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Season 37

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, October 29, 2020

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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)
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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)
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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 Lead Singers) for Thursday, October 29, 2020 (Season 37, Game 34):

The N.Y. Times said this late Brit’s multi-octave range & operatic quality made “even paeans to bicycle riding sound emotional”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

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Today’s contestants:

Carmela Chan, a biotech researcher from San Diego, California

Carmela Chan on Jeopardy!

Lisa Gerlach, a veterinary neurologist from West Hills, California

Lisa Gerlach on Jeopardy!

Scott Shrum, a digital marketing executive from Westlake Village, California (1-day total: $24,100)

Scott Shrum on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Freddie Mercury?

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Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of Queen, is widely considered to be one of the best singers in the history of rock music; he died in 1991 at the age of 45 due to AIDS complications. His career with Queen formed a major part of the hit 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which was nominated for five Oscars.

The quote in question came from a 2019 article describing Marc Martel, the vocal double for Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody, making reference to the Queen classic “Bicycle Race”.

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

Scores going into Final:
Carmela $19,600
Lisa $12,400
Scott $6,600

Tonight’s results:
Scott $6,600 + $6,600 = $13,200 (Who is the late, great Freddie Mercury?)
Lisa $12,400 + $12,397 = $24,797 (Who is Freddy Mercury?)
Carmela $19,600 + $5,201 = $24,801 (Who is Freddie Mercury?) (1-day total: $24,801)

Carmela Chan, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the October 29, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Carmela $5,800
Lisa $5,500
Scott $3,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) NATIONAL PARKS $1000 (clue #26)
Lisa 3600 +1500 (Scott 3200 Carmela 5400)
2) ALLITERATIVE AUTHORS $800 (clue #16)
Carmela 11800 +7000 (Scott 6600 Lisa 13900)
3) TRANSLATED GEOGRAPHIC NAMES $1600 (clue #25)
Lisa 15900 -3500 (Scott 6600 Carmela 20400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 79

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: SOVIET BLOC BUSTERS $400 TRANSLATED GEOGRAPHIC NAMES $400 SCIENCE TV $400 “BE”SOMETHING”ED” $400
Total Left On Board: $1,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 81 (2.38 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Carmela $13,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 37.74% in first on buzzer (20/53), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Lisa $15,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.08% in first on buzzer (17/53), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Scott $6,600 Coryat, 9 correct, 0 incorrect, 16.98% in first on buzzer (9/53), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $11,200 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800

Scott Shrum, career statistics:
30 correct, 0 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
23.81% in first on buzzer (25/105)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,500

Lisa Gerlach, career statistics:
19 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
32.08% in first on buzzer (17/53)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400

Carmela Chan, career statistics:
20 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
37.74% in first on buzzer (20/53)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

Carmela Chan, to win:
2 games: 64.900%
3: 42.120%
4: 27.336%
5: 17.741%
6: 11.514%
Avg. streak: 2.849 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • On the last Daily Double, Lisa had a very small window for an ideal bet: between $4,501 and $4,699; that both would have taken the lead if correct and kept her above 50% of Carmela’s score if incorrect.

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