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Season 38

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

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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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
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August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
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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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Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great day today. Ken Jennings will be hosting this week’s episodes. So, without any further ado: here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Singers) for Monday, March 21, 2022 (Season 38, Game 136):

In 2021 at age 95, this singer achieved a Guinness World Record for the oldest person to release an album of new material

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Karen Johnson, a member acquisition coordinator from Portland, Oregon

Karen Johnson on Jeopardy!

Margaret Chipowsky, an attorney from Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Margaret Chipowsky on Jeopardy!

Finn Corrigan, a student from Vista, California (2-day total: $39,602)

Finn Corrigan on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: 2-day champion Finn Corrigan returns to defend his title after a win Friday. Further proving just how strong the College players are, Finn was an alternate for the primetime (on ABC) Jeopardy! National College Championship. There were a few people wondering why Finn’s school—UCLA—was mentioned on Friday, when this hadn’t been mentioned in the past for some others. Basically, if the show thinks it’s worthwhile to mention, they will. There’s really nothing more than that.

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Correct response: Who is Tony Bennett?

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In October 2021, Tony Bennett (and Lady Gaga) released their second collaboration, this one titled Love for Sale (their first was 2014’s Cheek to Cheek.) This will very likely be Bennett’s final album, as he chose to retire shortly before the album’s release, with his family worried about the potential that Bennett might fall and injure himself on stage (as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2016). His final shows were performed in August, with Lady Gaga, at Radio City Music Hall.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round categories: Picture/Book; Boating Glossary; Dance Off, Bro!; 4-Letter Countries; Films of the 1990s; Let Your Star Guide You

I’m sure the opening break was very welcome for all three players, who scattered 5 Triple Stumpers and 4 incorrect responses over the first 15 clues. Finn, though, did pick up $1000 on an early Daily Double. Coming out of the break, things were a little better, and Margaret held a $2,000 lead after Single Jeopardy; Finn and Karen were tied. (Finn selects first in Double Jeopardy, as his lectern is closest to the host.)

Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Groups in History; Seismic Activity; The Ancients Speak; Giving You a Plum Assignment; Childhood Homes; 3 Letters In A Row Alphabetically

Karen had a very strong performance to open the round, picking up the bottom four clues in GROUPS IN HISTORY (punctuated by the first Daily Double.) In fact, we went from clue 23 of the Jeopardy! round to clue 20 of Double Jeopardy! without an incorrect response or a Triple Stumper. Late in the round, after everyone consciously avoided 3 LETTERS IN A ROW ALPHABETICALLY, Karen got the last Daily Double—but decided on a conservative bet. Going into Final, the scores were Karen at $15,400, with Finn at $11,400 and Margaret at $9,800.

In Final, only Margaret was able to come up with the correct response—and that means she becomes the new Jeopardy! champion! She’ll defend her title tomorrow.

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, March 21, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:
Karen $15,400
Finn $11,400
Margaret $9,800

Tonight’s results:
Margaret $9,800 + $9,000 = $18,800 (Who is Tony Bennett?) (1-day total: $18,800)
Finn $11,400 – $11,400 = $0 (Who is Diana Ross)
Karen $15,400 – $7,401 = $7,999 (Who is Ross?)

Margaret Chipowsky, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 21, 2022 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Margaret $3,800
Karen $1,800
Finn $1,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) 4-LETTER COUNTRIES $800 (clue #3)
Finn 400 +1000 (Margaret 0 Karen 0)
2) GROUPS IN HISTORY $800 (clue #4)
Karen 6600 +3000 (Finn 1800 Margaret 3800)
3) 3 LETTERS IN A ROW ALPHABETICALLY $1200 (clue #27, $3200 left on board)
Karen 15200 +1000 (Finn 9400 Margaret 9800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 152

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 48 (0.35 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Margaret $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Karen $13,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Finn $11,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 5 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200

Finn Corrigan, career statistics:
56 correct, 16 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
35.29% in first on buzzer (60/170)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,867

Margaret Chipowsky, career statistics:
16 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Karen Johnson, career statistics:
15 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

Margaret Chipowsky, to win:
2 games: 33.353%
3: 11.124%
4: 3.710%
5: 1.238%
6: 0.413%
Avg. streak: 1.500 games.

Today’s interviews:
Karen portrayed Alex Trebek in a theatre camp as a teenager.
Margaret was on TV at a Philadelphia Phillies game eating ice cream.
Finn has a vintage Audobon guide as a treasured possession.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Thus far in Season 38, contestants are 65% on Daily Doubles at the $1200 level. Karen’s chances of winning, overall, would be higher had she bet aggressively for a runaway on the final Daily Double, as opposed to trying to win the game in Final.
  • A new feature at the very end of the episode: The show highlighted tomorrow’s two challengers! I liked seeing that!
  • Link to the box score: March 21, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:

Finn: You’re in Stratton’s Dilemma today; you can’t both cover Margaret and win a Double Stumper with Karen. I’d lean towards $8,201—but if you hate the category, then less than $3,400 works too.

Margaret: I’d bet between $1,601 and $1,800 (this will stay above Karen’s score if she’s incorrect, while also forcing Finn to make a bet if you’re correct.)

Karen: Standard cover bet today is $7,401.


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