Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, April 8, 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 Mythology) for Monday, April 8, 2024 (Season 40, Game 151):

A peasant who became the King of Phrygia created this intricate problem that was solved in 333 B.C.

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Andrew He, a stay-at-home dad from Concord, California

Victoria Groce, a writer & television personality from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (1 win)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

After a come-from-behind victory in Game 1 on Friday, Amy Schneider finds herself a win away from returning to Jeopardy! Masters, airing prime-time in ABC next month. However, I would not expect a second victory to be easy for Amy. Both Victoria Groce and Andrew He are more than capable of pulling out victories.

Remember, regular play, featuring defending champion Lucas Partridge, resumes as soon as this tournament finishes!

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Correct response: What is the Gordian Knot?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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According to Greek mythology, the peasant farmer Gordias became King of Phrygia after he became the first to enter the city after an oracle decreed that the next king would be the first to enter the city on an ox-cart. Gordias and his son Midas—yes, the famed “Midas touch” Midas—later tied the ox-cart to a post with a knot that was deemed impossible to untie (“several knots all so tightly entangled that it was impossible to see how they were fastened”, according to Roman historian Quintus Curtius Rufus).

After hearing a prophesy that whoever was to untie the knot would rule all of Asia, Alexander the Great is said “solved” the knotty problem in 333 B.C. with a brute force solution—cutting through the knot with his sword.

This feels like a relatively straightforward clue today; discounting any jokes or shoutouts, I would expect that every player attempting this clue seriously on stage will get it correct.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, April 8, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: “A” To “A” Countries; Parenting; Aches & Pains; Working Hard, Hardly Working; Pop Culture Is Springing Out All Over; Slanguage)

Though Victoria got 6 correct to Amy’s 4 in the opening segment, they were both tied at $3,800 after 15 clues. Andrew sat third at $1,800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Victoria 6 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 4 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Andrew would like to thank his partner & son, and his fellow contestants for baby shower gifts.
Victoria would like to thank her family and her current trivia teammates.
Amy would like to thank Marsha P. Johnson.

Amy got to the Daily Double just after the break and doubled her score; from there, Victoria had a good run to pull close, but Amy still led after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Amy 6 correct 0 incorrect
Victoria 13 correct 0 incorrect
Andrew 6 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Amy $8,800
Victoria $6,800
Andrew $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Novel Title Characters; Colleges & Universities; Consonant-Vowel x3; A Secret Chord; David Played; It Pleased The Lord)

Victoria picked up 17 correct in this one, but only one of the two Daily Doubles. This allowed Amy to pull close enough to make sure Victoria didn’t have a runaway going into Final Jeopardy!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Victoria 30 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 12 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 12 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Victoria $37,600
Amy $26,000
Andrew $8,600

Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; this means we have a Game 3 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Andrew $8,600 + $8,000 = $16,600 (What is the Gordian knot?)
Amy $26,000 + $11,601 = $37,601 (What is the Gordian knot?)
Victoria $37,600 + $14,401 = $52,001 (What is the Gordian knot? Hi, Nora! <3) (1 win)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) WORKING HARD, HARDLY WORKING $800 (clue #17)
Amy 4400 +4400 (Victoria 3800 Andrew 1800)
2) NOVEL TITLE CHARACTERS $800 (clue #4)
Victoria 11200 +11200 (Amy 8800 Andrew 3000)
3) CONSONANT-VOWEL x3 $1600 (clue #17, $13600 left on board)
Amy 12000 +12000 (Victoria 30000 Andrew 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Amy 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 3 4*
Victoria 4 3 5 4 5 3
Andrew 5 5

DJ! Round:
Amy 4 5 4*
Victoria 4 3 2* 3 3 2 4 2 2 3 3
Andrew 4 5 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Victoria 3.24
Amy 3.58
Andrew 4.40

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:

Victoria $27,200 Coryat, 30 correct, 0 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Amy $12,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Andrew $8,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $47,800
Lach Trash: $4,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,000
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Amy Schneider, career statistics:

1688 correct, 119 incorrect
83/101 on rebound attempts (on 227 rebound opportunities)
45.63% in first on buzzer (1556/3410)
76/90 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $246,800)
40/60 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,670

Victoria Groce, career statistics:

152 correct, 25 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
46.29% in first on buzzer (156/337)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $47,500)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,933

Andrew He, career statistics:

543 correct, 75 incorrect
36/42 on rebound attempts (on 98 rebound opportunities)
31.77% in first on buzzer (507/1596)
32/41 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $147,400)
14/28 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,186

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Chances of each player to win the JIT: Victoria 52.455% (-130), Amy 40.203% (+130), Andrew 7.342% (+1100). Chances of each length: 3 games 73.029% (-330), 4 games 26.971% (+250).
• Adam Levin still holds the record ($27,000) of highest non-leading score going into Final Jeopardy.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Victoria $37,600 Amy $26,000 Andrew $8,600)

Amy: Victoria is overwhelmingly likely to cover here. Thus, she has to be wrong for you to win. Thus, bet no more than $2,800 to give yourself the best chance to do so. (Actual bet: $11,601)

Victoria: Standard cover bet over Amy is $14,401. (Actual bet: $14,401)

Andrew: Bet whatever you like; your chances of winning require Victoria overbetting. (Actual bet: $8,000)

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