Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, October 8, 2024

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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.
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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

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 Flags) for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 (Season 41, Game 22):

The 12 stars on its flag symbolize perfection, not geographic or political units

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Gino Montoya, an attorney from Albuquerque, New Mexico

Andrew Miller, an auto claims adjuster from Bristol, Connecticut

Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, Connecticut (2-day total: $50,401)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

We have two players from the Nutmeg State on today’s episode; challenger Andrew Miller (not to be confused with the Season 35 Andrew Miller) is representing Bristol, while champion Mark Fitzpatrick is representing Riverside. They’re joined today by fellow challenger Gino Montoya, an attorney who is representing Albuquerque, Connecticut New Mexico.

Correct response: What is the European Union?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Editor’s note: The clue currently detailed above is what appeared in the New York Times this morning. What often happens is that any last-minute changes made to the clue might appear in the episode but not be reflected in the show’s internal database; it is the show’s internal database that is consulted when providing content to a partner like the New York Times.

According to the Council of Europe, when the European flag (12 golden stars forming a circle on a blue field) was adopted in 1955, it was stated, “Against the blue sky of the Western world, the stars symbolise the peoples of Europe in a form of a circle, a sign of union. Their number is invariably twelve, the figure twelve being the symbol of perfection and entirety.”

It is also clearly intended by the show here to focus on the flag of the European Union here—in my opinion, if you know enough about world flags to even consider any alternate responses here, you’d know enough about world flags to know that the European flag is the intended correct response. (But yeah, if you actually said Uzbekistan at home, give yourself credit. Unless, of course, the clue had an extra clue in the show itself. See my note above.)

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Oregon; Get “Out” Of The Clue; Sonnets & Sonneteers; Auto-Makin’ Brands; What’s My Motivation?; Going Ape At The Movies)

While Andrew got to the Daily Double, Mark picked up seven correct responses to lead at the break. After 15 clues, Mark had $5,400 to Andrew’s $2,000 and Gino’s $1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Mark 7 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 4 correct 1 incorrect
Gino 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Gino has a “secret language” with his wife based on “The Godfather” movies.
Andrew has a newborn daughter.
Mark is a lifelong Nets fan.

While Mark struggled with a couple of incorrect responses, Andrew pulled closer to the lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Mark 10 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 10 correct 1 incorrect
Gino 5 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Mark $4,800
Andrew $3,800
Gino $1,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: People Of The Bible; Historic Names; 15-Letter Words; The French Masters; A Penny For Your Thoughts; 20th Century Song, 21st Century Ad)

Gino had a great round, picking up 15 correct responses; however, he made a pair of crucial errors in the Daily Double hunt, allowing Mark to find them both and take the lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Mark 20 correct 3 incorrect
Gino 20 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 1 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Mark $21,200
Gino $17,400
Andrew $4,600

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Gino went for a big bet and that makes Mark a 3-day champion! He’ll go for win #4 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Andrew $4,600 – $417 = $4,183 (What is Australia?)
Gino $17,400 – $17,400 = $0 (What is ?)
Mark $21,200 – $13,601 = $7,599 (What is Liberia) (3-day total: $58,000)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) AUTO-MAKIN’ BRANDS $1000 (clue #7)
Andrew -200 +1000 (Mark 2000 Gino 0)
2) THE FRENCH MASTERS $2000 (clue #16)
Mark 10800 +3000 (Andrew 5000 Gino 13000)
3) 15-LETTER WORDS $1200 (clue #20, $8000 left on board)
Mark 16600 +3000 (Andrew 5000 Gino 13800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 146

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Mark 5 4 2 4 3
Andrew 5*
Gino 3

DJ! Round:
Mark 4 3 3 4 4 5* 5 2 3*
Andrew 2
Gino 5 4 5 3 3 3 4 5 1 2†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Mark 3.64
Andrew 3.50
Gino 3.45

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 1 (0.05 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Mark $18,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $4,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Gino $17,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,600
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Mark Fitzpatrick, career statistics:

69 correct, 12 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
42.35% in first on buzzer (72/170)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,600)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,400

Andrew Miller, career statistics:

11 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600

Gino Montoya, career statistics:

20 correct, 2 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400

Mark Fitzpatrick, to win:

4 games: 62.800%
5: 39.438%
6: 24.767%
7: 15.554%
8: 9.768%
Avg. streak: 4.687 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Discussion has already begun as to whether or not Gino is deserving of a Second Chance spot. I would say that making a wagering mistake is the same as a mistake in another fashion (being incorrect in Final or on a Daily Double, for example); thus, I don’t think it should be disqualifying from a Second Chance. Of course, I hope a player who gets a Second Chance would learn from their original mistakes.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Mark $21,200 Gino $17,400 Andrew $4,600)

Mark: Standard cover bet over Gino is $13,601. (Actual bet: $13,601)

Andrew: To have any chance of victory in this one, you need to bet at least $3,000. (Actual bet: $417)

Gino: I would bet between $7,601 (to cover against any of Mark’s small range) and $8,199 (to keep Andrew locked out). (Actual bet: $17,400)

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