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Season 40
Winter 2024 Champions Wild Card, Play-In Game #1 Recap (January 12, 2024)
This game is also available on demand at the TuneIn website.
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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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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Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Nik Berry, a social studies teacher from Baltimore, Maryland
Julie Sisson, a library circulation assistant from Everett, Washington
Anji Nyquist, a hand model and podcast host from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The first of our Wild Card Play-In Games, hosted by Buzzy Cohen on TuneIn Radio, features Nik Berry, Julie Sisson, and Anji Nyquist. All three of these players were 1-time champions in Season 39; it appears to us on the outside that 1-time champions were selected by random draw to take part in this round. These games are audio only; therefore, there will not be any images available to me to post here on the site!
Nick did have the highest average Coryat of the three players in this game; however, Julie did go 2-for-2 in Final Jeopardy during her run. It’s really hard to predict a winner at this stage; I’m just going to enjoy tonight’s games!
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Final Jeopardy category: Tourist Spots
Final Jeopardy clue: Originally known as Longacre, it got its name after a newspaper moved its offices there in 1904
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, January 12, 2024 Champions Wild Card Play-In Game #1 by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Grand Marshals Of The Rose Parade; Letter Perfect; The Colors Of Music; Break-Ups; Stop!; Hammer Time)
Julie got off to the best start, but fell back to $0 after missing a True Daily Double on clue #8. After that, Nick got going and led at the interviews. Nick picked up another five correct responses to extend his lead by the second commercial break.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Nik 3 correct 0 incorrect
Julie 7 correct 1 incorrect
Anji 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Nik got in trouble with his students after his first appearance.
Julie has her lucky Scrabble tile tattooed on her body now.
Anji was very surprised to get The Call for this competition.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Nik 8 correct 0 incorrect
Anji 6 correct 1 incorrect
Julie 9 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Nik $5,400
Anji $2,000
Julie $1,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A City On The Water; Wide World Of Weird Words; Game Shows In The Movies; Over Caste; Iamb Woman; Hear Me Roar)
Daily Doubles proved crucial in this one; Nick doubled up through his, and then Julie fell to $0 for the second time in the match with only six clues left. This meant that Nik had a runaway going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Nik 20 correct 5 incorrect
Julie 18 correct 3 incorrect
Anji 6 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Nik $17,200
Julie $1,600
Anji $400
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is Times Square?
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Nick advances to Champions Wildcard!
Tonight’s results:
Anji $400 – $400 = $0 (What is ‘ [diacritical mark])
Julie $1,600 – $1,598 = $2 (What is Churchill Downs?)
Nik $17,200 – $1 = $17,199 (What is no idea) (Quarter-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) GRAND MARSHALS OF THE ROSE PARADE $600 (clue #8)
Julie 3000 -3000 (Anji 800 Nik 0)
2) WIDE WORLD OF WEIRD WORDS $2000 (clue #10)
Nik 5400 +5400 (Anji 2000 Julie 4600)
3) IAMB WOMAN $1600 (clue #24, $4400 left on board)
Julie 8600 -8600 (Anji 800 Nik 17600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Anji 4 3
Julie 4 2 5 1 4 3*
Nik
DJ! Round:
Anji
Julie 2 5 1 3 2 4 2 2† 3 4*
Nik 3 4 4 5 4 5* 3 3 4 5 3 5 2 1
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Nik 3.64
Julie 2.94
Anji 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:
Nik $13,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 5 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Julie $13,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Anji $400 Coryat, 6 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,400
Lach Trash: $15,800 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,800
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Anji Nyquist, career statistics:
26 correct, 7 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
15.88% in first on buzzer (27/170)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,067
Julie Sisson, career statistics:
42 correct, 8 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
21.64% in first on buzzer (37/171)
0/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$15,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,533
Nik Berry, career statistics:
40 correct, 12 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
27.81% in first on buzzer (47/169)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,067
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It wasn’t easy to pick up on the category names audio-only; both OVER CASTE & IAMB WOMAN required me actually hearing a clue.
- Those who watched the main game today will recognize the $200 clue in STOP! for sure.
- Today’s box score will be linked to if posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Nik $17,200 Julie $1,600 Anji $400)
Anji: Bet whatever you like! (Actual bet: $400)
Julie: Play for second place, I guess? Bet no more than $799. (Actual bet: $1,598)
Nik: Bet no more than $13,999 and enjoy your win! (Actual bet: $1)
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Before the New York Times moved its offices to Midtown Manhattan in 1904, the famous NYC landmark known as Times Square was known as Longacre Square. It’s now one of the most famous landmarks worldwide.
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