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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, November 9, 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 1970s Songs) for Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (Season 38, Game 42):

In 1976 “Bohemian Rhapsody” was replaced at No. 1 on the U.K. charts by this Europop song whose title is heard in Queen’s lyrics

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Hillary Sebeny, a historian from Honolulu, Hawaii

Hillary Sebeny on Jeopardy!

Greg Zona, a principal from West Grove, Pennsylvania

Greg Zona on Jeopardy!

Dane Reighard, an editor from Los Angeles, California (1-day total: $28,000)

Dane Reighard on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Dane picked up his first victory in yesterday’s game. One thing that astute challengers should have picked up on, though: he only bet to tie Elena’s doubled score in Final Jeopardy!, leaving him open to a potential tiebreaker. If Dane’s run (and this strategy) continues, you might see second-placed players be more likely to bet everything.

One thing that surprised me yesterday is the number of fans who were surprised that Ken was hosting (and not Mayim). Both the show and the media reported that there were going to be two hosts for the first few months of the season. I’m not sure what else the show could do here.

One further thing that bothers me about some of the fans: when they say that they are “voting” for a certain person to be host. I would like to make one thing clear: there is no host vote. Implying that you are voting for someone implies an agency into the process that you do not have and are not intended to have at this point.

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Correct response: What is “Mamma Mia”? (by ABBA)

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This exact question made the rounds in trivia circles in the last six months—I definitely saw it on my Facebook at some point. It’s certainly a great “fun fact” question. The requisite line from the Queen song: “Oh mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia, let me go /
Beelzebub, has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me?”. The ABBA song went to #1 in the UK in January 1976 (and was from the group’s self-titled third studio album.)

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

Scores going into Final:
Hillary $16,800
Dane $16,600
Greg $4,800

Tonight’s results:
Greg $4,800 – $0 = $4,800 (What is ???)
Dane $16,600 – $9,801 = $6,799 (What is Waterloo?) (2-day total: $34,799)
Hillary $16,800 – $16,601 = $199 (What is Carry On)

Dane Reighard, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the November 9, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Hillary $5,600
Dane $5,600
Greg $1,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) THE BEGINNING $1000 (clue #9)
Hillary 1800 -1200 (Dane 2200 Greg -200)
2) ART CRITICS $1200 (clue #6)
Dane 9200 +3000 (Greg 1200 Hillary 9200)
3) LET’S TALK BUSINESS $1200 (clue #26, $2000 left on board)
Hillary 12800 +4000 (Dane 16600 Greg 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -3

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Dane $14,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Greg $4,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Hillary $15,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,800
Lach Trash: $13,800 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400

Dane Reighard, career statistics:
45 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (46/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,100

Greg Zona, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800

Hillary Sebeny, career statistics:
16 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200

Dane Reighard, to win:
3 games: 59.049%
4: 34.868%
5: 20.590%
6: 12.158%
7: 7.179%
Avg. streak: 3.442 games.

Today’s interviews:
Hillary investigates World War II cold cases of people whose bodies weren’t recovered during the war.
Greg has been to three World Series as a Phillies fan.
Dane was an extra in Yo Gabba Gabba.

Andy’s Thoughts:


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