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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, July 14, 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

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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 The 20th Century) for Thursday, July 14, 2022 (Season 38, Game 219):

Maybe surprisingly, in 1918 this new leader was the first to recognize the independence of Finland

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Anjali Bhat, a lawyer from New York, New York

Anjali Bhat on Jeopardy!

Mark Primiano, a shelter veterinarian from Chicago, Illinois

Mark Primiano on Jeopardy!

Emily Fiasco, a middle school band director from St. Louis, Missouri (1-day total: $28,000)

Emily Fiasco on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Steve Clarke’s 2-day run as champion ended yesterday, as he failed to come up with a correct response to yesterday’s Final Jeopardy. Emily Fiasco of St. Louis is now champion after she was correct—Mark Primiano of Chicago and Anjali Bhat of New York are your challengers in today’s game.

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Correct response: Who is Vladimir Lenin?

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In 1918, Finland declared independence from Russia following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II; Helsinki had considered the personal union between the two countries to have lost its basis. Somewhat surprisingly—as most countries generally frown upon losing territory—the new Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, led by Vladimir Lenin, has generally been considered to be the first country to recognize Finnish independence.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Founding Fathers; Earth; TV Shows by Episode Title; Units of Measure; Terrible Supervillain Names; That’s Cold)

Mark got out to the best start in today’s game, picking up 8 correct. Anjali started slowly and left some money on the table at the first Daily Double, and was still in third by the end of the round. Emily picked up her own game with 3 $1,000 clues over the round to hold the lead at the end of Single Jeopardy.

Jeopardy at the first break (15 clues):

Mark 8 correct 1 incorrect
Emily 4 correct 0 incorrect
Anjali 2 correct 1 incorrect

After the Jeopardy round:

Emily 9 correct 0 incorrect
Mark 11 correct 2 incorrect
Anjali 5 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: River Names; Literary Castles; Romance Languages; The Winds of Pop Culture; I Know What You Did; 4 of the Same Letter)

Emily was in control during most of Double Jeopardy, but Anjali had a strong round and was holding down second place. However, the writers and judges were caught off guard by a response of “Sindh River” by Anjali on a late clue about the Indus River (The wording of the clue: In Sanskrit, the name of this river comes from “Sindhu”, which means “River”), which affected control of the board going into the game’s final Daily Double. Emily missed the Daily Double and the scores ended up very close after a judges’ reversal coming out of the break. Emily led at $14,000 to Anjali’s $12,600 and Mark’s $8,000.

After Double Jeopardy:

Emily 17 correct 2 incorrect
Anjali 15 correct 3 incorrect
Mark 17 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 83 (0 today).

Emily and Mark were correct in Final (which, thankfully, renders the question of “who should have had the final Daily Double?” completely moot) and Emily is now a 2-day champion! She’ll go for win #3 tomorrow!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, July 14, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Emily $14,000
Anjali $12,600
Mark $8,000

Tonight’s results:

Mark $8,000 + $7,500 = $15,500 (Who is Lenin?)
Anjali $12,600 – $12,600 = $0 (Who is Stalin?)
Emily $14,000 + $11,201 = $25,201 (Who is Lenin?) (2-day total: $53,201)

Emily Fiasco, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the July 14, 2022 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Emily $5,400
Mark $4,000
Anjali $2,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) THE FOUNDING FATHERS $600 (clue #13)
Anjali 400 +400 (Emily 1400 Mark 3000)
2) I KNOW WHAT YOU DID $1600 (clue #13)
Emily 9400 +3000 (Mark 5600 Anjali 5400)
3) RIVER NAMES $1200 (clue #28, $3600 left on board)
Emily 16000 -2000 (Mark 8000 Anjali 9400*)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 59

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 83 (0.38 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Emily $14,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Mark $8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Anjali $12,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200

Emily Fiasco, career statistics:

34 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300

Mark Primiano, career statistics:

18 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000

Anjali Bhat, career statistics:

15 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800

Emily Fiasco, to win:

3 games: 45.630%
4: 20.821%
5: 9.501%
6: 4.335%
7: 1.978%
Avg. streak: 2.839 games.

Today’s interviews:

Anjali gets around Manhattan with an electric unicycle.
Mark got to go to Sunset Zoo during vet school.
Emily is also a bingo caller.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • It’s wholly inappropriate to blame Mayim for the reversal on the RIVER NAMES $800 clue—this was a mistake by the writers not anticipating an alternatively correct response. Thankfully, it did not affect the game’s ultimate outcome, as Anjali did not get Final Jeopardy! correct.
  • Link to the box score: July 14, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Emily $14,000 Anjali $12,600 Mark $8,000)

Emily: Standard cover bet over Anjali is $11,201. (Actual bet: $11,201)

Mark: If Emily covers Anjali and is incorrect, she falls to $2,799. If Anjali covers you and is incorrect, she falls to $9,199. Thus, you should bet between $1,201 and $5,199. (Actual bet: $7,500)

Anjali: Standard cover bet over Mark is $3,401. (Actual bet: $12,600)


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