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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – July 24, 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)
(Click Here for Methodology)

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 Children’s Authors) for Wednesday, July 24, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 228):

This author & illustrator who won the 1964 Caldecott Medal was dubbed the “Picasso of children’s books”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Corin Purifoy, a fiber artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Corin Purifoy on Jeopardy!

Michelle Bruck, an attorney from Levittown, Pennsylvania

Michelle Bruck on Jeopardy!

Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico (3-day total: $75,300)

Jason Zuffranieri on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Maurice Sendak?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

When Sendak died in 2012, multiple newspaper obituaries made reference to Sendak having been dubbed “the Picasso of children’s books” by TIME Magazine. And this was prior to Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak’s most famous work, and the work that won Sendak the 1964 Caldecott Medal. Its somewhat grotesque depiction of monsters concerned parents on first publication, but it is still tops many lists of best children’s books.

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

Scores going into Final:
Jason $18,400
Corin $14,200
Michelle $3,000

Tonight’s results:
Michelle $3,000 – $0 = $3,000 (Who is Carl?)
Corin $14,200 – $8,100 = $6,100 (Who is Carle?)
Jason $18,400 + $11,600 = $30,000 (4-day total: $105,300)

Jason Zuffranieri, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the July 24, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Corin $5,800
Jason $3,600
Michelle $600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) SEAS $400 (21st pick)
Jason 5200 -5200 (Corin 5600 Michelle 0)
2) HISTORY BOOKS $2000 (19th pick)
Michelle 4200 -2000 (Corin 12200 Jason 9600)
3) CANADIAN PROVINCIAL SYMBOLS $1600 (22nd pick)
Jason 11600 +4000 (Corin 12200 Michelle 2200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -113

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

Game Stats:
Jason $21,200 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Corin $14,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 0 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Michelle $5,000 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $8,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200

Jason Zuffranieri, stats to date:
106 correct, 8 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
45.05% in first on buzzer (100/222)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,800)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryet: $21,400

Jason Zuffranieri, to win:
5 games: 75.877%
6: 57.573%
7: 43.684%
8: 33.146%
9: 25.150%
Avg. streak: 7.145 games.
Methodology: https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/04/jeopardy-predictions-updated-methods.html

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Had the SEAS category been taken in order, I think that Jason would have gotten that first Daily Double correct. However, because Jason played $600 (Black Sea) and $800 (Coral Sea) before going to $400, he seemed to think that there might be a “color” theme going on when there was not one. Thus, he got sidetracked and went “Red Sea” instead of the correct response (“Dead Sea”).
  • That being said, the fact that Jason was able to easily recover from missing that True Daily Double should be evidence enough that the risks involved are small enough that most players should go True Daily Double at all times in the Jeopardy! round.
  • While it was moot in this case, Corin should have limited her bet in Final Jeopardy to $5,800. Her best chances of winning come with bets in the $4,201 to $5,800 range (had Jason bet his minimum covering wager of $10,001, he would have fallen to $8,399 on an incorrect response).

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