Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, July 15, 2024

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Newer Words) for Monday, July 15, 2024 (Season 40, Game 221):

Philosophers use it for language that accompanies an action, like “I dub thee knight”; it also means done for show or signal

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Brenna Sniatecki, a drama club director from Rochester, New York

James Hayakawa, a non-profit program officer & actor originally from Davis, California

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (8-day total: $195,389)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Isaac Hirsch enters this week of play as an 8-game champion and nearly $200,000 in winnings. Today, he goes for win #9 over James Hayakawa and Brenna Sniatecki. How far will Isaac go? Well, certainly the fanbase’s theories are split to the point where a certain tabloid put out articles explaining how fans think Isaac will both win and lose today’s game within the span of a couple of days. It’s, quite frankly, laughable work.

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Correct response: What is performative?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Though originally used to describe actions that accompany performing an action, such as “I dub thee knight” or “I adjourn this meeting”, the word performative today is most often used as a pejorative for language or actions seen—usually by detractors—as done solely to increase one’s clout on social media. Certainly, it would not surprise me today to see some of my detractors today commenting on how ironic it is that I have to describe this word; of course, you won’t get to see it, because these commenters have their comments immediately sent to the Trash by my website.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, July 15, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: “I” On History; TV Shows By Character; College In New England; From The Dutch; Good Afternoon; Extreme Weather)

It was James who got off to the best start, picking up 6 correct responses and leading at the midpoint of the round. At the interviews, James had $3,400, Isaac $2,400, and Brenna $1,200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

James 6 correct 1 incorrect
Isaac 4 correct 1 incorrect
Brenna 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Brenna got serenaded by Weird Al at a concert c.2000.
James is a twin.
Isaac is a onetime Jeff Goldblum impersonator.

Isaac picked up 8 correct, including the Daily Double, to jump into the lead after 30 clues today.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Isaac 12 correct 2 incorrect
Brenna 7 correct 1 incorrect
James 8 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Isaac $6,600
Brenna $3,000
James $2,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The World In 1776; Fruits & Vegetables; One-Word Song Titles; Fashion In Books; U.S. Geography; To The “Nth” Power)

Isaac got DD2 incorrect, which gave our challengers an opening. However, neither really took advantage, with James going back into that category repeatedly and Brenna only betting $3,000 on the last Daily Double, with Ken even commenting that Brenna “maybe should have bet more”. As it stood, Isaac led going into Final Jeopardy by just $1,200.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Isaac 20 correct 5 incorrect
Brenna 15 correct 4 incorrect
James 12 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 21 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Isaac $11,200
Brenna $10,000
James $4,000

James and Isaac were correct in Final; that makes Isaac a 9-day champion! He’ll go for superchamp status tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

James $4,000 + $1,200 = $5,200 (What is performative? <3 F)
Brenna $10,000 – $2,000 = $8,000 (What is verbin)
Isaac $11,200 + $8,801 = $20,001 (What is performative?) (9-day total: $215,390)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) COLLEGE IN NEW ENGLAND $1000 (clue #20)
Isaac 3800 +1400 (James 2400 Brenna 2200)
2) THE WORLD IN 1776 $2000 (clue #13)
Isaac 13000 -3000 (James 1200 Brenna 4200)
3) FASHION IN BOOKS $800 (clue #26, $1600 left on board)
Brenna 6200 +3000 (Isaac 11600 James 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 62

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5*
James 3 4 4 3 4 3 4
Brenna 4 3 3 2 2

DJ! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 5 5* 3 4 5 3
James 3 5 2 4 2† 1†
Brenna 2 1 2 5 2 2*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Isaac 4.18
Brenna 2.55
James 3.23

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 21 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Isaac $13,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Brenna $7,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
James $4,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,600
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,200
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

247 correct, 40 incorrect
14/16 on rebound attempts (on 36 rebound opportunities)
47.85% in first on buzzer (245/512)
13/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,300)
7/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,067

James Hayakawa, career statistics:

13 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000

Brenna Sniatecki, career statistics:

15 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,800

Isaac Hirsch, to win:

10 games: 63.806%
11: 40.712%
12: 25.977%
13: 16.575%
14: 10.576%
Avg. streak: 10.763 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Isaac $11,200 Brenna $10,000 James $4,000)

Isaac: Standard cover bet over Brenna is $8,801. (Actual bet: $8,801)

James: If Isaac is incorrect in Final, he falls to $2,399. Bet no more than $1,599. (Actual bet: $1,200)

Brenna: Bet no more than $1,999 to keep James locked out. (Actual bet: $2,000)

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