Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, June 14, 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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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 1960s America) for Friday, June 14, 2024 (Season 40, Game 200):

Helping draft an executive order in 1961, Hobart Taylor Jr. almost used the word “positive”, but instead chose this alliterative phrase

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Kaitlin Tarr, an aspiring ceramicist from Denver, Colorado

Susan Ayoob, a content strategist from San Francisco, California

Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana (12-day total: $278,500)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

The question on every Jeopardy! fan’s mind at the end of this week: will Adriana Harmeyer keep winning? She already steamrolled through the May 6 tape day and a win today means that she’ll have done the same to May 7. However, San Francisco’s Susan Ayoob and Denver’s Kaitlin Tarr are hoping to play giant killer!

In statistical news, there’s a very good chance that Adriana will pass the 300 correct response mark in today’s game; she is just 15 correct responses away from that milestone.

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Correct response: What is affirmative action?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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When drafting Executive Order 10925 in early 1961, the Kennedy administration was concerned that the Eisenhower administration’s Executive Orders had been ineffective at combating racial discrimination. Thus, Hobart Taylor Jr., when assisting Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg and future Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas in drafting the order, coined the phrase “affirmative action” in order to make clear that the government expected that employers must actively combat racial discrimination, instead of passively addressing claims brought to them.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, June 14, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: 1824; Setting Pretty; That’s A Fact; Rhyming Phrases; Jen; Tonic)

Adriana picked up the first Daily Double on clue #14 and used it to jump into the lead. The Daily Double caused the show to go to break a clue early; Adriana had $2,800 at the interviews to Susan’s $2,400 and Kaitlin’s $1,200.

Statistics at the first break (14 clues):

Adriana 6 correct 0 incorrect
Susan 3 correct 0 incorrect
Kaitlin 3 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Kaitlin has a grandparent who would transcribe the show in steno.
Susan is a big fan of “Hot Ones” and did the at-home challenge.
Adriana would force her younger sister to play “school” with her.

Adriana did well at the bottom of the board to extend her lead after 30 clues (despite a $1,000 incorrect response).

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Adriana 12 correct 1 incorrect
Kaitlin 10 correct 1 incorrect
Susan 4 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Adriana $7,200
Kaitlin $3,800
Susan $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Around Scotland; American Poets; Till Death Do Us Part; No. 1 On The Billboard Hot 100; Foreign Words & Phrases; Another Day In Parasites)

Kaitlin got to both Daily Doubles and definitely had the better time on the buzzer in Double Jeopardy. However, she only got one of the two Daily Doubles correct, which means she needed a correct response on the penultimate clue of the round to take a slim $400 lead over Adriana going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Kaitlin 21 correct 3 incorrect
Adriana 19 correct 1 incorrect
Susan 9 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Kaitlin $12,800
Adriana $12,400
Susan $10,200

Adriana picked up the only correct response on a difficult Final—which masked the fact that Kaitlin didn’t make the cover bet. Adriana is now a 13-day champion and gets to go for win #14 on Monday!

Tonight’s results:

Susan $10,200 – $10,200 = $0 (What’s ?)
Adriana $12,400 + $8,100 = $20,500 (What is Affirmative Action?) (13-day total: $299,000)
Kaitlin $12,800 – $410 = $12,390 (What is ?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SETTING PRETTY $600 (clue #14)
Adriana 1800 +1000 (Susan 2400 Kaitlin 1200)
2) FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1200 (clue #11)
Kaitlin 8600 -3000 (Adriana 8000 Susan 4600)
3) ANOTHER DAY IN PARASITES $1200 (clue #14, $18800 left on board)
Kaitlin 7600 +2000 (Adriana 8000 Susan 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 47

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Adriana 1 3 4 2 3 1 3*
Susan 5 1 4 2
Kaitlin 2 5 2

DJ! Round:
Adriana 1 1
Susan 5 4 3
Kaitlin 2 1 2 4 5 3* 5 4 3*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Adriana 2.11
Kaitlin 3.17
Susan 3.43

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Adriana $12,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Kaitlin $15,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Susan $10,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 0 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $13,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,400
Lead Changes: 11
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:

305 correct, 33 incorrect
17/19 on rebound attempts (on 52 rebound opportunities)
39.27% in first on buzzer (291/741)
10/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,500)
11/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,338

Susan Ayoob, career statistics:

9 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200

Kaitlin Tarr, career statistics:

21 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000

Adriana Harmeyer, to win:

14 games: 60.651%
15: 36.785%
16: 22.311%
17: 13.532%
18: 8.207%
Avg. streak: 14.541 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Adriana moves into 14th place in all-time regular play winnings, $400 behind Ryan Long in 13th.
• While it’s not the move I would have made, there was some sort of strategic thought to Kaitlin’s bet—and it would have won on the Triple Stumper, too.
• In general, I disagree with Ken’s statement regarding Susan’s wager, though: the play for her here was a small bet, not all-in, and Ken really should know better.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Kaitlin $12,800 Adriana $12,400 Susan $10,200)

Adriana: Standard cover bet over Susan is $8,001. (Actual bet: $8,100)

Susan: You can probably safely bet up to $5,800 here. (Actual bet: $10,200)

Kaitlin: Standard cover bet over Adriana is $12,001. (Actual bet: $410)

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