Coryat Score, $50,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 68 correct responses, $40,200 Coryat Score, $45,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 86 correct responses, $60,600 Coryat Score, $68,400 earned before Final Jeopardy

Upcoming Encore Presentations

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September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 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. Paolo Pasco $548,717
17. Andrew He $534,365
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 Compound Word Origins) for Tuesday, July 25, 2023 (Season 39, Game 227):

This compound word meant an astronomical object of exceptional brightness in 1910; it was soon applied to actors & athletes

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Julie Sisson, a library circulation assistant from Everett, Washington

Andrew Knowles, a psychologist resident from Portland, Oregon

Taylor Clagett, a marketing director originally from Chesapeake Beach, Maryland (2-day total: $31,800)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Taylor Clagett picked up a runaway victory in last night’s episode of Jeopardy; today, he faces off against Oregon’s Andrew Knowles and Washington’s Julie Sisson.

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Correct response: What is superstar?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the astronomical use of the word “superstar”, denoting a very large or bright celestial object, dates from G.P. Service’s Round Year with Stars v. 123, published in 1910. The term today is generally used to refer to high performers in any field, especially sports and acting.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Just Googly It; That Can Be A Greek Letter; The OED Describes The Animal; Rhyme The Time; Something’s Rotten; In Denmark)

All three players had a good opening round, but it was Taylor who led at both commercial breaks, thanks to getting the Daily Double correct on the 10th clue of the game.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Taylor 5 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 5 correct 2 incorrect
Julie 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Julie carries around an “L” Scrabble tile as a good luck charm from her grandmother.
Andrew can touch his tongue to his elbow.
Taylor builds child-size Adirondack chairs for his friends’ chldren.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Taylor 10 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 8 correct 3 incorrect
Julie 5 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Taylor $6,200
Andrew $4,400
Julie $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: State The 19th Century Senator; Somebody Wrote That; This American Lake; Kiss & Tell; Writer-Directors; The Idioms Go Thataway)

Unfortunately for Julie, she nearly fell to $0 early in the round after a missed Daily Double. However, she had plenty of time to recover, and her going 4/5 in the idiom category meant that, even though Taylor got the Daily Double correct, Taylor didn’t have a runaway going into Final—in fact, things were very close going into clue #61!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Taylor 14 correct 2 incorrect
Julie 14 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 17 correct 8 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 43 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Taylor $9,700
Julie $8,200
Andrew $6,400

Both challengers today were correct in Final, which means that Julie is your new champion! She’ll return tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Andrew $6,400 + $301 = $6,701 (What is superstar)
Julie $8,200 + $3,010 = $11,210 (What is Superstar?) (1-day total: $11,210)
Taylor $9,700 – $8,722 = $978 (What is star?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THAT CAN BE A GREEK LETTER $800 (clue #10)
Taylor 1800 +1800 (Andrew 1600 Julie 400)
2) SOMEBODY WROTE THAT $1600 (clue #2)
Julie 4200 -4000 (Taylor 6200 Andrew 4400)
3) THIS AMERICAN LAKE $1600 (clue #6, $26800 left on board)
Taylor 9000 +2300 (Andrew 3600 Julie 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 30

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Taylor 5 4 3 4*
Andrew 4 5 2 1 3
Julie 1

DJ! Round:
Taylor 5† 5 4*
Andrew
Julie 3 4* 2†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Julie 2.50
Andrew 3.00
Taylor 4.29

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 43 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Julie $12,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $6,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 8 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Taylor $8,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,600
Lach Trash: $15,000 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400

Player Statistics:

Taylor Clagett, career statistics:

55 correct, 15 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
33.92% in first on buzzer (58/171)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,267

Andrew Knowles, career statistics:

18 correct, 8 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,400

Julie Sisson, career statistics:

15 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200

Julie Sisson, to win:

2 games: 30.456%
3: 9.276%
4: 2.825%
5: 0.860%
6: 0.262%
Avg. streak: 1.438 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I hope that players waiting to play notice Julie’s lack of a cover bet here; it could affect strategy the rest of the week.

• Today’s box score: July 25, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Taylor $9,700 Julie $8,200 Andrew $6,400)

Taylor: Standard cover bet over Julie is $6,701. (Actual bet: $8,722)

Andrew: Play for the Triple Stumper and keep your score above $3,601. Thus, bet up to $2,799. (Actual bet: $301)

Julie: Standard cover bet over Andrew is $4,601. (Actual bet: $3,010)

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