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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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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 2020s Television) for Tuesday, December 5, 2023 (Season 40, Game 62):
The title locale of this series is really the Belnord, dating to 1908 & located at 86th & Broadway on NYC’s Upper West Side
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Matt Mierswa, an attorney from River Edge, New Jersey
Andrew Chaikin, a musician & teacher from San Francisco, California
Laura Portwood-Stacer, an editor & author originally from Livonia, Michigan
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s game—quarterfinal #5—is between Laura Portwood-Stacer, Andrew Chaikin, and Matt Mierswa. Looking at the stats from regular play from these three players, I referred to this game in my preview as “the fireworks quarterfinal”—I’m expecting this game to be very hotly contested. I would not be surprised to see two players with more than $20,000 going into Final, or all three players well over $10,000. I’d also be very surprised if we didn’t see a finalist out of this group of three players.
A great amount of Jeopardy-related news broke yesterday; by surprising many 3-time champions with invitations to the Tournament of Champions yesterday on various local talk shows, the show has effectively confirmed that there will be a 27-player field for the next Tournament of Champions, likely to begin airing this coming February. It will be preceded by four weeks of Second Chance beginning December 19, followed by a pair of Champions Wildcard brackets featuring 1- and 2-day champions from Season 39, likely beginning January 16.
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Correct response: What is Only Murders in the Building?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, depicts three strangers, enthralled with true crime podcasts, who suddenly find themselves investigating—and documenting in their own podcast—a murder mystery in their own Upper West Side building. It has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards and is Hulu’s most-watched original comedy series to date.
As I said the last time the show aired a television Final, television clues have trended much more difficult in the 2020s due to the increasingly fractured broadcast landscape. This should make for an even more interesting conclusion to today’s game.
While the series has only aired on Hulu thus far, Jeopardy fans who haven’t had an opportunity to see it will get a prime chance to in January; ABC will be airing Season 1 on Tuesday evenings in January immediately following Celebrity Jeopardy‘s semifinals and finals.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Purple Prose & Poetry; A Paranormal Category; To “L” With Science; Sports Stuff; Also A Superhero; Feedback: Sandwich)
While Andrew doubled up through the Daily Double, some $1000 incorrect responses kept the scores down and close going into the first break. After the interviews, Laura had an excellent time, picking up 5 correct to take the lead!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Andrew 5 correct 2 incorrect
Matt 4 correct 1 incorrect
Laura 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Matt wore a suit to “spiff up” the fashion a bit.
Andrew is Kid Beyond…and he beatboxed the Think music.
Laura received a signed copy of Art Garfunkel’s book.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Laura 7 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 9 correct 3 incorrect
Matt 9 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Laura $4,400
Andrew $3,600
Matt $2,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Rome Is Where The Art Is; A Song In That Movie; Almost Assassinated; They Come In Threes; Flags; From Dawn ‘Til Dusk)
Matt found the Daily Double immediately, but an incorrect True Daily Double brought him back to zero. Further incorrect responses from him stunted his ability to make a comeback, as Andrew found, and converted, the last Daily Double en route to a runaway game!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Andrew 19 correct 6 incorrect
Matt 19 correct 6 incorrect
Laura 10 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Andrew $18,200
Matt $7,200
Laura $6,400
In what might come as a surprise to many of the commenters here, this Final was a triple get! Andrew is a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Laura $6,400 + $6,300 = $12,700 (What is Only Murders in the Building?)
Matt $7,200 + $444 = $7,644 (What is Only Murders in the Building?)
Andrew $18,200 + $42 = $18,242 (What is Only Murders in the Building?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) TO “L” WITH SCIENCE $600 (clue #10)
Andrew 1400 +1400 (Laura 600 Matt 1200)
2) FLAGS $1600 (clue #1)
Matt 2600 -2600 (Laura 4400 Andrew 3600)
3) ROME IS WHERE THE ART IS $2000 (clue #7, $24800 left on board)
Andrew 10000 +5000 (Laura 4400 Matt 1200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 50
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Laura 2 4
Andrew 4 4 5 3*
Matt 3 5 4 3
DJ! Round:
Laura
Andrew 4 3 3 5*
Matt 4* 5† 4
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Andrew 3.88
Laura 3.00
Matt 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:
Andrew $14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 6 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Laura $6,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 0 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Matt $9,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 6 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,600
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Laura Portwood-Stacer, career statistics:
61 correct, 3 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
23.45% in first on buzzer (53/226)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,850
Andrew Chaikin, career statistics:
74 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (72/171)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,800
Matt Mierswa, career statistics:
104 correct, 14 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (100/228)
3/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,800)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,350
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I wasn’t expecting to see as many incorrect responses, but sometimes that happens on the show.
Today’s box score: December 5, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Andrew $18,200 Matt $7,200 Laura $6,400)
Laura: Limit your bet to $4,799. (Actual bet: $6,300)
Andrew: Limit your bet to $3,799. (Actual bet: $42)
Matt: Standard cover bet is $5,601. (Actual bet: $444)
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