Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, October 11, 2022

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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 Famous Ships) for Tuesday, October 11, 2022 (Season 39, Game 22):

Its wreck was discovered in 1989, 48 years after it had been sunk & 91 years after the man it was named for had died

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Mike Elliott, a meat cutter originally from Derry, New Hampshire

Marsha Free, an executive assistant to the principal from Duluth, Georgia

Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey (7-day total: $221,901)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Cris Pannullo had his most dominant performance to date yesterday, picking up nearly $60,000. Much like some of the other greats, including Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer, Matt Amodio, and Amy Schneider, Cris has been stellar at the bottom of the board, being correct on 54.76% of $1000 and $2000 clues during his run (Schneider, Jennings, Holzhauer, and Amodio were all also above 50% during their respective runs). Today’s challengers are Marsha Free and Mike Elliott—I believe Mike’s name is spelled with two Ts, but I’m not 100% certain; his contestant photograph file name was captioned with just a single T, and at this pre-game point, I haven’t seen the introductory card yet. I wouldn’t be surprised if the social team made a mistake—after all, Friday contestant Marianne dos Santos’ hometown is currently spelled as “Ottowa”—acceptable if given in Final Jeopardy, but not so much for a website.

Something that I’ve noticed so far this season: Ever since the tabloids entered the Jeopardy! space earlier this year, the positivity has been completely sucked out of the community, and only the negativity is being amplified. Being bombarded with this constant negativity is very quickly sucking out my love for the show, and I am desperately looking for something to help me fall in love with this show again, the way I was in love with it a few years ago.

The best thing as a community is to avoid giving them air and space, making their jobs more difficult. If you are a contestant, I would highly recommend not talking with any journalist from The Sun—I’m not going to name them all, as the writers may change going forward. However, multiple contestants have now had their words twisted into negative hit pieces against the show, and you risk the same happening yourself if you give an interview to The Sun—and all it is doing is feeding the negative cycle of news.

Apropos of nothing, I noticed that the tabloids really began entering the Jeopardy! space in the aftermath of Amy Schneider’s run on the program, as if these publications’ editors suddenly had an issue with Jeopardy! for portraying a trans person extremely positively.

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Correct response: What is Bismarck?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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The Bismarck was a famous Nazi battleship from early World War II. Named after the famous 19th-century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, it was famously scuttled in May 1941 after being severely damaged by the Allies in a battle that curiously has no generally accepted name, despite its decisive action. In 1960, Johnny Horton released a song, “Sink the Bismark” [sic] regarding the ship’s sinking. The wreckage was found in 1989 by Robert Ballard (the same oceanographer who found the Titanic’s wreckage).

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Classic Sitcoms By Episode Title; Polish History; The Wait Of The World; Subtitled Nonfiction; Where In The House?; It’s Just A Geometric Figure Of Speech)

Mike played very well early, holding the lead at the first break. However, Cris found the Daily Double, and his $4,800 all-in bet led to a big lead after 30 clues.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Mike 6 correct 1 incorrect
Cris 5 correct 1 incorrect
Marsha 1 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Cris 16 correct 1 incorrect
Mike 9 correct 1 incorrect
Marsha 2 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Science Grab Bag; Baby Names: Top 25 Of 1922; Old Words; It’s A “Big” Place; The Temples In Jerusalem; Broadway Rocks)

Cris was definitely feeling threatened; he found the first Daily Double on Clue 8 and bet over $10,000 to regain a big lead. However, Mike found the second one, successfully doubling up a five-figure total himself! Cris played a little bit better over the final 17 clues, but it wasn’t a runaway! Cris has $37,400 going into Final to Mike’s $26,800 and Marsha’s $1,600.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Cris 29 correct 2 incorrect
Mike 20 correct 2 incorrect
Marsha 6 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).

Cris was the only player correct today in Final, he’s now an 8-day champion, with winnings over $275,000! He’ll return for win #9 tomorrow!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Cris $37,400
Mike $26,800
Marsha $1,600

Tonight’s results:

Marsha $1,600 – $0 = $1,600 (What is the Aa Andrea Doria?)
Mike $26,800 – $18,200 = $8,600 (What is the Andrea Doria?)
Cris $37,400 + $16,201 = $53,601 (What is Bismarck) (8-day total: $275,502)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Cris $12,000
Mike $4,800
Marsha -$400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) WHERE IN THE HOUSE? $600 (clue #18)
Cris 4800 +4800 (Marsha -200 Mike 3800)
2) SCIENCE GRAB BAG $1600 (clue #8)
Cris 12400 +11000 (Marsha 2000 Mike 8400)
3) OLD WORDS $2000 (clue #17, $12800 left on board)
Mike 11600 +11600 (Cris 29800 Marsha 400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 289

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.36 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Cris $23,800 Coryat, 29 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mike $17,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Marsha $1,600 Coryat, 6 correct, 3 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,600
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400

Cris Pannullo, career statistics:

238 correct, 17 incorrect
19/20 on rebound attempts (on 39 rebound opportunities)
46.02% in first on buzzer (208/452)
17/19 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $63,900)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,525

Marsha Free, career statistics:

6 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,600

Mike Elliott, career statistics:

20 correct, 3 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,200

Cris Pannullo, to win:

9 games: 91.744%
10: 84.169%
11: 77.220%
12: 70.845%
13: 64.996%
Avg. streak: 19.112 games.

Today’s interviews:

Mike made a tribute video about the end of Ken Jennings’ run on Jeopardy.
Marsha has found 50 four-leaf clovers.
Cris was a big overachiever in elementary school.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Cris’ total of $275,502 is 13th all-time in terms of regular play winnings; Arthur Chu sits 12th at $297,200.
• $37,400 before Final is believed to be the highest regular-play score of all-time not to have a runaway game going into Final.

• $53,601 is the 58th-best one-day total of all time on the show (including pre-doubled dollar values)

• Peter Sagal joins a very short list of civilian Jeopardy! contestants who have since been named in a clue.
• Mike’s score of $26,800 is $200 short of Adam Levin’s record of $27,000 from April 29, 2019 as the largest non-leading score after Double Jeopardy.
• I feel like Mike is going to be a shoo-in for a Second Chance tournament in the future.

• Today’s box score: October 11, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Cris $37,400 Mike $26,800 Marsha $1,600)

Cris: Standard cover bet over Mike is $16,201. (Actual bet: $16,201)

Marsha: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $0)

Mike: If Cris makes a cover bet and is incorrect, he falls to $21,199. You should limit your bet to $5,599. (Actual bet: $18,200)

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