Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, July 19, 2024

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

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century Women) for Friday, July 19, 2024 (Season 40, Game 225):

The National Park Service says there are more statues of her, often with her infant son, than any other American woman

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania

Dave Gutierrez, a logistics director from Fox River Grove, Illinois

Jay Fisher, a government relations manager from Lisle, Illinois (3-day total: $28,200)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Jay Fisher has 3 victories and goes today for a very important victory #4 in today’s game against Illinois’s Dave Gutierrez and Pennsylvania’s Neilesh Vinjamuri. There has been some talk about how Neilesh has quiz bowl experience; it’s always interesting to see how that sort of experience translates for a player—some quiz bowlers have done much better than others on the Alex Trebek Stage.

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Correct response: Who is Sacagawea?

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According to the National Park Service, “there are more statues dedicated to Sacagawea than to any other American women. While most memorials are along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, one proudly stands in Washington, D.C., in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.” Sacagawea’s D.C. statue, representing North Dakota in the Capitol, is a replica of one from the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, July 19, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: British History; The Olympics; Rodents; It’s Some Kind Of Law; Rated “PG”; 40)

The opening segment saw Jay lead on the strength of 5 correct responses; at the break, Jay had $2,200 to Dave’s $1,200 and Neilesh’s $200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jay 5 correct 1 incorrect
Dave 3 correct 1 incorrect
Neilesh 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Neilesh went to the U.S. Open and stayed at the 18th green all day.
Dave has a son who is a big animal lover.
Jay spent time as a stay-at-home dad.

Neilesh, who got the Daily Double on the first selection out of the break, got that clue incorrect and finished the round in the red. Meanwhile, Dave overtook Jay midway through the segment and had an $800 lead through 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Dave 6 correct 1 incorrect
Jay 7 correct 1 incorrect
Neilesh 7 correct 5 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Dave $3,400
Jay $2,600
Neilesh -$800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Real Book Title Locales; Fanny Pack; Classical Music; Old Hollywood Power Couples; A Little Word Math; Fort-y)

Neilesh didn’t let his opening struggles get to him; he picked up 12 correct, including DD2, and ended the round holding a runaway position after Jay got DD3 incorrect.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Neilesh 19 correct 5 incorrect
Dave 11 correct 3 incorrect
Jay 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 21 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Neilesh $13,000
Dave $5,400
Jay $5,000

Jay was the only player correct in Final, but Neilesh’s runaway makes him the new Jeopardy! Champion! He’ll return on Monday to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Jay $5,000 + $401 = $5,401 (Who is Tubm Sacagawea?)
Dave $5,400 – $5,000 = $400 (Who is Linc)
Neilesh $13,000 – $1,000 = $12,000 (Who is Lincoln) (1-day total: $12,000)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) BRITISH HISTORY $800 (clue #16)
Neilesh 200 -1000 (Jay 2200 Dave 1200)
2) CLASSICAL MUSIC $1200 (clue #4)
Neilesh 0 +1000 (Jay 2600 Dave 3400)
3) FORT-Y $1600 (clue #14, $20800 left on board)
Jay 5000 -2000 (Dave 3800 Neilesh 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -90

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jay 4 3 2 5 2 4 5 3 2
Dave 2 3 4 1 3
Neilesh 2 4*

DJ! Round:
Jay 2 4*
Dave 2 4 1
Neilesh 4 4 2 3* 1 3 2 3 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Neilesh 2.82
Jay 3.27
Dave 2.50

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 21 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Neilesh $14,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jay $7,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Dave $5,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,600
Lach Trash: $18,600 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,800
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 5

Player Statistics:

Jay Fisher, career statistics:

65 correct, 7 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 30 rebound opportunities)
25.44% in first on buzzer (58/228)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,500)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,450

Dave Gutierrez, career statistics:

11 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400

Neilesh Vinjamuri, career statistics:

19 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200

Neilesh Vinjamuri, to win:

2 games: 33.402%
3: 11.157%
4: 3.727%
5: 1.245%
6: 0.416%
Avg. streak: 1.502 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• No matter how terrible you think someone’s answer may be at home, on a “forced” response, any answer provided is better than nothing.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Neilesh $13,000 Dave $5,400 Jay $5,000)

Jay: Bet between $801 and $4,199 in the battle for second. (Actual bet: $401)

Dave: Standard cover bet over Jay is $4,601. (Actual bet: $5,000)

Neilesh: Bet no more than $2,199. (Actual bet: $1,000)

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