Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, March 3, 2025

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 Cabinet Members) for Monday, March 3, 2025 (Season 41, Game 126):

In order of fame, the first Cabinet was Jefferson (later Prez), Hamilton (“My Shot” guy), Knox (of Fort fame), this Attorney General

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Emily Sands, a benefits consultant from Chanhassen, Minnesota

Luigi de Guzman, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia

Matt Amodio, a quantitative researcher from New York, New York

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

As we move into the final few games of tournament play in Season 41, Week 26 of this season begins with Semifinal #2 of the 2025 JIT between Matt Amodio, Luigi de Guzman, and Emily Sands. (And to think that after this week we’re going to have nearly five consecutive months of regular play before the summer break, and then another nearly four months of regular play following that. Of course—and mark my words, because I guarantee this is going to happen in 2026—people will complain once again come early March next year about how there are just so many tournaments. Reddit would have been insufferable had it existed in the winter of 2005 when the Ultimate Tournament of Champions was airing.)

Matt got here via a win over Hannah Wilson and Doug Molitor, while Luigi beat Amy Schneider and Avi Gupta, and Emily dispatched with Jonathan Fisher and Rachael Schwartz. While the Unified Prediction Model does have Matt as a bit of a favorite in this match, anyone who underestimates either Luigi or Emily does so at their peril.

Correct response: Who is Edmund Randolph?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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George Washington’s first Cabinet consisted of just four other members: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of War Henry Knox, and Attorney General Edmond Randolph.

To me, being able to name the first Attorney General of the United States is both straightforward and very suitable for this level of play.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, March 3, 2025 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Rockpile Of History; Around The USA; Short But Sweet; Potpourr-Only-E; Movies At The Mall; If You’re Sappy & You Know It)

While Emily found the Daily Double, Luigi had the best time at the bottom of the board, picking up 8 correct to lead at the interviews. After 15 clues, the scores were Luigi $6,800 Emily $4,200 Matt $1,800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Luigi 8 correct 0 incorrect
Emily 5 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Emily got a new job and hadn’t watched for a year.
Luigi wants to apologize to Juveria after missing a clue about Vanderpump Rules.
Matt thinks we should excise all pop culture clues from the regular show.

Luigi picked up another six correct to lead after 30.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Luigi 14 correct 1 incorrect
Emily 9 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Luigi $8,800
Emily $5,400
Matt $2,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: In Ye Olde 18th Century Bookshoppe; Stars & Constellations; Facts About Facts; Begins With “K”; Crypt-O!; Currencies)

This one, as many matches in this tournament have, came down to the Daily Doubles. Matt found them both, doubled up twice, and led going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Matt 18 correct 3 incorrect
Luigi 23 correct 4 incorrect
Emily 14 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Matt $22,800
Luigi $16,400
Emily $11,400

Matt was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy and that means he is our second finalist!

Tonight’s results:

Emily $11,400 – $400 = $11,000 (Who is Marbury?)
Luigi $16,400 – $16,399 = $1 (Who is Jay?)
Matt $22,800 + $10,001 = $32,801 (Who Randolph) (Finalist)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) AROUND THE USA $800 (clue #6)
Emily 600 +1000 (Matt 1000 Luigi 2400)
2) IN YE OLDE 18th CENTURY BOOKSHOPPE $1600 (clue #1)
Matt 2200 +2200 (Luigi 8800 Emily 5400)
3) CURRENCIES $1200 (clue #10, $21200 left on board)
Matt 8000 +8000 (Luigi 10400 Emily 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Matt 5 3
Luigi 4 3 5
Emily 4*

DJ! Round:
Matt 4* 3 2 5 3*
Luigi 4 5 4
Emily 4 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Matt 3.57
Emily 3.67
Luigi 4.17

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.21 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Matt $15,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Emily $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Luigi $16,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,000
Lach Trash: $4,800 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Matt Amodio, career statistics:

1664 correct, 196 incorrect
66/81 on rebound attempts (on 185 rebound opportunities)
46.43% in first on buzzer (1606/3459)
97/112 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $382,200)
42/60 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,757

Luigi de Guzman, career statistics:

255 correct, 40 incorrect
12/15 on rebound attempts (on 39 rebound opportunities)
45.05% in first on buzzer (255/566)
13/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $42,800)
6/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,440

Emily Sands, career statistics:

259 correct, 45 incorrect
13/20 on rebound attempts (on 51 rebound opportunities)
37.06% in first on buzzer (252/680)
16/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $43,800)
6/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,667

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Matt $22,800 Luigi $16,400 Emily $11,400)

Matt: Standard cover bet over Luigi is $10,001, and considering Luigi’s position, this is probably the best idea today. (Actual bet: $10,001)

Luigi: You can’t both cover Emily and win a Triple Stumper. If you think we’re due a Triple Stumper, then bet between $0 and $3,600. Otherwise, bet at least $6,401—but going all in is fine here as well, in order to force a cover bet out of Matt. (Actual bet: $16,399)

Emily: You have to be correct to have any chance of victory, assuming Matt covers and does the math right. Bet at least $1,400 to have any chance of victory—but you might as well go all in here to force a cover bet out of Luigi. (Actual bet: $400)

Updated JIT odds:

Matt +130
Roger +160
Raymond +840
Juveria +950
Ray +1600

Finals length odds:

2 games: +170
3 games: +110
4 games: +340

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