Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, May 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.
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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

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 Female Singers) for Monday, May 27, 2024 (Season 40, Game 186):

In December 2023 she became the oldest solo artist, at 78, to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with a song she recorded in 1958

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Ryan Alcorn, a product manager originally from Needham, Massachusetts

Tim Keily, a search & rescue pilot from Sitka, Alaska

Amar Kakirde, a graduate student from Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey (3-day total: $41,399)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The first day of the final week of May, as the show settles into the final nine weeks of regular play of Season 40, features three-day champion Amar Kakirde taking on Alaskan Tim Keily and Massachusetts’s Ryan Alcorn.

I have an occasional mailbag column where I answer fan & viewer questions regarding the show. If you have a question, feel free to send it to mailbag@thejeopardyfan.com!

Remember, if you would like to enter the “Explore Iceland” sweepstakes, you can do so at sweepstakes.jeopardy.com. Today’s Final Jeopardy category is “Female Singers”.

Correct response: Who is Brenda Lee?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Since Billboard changed its chart rules in the mid-2010s to allow recurring songs to chart on the main chart, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” has generally charted well. However, a viral TikTok campaign in 2023 propelled Lee to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the oldest solo artist to top the chart (breaking the previous record set by Louis Armstrong in 1964).

This Final Jeopardy today will definitely test whether or not players and viewers have kept up with recent Billboard chart news, especially around this past Christmas.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, May 27, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Bestsellers; Where Is That?; My Job Is Beach; Sports Awards; Nonpotent Potables; “V”-8)

A correct but tough call from the judges on clue #2 might often discombobulate a challenger—but that didn’t happen to Tim. Tim put it behind him immediately and picked up 9 correct after that, holding $5,000 after 15 clues, holding a big lead over Amar at $1,600 and Ryan at -$400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Tim 9 correct 1 incorrect
Amar 3 correct 0 incorrect
Ryan 2 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Ryan survived having a finger severed; it was re-attached.
Tim recently moved to Alaska and has already had a bear encounter.
Amar subsisted off bread and soup during finals week last year.

Amar nearly caught and passed Tim for the lead in this segment, but an incorrect Daily Double kept him in second place. While Tim’s score didn’t move—he had 2 correct, 2 incorrect—he still led after 30.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Tim 11 correct 3 incorrect
Amar 8 correct 2 incorrect
Ryan 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Tim $5,000
Amar $3,600
Ryan $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The 17th Century; You Can’t Get Any Further North; Hey Baby, What’s Your Science?; At The Museum; Name The Celebrity; “Y” In The Middle)

Amar had the best time in Double Jeopardy, picking up 11 correct responses and both Daily Doubles as he cruised to a runaway lead going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Amar 19 correct 4 incorrect
Ryan 11 correct 2 incorrect
Tim 14 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Amar $16,000
Ryan $7,200
Tim $5,000

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Amar’s runaway gives him win #4!

Tonight’s results:

Tim $5,000 – $2,251 = $2,749 (Who is Cher? Hi Cooper + Blake!)
Ryan $7,200 – $0 = $7,200 (Who is Parton? I <3 my pregnant wife)
Amar $16,000 – $1,500 = $14,500 (Who is Dolly Parton?) (4-day total: $55,899)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) BESTSELLERS $600 (clue #27)
Amar 4600 -1000 (Tim 4800 Ryan 1000)
2) AT THE MUSEUM $1200 (clue #2)
Amar 4400 +4000 (Tim 5000 Ryan 1200)
3) HEY BABY, WHAT’S YOUR SCIENCE? $2000 (clue #15, $16000 left on board)
Amar 12800 +2000 (Tim 3000 Ryan 5600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 85

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Amar 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 3*
Tim 5 1 3 2 5 4 3 2 1 1 5
Ryan 2 1 2 3 4 2

DJ! Round:
Amar 3* 4† 4 5 5† 3 4 5*
Tim
Ryan 2 3 3 2 1 4 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Amar 4.06
Ryan 2.38
Tim 2.91

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Amar $14,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Ryan $7,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Tim $5,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,400
Lach Trash: $17,600 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 3

Player Statistics:

Amar Kakirde, career statistics:

74 correct, 15 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
30.70% in first on buzzer (70/228)
3/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,500)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000

Tim Keily, career statistics:

14 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,000

Ryan Alcorn, career statistics:

11 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,200

Amar Kakirde, to win:

5 games: 42.333%
6: 17.921%
7: 7.586%
8: 3.212%
9: 1.360%
Avg. streak: 4.734 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Amar $16,000 Ryan $7,200 Tim $5,000)

Amar: Bet no more than $1,599 and enjoy win #4. (Actual bet: $1,500)

Tim: Bet no more than $600 for the best chance of taking second if Ryan is incorrect. (Actual bet: $2,251)

Ryan: Standard cover bet over Tim is $2,801. (Actual bet: $0)

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