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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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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 Publications) for Tuesday, September 26, 2023 (Season 40, Game 12):
A collection of achievements bearing this name was established in the early 1950s to help resolve pub disputes
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Ollie Savage, a high school English & film studies teacher from Burbank, California
Michalle Gould, a librarian from Laguna Beach, California
David Kaye, a high school English teacher from Scottsdale, Arizona
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
On yesterday’s Jeopardy! (assuming you actually got to see it, thanks to Monday Night Football), Jilana Cotter punched her ticket into Thursday and Friday’s final. Tonight sees Michalle Gould, Ollie Savage, and David Kaye return for a second chance on the Alex Trebek Stage; one of them will get to join Jilana in the final.
Also in Jeopardy!-land this week, the season premiere of Celebrity Jeopardy is tomorrow night on ABC. One thing I’m interested in, that was announced on Inside Jeopardy yesterday: the show will be testing a new onscreen clue presentation for Celebrity Jeopardy, presumably one that will better remind the home viewer of both the category and dollar amount being played, but exact details were not announced. I’m looking forward to tomorrow!
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Correct response: What is Guinness World Records?
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Sir Hugh Beaver, then-head of brewer Guinness, had just returned from a hunting trip, where he got into a heated discussion about whether the golden plover or the red grouse is the fastest game bird in Europe. Unable to definitively answer the question, he realized that some reference work should be produced to settle such debates. By 1954, Beaver was introduced to Norris and Ross McWhirter (Norris was, coincidentally, the timekeeper from Roger Bannister’s May 1954 sub-four-minute mile at Oxford University), who began producing a book of records.
Over time, the publication has been known as The Guinness Book of Records, The Guinness Book of World Records, and its current name, Guinness World Records. I expect that any of those names will be accepted.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Caves; About Face Tattoo; Who “Ar” They?; The Home Spa; Next Stop, Venus; Shattering Allusions)
Ollie and Michalle got off to the best start, but Michalle led after 30 thanks to an incorrect Daily Double from Ollie.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ollie 6 correct 0 incorrect
Michalle 5 correct 0 incorrect
David 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Ollie prepared by remembering “you can only score if you play with the handbrake off”.
Michalle was excited to come back because someone else got to do her hair & makeup.
David got to discuss Jeopardy! with his uncle.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Michalle 8 correct 1 incorrect
Ollie 12 correct 3 incorrect
David 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Michalle $4,400
Ollie $2,800
David $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: American Islands; In The Corporate Arena; You Could Put An Eye Out; Medicine & History; Translate The Britishism; Sailing The 3 Cs)
Ollie had the best Double Jeopardy round thanks to 11 correct responses; David had a chance to get himself back into the game, but had a pair of conservative Daily Double bets. Ollie led going into Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ollie 23 correct 4 incorrect
Michalle 16 correct 1 incorrect
David 10 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Ollie $15,600
Michalle $13,200
David $7,000
Michalle and David were the only players correct in Final—Michalle is now a finalist!
Tonight’s results:
David $7,000 + $5,802 = $12,802 (What is the Guinness Book of World Records?)
Michalle $13,200 + $13,000 = $26,200 (What is the Guiness Book of World Records) (Finalist)
Ollie $15,600 – $12,000 = $3,600 (What is the College Bowl)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) NEXT STOP, VENUS $600 (clue #17)
Ollie 3600 -2000 (David 800 Michalle 3200)
2) YOU COULD PUT AN EYE OUT $800 (clue #24)
David 6000 -1000 (Michalle 8800 Ollie 15600)
3) AMERICAN ISLANDS $1200 (clue #25, $5200 left on board)
David 5000 +2000 (Michalle 8800 Ollie 15600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -32
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
David 3 4 5 4 3
Michalle 2 1 1 2 1
Ollie 2 1 5 3 4 5 3*
DJ! Round:
David 3 2 3 3 2* 3*
Michalle 1 4 1 1
Ollie 4 5 2 1 5 4 5 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 2
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Michalle 1.56
David 3.18
Ollie 3.50
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:
Michalle $13,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
David $7,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Ollie $17,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,000
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,600
Player Statistics:
David Kaye, career statistics:
30 correct, 5 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.61% in first on buzzer (29/109)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Michalle Gould, career statistics:
35 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.32% in first on buzzer (32/113)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
Ollie Savage, career statistics:
45 correct, 8 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (46/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,100
Andy’s Thoughts:
I’m disappointed that Ken or the show at least didn’t give the current name of the book—namely, Guinness World Records.
- Michalle is going to struggle in the final with an “average row of clue selection” stat under 2.
Today’s box score: September 26, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ollie $15,600 Michalle $13,200 David $7,000)
David: You can’t both defend against a small bet from Michalle and win a Triple Stumper if Ollie makes a cover bet. If you think Michalle will bet big, then bet $2,200 or less. If you think she will bet small, then bet at least $5,401. (Actual bet: $5,802)
Michalle: Standard cover bet over David is $801. If you’re really worried about Ollie making a small bet, a bet between $4,801 and $6,199 is the best defense against that.(Actual bet: $13,000)
Ollie: Standard cover bet over Michalle is $10,801. (Actual bet: $12,000)
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