Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, April 14, 2025

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

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American Authors) for Monday, April 14, 2025 (Season 41, Game 156):

Like a character in one of his novels, this author hid in a meat locker during an Allied bombing

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Jade Snelling, an archivist from Blacksburg, Virginia

Kyle Harvey, a civil engineer from San Antonio, Texas

Andrew Hayes, a law student originally from Tupelo, Mississippi (3-day total: $72,202)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

It’s time for a new week of Jeopardy! as Andrew Hayes enters today’s game as a 3-day champion. The fact that he’s got $72,202 over three games bodes well for his Tournament of Champions chances—with an expected 140 games until the cutoff, there’s a 75% chance at this point of his current total holding up. However, a fourth win would be even more helpful for his chances, as Kyle Harvey of San Antonio and Jade Snelling of Blacksburg hope to end Andrew’s streak at three wins. I did notice a local news article about Kyle’s appearance for those who think that might be a factor.

One thing that I’ve noticed when watching Andrew’s run so far is that he’s been doing the little things so well. He’s made very few clue selection mistakes compared to his opponents, and even when the idea makes him uncomfortable, he knows he has to go all in at times on Daily Doubles.

Correct response: Who was Kurt Vonnegut?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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During World War II, Kurt Vonnegut was an Allied POW being housed in Dresden; one night, during the Allied Dresden air raid in February 1945, Vonnegut weathered the firestorm by hiding in a meat locker, labeled Schlachthof 5—Slaughterhouse 5. That meat locker later named Vonnegut’s first bestselling novel.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, April 14, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: It Ends With “Us”; Classic Novels; Elemental Phrases; Shakin’ Dat Ax; Quoting The Tarantino Film; Oh, Mary!)

All three players got off to a good start; Andrew led after 15 clues on the strength of six correct responses. At the interviews, the scores were Andrew $5,000 Kyle $3,200 Jade $2,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Andrew 6 correct 0 incorrect
Kyle 4 correct 0 incorrect
Jade 4 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Jade did a shot-for-shot remake of a song from the Buffy musical episode.
Kyle spent five minutes in Asia while in Istanbul.
Andrew studied very near the British Film Institute.

Andrew found the Daily Double in the movie category, and came up with the correct response just in time. He was into five figures after 30 clues, but Kyle wasn’t doing too badly either.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Andrew 12 correct 0 incorrect
Kyle 13 correct 0 incorrect
Jade 4 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Andrew $11,600
Kyle $6,000
Jade $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Go Fish!; In The Dictionary; Pre-Columbian America; TV Title Change A Letter; Centenarians; Oh! These World Cities End In “O”)

Andrew found both Daily Doubles in this round, getting only one of them correct. That meant that while Andrew led going into Final, Kyle was still very much within range.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Andrew 22 correct 2 incorrect
Kyle 20 correct 1 incorrect
Jade 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Andrew $17,600
Kyle $13,200
Jade $5,600

Jade and Andrew were correct in Final; that makes Andrew a 4-day champion. He goes for win #5 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Jade $5,600 + $3,200 = $8,800 (Who is Kurt Vonnegut?)
Kyle $13,200 – $1,999 = $11,201 (Who is Heller? Hi Austen and baby #2!)
Andrew $17,600 + $8,801 = $26,401 (Who is Vonnegut?) (4-day total: $98,603)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) QUOTING THE TARANTINO FILM $600 (clue #17)
Andrew 5800 +4200 (Kyle 3200 Jade 2000)
2) CENTENARIANS $2000 (clue #3)
Andrew 12000 +2000 (Kyle 6000 Jade 2000)
3) IN THE DICTIONARY $800 (clue #19, $6800 left on board)
Andrew 18800 -4000 (Kyle 12400 Jade 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 68

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Andrew 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 3*
Kyle 4 3 4 3
Jade 5 2 3 4

DJ! Round:
Andrew 4 5* 3 4† 4 5 4 5 5 2*
Kyle 3 4 3 2
Jade 5 4 5 3 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Andrew 4.26
Kyle 3.25
Jade 3.78

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.22 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Andrew $18,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Kyle $13,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jade $5,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,600
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Andrew Hayes, career statistics:

91 correct, 10 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (82/228)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,850

Kyle Harvey, career statistics:

20 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200

Jade Snelling, career statistics:

10 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600

Andrew Hayes, to win:

5 games: 61.152%
6: 37.396%
7: 22.868%
8: 13.984%
9: 8.552%
Avg. streak: 5.574 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I was actually surprised to see the CBS Media Ventures logo on today’s broadcast; I figured that the logo would be gone after Thursday’s court ruling.
• Andrew is now 99.46% to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Andrew $17,600 Kyle $13,200 Jade $5,600)

Andrew: Standard cover bet today is $8,801. (Actual bet: $8,801)

Kyle: Bet no more than $1,999 to keep Jade locked out. (Actual bet: $1,999)

Jade: To have any chance of winning, bet at least $3,200. (Actual bet: $3,200)

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