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Season 37

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, June 3, 2021

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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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Happy Thursday! Through yesterday’s game, $66,502 has been donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 17th Century Frenchmen) for Thursday, June 3, 2021 (Season 37, Game 179):

Pope Urban VIII once said, “If there is a God,” this French minister “will have much to answer for. If not, he had a successful life”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Julia Markham Cameron, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York

Julia Markham Cameron on Jeopardy!

Grace Jeffrey, a global health environmental science graduate from Virginia Beach, Virginia

Grace Jeffrey on Jeopardy!

John Alba Cutler, an English professor from Wilmette, Illinois (1-day total: $19,700)

John Alba Cutler on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: John picked up nearly $20,000 for his win yesterday. The prediction model doesn’t really like his chances to win a second game; however, if he can improve on his average performance on the signalling device, he’ll be well-positioned today.

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Correct response: Who is Cardinal Richelieu?

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Cardinal Richelieu was a well-known French clergyman who served as Louis XIII’s chief minister between 1624 and 1642. However, he alienated many over the course of his life and was seen as very much an autocrat. Pope Urban VIII was not a fan of Richelieu, leading to the comment quoted in today’s clue.

Due to the time period in which the work was set, he figures prominently in the plot of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Julia $16,200
John $5,000
Grace $3,800

Tonight’s results:
Grace $3,800 + $1,900 = $5,700 (Who is Cardinal Richilieu?)
John $5,000 + $4,999 = $9,999 (Who was Richilieu?)
Julia $16,200 + $250 = $16,450 (Who is Cardinal Richilieu?) (1-day total: $16,450)

Julia Markham Cameron, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the June 3, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Julia $5,400
John $3,000
Grace $1,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) 8-LETTER WORDS $600 (clue #3)
Grace 400 +400 (John 0 Julia 200)
2) NOBEL PRIZE ODDITIES $2000 (clue #15)
John 7000 -2000 (Grace 3800 Julia 12200)
3) 20th CENTURY BOOKS & AUTHORS $1600 (clue #19, $15600 left on board)
Julia 14600 -2000 (John 5000 Grace 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -2

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: NEXT IN LINE $2000 STARTS & ENDS WITH “H” $2000
Total Left On Board: $4,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 191 (1.07 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Julia $18,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 41.82% in first on buzzer (23/55), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
John $7,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 27.27% in first on buzzer (15/55), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Grace $4,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 16.36% in first on buzzer (9/55), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,200
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800

John Alba Cutler, career statistics:
34 correct, 8 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
28.83% in first on buzzer (32/111)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,900

Grace Jeffrey, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
16.36% in first on buzzer (9/55)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000

Julia Markham Cameron, career statistics:
24 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.82% in first on buzzer (23/55)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,200

Julia Markham Cameron, to win:
2 games: 49.353%
3: 24.357%
4: 12.021%
5: 5.933%
6: 2.928%
Avg. streak: 1.974 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Thus far, $85,952 has been donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
  • While it should probably be incumbent upon players to remember the rule, the host (and by extension, guest host) should remind players of the maximum Daily Double wager if they have less than the maximum. Players can often get nervous and forget.

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