Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, September 9, 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.
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

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 Famous Women) for Monday, September 9, 2024 (Season 41, Game 1):

Before her death in 2022, she pledged her collection of more than 200 pins to the National Museum of American Diplomacy

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Amanda White, a strategy consultant from Seattle, Washington

Adam Reiffen, a Naval officer from San Diego, California

Rachel Bradley, an ESL instructor from Greenbelt, Maryland (1-day total: $23,597)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

After a six-week break—the same general length of summer break that has happened since 1987—Rachel Bradley returns in the Season 41 premiere to defend her title. In her victory back on July 26, the Maryland ESL teacher had a slim lead going into Final Jeopardy. Today, she faces off against Adam Reiffen and Amanda White.

Due to the NFL game on ABC this evening, there are some changes to the airing schedule in some markets. As always, check local listings, though Matt Carberry does have his usual Google sheet with further information regarding tonight, Tuesday, and Thursday.

It should also be noted that tonight is Ryan Seacrest’s debut as the host of Wheel of Fortune. In a topic that I’m sure I’ll have to remind analysts about multiple times over the coming months, this will very likely result in a strong showing year-over-year for Jeopardy‘s sister show in the ratings department and the eventual panic that will result in some corners of the Internet over this is going to be misguided.

Correct response: Who is Madeleine Albright?

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.)

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as Secretary of State of the United States, had been called an “unparalleled serpent” by Iraqi media during her time as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as she was pressuring the U.N. to adopt sanctions against Iraq. In response to this, Albright wore a piece of costume jewelry—a snake pin—to her next meeting regarding Iraq. From that point forward, her pins became a major part of her diplomatic message; including antagonizing Vladimir Putin over his Chechnya policy with a monkey pin representing “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”.

Stories about the collection can be found at Read My Pins at the U.S. State Department website.

Personally, I was not aware about Albright’s pin collection and I think that this was a fun learning experience for me to start Season 41. Thank you, writers!

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, September 9, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Let’s Hit Highway 101; Pop Goes The Culture; Also Known As; Going To Planetary Extremes; Parenting; “Mom” & “Dad”)

An opening segment that saw 9 incorrect responses and a missed Daily Double saw Adam lead at the interviews with $2,200, while Rachel had $1,200 and Amanda -$800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Adam 5 correct 2 incorrect
Rachel 4 correct 3 incorrect
Amanda 3 correct 4 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Amanda went to a middle school where a serial killer was a hall monitor.
Adam watched the show as a child because it was his grandfather’s favorite show.
Rachel got to work backstage at a community theatre production of “The Wizard of Oz”.

Things went much smoother after the break; Adam extended his lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Adam 11 correct 2 incorrect
Rachel 8 correct 3 incorrect
Amanda 6 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Adam $4,800
Rachel $2,800
Amanda $800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Groups Of 3; From The Italian; “Hy” Five; Literary Biography; Churches & Cathedrals; Songs For The Young & Old)

Adam had a good first half of the round, including an early Daily Double, while Amanda missed DD3. That said, Rachel had a strong end of the round to ensure that Adam didn’t have a runaway going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Adam 20 correct 5 incorrect
Rachel 15 correct 4 incorrect
Amanda 10 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Adam $10,600
Rachel $8,000
Amanda $4,000

Adam was the only player correct; that makes him the new Jeopardy champion. He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Amanda $4,000 – $4,000 = $0 (Who is Rosalyn Carter?)
Rachel $8,000 – $2,602 = $5,398 (Who is Shirley Temple? <3 Andrea, Buddy + Joe)
Adam $10,600 + $5,401 = $16,001 (Who is Albright?) (1-day total: $16,001)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) LET’S HIT HIGHWAY 101 $800 (clue #8)
Amanda 1000 -1000 (Rachel 0 Adam 1200)
2) HISTORIC GROUPS OF 3 $1600 (clue #3)
Adam 6800 +3000 (Rachel 2800 Amanda 0)
3) FROM THE ITALIAN $1600 (clue #6, $28800 left on board)
Amanda 400 -400 (Rachel 2800 Adam 9000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -76

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Rachel 2 3
Adam 2 3 4 5
Amanda 3 4*

DJ! Round:
Rachel
Adam 3 4* 2 3
Amanda 2 4*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Adam 3.25
Rachel 2.50
Amanda 3.25

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Adam $9,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $8,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Amanda $5,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 7 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,600
Lach Trash: $17,000 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,400
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Rachel Bradley, career statistics:

32 correct, 8 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
29.20% in first on buzzer (33/113)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,900

Adam Reiffen, career statistics:

21 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,200

Amanda White, career statistics:

10 correct, 8 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400

Adam Reiffen, to win:

2 games: 48.862%
3: 23.875%
4: 11.666%
5: 5.700%
6: 2.785%
Avg. streak: 1.955 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Amanda definitely seemed nervous, and I’m sure missing a Daily Double on her home state’s capital didn’t help her nerves.
• In case you missed it, you can find a multicam view of the opening minutes of this episode at the show’s YouTube channel.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Adam $10,600 Rachel $8,000 Amanda $4,000)

Rachel: If Adam covers you and is incorrect, he falls to $5,199. Bet between $2,601 and $2,799 here. (Actual bet: $2,602)

Adam: Standard cover bet over Rachel is $5,401. (Actual bet: $5,401)

Amanda: You have to be correct to win–you might as well go all in. (Actual bet: $4,000)

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