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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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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 World Capitals) for Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (Season 38, Game 52):

An annual event called Winterlude includes skating on the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in this city

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Matt King, an attorney from Lewisville, Texas

Matt King on Jeopardy!

Genesis Whitlock, a diversity & inclusion professional from Brooklyn, New York

Genesis Whitlock on Jeopardy!

Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California (4-day total: $155,600)

Amy Schneider on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Amy Schneider has won over $150,000 in her first four games. In the last 20 years, only James Holzhauer and Roger Craig have won more money through four games. This upcoming Tournament of Champions field is very likely going to be one of the strongest ever, and I can not wait to see how that plays out going forward.

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Correct response: What is Ottawa?

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Ottawa is probably my 2nd-favorite city in Canada to visit (after St. John’s, Newfoundland.) I’ve been to Ottawa during Winterlude. It’s very beautiful, and the ice sculptures in Confederation Park (just southeast of Parliament Hill) are absolutely stunning. I’ve never skated on the Rideau Canal, though. (That being said, that is more because of my inability to ice skate with any semblance of skill.)

The show will probably come under fire for what viewers perceive to be an easier Final clue. However, I have no issue with either this or other easier Final Jeopardy! clues. As I have said multiple times in the past, easier Final Jeopardy! clues keep the wagering “honest” and it keeps leaders betting for victory. If easy Final Jeopardy! clues did not exist, then leaders would have an incentive to play the round more conservatively, and that makes for a worse game overall. Moreover, a contestant might see World Capitals as a category and completely overlook Canada—I would venture that any contestant mistakes would come from this reason right here. I’m hoping that today goes 3-for-3 in Final. Considering Amy’s betting tendencies in Final, I’m also hoping that we get to see another big payday out of her, maybe even one that brings her over the $200,000 mark.

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

Scores going into Final:
Amy $23,800
Genesis $6,600
Matt -$6,400

Tonight’s results:
Matt -$6,400 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Genesis $6,600 – $5,000 = $1,600 (What is Paris?)
Amy $23,800 – $9,000 = $14,800 (What is Amsterdam?) (5-day total: $170,400)

Amy Schneider, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the November 23, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $7,800
Genesis $2,200
Matt $1,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) BLUE $600 (clue #18)
Genesis 1400 +1000 (Amy 5200 Matt 3000)
2) BUSINESS HISTORY $1200 (clue #10)
Amy 12200 +4000 (Genesis 5000 Matt -1600)
3) BOOK TITLE MATH $800 (clue #24, $3200 left on board)
Amy 24600 -2000 (Genesis 7000 Matt -6000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 96

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: BUSINESS HISTORY $400 THE BODY HUMAN $400 TESTING YOUR “ESP” $400 $800
Total Left On Board: $2,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Amy $23,000 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 47.17% in first on buzzer (25/53), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Genesis $6,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.09% in first on buzzer (8/53), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Matt -$6,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 10 incorrect, 30.19% in first on buzzer (16/53), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,800
Lach Trash: $13,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $16,200

Amy Schneider, career statistics:
150 correct, 8 incorrect
10/10 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
48.04% in first on buzzer (135/281)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,400)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,120

Genesis Whitlock, career statistics:
8 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
15.09% in first on buzzer (8/53)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,200

Matt King, career statistics:
8 correct, 10 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
30.19% in first on buzzer (16/53)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$6,400

Amy Schneider, to win:
6 games: 85.068%
7: 72.366%
8: 61.561%
9: 52.369%
10: 44.549%
Avg. streak: 10.697 games.

Today’s interviews:
Matt is a 3rd-generation Notre Dame alumnus.
Genesis had an unusual job interview where the interviewer had the wrong resume.
Amy finds team managing better than writing code.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Amy is the 25th player to win at least $150,000 (or $75,000 before the dollar values were doubled)
    within their first 5 games, and only 8 players have won more than Amy has: James Holzhauer ($298,687), Frank Spangenberg (adjusted to $205,194), Roger Craig ($195,801), Jerome Vered (adjusted to $193,602), Austin Rogers ($188,700), Larissa Kelly ($179,797), David Siegel (adjusted to $172,400), and Doug Lach (adjusted to $170,800).

  • I would say the four unplayed clues today is due to the 10 combined incorrect responses in Double Jeopardy; it does take time to have all of the rebounds.
  • The last time we had 3 consecutive games with only 2 players in Final Jeopardy: Feb. 28–March 2, 2017.
  • Canadian media will not be particularly thrilled that this clue saw 0 correct responses.

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