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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, October 9, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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 $1,598,403
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
Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian readers! Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Women Authors) for Monday, October 9, 2023 (Season 40, Game 21):
In “A Room of One’s Own”, the “four famous names” are Austen, 2 Brontës & this author who died closest to Virginia Woolf’s own time
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Lucy Ricketts, a book designer & freelance illustrator from Atlanta, Georgia
Camron Conners, a high school social studies teacher from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Phil Hoffman, an analyst originally from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today begins week #2 of Champions Wildcard; today’s returning players are Phil Hoffman, Camron Conners, and Lucy Ricketts. Phil was a 2-day champion from February 2021, Camron was best known for being the champion that Mattea Roach defeated, and Lucy was an alternate for the 2022 Tournament of Champions, having won three games.
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Correct response: Who is George Eliot?
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George Eliot was a famed 19th-century English author of such works as Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Middlemarch. Woolf once described Middlemarch as “one of the few English novels written for grown-up people”. While Woolf does examine the literary careers of more than just the “four famous names” mentioned in the clue, George Eliot was the most recent author examined.
I think Jeopardy! will once again take heat here from some corners of the Internet for its using the category name “Women Authors”; I would posit that this Final would play nearly identically with a category title of “Virginia Woolf” and changing “this author” to “this woman” in the clue.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, October 9, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Brief History Of Thyme; Thomas Aquinas, Advice Columnist; 3rd Graders Know This Stuff; Travel Texas; Body Shots; The Heavyweight Champion Of The World)
Lucy was in control early, and picking up $3,000 on the Daily Double before getting to five figures after 30 clues!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Lucy 7 correct 1 incorrect
Camron 3 correct 2 incorrect
Phil 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Lucy got The Re-Call while shopping on her lunch break.
Camron experienced a myriad of emotions around the time of his first Call.
Phil finished second-to-last at online bar trivia during his original run.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Lucy 14 correct 1 incorrect
Camron 8 correct 2 incorrect
Phil 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lucy $10,600
Camron $2,400
Phil $400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Brief History Of Time; I’m Still Standin’; Candle In The Wind; Circle Of Life; I’d Like To Solve The Puzzle; Elton John Songs)
Phil had the best time of finding the Daily Doubles in this one; he got the first one, but losing $5,000 on the second put Lucy in a good position. A rebounded $2,000 clue for Lucy after Phil and Camron missed was enough to make sure Lucy had a runaway going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lucy 20 correct 1 incorrect
Camron 15 correct 5 incorrect
Phil 11 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Lucy $16,200
Camron $6,800
Phil $990
Lucy was the only correct player in Final—she’s a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Phil $990 – $801 = $189 (Who is ?)
Camron $6,800 – $6,800 = $0 (Who is -love you guys, I had a blast! Godspeed)
Lucy $16,200 + $500 = $16,700 (Who G Eliot?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) TRAVEL TEXAS $1000 (clue #15)
Lucy 3800 +3000 (Phil -400 Camron 0)
2) A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME $1200 (clue #4)
Phil 2000 +1990 (Camron 2400 Lucy 11800)
3) CANDLE IN THE WIND $1600 (clue #20, $8400 left on board)
Phil 7190 -5000 (Camron 9600 Lucy 12600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 109
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Phil 2 4
Camron 3 4 5 3
Lucy 3 2 3 5 2 4 2 4 5*
DJ! Round:
Phil 3 5 3* 4† 5† 4 4 5 3 4*
Camron 3 2 3 4 5 1 2† 3
Lucy 4 2
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Lucy 3.27
Phil 3.83
Camron 3.17
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Lucy $14,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Phil $5,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Camron $6,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,200
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,600
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Phil Hoffman, career statistics:
58 correct, 17 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
26.11% in first on buzzer (59/226)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,510)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,650
Camron Conners, career statistics:
47 correct, 15 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
29.17% in first on buzzer (49/168)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,200)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,867
Lucy Ricketts, career statistics:
115 correct, 14 incorrect
9/11 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
37.37% in first on buzzer (105/281)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $22,000)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,080
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I’m sure the contestant coordinators & producers were pulling their hair out at Phil & Camron both routinely shortening category names, against the wishes of the show.
Today’s box score: October 9, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lucy $16,200 Camron $6,800 Phil $990)
Phil: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $801)
Camron: Limit your bet to $4,819. (Actual bet: $6,800)
Lucy: Limit your bet to $2,599. (Actual bet: $500)
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