Current Champion
Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations
September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
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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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Children’s Books) for Friday, January 5, 2024 (Season 40, Game 85):
A 2020 edition of this beloved 1911 novel came with a glossary of horticultural terms & a location guide
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Randall Rayford, a solar project developer from Houston, Texas
Michael Cavaliere, a consultant from New York, New York
Matt Harvey, a healthcare administrator from Providence, Rhode Island
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
It’s time for our next two-day total point final as we have Matt Harvey, Michael Cavaliere, and Randall Rayford do battle for a spot in Champions Wildcard. As always, today’s score gets added to Monday’s to determine the overall winner!
I noticed the tabloid headlines overnight claiming that Matt is a shoo-in to advance here, and I’m not entirely sure what these fans have been seeing in everyone’s respective play here. I felt like Michael played his semifinal having left something in the tank (though he was slightly fortunate to advance) and the numbers overall certainly say that Michael is the strongest player. Not only that, but Randall has also already showed a willingness to make the aggressive bets required to take a victory in this final. The only metric by which Matt really has an advantage is “amount of local press coverage”, which does merit some consideration, but one thing I can say is that anointing him as a victor at this point is premature.
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Correct response: What is The Secret Garden?
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The 2020 edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 classic The Secret Garden, published by Classics Made Easy, was published with a 150-term glossary, historic orientation, character, and location guide, so that 21st-century audiences would become more familiar with the language used in the book and the context in which it was written.
The book itself is about 10-year-old girl Mary Lennox, born unwanted in British India; when her parents die in a cholera epidemic, she is sent to England to live with her uncle. After being told of a secret garden, Mary herself attempts to find this secret garden herself as she finds her health and mood improving.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, January 5, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Black History Year; This & That; Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me; Lines In Classic Novels; Nyming -Nyms; Our Man On The Field)
Michael got to the Daily Double on clue #3, and his incorrect response put the game back to a 3-way tie at $0! Things were still low-scoring after 15 clues with nobody above $1,200. The second half of the round went well for all three players, with Matt picking up another five correct to give him the lead!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Michael 5 correct 1 incorrect
Matt 2 correct 0 incorrect
Randall 5 correct 3 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Randall didn’t really think about Second Chance until he got invited.
Michael volunteers at a wild bird clinic.
Matt got a lot of positive reviews about his choice of wardrobe in his first appearance.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Matt 7 correct 0 incorrect
Michael 8 correct 1 incorrect
Randall 10 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $4,200
Michael $3,600
Randall $2,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Country Overlaps; 20Th Century Pop Culture; Famous Objects; Alliteration; The Ocean; Our Woman In The Field)
Matt got to the first Daily Double, but an incorrect response led to another tie game! He did get the second one correct, though, and led Michael by $3,000 going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Matt 18 correct 1 incorrect
Michael 17 correct 3 incorrect
Randall 17 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Matt $16,200
Michael $13,200
Randall $7,600
Everyone missed Final Jeopardy today, which makes things very interesting on Monday! Matt has an “effective lead” of $1,700 over Michael and $5,000 over Randall.
Tonight’s results:
Randall $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (What is Peter Rabbit?)
Michael $13,200 – $6,600 = $6,600 (What is a Children’s Garden of Verses)
Matt $16,200 – $6,200 = $10,000 (What is The Wind in the Willows??)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) LINES IN CLASSIC NOVELS $800 (clue #3)
Michael 1600 -1600 (Matt 0 Randall 0)
2) THE OCEAN $1600 (clue #5)
Matt 7000 -4000 (Michael 4000 Randall 4000)
3) FAMOUS OBJECTS $800 (clue #16, $12400 left on board)
Matt 10600 +4000 (Michael 6800 Randall 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -119
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Matt 3
Michael 5 4*
Randall
DJ! Round:
Matt 4 4* 5† 3 3 5 2*
Michael 3 4 3 2†
Randall 4 5 4 3 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Matt 3.63
Michael 3.50
Randall 4.20
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:
Matt $17,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Michael $14,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Randall $7,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $5,600 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,000
Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Matt Harvey, career statistics:
64 correct, 9 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
34.50% in first on buzzer (59/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,800
Michael Cavaliere, career statistics:
67 correct, 9 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (63/171)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,467
Randall Rayford, career statistics:
55 correct, 10 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
32.16% in first on buzzer (55/171)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,200)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Because today’s Day 1 of a 2-day final, wagering suggestions will not be posted today.
Today’s box score: January 5, 2024 Box Score.
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