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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, April 9, 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 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 Bodies of Water) for Tuesday, April 9, 2024 (Season 40, Game 152):
The smallest inland sea in the world, it’s completely within the territory of a single country & connects 2 other larger seas
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California
Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Could tonight be the final tournament game of Season 40 in syndication? Andrew He is certainly hoping that it isn’t; this is a must-win game for him tonight; a victory tonight sends this final to a winner-take-all Game 4. However, Victoria appears to have got the rhythm of the signalling device down perfectly—in last night’s game, she put up another 50 attempts and got in 29 times. This feels like Victoria’s tournament to lose at this point.
It should be noted that due to the UEFA Champions League this afternoon on CBS, today’s game is scheduled to air as early as 10:30 AM Eastern (9:30 AM Central) on KIMT (Mason City, Iowa).
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Correct response: What is the Sea of Marmara?
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The Sea of Marmara is located entirely within modern Turkey, connecting the Black Sea (via the Bosphorus Strait) and the Aegean/Mediterranean Sea (via the Dardanelles).
I think this clue should be straightforward for our players, maybe not as much for home viewers. If this clue ends up deciding the tournament, I would not be mad.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Cities; Van Life; Words That Go Up To 11; Looks Like We’re In Business; Musical Genre Masters; Literary Lines)
Victoria had the most number of correct responses early, but an incorrect Daily Double dropped her score back to $0. At the first break, Amy had $3,400 to Victoria’s $2,600 and Andrew’s $1,400.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Amy 4 correct 0 incorrect
Victoria 7 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Andrew went on trips with Sam Buttrey.
Victoria never thought she would get the chance to play the game again.
Amy got taken out of a line at a bar in New York City.
Victoria picked up another 7 correct responses after the break to re-take the lead at the midway point of this one.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Victoria 14 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 6 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 7 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Victoria $5,800
Amy $4,200
Andrew $3,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Ancient History; Reboots & Remakes; Nobel Prizes; The Measure Of A Man; Opera Settings; Kneel Before Zed)
The struggles on the Daily Doubles continued, with Amy and Victoria turning this into an 0-for-3 game on the betting clues. Victoria held a $1,400 lead going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Victoria 25 correct 3 incorrect
Andrew 13 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 15 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Victoria $11,400
Andrew $10,000
Amy $7,200
Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; Victoria is headed to Jeopardy Masters! (Pardon my excitement regarding the exclamation point.) Amy finishes second in this final, and Andrew third.
Tonight’s results:
Amy $7,200 + $1,400 = $8,600 ($50,000) (What is the Sea of Marmora?)
Andrew $10,000 + $4,401 = $14,401 ($25,000) (What is the Sea of Marmara?)
Victoria $11,400 + $8,601 = $20,001 (What is the Sea of Marmara? Hi, Nora!) (2 wins, $100,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) LITERARY LINES $800 (clue #6)
Victoria 2800 -2800 (Amy 600 Andrew 0)
2) OPERA SETTINGS $1200 (clue #9)
Amy 6200 -6200 (Victoria 10600 Andrew 6000)
3) THE MEASURE OF A MAN $1600 (clue #16, $13600 left on board)
Victoria 15800 -6000 (Amy 1600 Andrew 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -238
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Amy 3 4
Victoria 4 3 3 4*
Andrew
DJ! Round:
Amy 3* 4† 5
Victoria 4 3 2 2 5 3 2 4 4*
Andrew 4 3 5 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Victoria 3.31
Andrew 3.75
Amy 3.80
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:
Victoria $20,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Andrew $10,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Amy $13,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,600
Lach Trash: $4,000 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1704 correct, 120 incorrect
83/101 on rebound attempts (on 229 rebound opportunities)
45.31% in first on buzzer (1571/3467)
76/91 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $240,600)
41/61 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,518
Victoria Groce, career statistics:
178 correct, 28 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
46.19% in first on buzzer (182/394)
7/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $38,700)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Andrew He, career statistics:
557 correct, 76 incorrect
36/42 on rebound attempts (on 99 rebound opportunities)
31.52% in first on buzzer (521/1653)
32/41 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $147,400)
15/29 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,007
Andy’s Thoughts:
- KIMT (Rapid City, Iowa) aired today’s game at 9:30 AM Central.
- Regular play begins tomorrow.
- I’m impressed by Amy’s Final Jeopardy wager.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Victoria $11,400 Andrew $10,000 Amy $7,200)
Amy: If this is a Triple Stumper, you need to stay above $5,600. Bet no more than $1,600. (Actual bet: $1,400)
Victoria: Standard cover bet over Andrew is $8,601. (Actual bet: $8,601)
Andrew: Standard cover bet over Amy is $4,401. (Actual bet: $4,401)
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