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Season 41
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, December 12, 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 TV Props) for Thursday, December 12, 2024 (Season 41, Game 69):
A prop central to the title character on this ’60s sitcom began as a special Christmas edition whiskey decanter
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Alex Cousins, a writer & editor from Buffalo, New York
Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas
Bill McKinney, a VP of restaurants & bars originally from Boston, Massachusetts (3-day total: $46,800)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Bill McKinney has won all three of this week’s games after a runaway victory yesterday, and goes for win #4 today against Lewisville, Texas’s Ashley Chan and Buffalo, New York’s Alex Cousins. Regardless of what happens, he’s already positioned reasonably well for the 2026 postseason at this point—but a fourth victory would certainly help matters.
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Correct response: What is I Dream of Jeannie?
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The prop bottle, which held the title genie (Jeannie) in I Dream of Jeannie, is in the Smithsonian, and is described as a “repurposed 1964 Jim Beam Christmas edition glass whiskey decanter painted with Middle Eastern design motifs on a purple base paint layer”.
Meanwhile, we’re at the point where I’m curious to see how Reddit will choose to complain about this Final Jeopardy clue, as it seems to me that their two favorite pastimes these days are “complaining about Final Jeopardy” and “attempting to erase and minimize my accomplishments”—both of which happened in various places yesterday.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, December 12, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: America Before 1800; Bridges; Dodgepodge; Part Of A 7 Ancient Wonders Name; Stocks; Blondes)
Alex found the Daily Double and fell back to $0 with an incorrect response. Ashley had some good gets to sit second. Bill led with six correct after 15 clues. At the break, the scores were Bill $3,400, Ashley $1,800, Alex $200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Bill 6 correct 0 incorrect
Ashley 3 correct 0 incorrect
Alex 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Alex was mistaken for an Irish terrorist—at the age of about 10.
Ashley studied abroad in Amsterdam.
Bill is described as cross-dominant.
Ashley continued her strong play, picking up 7 correct responses and holding the lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ashley 10 correct 0 incorrect
Bill 9 correct 1 incorrect
Alex 5 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ashley $6,000
Bill $4,000
Alex $600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: National Birds; Poetry Fill In The Blank; Abbreviated Magazines; Top Row Of The Keyboard Words; Georgia On Our Minds; Columbia 100th Anniversary)
Alex found DD2 immediately, and then DD3 took a long time to find. Ashley, who had played well and was in a strong position, eventually found DD3 and bet enough to make sure she had a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ashley 19 correct 1 incorrect
Bill 14 correct 3 incorrect
Alex 11 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 17 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ashley $15,600
Bill $6,400
Alex $5,800
Nobody got this Final Jeopardy correct, but Ashley is your new champion on the strength of her runaway! She’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Alex $5,800 – $601 = $5,199 (What is ?)
Bill $6,400 – $4,000 = $2,400 (What is Dick van Dyke? Jeanie?)
Ashley $15,600 – $0 = $15,600 (What is Dick Van Dyke?) (1-day total: $15,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AMERICA BEFORE 1800 $600 (clue #8)
Alex 1000 -1000 (Bill 1800 Ashley 800)
2) ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES $2000 (clue #1)
Alex 600 +2000 (Bill 4000 Ashley 6000)
3) NATIONAL BIRDS $800 (clue #26, $4800 left on board)
Ashley 15200 +2000 (Bill 6800 Alex 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 13
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Bill 4 5 4
Ashley 1
Alex 4 5 5 3*
DJ! Round:
Bill 3 4 4 5 3 2
Ashley 2 5 3 4 5 1 2 1 1 2*
Alex 5* 4† 2 1 3 3† 1 5 4 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ashley 2.45
Alex 3.43
Bill 3.78
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 17 (0.25 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ashley $14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Alex $6,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Bill $6,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,600
Lach Trash: $18,000 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Bill McKinney, career statistics:
73 correct, 15 incorrect
9/12 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
29.65% in first on buzzer (67/226)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,000)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,550
Ashley Chan, career statistics:
19 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,400
Alex Cousins, career statistics:
11 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,800
Ashley Chan, to win:
2 games: 52.322%
3: 27.376%
4: 14.324%
5: 7.494%
6: 3.921%
Avg. streak: 2.097 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ashley $15,600 Bill $6,400 Alex $5,800)
Bill: Standard cover bet over Alex is $5,201. (Actual bet: $4,000)
Ashley: Bet no more than $2,799. (Actual bet: $0)
Alex: Bet between $1,201 and $4,600 and you may get second if Bill is incorrect in Final. (Actual bet: $601)
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