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Season 41
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, September 26, 2024
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Current Champion
Mark Ramirez, career statistics:
52 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
44.74% in first on buzzer (51/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,600
To win:
3 games: 61.692%
4: 38.059%
5: 23.479%
6: 14.485%
7: 8.936%
Avg. streak: 3.610 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 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 Stars of the 20th Century) for Thursday, September 26, 2024 (Season 41, Game 14):
A 1927 N.Y. Times headline: “Witness testifies” this woman “rewrote play and insisted on the spicy scenes because city liked them”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Maddie Carwile, a healthcare program coordinator from New York, New York
Alex Michev, an attorney from Richmond, Virginia
David Erb, a puzzle designer from Seattle, Washington (3-day total: $90,754)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Despite David Erb receiving a bit of a scare in yesterday’s game from Drew Goins, he picked up victory #3 yesterday and is still shaping up to be one of the top players in Jeopardy history in terms of taking advantage of Daily Doubles. Today, he faces off against Alex Michev and Maddie Carwile in an attempt to take a very important fourth victory today.
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Correct response: Who is Mae West?
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Before becoming the film star of the 1930’s very much known for her double entendres, Mae West spent significant time in the New York vaudeville and stage scene. She was arrested in 1927 on morals and obscenity charges surrounding her 1926 play; the New York Times article also said its backers wanted a police raid because of the increased publicity surrounding such a move. The city certainly did like the spicy scenes, though: 325,000 people saw the play between April 1926 and the February 1927 raid, while the arrest and 10-day jail term served by West only served to enhance her national profile.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, September 26, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: William & Mary; That’s On Brand; National Symbols; Album Collection; The Group Of 7; Go Fish)
For the second straight game, David got off to a bit of a slow start; Maddie found the Daily Double and Alex picked up three high-value correct responses. Alex led after 15 with $3,400 to Maddie’s $2,800 and David’s $1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Alex 4 correct 0 incorrect
Maddie 4 correct 0 incorrect
David 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Maddie is also an avid scuba diver.
Alex just had his second child.
David once did some “white hat” security regarding MySpace.
In the second half of the opening round, both challengers did very well and both had a good sized advantage over David after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Alex 10 correct 1 incorrect
Maddie 8 correct 0 incorrect
David 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alex $6,400
Maddie $5,200
David $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Classic Novels; Tree People?; Great Landform; Psychology; Famous Fathers-In-Law; Begins & Ends With…)
David got to DD2 early and doubled up to make it close; however, he struggled to get in for most of the round. Maddie found DD3, but an incorrect response meant she was second going into Final, as Alex held a $2,100 lead going into clue #61.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Alex 18 correct 2 incorrect
Maddie 19 correct 2 incorrect
David 11 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Alex $16,000
Maddie $13,900
David $4,400
This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, which might have proven to be advantage David—but Maddie made a very smart small bet and is your new champion!
Tonight’s results:
David $4,400 – $123 = $4,277 (Who is Parker? | Best Family!)
Maddie $13,900 – $2,200 = $11,700 (Who is Woolf?) (1-day total: $11,700)
Alex $16,000 – $12,000 = $4,000 (Who is Gertrude Stein?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WILLIAM & MARY $400 (clue #11)
Maddie 1600 +1200 (David 1000 Alex 1000)
2) GREAT LANDFORM $1200 (clue #2)
David 2000 +2000 (Alex 6400 Maddie 5200)
3) PSYCHOLOGY $800 (clue #17, $16000 left on board)
Maddie 10000 -2500 (David 2400 Alex 11600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 150
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
David 3 4 5 2 3 4 5
Alex 3
Maddie 2 2 2*
DJ! Round:
David 2 3* 4† 4 3
Alex 4 5 2 3 5 2
Maddie 3 1 1 2 4 2*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Maddie 2.11
David 3.50
Alex 3.43
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:
Maddie $15,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
David $3,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Alex $16,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,200
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
David Erb, career statistics:
76 correct, 10 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
31.14% in first on buzzer (71/228)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $36,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,550
Alex Michev, career statistics:
18 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000
Maddie Carwile, career statistics:
19 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,300)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
Maddie Carwile, to win:
2 games: 42.280%
3: 17.876%
4: 7.558%
5: 3.196%
6: 1.351%
Avg. streak: 1.733 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Alex $16,000 Maddie $13,900 David $4,400)
David: Bet no more than $200 to stay ahead of Alex if he makes the minimum cover bet over Maddie. (Actual bet: $123)
Alex: Standard cover bet over Maddie is $11,801. (Actual bet: $12,000)
Maddie: Betting between $4,201 and $5,099 both defends against the biggest range of Alex’s bets and keeps David locked out. (Actual bet: $2,200)
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