Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, July 22, 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 Authors) for Monday, July 22, 2024 (Season 40, Game 226):

“Love” is within the titles of 3 of his most famous books; a fourth, “The Rainbow”, calls love “the flower of life”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Monica Anderson, a master control operator from Sterling, Virginia

Sean Duffie, a Spanish & civics teacher from Kentwood, Michigan

Neilesh Vinjamuri, a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania (1-day total: $12,000)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today begins the final week of Season 40; Neilesh Vinjamuri picked up $12,000 on Friday’s show in a victory over 3-day champion Jay Fisher. Today, he faces off against Michigan’s Sean Duffie and Virginia’s Monica Anderson.

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Correct response: Who is D.H. Lawrence?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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English writer D.H. Lawrence, active in the 1910s and 1920s, counted among his most well-known novels 1913’s Sons and Lovers, 1920’s Women in Love (the sequel to 1915’s The Rainbow), and, most famously, 1928’s Lady Chatterly’s Lover. His writing was often very famously the subject of censorship trials due to what was perceived at the time as inappropriate portrayals of sexuality and his use of profanity.

I suspect that this Final will play on the slightly more difficult side, as the necessary logic jump from “love” to Lawrence, while there, isn’t immediately obvious—with the only other entry point being what many would probably see as Lawrence’s third- or fourth-best-known work.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, July 22, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Scientific Discoveries; Stars We Lost Last Year; All Apologies; State Holidays; Mouth To Mouth; Classic Poems’ Endings)

Neilesh picked up 10 of the first 11 clues to jump into a big lead; at the interviews, he had $5,000 to Sean’s $1,200 and Monica’s $400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Neilesh 10 correct 0 incorrect
Sean 2 correct 0 incorrect
Monica 1 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Monica once was able to carry a key to the Lincoln Memorial.
Sean is a champion of charcuterie.
Neilesh is a software engineer in an MRI lab.

The Daily Double wasn’t found until clue #30; Neilesh, holding a big lead, only bet $1,000, though. He led after 30.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Neilesh 15 correct 0 incorrect
Sean 6 correct 0 incorrect
Monica 4 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Neilesh $9,000
Sean $3,600
Monica $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: That’s An Executive Order; The II; Songs From The Movie Soundtrack; Food History; World Cities; 3 “O”s)

Double Jeopardy saw Neilish pick up both Daily Doubles as he cruised to a runaway.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Neilesh 28 correct 1 incorrect
Monica 12 correct 3 incorrect
Sean 10 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 21 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Neilesh $26,100
Monica $7,600
Sean $5,200

Neilesh gave a correct response to Final; he’s now a 2-day champion! Meanwhile, both Sean and Monica overbet, with Sean still ending up taking second.

Tonight’s results:

Sean $5,200 – $2,401 = $2,799 (Who is —?)
Monica $7,600 – $5,000 = $2,600 (Who is Hi James!)
Neilesh $26,100 + $3,000 = $29,100 (Who Lawrence) (2-day total: $41,100)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) CLASSIC POEMS’ ENDINGS $1000 (clue #30)
Neilesh 8000 +1000 (Sean 3600 Monica 2000)
2) WORLD CITIES $1200 (clue #10)
Neilesh 10600 +3000 (Sean 5600 Monica 3600)
3) THAT’S AN EXECUTIVE ORDER $1600 (clue #29, $2000 left on board)
Neilesh 23600 +2500 (Sean 5200 Monica 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 51

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Neilesh 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 2 1 1 2 4 4 5 4 5*
Sean 3 5 3 2 1 5 1 2 3
Monica 3 4 1 4 5

DJ! Round:
Neilesh 2 2 3* 4† 1† 4 1 3 4 5 1 4*
Sean 3 4 5 5† 2
Monica 4 3 1 5 1 2† 3 1 2 5 2 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Neilesh 2.93
Sean 3.14
Monica 2.88

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 21 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Neilesh $23,400 Coryat, 28 correct, 1 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Sean $5,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Monica $7,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,200
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Neilesh Vinjamuri, career statistics:

48 correct, 7 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,800

Sean Duffie, career statistics:

10 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,200

Monica Anderson, career statistics:

12 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600

Neilesh Vinjamuri, to win:

3 games: 61.419%
4: 37.723%
5: 23.169%
6: 14.230%
7: 8.740%
Avg. streak: 3.592 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• While it is true that the Mars bar in the rest of the world is marketed as Milky Way in the United States, “Milky Way” is the only correct response to that clue as written. Note that the clue specifically said “malted dairy product” and “1924”; there was no malted dairy product called Mars, and the Mars bar was not sold in the rest of the world under that name until 1932. The judges were correct to rule against Monica, as Monica’s response did not fit all of the constraints of the clue.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Neilesh $26,100 Monica $7,600 Sean $5,200)

Neilesh: Bet no more than $10,899. (Actual bet: $3,000)

Sean: If Monica covers and gets Final Jeopardy incorrect, she falls to $4,799. Bet no more than $400. (Actual bet: $2,401)

Monica: Standard cover bet over Sean is $2,801. (Actual bet: $5,000)

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