Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, October 23, 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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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
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24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Roman Catholic Church) for Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (Season 41, Game 33):

This day involving the Holy Spirit & the Apostles is sometimes described as the “birthday” of the church

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Brett Kelly, an actor from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Sophia Maymudes, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington

Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, Texas (1-day total: $18,799)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Will Wallace is your new Jeopardy! champion after he was the only player to get Final Jeopardy correct in yesterday’s battle. In his first title defense, he faces off against a couple of West Coasters: Sophia Maymudes from Seattle and Brett Kelly from the Vancouver suburb of Surrey.

It’s been pointed out over the last couple of days that Brett has some movie credits—as someone who generally doesn’t consume a lot of movies, this doesn’t mean a great deal to me personally. But, yes, working actors do get to come on game shows—people who don’t get starring roles in major motion pictures are not exactly wealthy individuals.

Correct response: What is Pentecost?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Pentecost (celebrated 50 days after Easter) is considered to be the birthday of the Catholic Church because it is said that the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles as the apostles were hiding following Jesus’s resurrection. Having then received the power and the gift of the Holy Spirit, the apostles began preaching and carrying out Jesus’s message.

Even as a writer who generally leans in an agnostic direction when it comes to religion, knowledge of major religious works—especially the Bible—is crucial to having a general understanding of significant portions of Western literature and artwork.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Some Cliffs, Sands Or Buttes; A Quarter For Your Thoughts; Hello & Goodbye; 3 Words & A Comma Or 2; Literary Titles En Español; Be Witched)

Both Sophia and Will had strong starts, with Sophia pulling into the lead with a correct response on clue #15. At the break, Sophia had $3,400 to Will’s $3,000 and Brett’s -$600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Sophia 6 correct 0 incorrect
Will 5 correct 0 incorrect
Brett 0 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Brett went to Qatar to cheer Canada on at the World Cup and stayed for a few days in shipping containers.
Sophia has had nine crossword puzzles published in the New York Times.
Will learned to play guitar by playing every Neil Young song.

Sophia ran BE WITCHED, but lost $2,000 of that on the Daily Double. She still led after 30, though!

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Sophia 15 correct 1 incorrect
Will 7 correct 0 incorrect
Brett 1 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Sophia $6,200
Will $4,400
Brett -$1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Quoth The President; Broadway’s Leading Ladies; Eponymously Yours; The Trojan War; Our 4-Legged Friends; An “Ode” To A Category)

A couple of missed Daily Doubles interspersed amongst a number of other incorrect responses in an attempt to catch back up saw Sophia drop precipitously close to zero. As it stood, Sophia did stay eligible to play Final, while Brett’s attempts to do so ended up just short.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Will 14 correct 1 incorrect
Sophia 21 correct 8 incorrect
Brett 4 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 2 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Will $10,800
Sophia $2,800
Brett $0

Neither player got Final Jeopardy correct; Will, however, is a 2-day champion on the strength of his runaway game. He’ll go for win #3 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Brett $0 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Sophia $2,800 – $206 = $2,594 (What is Palm Sunday?)
Will $10,800 – $800 = $10,000 (What is All Saints Day?) (2-day total: $28,799)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SOME CLIFFS, SANDS OR BUTTES $800 (clue #24)
Sophia 6600 -2000 (Will 3000 Brett -1400)
2) OUR 4-LEGGED FRIENDS $1200 (clue #13)
Sophia 9000 -2600 (Will 6400 Brett -800)
3) THE TROJAN WAR $1200 (clue #23, $6000 left on board)
Sophia 2800 -2000 (Will 12000 Brett -800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -131

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Will 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 5 3 3
Sophia 1 2 4 1 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 4*
Brett

DJ! Round:
Will 5 1 3 5† 2 4 3 4 5 2 5
Sophia 4 5 2 4 2 3* 4† 3*
Brett 2 3 3 1

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Will 3.67
Sophia 2.86
Brett 2.25

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 2 (0.06 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Will $10,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Sophia $9,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 8 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Brett $0 Coryat, 4 correct, 3 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $20,200
Lach Trash: $20,000 (on 18 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,800
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 3

Player Statistics:

Will Wallace, career statistics:

28 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
21.93% in first on buzzer (25/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,900

Sophia Maymudes, career statistics:

21 correct, 9 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
0/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400

Brett Kelly, career statistics:

4 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $0

Will Wallace, to win:

3 games: 43.124%
4: 18.597%
5: 8.020%
6: 3.458%
7: 1.491%
Avg. streak: 2.758 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

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