Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, June 26, 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.
(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 Literature) for Wednesday, June 26, 2024 (Season 40, Game 208):

The British Library says of this 19th c. man, “one of his most famous poems…is a warning about the arrogance of great leaders”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Maryl Harris, a study operations manager from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Natalie Miliano, a manufacturing engineering manager from Portland, Maine

Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan (5-day total: $91,283)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

In the nearly 21 years since Jeopardy! decided that players should no longer be retired after five wins, 69 players have won at least six games. While many fans think that this stat as it stands right now is nice, I’m sure Drew Basile would very much like to become the 70^th six-time champion. However, our new East Coast challengers—Portland, Maine’s Natalie Miliano and Philadelphia’s Maryl Harris—would very much like to see our six-foot-six champion stop at five wins.

There is one other thing that I would like to say: Being happy because you have won a game of Jeopardy!, or two, or five, does not make you arrogant or unsportsmanlike. It makes you human. Shame on the Jeopardy! fans who have been around the internet criticizing Drew for actually acting like a human and not a robotic automaton—and shame on the tabloids for amplifying this behavior for clicks.

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Correct response: Who is Percy Shelley?

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.)

“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; / Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!” is a very famous quote from Percy Shelley’s “Ozymandias”, exemplifying the hubris and arrogance of a leader who believed his empire would last forever.

Ozymandias in real life—Ramesses II—is seen today as the most powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s New Kingdom. The Shelley poem about him was written at a time where the British and French had been stealing many Egyptian relics and artifacts from Egypt—in fact, a statue of Ramesses was en route to London upon the poem’s publication.

If a player can connect that quote from today’s Final Jeopardy clue to “Ozymandias”, it should be a straightforward jump to Shelley. I could definitely see this playing anywhere from 0-for-3 to 3-for-3 in studio.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Around The World; They Wrote The Books; You Don’t Hear As Much About…; Hats On; Grapple Sauce; In Your Dreams!)

This one opened as a strong three-way match, with Maryl doubling up through the Daily Double. However, Drew rebounding a $1,000 miss of Natalie’s meant he led after 15. At the interviews, Drew had $3,600; Maryl & Natalie had $2,000 apiece.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Drew 6 correct 2 incorrect
Maryl 3 correct 1 incorrect
Natalie 5 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Maryl was part of a performance of “The 1812 Overture” on July 4th.
Natalie once held a job making toys for kids.
Drew got to cat-sit for a professor—where he promptly fell asleep.

Maryl picked up seven correct responses in the second half of the opening round to pull within $200 of Drew’s lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Drew 12 correct 3 incorrect
Maryl 10 correct 1 incorrect
Natalie 6 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Drew $5,000
Maryl $4,800
Natalie $2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Names; Double Talk; Ellis Island; From The German; Scienc”E”; All That Jazz)

Drew found both Daily Doubles and got them both for $3,000 apiece. The final 12 clues were very interesting, as Maryl and Drew battled in and out of runaway territory. As it turned out, an incorrect response from Maryl on clue #29—on a topic that many trivia people may have seen (at least if they’re friends with 2015 show alumna Jennifer Morrow)—meant that Drew barely had a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Drew 24 correct 4 incorrect
Maryl 18 correct 4 incorrect
Natalie 9 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Drew $20,200
Maryl $10,000
Natalie $6,200

Drew picked up a correct response in Final; he’s now a 6-day champion! He goes for win #7 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Natalie $6,200 – $1,500 = $4,700 (Who is Blake?)
Maryl $10,000 – $3,799 = $6,201 (Who is Coleridge?)
Drew $20,200 + $118 = $20,318 (Who is Percy Bysshe Shelley) (6-day total: $111,601)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) HATS ON $800 (clue #10)
Maryl 1000 +1000 (Drew 2000 Natalie 800)
2) HISTORIC NAMES $1200 (clue #3)
Drew 6200 +3000 (Natalie 2200 Maryl 5200)
3) FROM THE GERMAN $1600 (clue #18, $10000 left on board)
Drew 14800 +3000 (Natalie 5800 Maryl 5600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 169

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Drew 3 5 3 3 4 5
Natalie 4 5
Maryl 4 4*

DJ! Round:
Drew 3* 4† 3 3 4 5 4*
Natalie 1 5 5† 2†
Maryl 3 4 5 4 3 4 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Drew 3.77
Maryl 3.78
Natalie 3.67

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Drew $17,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Maryl $9,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Natalie $6,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,000
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 3

Player Statistics:

Drew Basile, career statistics:

146 correct, 28 incorrect
6/9 on rebound attempts (on 29 rebound opportunities)
43.73% in first on buzzer (150/343)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,000)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,800

Natalie Miliano, career statistics:

9 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,200

Maryl Harris, career statistics:

18 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Drew Basile, to win:

7 games: 58.044%
8: 33.691%
9: 19.556%
10: 11.351%
11: 6.589%
Avg. streak: 7.383 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Drew $20,200 Maryl $10,000 Natalie $6,200)

Drew: Bet no more than $199. (Actual bet: $118)

Natalie: Bet at least $1,400 for the best chance of second place. (Actual bet: $1,500)

Maryl: Standard cover bet over Natalie is $2,401. (Actual bet: $3,799)

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