Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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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

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3 games: 68.027%
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6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
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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

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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 Elements) for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 (Season 40, Game 142):

In his “Natural History” Pliny described it as “argentum vivum”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

David Madden, an academic competition director from Ridgewood, New Jersey

Arthur Chu, a writer originally from Cleveland, Ohio

MacKenzie Jones, a teacher & Ph.D. student from Tulsa, Oklahoma

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The Jeopardy Invitational Tournament continues with its middle quarterfinal today, between Arthur Chu, David Madden, and MacKenzie Jones. This is an interesting matchup; the prediction model is a big fan of MacKenzie’s skill on both Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy, while both David Madden and Arthur Chu were early practitioners of the gameplay strategies later perfected by James Holzhauer. The prediction model, while it shows Arthur as a very slim favorite, probably would have difficulty out-performing random chance on this one. Any of these three players are very capable of advancing to the next round!

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Correct response: What is mercury?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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There is a mineral also found in these veins of silver, which yields a humour that is always liquid, and is known as “quicksilver”. It acts as a poison upon everything…all substances float upon the surface of quicksilver, with the exception of gold, this being the only substance that it attracts to itself. Hence it is, that it is such an excellent refiner of gold…

That is a brief description of the element now known as mercury, an element that has been referred to throughout history as “quicksilver” (the “quick” in this case being the same archaic definition of “running” or “flowing” that is used in “quicksand”). Interestingly, while the term “poison” was believed to be used in Pliny’s case to refer to its ability to dissolve many things, modern science has realized that mercury poisoning is a very serious health concern.

As long as our players can make the jump from “argentum vivum” to “quicksilver” and not guess “silver” instead, I think this should be a relatively straightforward Final Jeopardy clue.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Flat Earth; Pick A Card, Any Card; Mammals; 4-Word TV Synopses; Magazines; Sporty Talk)

Even though it was Arthur who got to play the Daily Double, it was David who led after 15 clues on the strength of four correct at the $1,000 level.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

David 6 correct 2 incorrect
Arthur 4 correct 1 incorrect
MacKenzie 4 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

David travels full time…with parrots.
Arthur bought a Kia and not a Lamborghini.
MacKenzie enjoys responding to clues at home with things in the Bravo universe.

Arthur picked up seven correct after the break to lead at the second set of commercials.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Arthur 11 correct 1 incorrect
David 9 correct 2 incorrect
MacKenzie 8 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Arthur $6,400
David $4,200
MacKenzie $2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Supreme Court Justices; Short Shakespeare; Religious Ranks & Titles; Museums Spread Their Wings; World Star; Feeling Jittery)

This one came down to the Daily Doubles: David picked up $5,000 on his, while Arthur dropped $10,000 on an incorrect response. This led to David holding a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

David 20 correct 2 incorrect
Arthur 19 correct 2 incorrect
MacKenzie 11 correct 9 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

David $18,400
Arthur $5,600
MacKenzie $600

Arthur and David both got Final Jeopardy correct; David is a semifinalist!

Tonight’s results:

MacKenzie $600 – $10 = $590 (What is going on? (Hi Tuesday Book Club))
Arthur $5,600 + $0 = $5,600 (What is mercury?)
David $18,400 + $1 = $18,401 (What is mercury (Hi Appy, Gigi & Maui!)) (Semi-Finalist)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) FLAT EARTH $800 (clue #3)
Arthur 800 +1000 (MacKenzie 600 David 0)
2) RELIGIOUS RANKS & TITLES $1600 (clue #5)
David 5400 +5000 (MacKenzie 2600 Arthur 7600)
3) FEELING JITTERY $1600 (clue #15, $10800 left on board)
Arthur 13200 -10000 (MacKenzie 2200 David 14000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 117

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
MacKenzie 3 4
Arthur 4*
David

DJ! Round:
MacKenzie 3 5 3 4
Arthur 4 5 5† 5 5 4 4*
David 4* 3 5 4

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

David 4.00
Arthur 4.50
MacKenzie 3.67

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:

David $15,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Arthur $15,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
MacKenzie $600 Coryat, 11 correct, 9 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,000
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,400
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

MacKenzie Jones, career statistics:

202 correct, 32 incorrect
11/13 on rebound attempts (on 39 rebound opportunities)
33.22% in first on buzzer (203/611)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $42,200)
8/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800

Arthur Chu, career statistics:

431 correct, 58 incorrect
17/23 on rebound attempts (on 63 rebound opportunities)
43.34% in first on buzzer (413/953)
25/36 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $45,200)
9/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,365

David Madden, career statistics:

563 correct, 55 incorrect
36/43 on rebound attempts (on 111 rebound opportunities)
37.10% in first on buzzer (502/1353)
46/48 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $82,805)
18/25 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,288

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I realize Mira Hayward took the shine out of it, but it’s really okay to bet $0.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: David $18,400 Arthur $5,600 MacKenzie $600)

MacKenzie: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $10)

Arthur: Bet no more than $4,399. (Actual bet: $0)

David: Bet no more than $7,199. (Actual bet: $1)

Updated JIT odds:

Matt +400
Larissa +460
Amy +670
Andrew +1000
David +1000
Sam K. +1600
Brandon +1600
Victoria +1900
Ben +2100
Jennifer +2200
Alex +3000
Chuck +3700
Colby +5800
Sam B. +7000
Dhruv +7600
Lilly +10000
Monica +11000

Finals length odds:

2 games: +170
3 games: +110
4 games: +340

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