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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – April 17, 2019

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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

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 20th Century Literary Characters) for Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 158):

His first name refers to the ancient district in which you’d find the Greek capital; his surname is a bird

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Lorelle Anderson, a law librarian from Sanford, Florida

Lorelle Anderson on Jeopardy!

Hannah Pierson-Compeau, an IT product manager from Washington, DC

Hannah Pierson-Compeau on Jeopardy!

James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (9-day total: $566,660)

James Holzhauer on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Atticus Finch?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Lawyer Atticus Finch is Scout’s father in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus comes from “from Attica”; Attica is the historical region of the Attic peninsula, the area surrounding Athens, Greece; the peninsula juts into the Aegean Sea.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
James $71,114
Lorelle $5,400
Hannah $5,000

Tonight’s results:
Hannah $5,000 – $4,000 = $1,000 (What is Aq)
Lorelle $5,400 + $5,300 = $10,700
James $71,114 + $60,013 = $131,127 (10-day total: $697,787) (Who is Atticus Finch This is for you Granny <3)

James Holzhauer set a one-day record on Jeopardy! of $131,127 on April 17, 2019.
James Holzhauer, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the April 17, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $11,400
Lorelle $3,000
Hannah $1,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) CHILDREN’S BOOKS $600 (13th pick)
Hannah 0 +1000 (James 6600 Lorelle 2600)
2) 5, 5 $1600 (14th pick)
James 26600 +11914 (Hannah 3800 Lorelle 3000)
3) MUSIC “MAN” $800 (20th pick)
James 44114 +25000 (Hannah 3800 Lorelle 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 201

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0

Game Stats:
James $36,600 Coryat, 40 correct, 0 incorrect, 64.91% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Lorelle $5,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 0 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer
Hannah $4,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $46,600
Lach Trash: $6,600 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $800

James Holzhauer, stats to date:
341 correct, 13 incorrect
12/14 on rebound attempts (on 26 rebound opportunities)
54.43% in first on buzzer (307/564)
21/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $218,199)
9/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $29,000

James Holzhauer, to win:
11 games: 95.25%
12: 90.72%
13: 86.41%
14: 82.31%
15: 78.40%
Avg. streak: 30.046 games.

Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 92 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 2.988 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.1855).
An average of 4.6233 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.4715).

An early cutoff took place 0.326% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).

James Holzhauer qualified 100.000% of the time.
Eric R. Backes qualified 88.073% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 65.570% of the time.
Lindsey Shultz qualified 32.198% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 7.637% of the time.
Jonathan Dinerstein qualified 1.137% of the time.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • James’ score today of $131,127 breaks his own record that he set on April 9.
  • James is now the 8th ultra-champion (10 or more wins) in the show’s history.
  • James has $697,787 after 10 wins; after Ken Jennings’ 21st win, Ken was at $697,760.
  • $697,787 puts James in 4th all-time in winnings on the show (including tournament winnings).
  • James’ 41 correct, 0 incorrect (including Final) is believed to be the highest number of correct responses given in one game without being incorrect once. David Madden had a 36 correct, 0 incorrect (35 plus Final) game on July 11, 2005.
  • James’ Coryat score of $36,600 is 5th all-time. #1 through #4 all belong to Ken Jennings. The record is $39,200.
  • $60,013 is the largest amount of money ever wagered in Final Jeopardy. James is the only player to have had at least $60,000 going into Final Jeopardy (he has now done that three times).
  • James’ bet of $25,000 on the final Daily Double equals his record Daily Double bet from April 9.
  • James’ lead of $65,714 is the largest-ever lead going into Final Jeopardy.
  • Effective in first on buzzer stats: James 71.15% (37/52), Lorelle 13.46% (7/52), Hannah 14.04% (8/52).

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