Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, September 19, 2022

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 Historic Documents) for Monday, September 19, 2022 (Season 39, Game 6):

The governor of Massachusetts wrote, it “is a poor document, but a mighty act…wrong in its delay till January, but grand & sublime after all”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Jason Freeman, an event producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Suzanne Goss, an oncology advertising consultant from Brooklyn, New York

Emmett Stanton, a freelance writer from Baltimore, Maryland (1-day total: $25,800)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Welcome to Week 2 of Season 39 of Jeopardy! Emmett Stanton ended the run of 5-day champion Luigi de Guzman on Friday and returns today to defend his title against Jason Freeman and Suzanne Goss! It will also be a good week of Jeopardy! with the week ending on Sunday with the premiere of Celebrity Jeopardy; Sunday’s match features Andy Richter, Ego Nwodim, and Simu Liu.

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Correct response: What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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On September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, freeing “all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States” still in rebellion on January 1, 1863. Giving the warning was seen as a ploy to end the rebellion against the United States being undertaken by the Confederacy. In his comments quoted above, Massachusetts Governor John Andrew felt that Lincoln might have erred in giving the warning (instead of simply granting freedom immediately); social media—and its inability to convey nuance—would have certainly struggled with this. However, the final Proclamation—issued January 1, 1863—was universally seen as good.

Let’s just hope everyone spells the correct response correctly today.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Happenings; A Hunger For Reading; Flags; Hodgepodge; Words Before Words; TL;DW)

Jason challenged our champion well over the first 30 clues today, but Emmett’s $2,000 on the Daily Double gave him the lead at the second commercial break.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jason 6 correct 1 incorrect
Emmett 5 correct 0 incorrect
Suzanne 2 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Emmett 9 correct 0 incorrect
Jason 12 correct 2 incorrect
Suzanne 4 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Goddesses; Take The Broadway Home; 4-Syllable Verbs; Jack; London; The Call Of The Wild)

The Daily Doubles were not kind to Emmett in this round, he lost $2,000 twice—the second one dropping him to third place on the final clue of Double Jeopardy—a bit a mistake there. Scores going into Final were Suzanne at $8,600, Jason at $8,400, and Emmett at $8,000.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Suzanne 14 correct 4 incorrect
Jason 17 correct 3 incorrect
Emmett 17 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 4 (0 today).

Emmett’s Daily Double mistake didn’t come back to haunt him—he was the only correct player! (See the Andy’s Thoughts section for more.) He’s now a 2-day champion and will come back tomorrow!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, September 19, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Suzanne $8,600
Jason $8,400
Emmett $8,000

Tonight’s results:

Emmett $8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000 (What… is the Emancipation Proclamation ) (2-day total: $41,800)
Jason $8,400 – $8,398 = $2 (What is the Plymouth Compact)
Suzanne $8,600 – $6,000 = $2,600 (What is Stamp Act)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Emmett $7,200
Jason $4,400
Suzanne -$600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) FLAGS $800 (clue #24)
Emmett 4200 +2000 (Suzanne -200 Jason 4000)
2) LONDON $1600 (clue #13)
Emmett 10000 -2000 (Suzanne 1400 Jason 6800)
3) THE CALL OF THE WILD $2000 (clue #30, $0 left on board)
Emmett 10000 -2000 (Suzanne 8600 Jason 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 8

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 4 (0.67 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Emmett $10,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Suzanne $8,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jason $8,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,800
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,800

Emmett Stanton, career statistics:

41 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
32.46% in first on buzzer (37/114)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200

Suzanne Goss, career statistics:

14 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,600

Jason Freeman, career statistics:

17 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400

Emmett Stanton, to win:

3 games: 38.606%
4: 14.904%
5: 5.754%
6: 2.221%
7: 0.858%
Avg. streak: 2.629 games.

Today’s interviews:

Jason sets up events for the Philadelphia public library.
Suzanne was once the youngest member of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Emmett once was on a flight where the airline went out of business mid-flight.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• As the show has said dozens of times now, the judges can view the contestants’ pens as they write their responses. They clearly saw Emmett write the letters of the correct response—how it looks at the end generally doesn’t factor into the judging. The judges’ call was thus correct. Further comments regarding his handwriting and this specific ruling are out of order and will be removed.
• That being said, any issues at this point are 100% the show’s own doing. Just give the contestants a keyboard—we know the technology is there, they used it for Eddie Timanus—and we completely eliminate any and all debates that come up all-too-regularly in 2022 regarding handwriting.
• On the final Daily Double, Emmett either needed to bet for the runaway or bet to keep his lead. A “middle-range” bet is very ill-advised here.

• Today’s box score: September 19, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Suzanne $8,600 Jason $8,400 Emmett $8,000)

Emmett: If Suzanne and Jason both make cover bets and are incorrect, they will fall to $399 and $799 respectively. Thus, your bet should be limited to $7,199. (Actual bet: $8,000)

Suzanne: Standard cover bet over Jason is $8,201. (Actual bet: $6,000)

Jason: Standard cover bet over Emmett is $7,601. (Actual bet: $8,398)

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