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Season 41
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, September 19, 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)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)
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 New York Movies) for Thursday, September 19, 2024 (Season 41, Game 9):
Frank Sinatra got upset that a photo of him caught fire in a Brooklyn pizzeria in this film
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Fr. Steve Jakubowski, a Catholic priest originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jen Feldman, a high school teacher from Brooklyn, New York
Chris Lindsay, an attorney from Carmel, California (1-day total: $11,600)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Chris Lindsay is your new Jeopardy champion after his come-from-behind victory in last night’s game. Today, he faces off against New York teacher Jen Feldman and Father Steve Jakubowski, who I believe is only the second player to be introduced with the title Father on the show—and the first since Father Greg Coiro all the way back in November 1984.
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Correct response: What is Do The Right Thing?
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In the 1989 film Do The Right Thing, Spike Lee included a scene where Sal’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn burned down because there were customers upset at Sal the proprietor. Sinatra, whose picture was on that wall in the scene, was offended at the fact that Lee had chosen to burn the photograph of Sinatra, and rebuffed Lee a few years later when Lee was looking to talk to Sinatra during the production of Lee’s Jungle Fever.
Spike Lee recounted the story of how he found out that the Chairman of the Board was mad at him at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
As far as movie-related Final Jeopardy clues go, I think that this is an excellent one that certainly has the potential to teach many viewers something that they may or may not have known about Sinatra.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, September 19, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Birthstones; Art & Artists; Bugging Out; Fix The Proverb; Memory; Cats’ Songs)
All three players got off to a good start; Chris led at the break with $3,800, while Father Steve had $2,400 and Jen $1,200.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Chris 5 correct 0 incorrect
Fr. Steve 5 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Fr. Steve is a recently-ordained priest.
Jen got a cat who lived under the set of “Blue Bloods”.
Chris participated in a pumpkin roll in Carmel.
In the second half of the round, Jen found the Daily Double, but she was incorrect. At the second commercial break, Father Steve led on the strength of 13 correct responses in the round overall.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Fr. Steve 13 correct 0 incorrect
Chris 6 correct 1 incorrect
Jen 6 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Fr. Steve $7,400
Chris $3,800
Jen $1,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: U.S. Political History; From The TV Show’s Theme Song; Literary Epitaphs; Does Anybody Have Any Change?; U.K. Cities; Tough Vocab)
Double Jeopardy saw both Chris and Father Steve get Daily Doubles incorrect; thus, Jen found herself going from third to first on the strength of seven correct responses in this round.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jen 13 correct 3 incorrect
Chris 14 correct 2 incorrect
Fr. Steve 17 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jen $9,800
Chris $9,200
Fr. Steve $5,400
Both Jen and Chris were correct in Final; Jen predicted correctly that Chris was going to bet small, making a small bet herself that worked out for her as she became the new champion! She’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Fr. Steve $5,400 – $5,301 = $99 (What is The Godfather Pt II?)
Chris $9,200 + $1,601 = $10,801 (What is Do the Right Thing?)
Jen $9,800 + $4,000 = $13,800 (What is “Do The Right Thing”?) (1-day total: $13,800)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) BIRTHSTONES $600 (clue #21)
Jen 2400 -600 (Chris 3800 Fr. Steve 5400)
2) DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGE? $1200 (clue #10)
Chris 8200 -1000 (Jen 4600 Fr. Steve 7400)
3) U.K. CITIES $1200 (clue #12, $20400 left on board)
Fr. Steve 9000 -4000 (Chris 7200 Jen 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -82
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Chris 2 4 3 3 2 4 5
Jen 4 3 5 2 2 3*
Fr. Steve 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 4
DJ! Round:
Chris 3 4 5 3* 4†
Jen 3 4 2 5 2 1
Fr. Steve 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jen 3.00
Chris 3.50
Fr. Steve 4.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jen $10,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Chris $10,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Fr. Steve $9,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,000
Lach Trash: $16,400 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Chris Lindsay, career statistics:
25 correct, 5 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (24/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Jen Feldman, career statistics:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400
Fr. Steve Jakubowski, career statistics:
17 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400
Jen Feldman, to win:
2 games: 29.571%
3: 8.744%
4: 2.586%
5: 0.765%
6: 0.226%
Avg. streak: 1.420 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jen $9,800 Chris $9,200 Fr. Steve $5,400)
Chris: Standard cover bet over Fr. Steve is $1,601. (Actual bet: $1,601)
Jen: Standard cover bet over Chris is $8,601. (Actual bet: $4,000)
Fr. Steve: Bet between $2,201 (making sure you’re ahead of Chris if he bets his minimum and is incorrect) and $4,199 (staying ahead of Jen if she makes a cover bet and is incorrect.) (Actual bet: $5,301)
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