Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, June 24, 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 Names in the Heavens) for Monday, June 24, 2024 (Season 40, Game 206):

When this body was discovered in 1978, Persephone was suggested as its name

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Graham Hicks, a lighting designer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Erin Buker, a stay-at-home-mom from San Pedro, California

Drew Basile, a graduate student from Birmingham, Michigan (3-day total: $53,282)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Coming off a tiebreaker victory in the week-ending match on Friday, Drew Basile returns today as a 3-day champion hoping to pick up win #4. Today’s challengers are Erin Buker from San Pedro, and—for the third time in six episodes—a challenger from Ottawa in Graham Hicks.

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Correct response: What is Charon?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Charon is the largest satellite of the dwarf planet Pluto, discovered by U.S. Naval Observatory astronomer James Christy after observing some images of Pluto taken by the Naval Observatory’s Flagstaff Station. Wishing to name the body after his wife Charlene, he proposed Charon as a scientific-sounding name, only to serendipitously discover later that Charon was the Greek name of the ferryman over the river Styx, somewhat mythologically appropriate to Pluto (even though Pluto was a Roman name and Charon Greek). Persephone was also suggested due to Persephone being the wife of Hades/Pluto.

Interestingly, Charon is large enough compared to Pluto that the two bodies are actually gravitationally locked—meaning, the two bodies always show the same face to each other, and Pluto rotates around a point that is outside of itself.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, June 24, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Poetry Test; Prehistoric Animals; Let Him Cook; I’m Feeling Positive; The Director’s Cut; A One E & A 2 E)

It was an interesting opening 15 clues; Drew rebounded from an opening clue miss, and hopping over the Daily Double, to lead after 15 with $3,400. Graham got the Daily Double and sat second at $2,800, while Erin had $1,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Drew 6 correct 1 incorrect
Graham 5 correct 1 incorrect
Erin 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Graham got to lead a charity fundraiser that Alex Trebek attended.
Erin has a daughter who asked Ken what Jeopardy would be like in 20 years.
Drew caused a scene in a sushi bar in Japan because of his height.

Drew found another gear in the second half of this opening round, picking up 10 correct responses to have a big lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Drew 16 correct 1 incorrect
Graham 9 correct 2 incorrect
Erin 2 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Drew $9,800
Graham $4,600
Erin -$400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Presidential Nicknames; Around Italy; Where’s The Meeting?; Olde Cars; Nothing Like Live Music; 14-Letter Responses)

Drew picked up 17 correct in Double Jeopardy, including one of the Daily Doubles, to end the game with a season-high 33. Erin’s attempts to get out of the red did not go well as she ended well in the red; Drew was in a runaway position over Graham going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Drew 33 correct 4 incorrect
Graham 15 correct 2 incorrect
Erin 2 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Drew $26,400
Graham $11,000
Erin -$7,200

Neither Graham new Drew got Final correct; Drew is a 4-day champion, going for win #5 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Erin -$7,200 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Graham $11,000 – $10,999 = $1 (What are Sam, Jacob and Callista? <3)
Drew $26,400 – $4,000 = $22,400 (What is Ceres) (4-day total: $75,682)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) PREHISTORIC ANIMALS $400 (clue #11)
Graham 1600 +1600 (Drew 2600 Erin 200)
2) NOTHING LIKE LIVE MUSIC $1600 (clue #9)
Drew 15400 +2000 (Erin -2800 Graham 7000)
3) OLDE CARS $1600 (clue #21, $9200 left on board)
Drew 24200 -200 (Erin -5200 Graham 10200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 112

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Drew 2 3 4 5 2 3 3
Erin 5
Graham 1 1 2*

DJ! Round:
Drew 4 5 3 4 4* 5 2 3 4 5 1 3 4 3 4*
Erin 3
Graham 1 2 3 2 2

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Drew 3.45
Graham 1.75
Erin 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Drew $26,200 Coryat, 33 correct, 4 incorrect, 57.89% in first on buzzer (33/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Graham $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Erin -$7,200 Coryat, 2 correct, 7 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,800
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,000
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Drew Basile, career statistics:

99 correct, 19 incorrect
3/6 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
44.54% in first on buzzer (102/229)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,000)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,350

Erin Buker, career statistics:

2 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$7,200

Graham Hicks, career statistics:

15 correct, 3 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Drew Basile, to win:

5 games: 58.854%
6: 34.638%
7: 20.386%
8: 11.998%
9: 7.061%
Avg. streak: 5.430 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• No, Erin’s score today is not a record.

• If next week’s Inside Jeopardy doesn’t have the question posted to Ken about “where Jeopardy is in 20 years”, I will be very disappointed.

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Drew $26,400 Graham $11,000 Erin -$7,200)

Drew: Bet no more than $4,399. (Actual bet: $4,000)

Erin (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)

Graham: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $10,999)

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