Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, April 30, 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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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 Fictional Groups) for Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (Season 40, Game 167):

Maybe because he was too Baroque, Bernini was rejected as a name for a member of this group created in 1983

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Laura Bligh, a webmaster from Vienna, Virginia

Bryan Carrasco, a mortgage loan originator from Columbia, Missouri

Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (4-day total: $85,794)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today, Amy Hummel looks to become the 276^th 5-time champion since Jeopardy! returned to North American airwaves in 1984. Bryan Carrasco and Laura Bligh are looking to stop her. The new unified prediction model gives Amy just under a 50% chance of victory in this one.

I will grant that today’s game is the sort of game that old-school Jeopardy! fans would greatly anticipate, and I am glad that the show isn’t pivoting away from these moments entirely. However, I do want to make it clear that the slight scale-back of regular play that is happening is a good thing overall for the show. Jeopardy! does currently air on a platform that is shedding viewers to cord-cutters, and the broadcast landscape is evolving in a way that is not conducive to massive amounts of regular play. If the show is going to be able to celebrate a second diamond anniversary in 2039, we’re going to need to be open to changes that make the show more viable in the entertainment landscape of the 2020s and 2030s.

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Correct response: Who are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was Kevin Eastman’s favorite sculptor; thus, when Eastman and Peter Laird co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the early 1980s, Eastman floated Bernini as the name of one of the four Turtles, alongside Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo. However, Laird thought that Donatello rolled off the tongue better, and so Donatello became the fourth Turtle when the comic debuted in 1984.

“Hey, Andy!”, you might ask, “Why does the clue say 1983, then, if the comic debuted in 1984?” That would be because the foursome was first conceived and drawn in November 1983; the comic was in development for six months prior to its publication.

This is the sort of Final Jeopardy clue I very much enjoy, as I’m reasonably certain that it’s going to teach a new “fun fact” to a vast majority of the viewing audience, most of whom would be very familiar with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Gap On Their Résumés; Questionable Song Titles; Ends With “K”; State Mammals; Giving Some Direction; Cookies, My Favorite!)

A very even-matched opening round saw Bryan find the Daily Double, but Amy led after fifteen clues at $3,200; Laura had $3,000 and Bryan $2,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Amy 5 correct 0 incorrect
Laura 4 correct 0 incorrect
Bryan 3 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Laura met Merv Griffin at the Kennedy Center.
Bryan is also an ordained minister.
Amy was part of a family Zoom trivia night during the pandemic.

The second half of the round saw Bryan pick up 6 correct to jump close to the lead after 30; however, both Amy and Laura were tied.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Laura 9 correct 2 incorrect
Amy 8 correct 0 incorrect
Bryan 9 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Laura $4,800
Amy $4,800
Bryan $4,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Gap On Their Résumés; Around The World; Blank Verse; 5-Syllable Words; African Leaders; Law Slaw)

Brian had jumped into a lead, but an unfortunate confusion of “Rhone” and “Rhine” on the second Daily Double saw his score fall back to $0. While Bryan got to DD3, it was Amy and Laura tied for the lead going into Final after Amy rebounded a Laura incorrect response on the final clue of the round.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Amy 15 correct 4 incorrect
Laura 16 correct 5 incorrect
Bryan 16 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 9 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Amy $7,600
Laura $7,600
Bryan $3,200

Bryan and Amy were correct in Final, while Laura’s incorrect response and $0 wager makes Amy a 5-time champion!

Tonight’s results:

Bryan $3,200 + $3,198 = $6,398 (Who are the teenage mutant ninja turtles)
Laura $7,600 – $0 = $7,600 (What is ???)
Amy $7,600 + $7,600 = $15,200 (Who are the teenage mutant ninja turtles?) (5-day total: $100,994)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) STATE MAMMALS $1000 (clue #5)
Bryan 1000 +1000 (Amy 1000 Laura 1000)
2) AROUND THE WORLD $1200 (clue #8)
Bryan 10200 -10200 (Amy 6800 Laura 6000)
3) LAW SLAW $1200 (clue #23, $8400 left on board)
Bryan 1600 +1200 (Amy 7200 Laura 6400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 60

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Amy 5 4
Bryan 5 5*
Laura 1

DJ! Round:
Amy 4 2† 3 5 2 1† 4
Bryan 5 4 3 5 3* 2 5 4 3*
Laura 1 2 1 1 2 4 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Amy 3.33
Laura 1.88
Bryan 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 9 (0.05 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Amy $7,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Laura $7,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Bryan $13,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,600
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,200
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 13

Player Statistics:

Amy Hummel, career statistics:

106 correct, 17 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
37.50% in first on buzzer (105/280)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,280

Bryan Carrasco, career statistics:

17 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$8,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

Laura Bligh, career statistics:

16 correct, 6 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600

Amy Hummel, to win:

6 games: 45.009%
7: 20.258%
8: 9.118%
9: 4.104%
10: 1.847%
Avg. streak: 5.818 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I do want to point out that Laura not even venturing a guess in Final is correct strategy when betting $0 in Final Jeopardy.

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Amy $7,600 Laura $7,600 Bryan $3,200)

Amy: If you’re confident in your abilities, go all in. If you hate the category, bet $0. (Actual bet: $7,600)

Bryan: Any bet of $3,199 or less is fine in this situation. (Actual bet: $3,198)

Laura: If you’re confident in your abilities, go all in. If you hate the category, bet $0. (Actual bet: $0)

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