Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, November 11, 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 19th Century America) for Monday, November 11, 2024 (Season 41, Game 46):

It caused rich amusement that the name of this President, whose wife didn’t allow dancing, was similar to that of a dance

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Chris Spencer, a medical writer from Washington, D.C.

Joey DeSena, a development engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina

Rachel Marcus, a writer & consultant from New York, New York (1-day total: $20,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

A new week of Jeopardy! begins with Rachel Marcus holding down the champion’s space after a come-from-behind victory in Friday’s weekly finale. She defends her title for the first time against North Carolina’s Joey DeSena and Washington’s Chris Spencer.

Correct response: Who is James K. Polk?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Sarah Childress Polk, the wife of President James K. Polk, was a devout Presbyterian; during her husband’s term of office, while she was very social herself, banned dancing, card games, and hard liquor at official White House receptions. (Though contemporary reports do say that wine was still served.)

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, November 11, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: TIME Magazine’s Person Of The Year; All A Board!; Sky Rockets In Flight; Lawn & Garden; Sports Nicknames; Alliterative Phrases)

Joey got the Daily Double correct a couple of clues before the break and held a big lead about five minutes in. After 15 clues, Joey had $6,800 to Rachel’s $1,800 and Chris’s $600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Joey 7 correct 1 incorrect
Rachel 3 correct 1 incorrect
Chris 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Chris was a part-time weekend pet groomer and got to groom Sting’s dog.
Joey met his wife while doing community theatre and got married on the stage where they met.
Rachel lived in a palace in Lisbon at the age of 13-14.

Joey picked up another seven correct to get his score over $9,000 through 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Joey 14 correct 2 incorrect
Rachel 6 correct 2 incorrect
Chris 5 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Joey $9,200
Rachel $2,600
Chris $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Mexican State Capitals; A No. 1 Bestseller That Year; 3-Letter Responses; In The Archives; Beastie Boys; Etymology)

The good news for Joey: he found Daily Doubles on back-to-back clues. The bad news for Joey: he was conservative on the second, betting just $1,000. This allowed Rachel to get within 50% by the end of the round.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Joey 23 correct 4 incorrect
Rachel 10 correct 2 incorrect
Chris 13 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Joey $18,200
Rachel $9,400
Chris $8,000

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper—Joey’s big lead makes him the new Jeopardy champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Chris $8,000 – $7,999 = $1 (Who is Hi Me)
Rachel $9,400 – $9,399 = $1 (Who is Rutherford Hayes)
Joey $18,200 – $703 = $17,497 (Who is Madison) (1-day total: $17,497)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SPORTS NICKNAMES $800 (clue #13)
Joey 3400 +3000 (Rachel 800 Chris 600)
2) A NO. 1 BESTSELLER THAT YEAR $1600 (clue #16)
Joey 13200 +3200 (Rachel 4600 Chris 5200)
3) MEXICAN STATE CAPITALS $1200 (clue #17, $12400 left on board)
Joey 16400 +1000 (Rachel 4600 Chris 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 119

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Rachel 3 2 5 4
Joey 3 4 5 3 5 3 4*
Chris 4 3

DJ! Round:
Rachel 4
Joey 2 3 4 5 3 5 3 4* 3*
Chris 3 4 5 2 3 2 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Joey 3.69
Chris 3.33
Rachel 3.60

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Joey $14,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Chris $8,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $9,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,000
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Rachel Marcus, career statistics:

24 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
21.24% in first on buzzer (24/113)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800

Joey DeSena, career statistics:

23 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600

Chris Spencer, career statistics:

13 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000

Joey DeSena, to win:

2 games: 61.858%
3: 38.264%
4: 23.669%
5: 14.641%
6: 9.057%
Avg. streak: 2.622 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s result feels less surprising considering Joey introduced himself on Reddit before his game.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Joey $18,200 Rachel $9,400 Chris $8,000)

Rachel: To have any chance of victory, you need to bet at least $8,201. (Actual bet: $9,399)

Joey: Standard cover bet over Rachel is $601. Because a lot of second-place players over the years have underbet this situation, you should not bet more than this. (Actual bet: $703)

Chris: You can’t win unless Joey overbets. Thus, bet between $2,801 and $6,799 for the best chance of second place. (Actual bet: $7,999)

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