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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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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 Constellations) for Thursday, July 21, 2022 (Season 38, Game 224):
The brightest star of this constellation is Deneb Algedi, or “Kid’s Tail”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Stan Scoggins, a senior vice president of marketing assets from Los Angeles, California
Emmie Trammell, an operations specialist from Jacksonville, Florida
Matt Mierswa, an attorney from River Edge, New Jersey (2-day total: $55,845)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Matt Mierswa has been playing very well over his first two games, picking up over $50,000 and dominating yesterday’s Double Jeopardy! round. However, his one weak point thus far—if you can really call it that—has been that he is just 2-for-5 on the Daily Doubles over his first two games. That might provide an opening for an opponent to take him down. Emmie and Stan certainly would be happy if they were the beneficiary of that today!
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Correct response: What is Capricornus?
More Information About Final Jeopardy:
(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2022 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)
Capricornus, from the Latin for “horned goat,” is well-known today as one of the constellations of the Zodiac; “Deneb” is the Arabic word for “tail,” and “kid” is a reference to the fact that children of goats are known as “kids.”
Will Capricorn on its own be accepted? As this write-up was written before I’ve seen the show, I can’t say with 100% certainty either way.
Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Met: A Verse; Sports Venues; Odd Numbers; Build A Bear Workshop; The Old West; What’s Your “Angle”?)
Today’s opening round belonged very much to Matt, but his struggles on the Daily Doubles continued. He picked up 17 correct—his lone incorrect response was the Daily Double. Emmie was very strong at the bottom of the board, keeping her in contention after the opening round.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Matt 8 correct 0 incorrect
Emmie 2 correct 0 incorrect
Stan 5 correct 1 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Matt 17 correct 1 incorrect
Emmie 4 correct 1 incorrect
Stan 7 correct 2 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Asian Geography; Compound Words; Bottoms Up!; Name That Hitmaker; Health & Medicine; Closing Statements)
Matt did get a Daily Double correct in Double Jeopardy, but he was in a tough spot and only bet the clue value of $2,000. Emmie, her score buoyed by four different $2,000 correct responses, managed to keep things very close and kept Matt from having a runaway going into Final. Scores going into Final were Matt at $23,400, Emmie at $15,800, and Stan at $5,600.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Matt 28 correct 1 incorrect
Emmie 13 correct 1 incorrect
Stan 14 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 83 (0 today).
Emmie—whose interview subject was about how she inherited a telescope from her grandfather and is a huge astronomy fan—was correct with a response of just Capricorn (Which, for the record, is perfectly good with me. It would have been incredibly ticky-tack for the judges to have ruled that incorrect.) That means she’s Jeopardy! champion and will get to return tomorrow!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, July 21, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Matt $23,400
Emmie $15,800
Stan $5,600
Tonight’s results:
Stan $5,600 – $5,600 = $0 (What is the little dipper?)
Emmie $15,800 + $5,400 = $21,200 (What is Capricorn?) (1-day total: $21,200)
Matt $23,400 – $8,201 = $15,199 (What is Gemini?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $7,800
Emmie $3,000
Stan $1,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) SPORTS VENUES $800 (clue #22)
Matt 7800 -2200 (Emmie 2800 Stan 1400)
2) CLOSING STATEMENTS $800 (clue #14)
Stan 1400 +1000 (Matt 13800 Emmie 8600)
3) ASIAN GEOGRAPHY $2000 (clue #23, $10400 left on board)
Matt 17000 +2000 (Emmie 11800 Stan 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 34
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 83 (0.37 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Emmie $15,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Matt $25,600 Coryat, 28 correct, 1 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Stan $5,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $46,800
Lach Trash: $2,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,600
Matt Mierswa, career statistics:
84 correct, 8 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (78/171)
3/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,867
Emmie Trammell, career statistics:
14 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800
Stan Scoggins, career statistics:
14 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,400
Emmie Trammell, to win:
2 games: 51.864%
3: 26.898%
4: 13.950%
5: 7.235%
6: 3.752%
Avg. streak: 2.077 games.
Today’s interviews:
Stan found himself in Germany the day the Berlin Wall came down.
Emmie inherited a telescope from her grandfather.
Matt is wearing his grandfather’s non-working watch.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Link to the box score: July 21, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Matt $23,400 Emmie $15,800 Stan $5,600)
Matt: Standard cover bet over Emmie is $8,201. (I’d recommend that today, as we know Emmie likes the category and likely won’t play conservatively here.) (Actual bet: $8,201)
Emmie: If Matt covers and is incorrect, he falls to $15,199. As much as the category suits you, the play here is to bet between $0 and $599. (Though, if you’re going to bet to lose the Double Stumper, I’d recommend just going all-in.) (Actual bet: $5,400)
Stan: You don’t really have much of a chance today. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $5,600)
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