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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, February 22, 2024
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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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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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category On Vacation In Italy) for Thursday, February 22, 2024 (Season 40, Game 119):
About 30 miles from Florence, a little hill gives this tiny Tuscan town its name, familiar to American visitors
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Mira Hayward, a podcast host from Portland, Oregon (Yesterday’s total: $2,800)
Jesse Matheny, a customer success specialist originally from Huntington, Indiana (Yesterday’s total: $2,800)
Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California (Yesterday’s total: $21,600)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Deb Bilodeau, courtesy of a correct response in Final Jeopardy yesterday, has a big lead over Jesse Matheny and Mira Hayward. It should be noted that the leader after Day 1 does win more than half the time, but that comebacks are still very much possible. Either trailer will need to overtake Deb’s score by $9,400 in order to have the betting advantage in Final Jeopardy today.
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Correct response: What is Monticello?
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It’s been brought to my attention that my initial response of “Vinci” is likely incorrect, and that “Monticello” is a better response. There is a hamlet in Tuscany about 30 miles southeast of Florence named “Monticello”, which is said to translate to “little hill”. It would also be well-known to Americans as the name of Thomas Jefferson’s homestead.
I don’t know why the writers have felt the need to be “trickier” as of late, but these sorts of clues where you can’t be 100% sure of a correct response are not appropriate for important Final Jeopardy clues like today’s match. Having to guess and drill down on a map of Italy to a massively zoomed-in scale is not appropriate for fans in order to potentially discern the correct responses to Final Jeopardy clues. Michael Davies has a writing team with decades worth of experience. Let them do the work they’re known for, because the quality of their work is suffering under whatever conditions they’re working under.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, February 22, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: World Capitals; The Key Word In The Literary Subtitle; 40 Years Ago: 1984; Advertising Slogans; Tv Characters; Building A New Word)
Mira got off to a good start in this one, picking up six correct responses before the interviews.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Mira 6 correct 0 incorrect
Jesse 3 correct 0 incorrect
Deb 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Mira would like to thank her fellow contestants, the crew, her friends & family, and her partner Thomas.
Jesse would like to thank his family, friends, coworkers, fellow contestants, the crew, and all of his teachers.
Deb would like to thank their boyfriend and wants to apologize to Scott Hamilton.
The Daily Double came out very late in this one, and Deb used it to propel themself back into the lead of the game. Everyone’s score was within $1300 through 30 clues today.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Deb 8 correct 1 incorrect
Mira 10 correct 1 incorrect
Jesse 8 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Deb $5,900
Mira $5,800
Jesse $4,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: From Page To Scream; Brit Speak; How Many Times?; Shall The People Dance; Before The First World War; Blowin’ In The Wind)
Jesse and Mira got to Daily Doubles in this one. Jesse got his right to propel himself into the lead, while Mira missed hers. Advantage in Final Jeopardy came down to the last clue, and that ended up going to Jesse!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jesse 17 correct 0 incorrect
Deb 15 correct 3 incorrect
Mira 16 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jesse $20,400
Deb $10,300
Mira $5,600
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper. Jesse had to go big to cover Deb’s bet, so that sends Deb to the Tournament of Champions!
Tonight’s results:
Mira $5,600 – $5,600 = $0 + $2,800 = $2,800 ($25,000)
Deb $10,300 – $10,300 = $0 + $21,600 = $21,600 (What sorry I forgot… thanks mom + Dad) ($100,000)
Jesse $20,400 – $19,800 = $600 + $2,800 = $3,400 ($50,000) (What is Washington?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE KEY WORD IN THE LITERARY SUBTITLE $400 (clue #24)
Deb 3200 +2500 (Jesse 4200 Mira 5200)
2) BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR $1200 (clue #5)
Jesse 7400 +7400 (Deb 5900 Mira 3800)
3) BRIT SPEAK $1600 (clue #12, $18000 left on board)
Mira 5000 -5000 (Deb 6700 Jesse 18400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 78
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Deb 4 5 5 4 3 2 2*
Jesse 4 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2
Mira 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3
DJ! Round:
Deb 5 4
Jesse 5 4 3 4 3* 4 3 3 3
Mira 4*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Deb 3.78
Jesse 3.39
Mira 3.78
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:
Deb $8,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jesse $14,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 0 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Mira $10,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,000
Lach Trash: $13,800 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Player Statistics:
Deb Bilodeau, career statistics:
124 correct, 20 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
36.36% in first on buzzer (124/341)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,100)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,867
Jesse Matheny, career statistics:
114 correct, 19 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
32.84% in first on buzzer (112/341)
7/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
1/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,300
Mira Hayward, career statistics:
136 correct, 25 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
35.34% in first on buzzer (141/399)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,600)
4/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,543
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jesse $20,400 ($2,800) Deb $10,300 ($20,400) Mira $5,600 ($2,800))
Jesse’s current score: $23,200
Jesse’s maximum possible score: $43,600
Deb’s current score: $31,900
Deb’s maximum possible score: $42,200
Mira’s current score: $8,400
Mira’s maximum possible score: $14,000
Deb: If Jesse is correct, he wins. If he is incorrect, you win. If you want to, you could bet about $8,699 to defend against him maybe trying to go small, but it’s more than okay to go all in here to force a cover bet from Jesse. (Actual bet: $10,300)
Jesse: Standard cover bet over Deb is $19,001. (Actual bet: $19,800)
Mira: You can’t win, but the difference between second and third is a good chunk of money. If Jesse makes the cover bet and is wrong, his two-day score will be $4,199. Bet no more than $4,200 yourself to make sure you stay ahead of that and get second if he misses Final. (Actual bet: $5,600)
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