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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, April 18, 2022

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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 World Literature) for Monday, April 18, 2022 (Season 38, Game 156):

Befitting the title, Antoine Galland, the first Western translator of this collection, worked on it only “after dinner”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Sarah McGrath, a business manager from New York, New York

Sarah McGrath on Jeopardy!

Caitlin Hayes, a musician & educator from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Caitlin Hayes on Jeopardy!

Mattea Roach, a tutor from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (9-day total: $210,802)

Mattea Roach on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: On Friday, Mattea Roach became the all-time winningest Canadian in Jeopardy! history, surpassing Bob Blake’s record. Her challengers today include North Vancouver’s Caitlin Hayes—two Canadians on the same episode is rare, but not unprecedented; back in 2018, B.C.’s Ali Hasan was defeated by Ontario’s Jordan Nussbaum. The Canadian superchamp goes for double digits today as Ken Jennings returns to host.

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Correct response: What is The Thousand and One Nights?

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Antoine Galland, trained as a classical scholar, translated many Arabic manuscripts into French; the Thousand and One Nights was actually a nighttime diversion from the academic world. Much as the Grimm brothers collected their fairy tales, the Arab literati collected these stories, and it was from these manuscripts that Galland translated (and created) the work best known to Western audiences today. Additionally, a couple of stories in the work—most notably Aladdin and Ali Baba—were not part of the manuscripts; these stories came from noted Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round categories: World Leaders; Fantasy Fiction; Out of…; Pillow Talk; Smith & Jones; Vigorous Vocab

Today’s opening segment belonged mostly to Mattea, with the defending champion picking up 9 of the 15 clues (including the Daily Double). Sarah picking up a pair of $1,000 clues helped her score, though! After the break, things were very even, and Sarah’s better performance in the bottom rows of the board led to her having a small lead after Single Jeopardy!

Double Jeopardy! Round categories: West of the Mississippi; Geology; Art on Commission; Airlines; Actors on Broadway; One E, Double E

Mattea went conservative on both Daily Doubles, which didn’t give her enough to cement a runaway; as Sarah picked up the final $2,000 clue to also bring Caitlin back into contention in Final. Your scores going into Final were Mattea at $20,800, Sarah at $12,400, and Caitlin at $9,800.

Today’s Final saw Caitlin with the only correct response—however, her not betting enough means that Mattea won her 10th game! Mattea will return tomorrow. Ken’s comments of “You escaped” towards Mattea were certainly apt!

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, April 18, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:
Mattea $20,800
Sarah $12,400
Caitlin $9,800

Tonight’s results:
Caitlin $9,800 + $2,000 = $11,800 (What is Arabian Nights?)
Sarah $12,400 – $9,000 = $3,400 (What is dessert stories?)
Mattea $20,800 – $4,001 = $16,799 (What are the Midnights Child) (10-day total: $227,601)

Mattea Roach, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the April 18, 2022 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Sarah $5,200
Mattea $5,000
Caitlin $3,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) WORLD LEADERS $600 (clue #3)
Mattea 600 +1000 (Caitlin 0 Sarah 0)
2) AIRLINES $1200 (clue #5)
Mattea 6600 +3200 (Caitlin 4600 Sarah 5200)
3) ART ON COMMISSION $800 (clue #14, $21600 left on board)
Mattea 12600 +3000 (Caitlin 8200 Sarah 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 172

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 64 (0.41 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Mattea $16,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 2 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Caitlin $9,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $12,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,400
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,400

Mattea Roach, career statistics:
272 correct, 22 incorrect
15/18 on rebound attempts (on 44 rebound opportunities)
44.86% in first on buzzer (253/564)
11/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,200)
7/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,620

Caitlin Hayes, career statistics:
12 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Sarah McGrath, career statistics:
13 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,400

Mattea Roach, to win:
11 games: 71.783%
12: 51.527%
13: 36.988%
14: 26.551%
15: 19.059%
Avg. streak: 12.544 games.

Today’s interviews:
Sarah has kept a journal of every book she’s read since 1996.
Caitlin had a piano bench explode on her mid-concert.
Mattea was a member of her middle school’s bridge team.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Mattea becomes the 13th player to win at least 10 games on Jeopardy!.
  • $227,601 is the 16th-best total of all time in regular play. It also ranks 41st all time (including tournaments).
  • It is games like this that are the reason why I suggest that the leader only make the minimum suggested cover bet over second.
  • Link to the box score: April 18, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Scores: Mattea $20,800 Sarah $12,400 Caitlin $9,800)

Mattea: Standard cover bet is $4,001. I’d recommend staying there, as there’s always a chance that second or third will underbet.

Caitlin: Your only chance of winning is on a single-get Final. You absolutely need to get up to $16,800, so your minimum bet needs to be $7,000. You might as well bet everything to maximize winnings in case that happens.

Sarah: Your cover bet over Caitlin is $7,201, which is enough to get ahead of Caitlin. However, because Caitlin’s minimum bet should bring her to $2,800 if she’s wrong, you’re probably safe to bet up to $9,600.


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