Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, December 25, 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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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 U.S. Place Names) for Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Season 41, Game 78):

A trio including Andrew Jackson founded this city with a name that evokes a great city of the ancient world

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Amber Gamrat, a software developer from Hudson, New Hampshire

Mathieu Farhoud-Dionne, a musician from Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Laura Faddah, a manager from Memphis, Tennessee (4-day total: $40,400)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Merry Christmas! After an improbable victory yesterday where she was the only player to get Final Jeopardy correct, Laura Faddah attempts today to become the 282^nd player since 1984 to become a 5-time Jeopardy! champion. Her challengers are New Hampshire’s Amber Gamrat and Montreal’s Mathieu Farhoud-Dionne.

Thanks to basketball on ABC all day, you’re going to be pre-empted if your local Jeopardy! affiliate is an ABC station. Matt Carberry also has a Google Sheet detailing the pre-emptions nationwide. Certainly, with the first two airings of the program being pre-empted, we won’t be seeing results today until an hour later than usual.

Correct response: What is Memphis, Tennessee?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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This is such an important reminder that it is being emphasized in boldface today: categories and game material are selected randomly and independently of contestants. Furthermore, to change material specifically because it might be an advantage to a certain contestant would also generally be seen as verboten. So, yes, that means that sometimes a clue about the founding of a contestant’s hometown will come up in Final Jeopardy; it’s the luck of the draw, and there is nothing untoward about it.

On to the subject of the clue: While the city today stands on what was Chickasaw territory, Memphis, Tennessee was founded in 1819 by John Overton, James Winchester, and future President Andrew Jackson shortly after the land was purchased from the Chickasaw Nation. It was named Memphis after the ancient Egyptian capital city on the Nile.

I think there’s a 0 percent chance of this being a Triple Stumper today, and it wouldn’t surprise me to see this go 3-for-3.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Islands & Archipelagos; The Novel Chapter; Triple Jeopardy!; I’m So Indicted; 5, 5; Foot Ball)

Laura was the only player in the black after 15 clues after Mathieu gave three incorrect responses (including the Daily Double) and Amber one. At the interviews, the scores were Laura $4,200 Amber -$200 Mathieu -$2,200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Laura 6 correct 0 incorrect
Amber 1 correct 1 incorrect
Mathieu 2 correct 3 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Amber has a grandmother who will hang up the phone when J! comes on.
Mathieu wrote a song that became the Habs’ goal song.
Laura gave her sister a wreath—but it caused glue burns when crafting it.

Laura picked up another half-dozen correct responses, including three at the $1,000 level, to extend her lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Laura 12 correct 1 incorrect
Amber 4 correct 1 incorrect
Mathieu 6 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Laura $8,800
Amber $600
Mathieu -$1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Thinking About The Ottoman Empire; All Kinds Of Music; Mollusks; Let’s Go To The Park; Happy 100th, Rod Serling; “A”cronyms & “A”bbreviations)

Mathieu got on a roll early and pulled very close after converting a True Daily Double on clue 4. From there, it was a back-and-forth battle that broke Mathieu’s way after Laura gave an incorrect response on the last clue before the time’s up signal—giving Mathieu a $200 lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Mathieu 16 correct 5 incorrect
Laura 18 correct 4 incorrect
Amber 6 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 23 (2 today).

Scores going into Final:

Mathieu $13,400
Laura $13,200
Amber $2,200

Laura was the only player correct in Final—and that makes her a 5-time champion! She’ll go for #6 on Boxing Day.

Tonight’s results:

Amber $2,200 – $0 = $2,200 (What is Alexandria?)
Laura $13,200 + $4,800 = $18,000 (What is Memphis?) (5-day total: $58,400)
Mathieu $13,400 – $13,001 = $399 (What is Carthage? YaYa)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE NOVEL CHAPTER $600 (clue #8)
Mathieu -1200 -1000 (Laura 2800 Amber -400)
2) ALL KINDS OF MUSIC $1200 (clue #6)
Mathieu 4000 +4000 (Laura 8800 Amber 600)
3) LET’S GO TO THE PARK $1200 (clue #16, $15200 left on board)
Mathieu 11600 -3000 (Laura 10800 Amber 600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -26

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Laura 1 4 3 2 1 2
Mathieu 5 3*
Amber

DJ! Round:
Laura 4 1 1 2
Mathieu 3 4 5 5 4 3* 3 4 3 5 2 3*
Amber

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Laura 2.10
Amber 0.00
Mathieu 3.71

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: MOLLUSKS $400 $800
Total Left On Board: $1,200
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 23 (0.29 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Laura $13,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Amber $2,200 Coryat, 6 correct, 1 incorrect, 10.91% in first on buzzer (6/55), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Mathieu $14,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,000
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 16 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Laura Faddah, career statistics:

84 correct, 16 incorrect
8/8 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
29.75% in first on buzzer (83/279)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,880

Mathieu Farhoud-Dionne, career statistics:

16 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
32.73% in first on buzzer (18/55)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600

Amber Gamrat, career statistics:

6 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
10.91% in first on buzzer (6/55)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,200

Laura Faddah, to win:

6 games: 40.197%
7: 16.158%
8: 6.495%
9: 2.611%
10: 1.049%
Avg. streak: 5.672 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Mathieu $13,400 Laura $13,200 Amber $2,200)

Laura: Bet no more than $8,799 to keep Amber locked out. (Actual bet: $4,800)

Mathieu: Standard cover bet over Laura is $13,001. (Actual bet: $13,001)

Amber: Limit your bet to $1,799 and less and hope for a big bet from Laura and a miss/cover from Mathieu. (Actual bet: $0)

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