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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, November 18, 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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category History) for Thursday, November 18, 2021 (Season 38, Game 49):

In 1985 the mayor of Rome went to a suburb of Tunis to sign a treaty ending this after more than 2,100 years

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Taylor Mills, a development finance manager originally from Mansfield, Texas

Taylor Mills on Jeopardy!

Bonnie Lapwood, a city planner from Atlanta, Georgia

Bonnie Lapwood on Jeopardy!

Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California (1-day total: $31,600)

Amy Schneider on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Amy Schneider was a giant killer on yesterday’s program, defeating high-scoring 5-time champion Andrew He. Considering just how strong Andrew was over his first five games, Amy’s performance—where she outbuzzed him 23-21—may be underestimating just how strong of a player she is in this site’s prediction model. I’m very interested in seeing if she can keep the momentum going in today’s game.

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Correct response: What is the (Third) Punic War?

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While in the process of razing Carthage at the end of the Punic Wars, the Romans forgot one small detail: they never signed a peace treaty with Carthage. The North African city, now a suburb of Tunis, was later rebuilt; historians in the 1960s, to their amusement, noticed that no peace treaty had ever been signed. Thus, in 1985, in an act of friendship, then-mayors Ugo Vetere (Rome) and Chedli Klibi (Carthage) signed a peace treaty, finally “ending” the war after over 2,000 years.

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

Scores going into Final:
Amy $23,800
Bonnie $5,000
Taylor $800

Tonight’s results:
Taylor $800 – $798 = $2 (What is the Carthaginian Wa)
Bonnie $5,000 – $3,300 = $1,700 (What is Ron)
Amy $23,800 + $10,000 = $33,800 (What is the Third Punic War?) (2-day total: $65,400)

Amy Schneider, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the November 18, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $9,400
Taylor $3,000
Bonnie $2,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) A FAIR PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT $800 (clue #16)
Amy 4200 +3000 (Bonnie 1400 Taylor 1200)
2) POETRY COLLECTION $1600 (clue #13)
Taylor 9000 -2000 (Amy 13000 Bonnie 2600)
3) OVERSEAS TERRITORIES $2000 (clue #14, $14000 left on board)
Taylor 7000 -7000 (Amy 13000 Bonnie 2600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -51

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.08 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Amy $21,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 1 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Bonnie $5,000 Coryat, 8 correct, 0 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Taylor $9,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,400
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200

Amy Schneider, career statistics:
52 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (50/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,200

Bonnie Lapwood, career statistics:
8 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,000

Taylor Mills, career statistics:
13 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$9,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Amy Schneider, to win:
3 games: 70.642%
4: 49.903%
5: 35.253%
6: 24.903%
7: 17.592%
Avg. streak: 4.406 games.

Today’s interviews:
Taylor spent time in the Peace Corps in Kyrgyzstan.
Bonnie has U.S., New Zealand, and Australian citizenship.
Amy was served by a ninja at a bar in Tokyo.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Had he completed his response, Taylor would have been given credit. Bonnie’s response, I assume, was an incomplete Roman, not a shoutout to a Ron, as Ken joked.
  • It’s really great to see Amy winning games during Transgender Awareness Week. I hope that there are Jeopardy! fans and viewers who might take inspiration from her victories.

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