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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, April 12, 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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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 Authors’ Afterlives) for Friday, April 12, 2024 (Season 40, Game 155):
After his death his son Michel reworked & published manuscripts like one about a meteor made of gold heading for Earth
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Brian Phillips, an IT technician originally from Spring Valley, New York
Sarah Avery, an assistant reporter of judicial decisions from Ellington, Connecticut
Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California (1-day total: $28,600)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The first week of regular play concludes today with Alison Betts as our returning champion. Today, she faces off against Connecticut’s Sarah Avery and New York’s Brian Phillips.
Tonight is also an important night for those paying attention to Jeopardy! Masters, airing in prime time on ABC next month: the show will be announcing the “Producer’s Pick” this evening at its live Inside Jeopardy event in New York City.
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Correct response: Who is Jules Verne?
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.)
I’m going to open my write-up today and say that this is going to be a much easier Final Jeopardy clue for those who hear Ken Jennings say “Michel” and not “Michael”, as someone reading this is much more likely to subconsciously assume a typo and insert an A for “Michael”—making this clue much harder for them.
Seeing a clearly French name like “Michel”, though, with the addition of a science fiction premise such as a golden meteor—in this case, The Chase of the Golden Meteor—should hopefully point contestants and viewers alike to the early master of science fiction, Jules Verne.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 12, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Stock Photos, Kinda; We’Ve Got Today’S Hits; New York Governors; Fads; Kiddy Lit; That’S So Cringe)
Alison started out a fun opening segment by finding the Daily Double immediately! From there, Sarah picked up 8 correct to jump into a lead. She had $4,400 at the interviews, to Alison’s $2,200 and Brian’s -$600.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Sarah 8 correct 0 incorrect
Alison 3 correct 0 incorrect
Brian 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Brian got put into an advanced track after a trip to New York City.
Sarah got to watch NSYNC perform at her high school.
Alison feeds a neighbor’s cat a lot.
Despite another fumble from the contestants on a Taylor Swift clue, Sarah held on to her lead after 30, even though Alison picked up 6 correct in the second half of the round.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Sarah 11 correct 1 incorrect
Alison 9 correct 1 incorrect
Brian 2 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sarah $5,200
Alison $4,600
Brian $200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: American Birds; Fake Movies In Movies; The Black Arts Movement; Where’D You “Go”?; Drop In…; Anytime)
Alison broke this one open early in Double Jeopardy, going all in on Daily Double #2 and doubling her score! From there she cruised to a runaway victory with 14 correct in Double Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Alison 23 correct 3 incorrect
Sarah 17 correct 2 incorrect
Brian 7 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Alison $25,600
Sarah $8,400
Brian $6,600
Brian and Alison got Final correct, which means a big payday for Alison and second place for Brian. Alison returns Monday for an attempt at win #3.
Tonight’s results:
Brian $6,600 + $1,801 = $8,401 (Who is Jules Verne?)
Sarah $8,400 – $4,801 = $3,599 (Who is Proust?)
Alison $25,600 + $7,500 = $33,100 (Who is Verne?) (2-day total: $61,700)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) KIDDY LIT $800 (clue #1)
Alison 0 +1000 (Sarah 0 Brian 0)
2) WHERE’D YOU “GO”? $1600 (clue #4)
Alison 7000 +7000 (Sarah 5200 Brian 1000)
3) DROP IN… $1200 (clue #7, $28000 left on board)
Alison 16000 +2000 (Sarah 5200 Brian 1000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 213
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Alison 4*
Sarah
Brian
DJ! Round:
Alison 3 4* 2 3 3*
Sarah
Brian 2 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Alison 3.17
Brian 2.50
Sarah 0.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.03 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Alison $19,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Brian $6,600 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $8,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $14,600 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Alison Betts, career statistics:
48 correct, 7 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200
Sarah Avery, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400
Brian Phillips, career statistics:
8 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600
Alison Betts, to win:
3 games: 64.100%
4: 41.088%
5: 26.337%
6: 16.882%
7: 10.822%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Alison $25,600 Sarah $8,400 Brian $6,600)
Alison: Bet no more than $8,799 and enjoy win #2! (Actual bet: $7,500)
Sarah: Cover bet over Brian in the battle for second is $4,801. (Actual bet: $4,801)
Brian: Bet no more than $2,999 and take second if Sarah misses Final. (Actual bet: $1,801)
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