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Season 38

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, February 21, 2022

Published Modified

Current Champion

Justin Robbins, career statistics:
28 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600

To win:
2 games: 64.278%
3: 41.317%
4: 26.557%
5: 17.071%
6: 10.973%
Avg. streak: 2.799 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 Historic European Families) for Monday, February 21, 2022 (Season 38, Game 116):

This family has been traced to the Mugello valley around the year 1200 & the name suggests the trade of physician

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Henry Rozycki, a physician & professor from Richmond, Virginia

Henry Rozycki on Jeopardy!

Lynde Smith, a server from Louisville, Colorado

Lynde Smith on Jeopardy!

Carter Lockwood, an attorney from Columbia, South Carolina (1-day total: $17,401)

Carter Lockwood on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Columbia, South Carolina attorney Carter Lockwood picked up victory #1 on Friday. In his title defense today, Carter does battle with Lynde Smith and Henry Rozycki.

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Correct response: What is Medici?

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The Medici family was a famous Florentine family who rose to prominence in the 15th century through the Medici Bank in Florence. The family ended up producing four popes (Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV, and Leo XI) and two queens of France (Catherine de’ Medici and Marie de’ Medici). Their promotion of the arts, along with other Italian noble families, inspired the Italian Renaissance.

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

Scores going into Final:
Henry $12,600
Carter $9,800
Lynde $6,000

Tonight’s results:
Lynde $6,000 + $4,000 = $10,000 (Who are the Medici?)
Carter $9,800 + $2,801 = $12,601 (Who are the Medicis)
Henry $12,600 + $7,501 = $20,101 (Who are the Medici?) (1-day total: $20,101)

Henry Rozycki, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the February 21, 2022 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Henry $6,400
Carter $3,800
Lynde $3,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) TREES $800 (clue #29)
Henry 4200 +1200 (Carter 3800 Lynde 3200)
2) SPACE: KIND OF HUGE $2000 (clue #19)
Henry 9200 +2200 (Carter 9800 Lynde 4800)
3) BAD PEOPLE IN BOOKS $1600 (clue #22, $12400 left on board)
Lynde 5200 -5200 (Carter 9800 Henry 11400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -48

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 24 (0.21 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Henry $12,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Carter $9,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Lynde $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,000
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200

Carter Lockwood, career statistics:
39 correct, 8 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800

Lynde Smith, career statistics:
15 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200

Henry Rozycki, career statistics:
16 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000

Henry Rozycki, to win:
2 games: 41.029%
3: 16.834%
4: 6.907%
5: 2.834%
6: 1.163%
Avg. streak: 1.696 games.

Today’s interviews:
Henry got his dog from a prison.
Lynde got to spend a month at Disney in Orlando.
Carter wants to buy a T-shirt cannon with his winnings.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • This was a very interesting Final Jeopardy! betting scenario, one that I don’t think that J! Archive’s wagering calculator gets right. (At least not for third place.)
  • Today’s episode was taped December 14, a couple of weeks before Betty White’s death. (I hope that the clue about her in TV DOUBLE TAKES being a Triple Stumper doesn’t go viral—this clue became much easier since taping.)
  • Kudos to Lynde’s performance in Double Jeopardy, both for her True Daily Double and her comeback afterwards, picking up $6,000. I wouldn’t be opposed to Lynde returning in the Second Chance tournament.

Link to the box score: February 21, 2022 Box Score


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