Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, May 24, 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 Literature) for Friday, May 24, 2024 (Season 40, Game 185):

Preserved in a singular manuscript called Cotton MS Vitellus A XV, this epic begins with the word “Hwaet”, often translated as listen

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Anna Marie Cunningham, a market research account manager from Sellersville, Pennsylvania

Has Karbalai, a public health advisor from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Amar Kakirde, a graduate student from Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey (2-day total: $24,599)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Amar Kakirde is a 2-day champion coming into today’s game; Calgary’s Has Karbalai and Anna Marie Cunningham from Pennsylvania are your two challengers.

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Correct response: What is Beowulf?

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Called as such (Cotton MS Vitellus A XV) because the manuscript came to the British Museum thanks to the descendants of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (the collection eventually moved to the British Library), Beowulf is one of the most important epics of Old English literature. Its author unknown, it is the story of the Geat hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of Danish king Hrothgar, whose mead hall has been attacked by the monster Grendel.

Honestly, this one will probably come down to whether or not you can recognize “Hwaet”. I’m not sure how it will play.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, May 24, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Literary Similes; Crossword Clues “2”; I’Ll Just Need To Verify Your Identity; Date Of Birth; Mother’s Maiden Name; Your First Concert)

While Has did well on the high-valued clues, Amar got to the Daily Double. Unfortunately, an incorrect response dropped his score. After 15 clues, Has had $2,800, Amar $2,100, and Anna Marie $1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Has 5 correct 2 incorrect
Amar 4 correct 1 incorrect
Anna Marie 3 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Anna Marie got lots of tattoos after her mother’s passing.
Has entered a chili pepper-eating contest in the UK.
Amar once took a shortcut through a rice paddy; it did not go well.

Although there were many incorrect responses in the round, the scores did generally go up; Has held the lead at the start of the break, but a judges’ reversal put Amar in the lead after 30.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Amar 8 correct 2 incorrect
Has 11 correct 5 incorrect
Anna Marie 5 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Amar $4,500
Has $4,000
Anna Marie $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Up In The Air; Indigenous Actors & Actresses; American History; Geographic Anagrams Of Each Other; The British Parliament; Rambling Words)

Has got to an early Daily Double, but an incorrect response dropped him to $0. While he got to DD3, Amar gave 11 correct responses in the round, and that was enough for him to have a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Amar 19 correct 3 incorrect
Has 19 correct 7 incorrect
Anna Marie 5 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Amar $15,300
Has $6,800
Anna Marie $1,400

Has and Amar were both correct in Final Jeopardy; that makes Amar a 3-day champion!

Tonight’s results:

Anna Marie $1,400 – $1,400 = $0 (What is this has been a dream come true!)
Has $6,800 + $3,999 = $10,799 (What is Beowulf?)
Amar $15,300 + $1,500 = $16,800 (What is Beowulf?) (3-day total: $41,399)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME $600 (clue #10)
Amar 1000 -500 (Has 3400 Anna Marie 400)
2) GEOGRAPHIC ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER $800 (clue #2)
Has 4400 -4400 (Amar 4500 Anna Marie 1400)
3) THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT $2000 (clue #6, $28000 left on board)
Has 1600 +2000 (Amar 7700 Anna Marie 1400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -50

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Amar 2 4 3*
Has 5 5 5 3 5 2
Anna Marie 1

DJ! Round:
Amar 3 4
Has 2* 5 5*
Anna Marie 1

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Amar 3.20
Has 4.11
Anna Marie 1.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Amar $15,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Has $11,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 7 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Anna Marie $1,400 Coryat, 5 correct, 2 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,400
Lach Trash: $17,200 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Amar Kakirde, career statistics:

55 correct, 10 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
30.41% in first on buzzer (52/171)
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,933

Has Karbalai, career statistics:

20 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200

Anna Marie Cunningham, career statistics:

5 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,400

Amar Kakirde, to win:

4 games: 38.556%
5: 14.866%
6: 5.732%
7: 2.210%
8: 0.852%
Avg. streak: 3.627 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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