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

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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

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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

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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 U.S. Government) for Friday, April 5, 2024 (Season 40, Game 150):

The formation of the Brownell Committee out of concern over U.S. communications intelligence led to the 1952 creation of this body

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California

Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today is Game 1 of a first-to-2-victories final between Amy Schneider, Victoria Groce, and Andrew He. It’s also the 11^th time that Amy and Andrew have been in the same episode; the past 10 meetings have seen Amy win 4, Andrew win 4, and the third player win 2.

One of the more intriguing parts of this matchup for me is going to be the buzzer battle between Amy and Victoria: both of them have been incredibly strong players on the buzzer, and the final might be decided by who gets the upper hand on the buzzer.

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Correct response: What is the National Security Agency (NSA)?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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During the Korean War, President Harry Truman came to realize that the quality of strategic intelligence in the United States was regressing and was worse than the intelligence it had received during World War II. In response, a special committee was formed, chaired by New York lawyer George Brownell. It was recommended that a national communications intelligence agency be founded—national in that it was intended to deal with both armed forces and non-armed forces communications. By the end of 1952, the National Security Agency had been established, with General Ralph J. Canine as its first director.

Remember, this is the finals of a tournament of very strong players: our players should be able to move past the FCC and get to the actual correct response to this clue; the allure of communications to FCC would be too great for this to be an appropriate regular-play Final.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

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

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: In The Past; Alliterative Lit; What Are You Wearing?; Farming History; Sports; You’re A Final”ist”)

Victoria picked up $4,200—and then doubled it to jump out to a big lead! She was at $9,200 after 15 clues to just $3,000 for Amy and $1,200 for Andrew.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Victoria 7 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 4 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Andrew ordered “participant ribbons” with some of his winnings.
Victoria has a necklace of the structure of beta-endorphins.
Amy got to judge a film festival in New York.

Amy had the best time in the second half of the round, picking up 7 correct, but Victoria still held the lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Victoria 11 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 11 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 7 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Victoria $10,600
Amy $6,200
Andrew $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: On The Map; Sculpture; Things People Say; In This Economy?!; Horror Music; 20th Century Lasts)

Andrew got to the Daily Double early to pull himself close to Victoria’s lead. Then, Victoria picked up a True Daily Double herself to jump into a big lead! Finally, Amy found another gear late, picking up just enough to make sure that Victoria didn’t have a runaway going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Victoria 18 correct 2 incorrect
Amy 22 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 14 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Victoria $29,600
Amy $15,000
Andrew $9,600

Amy was the only correct player in Final Jeopardy—and she bet enough, so that’s 1 win for Amy!

Tonight’s results:

Andrew $9,600 – $0 = $9,600 (What have I gotten myself into…)
Amy $15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000 (What is the NSA?) (1 win)
Victoria $29,600 – $401 = $29,199 (What is the CIA? Hi, Nora!)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) IN THE PAST $800 (clue #13)
Victoria 4200 +4200 (Amy 3000 Andrew 1200)
2) ON THE MAP $1200 (clue #4)
Andrew 4200 +4200 (Amy 6200 Victoria 9000)
3) IN THIS ECONOMY?! $1200 (clue #9, $23200 left on board)
Victoria 13400 +13400 (Amy 6200 Andrew 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Amy 2 3 4 3 5
Victoria 4 3 4 3 4*
Andrew 5 5 5

DJ! Round:
Amy
Victoria 3 2 4 3*
Andrew 4 5 4 3* 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Amy 3.40
Victoria 3.33
Andrew 4.38

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:

Amy $15,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Victoria $14,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $6,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,600
Lach Trash: $9,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,000
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Amy Schneider, career statistics:

1675 correct, 118 incorrect
83/101 on rebound attempts (on 226 rebound opportunities)
46.08% in first on buzzer (1545/3353)
74/88 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $230,400)
39/59 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,851

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

121 correct, 25 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
45.71% in first on buzzer (128/280)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $36,300)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,880

Andrew He, career statistics:

530 correct, 74 incorrect
35/41 on rebound attempts (on 97 rebound opportunities)
32.16% in first on buzzer (495/1539)
32/41 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $147,400)
13/27 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,430

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Current chances to win the finals: Amy 61.528% (-190), Victoria 23.746% (+300), Andrew 14.726% (+540).
• Current chances of each finals length: 2 games 32.348% (+190), 3 games 45.210% (+110), 4 games 22.442% (+320).
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Victoria $29,600 Amy $15,000 Andrew $9,600)

Amy: Bet at least $14,200 to have any hope of victory. (Actual bet: $15,000)

Victoria: Cover bet over Amy is $401. (Actual bet: $401)

Andrew: Bet no more than $8,799 and take second if Amy is wrong. (Actual bet: $0)

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