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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, December 3, 2021

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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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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)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

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 Organizations) for Friday, December 3, 2021 (Season 38, Game 60):

In the U.S. & its territories, this nonprofit whose roots trace to 1980 fulfills a word in its name every 34 minutes

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Andrew Rafner, a set decorator from Thousand Oaks, California

Andrew Rafner on Jeopardy!

Brooke Sachs, a user experience designer from Washington, D.C.

Brooke Sachs on Jeopardy!

Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California (12-day total: $483,000)

Amy Schneider on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Amy Schneider’s win streak on Jeopardy! is now at 12 games and over $480,000 in winnings. $500,000 is very much attainable today for her. If she does win today, she’ll continue her streak on December 20, as the show’s first-ever Professor’s Tournament begins on Monday.

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Correct response: What is Make-A-Wish?

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In 1980, Phoenix’s Chris Greicius was a 7-year-old battling leukemia and wanting to become a police officer. The Phoenix community banded together to make Chris’ wish come true before his death later in 1980. This inspired the formation of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which was created to grant wishes of critically ill children by 1981, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America was incorporated in 1983. Now, over 15,000 wishes are granted in the U.S. each year.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Amy $33,400
Brooke $4,800
Andrew $4,000

Tonight’s results:
Andrew $4,000 – $2,000 = $2,000 (What is IDK LOL)
Brooke $4,800 – $3,999 = $801 (What is Feed the Children?)
Amy $33,400 + $20,000 = $53,400 (What is Make A Wish?) (13-day total: $536,400)

Amy Schneider, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 3, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $11,000
Brooke $4,400
Andrew $3,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) IT’S A SCIENCE $1000 (clue #25)
Amy 6200 +3000 (Brooke 4000 Andrew 3200)
2) NOVELS $1200 (clue #10)
Andrew 2400 +2400 (Amy 15800 Brooke 4400)
3) PULLING INTO “TOWN” $1600 (clue #25, $5600 left on board)
Amy 27800 +6000 (Brooke 4800 Andrew 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 170

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Amy $27,000 Coryat, 36 correct, 5 incorrect, 66.67% in first on buzzer (38/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $2,800 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Brooke $4,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 0 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800

Amy Schneider, career statistics:
401 correct, 23 incorrect
22/25 on rebound attempts (on 51 rebound opportunities)
49.25% in first on buzzer (363/737)
20/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $64,200)
12/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,492

Brooke Sachs, career statistics:
9 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800

Andrew Rafner, career statistics:
7 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,800

Amy Schneider, to win:
14 games: 91.956%
15: 84.560%
16: 77.758%
17: 71.504%
18: 65.752%
Avg. streak: 24.432 games.

Today’s interviews:
Andrew does a podcast about the San Fernando Valley.
Brooke started collecting pothos during the pandemic.
Amy spent a lot of time acting, especially Shakespeare.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Amy’s single-game score today is #52 all-time in regular play (including pre-doubled dollar values), and the 27th-best that does not belong to James Holzhauer.
  • Amy moves to #4 in all-time regular play winnings, and #10 in all-time winnings (including tournaments). Note that Roger Craig’s all-time total should be $555,200 and not $530,200 (as he won $25,000 in the All-Star Games in 2019) and Jason Zuffranieri’s total should be $542,496 and not $532,496 (as he won $10,000 in the most recent Tournament of Champions.)
  • At 401, Amy moves to 13th all-time in terms of number of known correct responses given on the show. Arthur Chu sits 12th at 411.

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