Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, October 11, 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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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 World Political History) for Friday, October 11, 2024 (Season 41, Game 25):

William Whitelaw & John Peyton were also-rans in a 1975 leadership vote with this victor

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Dot White, a clinical psychologist from Bethesda, Maryland

Eamonn Campbell, a lawyer originally from Manchester, Vermont

Mark Fitzpatrick, a content manager from Riverside, Connecticut (5-day total: $107,201)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

In yesterday’s game, Mark Fitzpatrick became Season 41’s first 5-time champion; today, he faces off against Eamonn Campbell and Dot White. Interestingly, while today’s champion gets just the weekend off in terms of Jeopardy! Air Time (J!AT), whoever wins today’s game will have received a couple of months off in terms of Jeopardy! Production Time (J!PT).

Correct response: Who is Margaret Thatcher?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

In 1975, less than 12 months after losing a pair of general elections to Labour and Harold Wilson, Conservative leader Edward Heath called for a leadership review; many analysts initially believed that Heath would win without challenge; however, Margaret Thatcher opted to challenge for the party leadership. However, on February 4, Thatcher received a plurality of votes from sitting Conservative MPs, causing the resignation of Heath and a second ballot one week later. Thatcher was elected on that second ballot (with William Whitelaw second and John Peyton fifth). With it, Thatcher became the first woman to be elected leader of a major British political party; she became Prime Minister four years later.

As a Canadian familiar with how party leaders are elected in Westminster political systems, this felt more straightforward to me than it might be for others.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, October 11, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Little Day Music; 18th Century History; Make It Singular; Transport Usa; Let’s Hear It For Animal Moms; Just Doin’ My Job)

Mark got the first three clues incorrect—including the Daily Double—to be at -$2,600 after 3 clues. However, he was out of the red by the time the interviews came around. After 15, Eamonn led with $2,000, while both Mark and Dot had $800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Eamonn 5 correct 1 incorrect
Dot 1 correct 0 incorrect
Mark 5 correct 3 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Dot was part of the world’s largest clog dance in 2006.
Eamonn has a lobster trap as a coffee table.
Mark is a recovering musician.

Both challengers played well in the second half of the round, as Mark took some more incorrect responses to sit third after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Dot 7 correct 1 incorrect
Eamonn 10 correct 2 incorrect
Mark 6 correct 5 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Dot $3,200
Eamonn $3,000
Mark $200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Russian Geography; TV Characters; Territorial Governors; I’m Him; Women Authors; Starts & Ends With “T”)

Mark had an up-and-down round, taking the lead, but falling back to 0 when he missed DD2. He doubled up through DD3 but still struggled with incorrect responses. Eamonn and Dot were both over five figures going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Eamonn 19 correct 3 incorrect
Dot 14 correct 1 incorrect
Mark 15 correct 8 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 1 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Eamonn $12,200
Dot $10,400
Mark $4,800

Despite a misspelling (but the misspelling was still pronounced the same way, so it was accepted), Eamonn was the only player correct in Final. (Though, thanks to his middle-ground non-cover wager, it wouldn’t have mattered.)

Tonight’s results:

Mark $4,800 – $0 = $4,800 (Who is Thanks for a fun day?)
Dot $10,400 – $599 = $9,801 (Who is Washing ?)
Eamonn $12,200 + $1,500 = $13,700 (Who is Thacher?) (1-day total: $13,700)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) 18th CENTURY HISTORY $800 (clue #2)
Mark -1000 -1000 (Eamonn 0 Dot 0)
2) WOMEN AUTHORS $1200 (clue #4)
Mark 5800 -5800 (Eamonn 3000 Dot 3200)
3) TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS $1600 (clue #13, $17600 left on board)
Mark 2800 +2800 (Eamonn 9400 Dot 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Mark 5 4*
Eamonn
Dot

DJ! Round:
Mark 5 5 4 3* 4 3 4*
Eamonn 3 4 2 1 3
Dot 5

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Eamonn 2.60
Dot 5.00
Mark 4.11

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 1 (0.04 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Eamonn $12,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Dot $10,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Mark $10,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 8 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,000
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 3

Player Statistics:

Mark Fitzpatrick, career statistics:

129 correct, 26 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
37.83% in first on buzzer (129/341)
11/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $27,800)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,067

Eamonn Campbell, career statistics:

20 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200

Dot White, career statistics:

14 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400

Eamonn Campbell, to win:

2 games: 40.914%
3: 16.740%
4: 6.849%
5: 2.802%
6: 1.146%
Avg. streak: 1.692 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I’m hoping that Eamonn decided to learn wagering strategy over his extended break.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Eamonn $12,200 Dot $10,400 Mark $4,800)

Mark: Bet no more than $1,200 in case Eamonn makes a cover bet and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $0)

Eamonn: Standard cover bet over Dot is $8,601. If you really think that Dot is going to make a small bet, you can defend against this—but that bet has to be less than $1,000. (Actual bet: $1,500)

Dot: Bet no more than $799 to keep Mark locked out. (Actual bet: $599)

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