Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, December 2, 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.
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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 Poetic Characters) for Monday, December 2, 2024 (Season 41, Game 61):

In an 1842 poem, it is said of this legendary character that his “quaint attire” is much admired

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Mike Ross, a teacher from Kansas City, Missouri

Evan Jones, a software designer from Seattle, Washington

Susan Beachy, a news researcher from Queens, New York (1-day total: $9,300)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Welcome to December! The month begins with Susan Beachy, who won just under $10,000 on Friday. With one spot left to be claimed in both the Tournament of Champions and Champions Wildcard, things are looking to be very interesting this week, the final week to claim a spot in the 2025 postseason. With today’s challengers being Evan Jones and Mike Ross, it’s shaping up to be a competitive Monday game.

Correct response: Who is the Pied Piper of Hamelin?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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While the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin—detailing the story of a rat-catcher who leads the rats out of town, is refused payment, and then retaliates by doing the same to the town’s children—dates back to the Middle Ages, today’s Final Jeopardy clue relates to Robert Browning’s 1842 poem as published in Dramatic Lyrics, with “And nobody could enough admire / The tall man and his quaint attire” being the specific couplet referred to.

I suspect that this Final Jeopardy’s difficulty will hinge on the number of people who are aware of the definition of the word “pied”—meaning “multicolored”.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, December 2, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Around The Caribbean; Cheers To Beers!; That Chapter’s Named For Me!; Sports Star Records; Anagrammed Occupations; Florida Woman)

Susan found the Daily Double immediately, but an incorrect response put her in the hole. Evan ran ANAGRAMMED OCCUPATIONS to lead after 15 clues. At the first break, Evan had $4,400 to Mike’s $800 and Susan’s $0.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Evan 8 correct 1 incorrect
Mike 2 correct 1 incorrect
Susan 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Mike was born on April 1.
Evan proposed at the Cincinnati airport.
Susan is part of a “Buy Nothing” group for goods and services.

While Mike picked up five correct responses, Evan still held the lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Evan 12 correct 1 incorrect
Mike 7 correct 1 incorrect
Susan 5 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Evan $6,000
Mike $3,400
Susan $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Wedded Opera Category; Fields; America Before The Revolution; Geographic Movie Titles; Moons Of The Solar System; Add Verbs)

Mike, far behind when he found DD2, successfully converted a True Daily Double to pull close to the lead. Evan found DD3 and bet just $3,000, which gave Mike a faint hope going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Evan 25 correct 2 incorrect
Mike 13 correct 2 incorrect
Susan 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Evan $21,800
Mike $13,200
Susan $5,000

Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, which makes Evan the new champion—not that Mike bet enough anyway. Evan will be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Susan $5,000 – $2,000 = $3,000 (Who is Longfellow?)
Mike $13,200 – $3,100 = $10,100 (Who is Falstaff?)
Evan $21,800 – $4,601 = $17,199 (Who is Daniel Boone?) (1-day total: $17,199)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) CHEERS TO BEERS! $600 (clue #1)
Susan 0 -1000 (Evan 0 Mike 0)
2) AMERICA BEFORE THE REVOLUTION $1200 (clue #13)
Mike 5000 +5000 (Susan 3000 Evan 14400)
3) THE WEDDED OPERA CATEGORY $800 (clue #19, $11200 left on board)
Evan 17200 +3000 (Susan 3000 Mike 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 17

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Susan 3*
Evan
Mike

DJ! Round:
Susan 2 3 3 1
Evan 4 5 3 2 4 5 3 4 4 5 2*
Mike 2 3* 4† 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Evan 3.73
Mike 3.00
Susan 2.40

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.20 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Evan $19,600 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Mike $9,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Susan $6,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,000
Lach Trash: $14,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Susan Beachy, career statistics:

25 correct, 8 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
23.68% in first on buzzer (27/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,900

Evan Jones, career statistics:

25 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,600

Mike Ross, career statistics:

13 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400

Evan Jones, to win:

2 games: 61.407%
3: 37.708%
4: 23.155%
5: 14.219%
6: 8.732%
Avg. streak: 2.591 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Evan $21,800 Mike $13,200 Susan $5,000)

Susan: Due to the fact that Mike needs to bet at least $4,000 to have a chance at victory, you still have a chance at second place. Bet $400 or less if you think Mike will bet at least $8,601 (a plausible wager here), or at least $4,200 if you think he’ll go in the smaller $4,000 range.(Actual bet: $2,000)

Evan: Standard cover bet over Mike is $4,601. (Actual bet: $4,601)

Mike: To have any hope of victory, you have to bet at least $4,000. (Actual bet: $3,100)

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