Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, July 5, 2024

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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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 World Languages) for Friday, July 5, 2024 (Season 40, Game 215):

The flag of Aruba features a 4-pointed star symbolizing its 4 major languages: the local Papiamento & these 3 imported ones

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Sarah Crocker, a writer & editor from Aurora, Colorado

Alex Wang, a rising senior at Duke University from Harrington Park, New Jersey

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (2-day total: $47,986)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

2-day champion Isaac Hirsch comes into Friday’s game looking to win his third game in a row; today he faces off against Sarah Crocker of Colorado and Alex Wang of New Jersey.

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Correct response: What are Dutch, English & Spanish?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

The four major languages of Aruba are the local Papiamento, Dutch (as Aruba was colonized by The Netherlands), English and Spanish (due to Aruba’s location in the Caribbean, it was seen as important that Arubans be able to speak those two other languages, as many neighboring islands in the Caribbean speak one of those two languages.)

Honestly, I think the biggest difficulty for our players in this Final Jeopardy will be one of time management—I anticipate that “Dutch” will be written down very quickly, with the other two being “what else could it be?” guesses near the end of the 30 seconds—my biggest concern is that a player isn’t going to leave themselves enough time to write down “English” and “Spanish” at the end of the clock. I personally don’t have an issue with “keeping track of 30 seconds” being an important gameplay skill—but I also understand that my opinion on this subject isn’t going to be universal. (I’d leave further thoughts on this today, but it’s close enough to a subject that I was going to talk about anyway in my editorial tomorrow such that I’ll touch on it in my Weekly Thoughts.)

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, July 5, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Geo-Pourri; Organizations; French Slang & Phrases; Pop Music; Layers; Let’s Talk About Cake)

Isaac picked up 8 correct to jump out to a big lead after 15 clues. Alex found—and then missed—the Daily Double. At the interviews, Isaac had $5,800 to Sarah’s $2,400 and Alex’s $0.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Isaac 8 correct 1 incorrect
Sarah 3 correct 0 incorrect
Alex 1 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Sarah became a vegetarian 14 years ago to spite a friend.
Alex went to the 2018 & 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Isaac has a car that was booked to appear on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”.

The second half of the opening round saw Isaac pick up another 8 correct responses to extend his lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Isaac 16 correct 3 incorrect
Sarah 6 correct 1 incorrect
Alex 2 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Isaac $7,000
Sarah $3,000
Alex $400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Treaties; TV “B”-Runs; Health & Medicine; Midwesterners; Emotional Words?; They Wrote For Sports Illustrated)

Isaac picked up both Daily Doubles for a conservative $2,000 apiece (understandable considering how he’d done previously on them) en route to 17 correct in this round, tying Drew Basile for a season-high 33 correct responses and cruising to a runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Isaac 33 correct 3 incorrect
Sarah 10 correct 3 incorrect
Alex 4 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Isaac $26,200
Sarah $5,000
Alex $1,600

Only Alex came up with a correct response in Final, and that got him second place after Sarah overwagered. Isaac is now a 3-day champion, though!

Tonight’s results:

Alex $1,600 + $410 = $2,010 (What are English, Spanish, Dutch? :))
Sarah $5,000 – $4,500 = $500 (What is English, Spanish + Portuguese?)
Isaac $26,200 – $4,000 = $22,200 (What are Spanish, English, + Portuguese?) (3-day total: $70,186)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) GEO-POURRI $600 (clue #10)
Alex 600 -600 (Isaac 4800 Sarah 1400)
2) EMOTIONAL WORDS? $1200 (clue #13)
Isaac 15000 +2000 (Alex -800 Sarah 1400)
3) TREATIES $1600 (clue #16, $13600 left on board)
Isaac 17800 +2000 (Alex -800 Sarah 2200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -35

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 3 4 5 3
Alex 3*
Sarah 3 4

DJ! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 2 3* 4† 4*
Alex 3
Sarah 2†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Isaac 3.71
Alex 3.00
Sarah 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Isaac $25,000 Coryat, 33 correct, 3 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Alex $2,200 Coryat, 4 correct, 3 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $5,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,200
Lach Trash: $14,800 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

88 correct, 12 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
51.46% in first on buzzer (88/171)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,600)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,400

Alex Wang, career statistics:

5 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,200

Sarah Crocker, career statistics:

10 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,000

Isaac Hirsch, to win:

4 games: 61.916%
5: 38.336%
6: 23.736%
7: 14.696%
8: 9.099%
Avg. streak: 4.626 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Normally I don’t post wagering suggestions in a double-runaway, but we did have a wagering error today.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Isaac $26,200 Sarah $5,000 Alex $1,600)

Isaac: Bet no more than $16,199. (Actual bet: $4,000)

Alex: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $410)

Sarah: Bet no more than $1,799 and you’re guaranteed second place and an extra $1,000—and who doesn’t want a free $1,000? (Actual bet: $4,500)

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