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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, April 19, 2024
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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 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
September 19-20: S42 E173 (May 6, 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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Comic Book Characters) for Friday, April 19, 2024 (Season 40, Game 160):
Featured in a 2020 film, she gets her name from a 16th c. Italian stock character who often wore diamond-patterned outfits
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Molly Fitzpatrick, a writer from Queens, New York
Scott Nations, a financial engineer & option trader from Chicago, Illinois
Marko Saric, a math professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina (1-day total: $3,799)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Alison Betts’s 5-game win streak was halted last night by a Triple Stumper Final Jeopardy; your new champion is Marko Saric, who comes in having won just $3,799. Today’s challengers are Molly Fitzpatrick and Scott Nations. I’m interested in seeing how Scott does; upon a cursory glance, it appears as though Scott has developed a number of financial strategic models for making money in options trading; I’m curious to see if he chose to try to transfer any of those skills over to Jeopardy! strategy.
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Correct response: Who is Harley Quinn?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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Created in the early 1990s as a henchwoman for The Joker, Harley Quinn became known in the DC Animated Universe as The Joker’s love interest. In the DC Extended Universe in the 2010s and 2020s, she is famously portrayed by Margot Robbie and featured in the 2020 film Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
The name came as a play on the Harlequin stock character from Italian commedia dell’arte; Harley’s original outfit included many parts of the stock character’s costume, including a jester hat, diamond pattern, and ruffled collar.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 19, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Anatomy A To Z; U.S. Geography; Fun Facts; Ordinal Phrases; Bowling; Silence!)
Even though Molly missed the Daily Double, she rebounded well and led with $3,800 after 15 clues; Marko had $2,800, while Scott had $1,400 (all from the BOWLING category).
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Molly 6 correct 1 incorrect
Marko 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scott 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Molly has a father who was watching Jeopardy! In the delivery room when she was born.
Scott is the writer-in-residence at the Ernest Hemingway museum in Oak Park.
Marko helped Donald Glover park in Chicago.
The second half of the round saw Mark take the lead, thanks to 6 correct responses, and some incorrect responses from Molly.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Marko 11 correct 2 incorrect
Molly 12 correct 4 incorrect
Scott 4 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Marko $4,800
Molly $4,000
Scott $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: African History; Not Your Everyday Words; On Guitar; Poets Of Love; Plumbing; The Depths)
The Daily Doubles did not break Marko’s way in Double Jeopardy; he got DD2 incorrect, while Scott nearly doubled up through DD3. This meant that while Marko led going into Final, it wasn’t a runaway, and everyone was still in contention!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Marko 23 correct 3 incorrect
Scott 11 correct 1 incorrect
Molly 16 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Marko $15,900
Scott $11,400
Molly $4,800
Marko and Molly both got Final correct; Marko is now a 2-day champion!
Tonight’s results:
Molly $4,800 + $4,798 = $9,598 (Who is Harley Quinn)
Scott $11,400 – $6,901 = $4,499 (Who is Wonder Woman?)
Marko $15,900 + $6,901 = $22,801 (Who is Harley Quinn? ❤️ ♦️) (2-day total: $26,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) U.S. GEOGRAPHY $800 (clue #2)
Molly 600 -1000 (Marko 0 Scott 0)
2) POETS OF LOVE $1200 (clue #2)
Marko 6400 -4500 (Scott 2400 Molly 4000)
3) NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS $2000 (clue #10, $21200 left on board)
Scott 4400 +4200 (Marko 8300 Molly 2400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -75
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Marko 3
Scott
Molly 4*
DJ! Round:
Marko 3* 4† 2 3 4 5 3
Scott 4 4 5*
Molly
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Marko 3.38
Molly 4.00
Scott 4.33
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.03 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Marko $20,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Molly $5,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 6 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Scott $9,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $9,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 12
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Marko Saric, career statistics:
46 correct, 10 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
42.98% in first on buzzer (49/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800
Scott Nations, career statistics:
11 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,200
Molly Fitzpatrick, career statistics:
17 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,800
Marko Saric, to win:
3 games: 44.232%
4: 19.565%
5: 8.654%
6: 3.828%
7: 1.693%
Avg. streak: 2.793 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- If Scott’s financial strategies are anything like his Final Jeopardy strategy, I don’t think I want any part of it. Yikes!
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Marko $15,900 Scott $11,400 Molly $4,800)
Marko: Standard cover bet over Scott is $6,901. (Actual bet: $6,901)
Scott: Your best chance of winning is if you bet no more than $1,799; this keeps Molly locked out for second and wins if Marko is incorrect. (Actual bet: $6,901)
Molly: If Marko is incorrect, he falls to $8,999. Bet at least $4,200. (Actual bet: $4,798)
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