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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, September 17, 2021

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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)
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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 U.S. Politics) for Friday, September 17, 2021 (Season 38, Game 5):

Named after a U.K. political party that helped depose a king, the U.S. Whig Party was formed to oppose this man

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Odessa Madakacherry, a retail manager from Westminster, Colorado

Odessa Madakacherry on Jeopardy!

Samit Sarkar, a journalist from New Rochelle, New York

Samit Sarkar on Jeopardy!

Matt Amodio, a Ph.D student from New Haven, Connecticut (22-day total: $775,401)

Matt Amodio on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: I’m very interested in seeing what happens today, especially after Matt gave himself a bit of a scare yesterday after missing the first Daily Double. Being that this show was taped just 15 minutes after yesterday’s, there may still be a knock-on effect. Moreover, Matt’s statistics on Fridays—while still incredibly strong compared to the average player—drop off a bit compared to the rest of the week. Last night, I ran my prediction model on just Matt’s Friday performances to date, and it put him only around 86% to win a Friday game, compared to the 92% he is to win the rest of the week. There are quite a few people who would love to see Matt come back on Monday to make it to his 6th different host.

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Correct response: Who is Andrew Jackson?

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In the 1830s, the Whig Party was formed in the United States as a loose coalition of those who were deeply opposed to President Andrew Jackson, who they viewed as someone who ruled with the executive tyranny of a king, especially when it came to Jackson’s shuttering of the national banks with the most notable Whig being Henry Clay (even though Clay never ascended to the Presidency). The party didn’t last particularly long, as the end of the Jackson presidency caused the party to faction. However, the party did win the 1840 (William Henry Harrison) and the 1848 (Zachary Taylor) elections.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Matt $38,400
Samit $11,400
Odessa $3,200

Tonight’s results:
Odessa $3,200 + $3,200 = $6,400 (Who is Jackson?)
Samit $11,400 – $4,999 = $6,401 (Who is Calhoun?)
Matt $38,400 + $12,000 = $50,400 (Who is Jackson?) (23-day total: $825,801)

Matt Amodio, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the September 17, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $12,400
Samit $4,200
Odessa $3,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) THE COMMON DEFENSE $800 (clue #10)
Matt 4600 +4600 (Samit 1800 Odessa 1000)
2) LET’S VISIT MARS $1600 (clue #4)
Matt 14000 +8000 (Samit 7800 Odessa 3600)
3) BROADWAY ON THE POP CHARTS $2000 (clue #23, $3600 left on board)
Matt 34400 +2000 (Samit 10600 Odessa 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 163

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 $28,200 Coryat, 31 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Samit $11,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Odessa $3,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $2,600 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600

Matt Amodio, career statistics:
733 correct, 77 incorrect
38/44 on rebound attempts (on 82 rebound opportunities)
53.12% in first on buzzer (689/1297)
47/53 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $182,200)
17/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,739

Samit Sarkar, career statistics:
15 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,400

Odessa Madakacherry, career statistics:
13 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,200

Matt Amodio, to win:
24 games: 92.821%
25: 86.158%
26: 79.972%
27: 74.231%
28: 68.902%
Avg. streak: 35.930 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:


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