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Season 41
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, September 27, 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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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 Landmarks) for Friday, September 27, 2024 (Season 41, Game 15):
At its dedication, Sen. John Sherman said, “Simple in form…it rises into the skies higher than any other work of human art”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kate Roesch, a data visualization developer from Indianapolis, Indiana
Marianne McGowan, a writing professor from Framingham, Massachusetts
Maddie Carwile, a healthcare program coordinator from New York, New York (1-day total: $11,700)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We have a new champion in Maddie Carwile, who won last night over 3-day champion David Erb and strong challenger Alex Michev, thanks to an intelligently small wager in Final Jeopardy and a Triple Stumper in Final Jeopardy. Today, she defends for the first time against Marianne McGowan and Kate Roesch.
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Correct response: What is the Washington Monument?
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The obelisk known as the Washington Monument was the world’s tallest structure from its opening in 1884 to the completion of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1889. John Sherman, who spoke at its 1884 opening, was the Senator who brought forth the resolution in the Senate in 1876 proposing that Congress direct the completion of the Monument; construction had stalled in the 1850s after the company that had originally funded the building of the obelisk ran out of money.
To me, the biggest clue in this Final is the “higher than any other work”—knowing that the Washington Monument was the tallest in the world. We’ll see today if any of the contestants pick up on it.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, September 27, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: O Canada Province Capital; Dying On TV; Wild Lines; Nicknames; All Bets; R Off)
Though Marianne struggled early on the signaling device, Maddie and Kate started out well. Maddie and Kate both had $2,800 at the interviews, while Marianne had $1,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Kate 6 correct 2 incorrect
Maddie 5 correct 0 incorrect
Marianne 1 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kate has been working on building furniture with her father.
Marianne has a box of her father’s World War II letters as a treasured possession.
Maddie has gone on hikes in Jordan and Sumatra.
Kate found the Daily Double, and the $2,200 she picked up from it ensured that she led after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Kate 10 correct 4 incorrect
Maddie 10 correct 0 incorrect
Marianne 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Kate $5,600
Maddie $5,200
Marianne $600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: American Authors; Cameos; The Natural World; Languages; It’s A Crisis!; Words That Should Rhyme)
Maddie got DD2 for $3,000—and then it took a very long time to find DD3; it was in the unexpected CAMEOS category. Kate got it, and bet for the lead with $7,000. However, it only took one clue for Maddie to take the lead back—and Maddie led by just $400 going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Maddie 20 correct 0 incorrect
Kate 19 correct 7 incorrect
Marianne 9 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Maddie $20,600
Kate $20,200
Marianne $5,400
Marianne and Kate were correct in Final, but Maddie was not—which makes Kate your new Jeopardy champion! She’ll be back Monday to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Marianne $5,400 + $5,000 = $10,400 (What is the Washington Monument?)
Kate $20,200 + $8,000 = $28,200 (What is the Washington Monument) (1-day total: $28,200)
Maddie $20,600 – $20,000 = $600 (What is the St. Louis Arch? (Thanks J+K+K 🙂 ))
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) NICKNAMES $1000 (clue #26)
Kate 3200 +2200 (Maddie 4000 Marianne 600)
2) LANGUAGES $1200 (clue #7)
Maddie 6000 +3000 (Marianne 3800 Kate 7200)
3) CAMEOS $1200 (clue #28, $2800 left on board)
Kate 12400 +7000 (Maddie 18600 Marianne 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 175
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Maddie 2 2 3 4 3 5 3 4 4 5 1
Marianne 2 2 1 2
Kate 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 1 1 5*
DJ! Round:
Maddie 3* 4† 5† 2 3 1† 5 2 5 1 1
Marianne 2 3 4 2 4 5 1
Kate 4 3 2 3 4 5 1 1 4 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Kate 3.24
Marianne 2.55
Maddie 3.09
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:
Kate $13,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 7 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Marianne $5,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Maddie $18,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,400
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Maddie Carwile, career statistics:
39 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,700)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,200
Marianne McGowan, career statistics:
10 correct, 1 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400
Kate Roesch, career statistics:
20 correct, 7 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200
Kate Roesch, to win:
2 games: 60.550%
3: 36.663%
4: 22.199%
5: 13.442%
6: 8.139%
Avg. streak: 2.535 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Maddie $20,600 Kate $20,200 Marianne $5,400)
Maddie: Standard cover bet over Kate is $19,801. (Actual bet: $20,000)
Marianne: Bet no more than $4,600 to stay ahead of Maddie if she makes the cover bet and you both are incorrect. (Actual bet: $5,000)
Kate: Bet no more than $9,399 to keep Marianne locked out. (Actual bet: $8,000)
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