Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, July 4, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
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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 Tech Talk) for Thursday, July 4, 2024 (Season 40, Game 214):

In 1992 Jean Polly told new Web users to do this & later explained they “need some skill…never know if there are going to be sharks”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Josh Martin, a corporate pilot from Springfield, Missouri

Christine Roberts, a digital marketing coordinator originally from Holland, Pennsylvania

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (1-day total: $19,185)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Isaac Hirsch enters this Fourth of July as a defending 1-day champion, picking up just shy of $20,000 in victory yesterday. Today, he faces off against Christine Roberts and Josh Martin.

I have an occasional mailbag column where I answer fan & viewer questions regarding the show. If you have a question, feel free to send it to mailbag@thejeopardyfan.com!

Correct response: What is surf(ing) the Internet/surf(ing) the Web?

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.)

“Today I’ll travel to Minnesota, Texas, California, Cleveland, New Zealand, Sweden and England. I’m not frantically packing, and I won’t pick up any frequent flyer mileage. In fact, I’m sipping cocoa at my Macintosh. My trips will be electronic, using the computer at my desk, communications software, a modem, and a standard phone line.” That is the opening paragraph of Jean Polly’s Surfing the Internet, her 1992 primer to the Internet.

For being a librarian who was one of the first to champion and extol the virtues of the Internet, and what was available there, Polly was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, July 4, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: History, American Style; Same Role In The Franchise; Words With Silent Consonants; Hit The Grid-Y; Game-Pourri; Play Time)

There was only one incorrect response in the first segment; unfortunately, it was a True Daily Double that Isaac attempted. After 15 clues, Josh led with $2,800 to Christine’s $2,000 and Isaac’s $800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Josh 4 correct 0 incorrect
Christine 2 correct 0 incorrect
Isaac 7 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Josh flies his children for their birthday.
Christine is studying Basque.
Isaac was elected Homecoming King as a high school senior.

Isaac had a strong second half of the round, picking up another 7 correct to come within $800 of Josh’s lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Josh 8 correct 0 incorrect
Isaac 14 correct 2 incorrect
Christine 2 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Josh $4,200
Isaac $3,400
Christine $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: See You In The Funny Papyrus; 3 E’s Only; Pacific Islands; Latin Music; Known By Their Initials; Well, We’ve Never Had That Response)

Isaac got to DD2 early, but gave Josh a brief opening—and Josh nearly doubled up through DD3. Thus, despite getting half of the responses correct, Josh is within two-thirds of Isaac going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Isaac 30 correct 4 incorrect
Josh 14 correct 0 incorrect
Christine 7 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Isaac $21,200
Josh $14,400
Christine $6,400

Both Josh and Isaac were correct—with “surf the Web”, which is fine with me—and Isaac is a 2-day champion!

Tonight’s results:

Christine $6,400 – $2,000 = $4,400 (What thanks!)
Josh $14,400 + $799 = $15,199 (What is surf the web?)
Isaac $21,200 + $7,601 = $28,801 (What is surf the web?) (2-day total: $47,986)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) GAME-POURRI $600 (clue #9)
Isaac 3400 -3400 (Christine 2000 Josh 0)
2) SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPYRUS $1600 (clue #8)
Isaac 10600 +3000 (Christine 3200 Josh 4200)
3) PACIFIC ISLANDS $1600 (clue #10, $22400 left on board)
Josh 6200 +5000 (Isaac 13600 Christine 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 9

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 3 4 5 3*
Christine 2 1
Josh

DJ! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 3 4* 5†
Christine 1 2 3
Josh 4*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Isaac 3.92
Josh 4.00
Christine 1.80

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Isaac $23,200 Coryat, 30 correct, 4 incorrect, 56.14% in first on buzzer (32/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Josh $11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Christine $6,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 0 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,600
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,400
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

55 correct, 8 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
50.00% in first on buzzer (57/114)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,600

Christine Roberts, career statistics:

7 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,400

Josh Martin, career statistics:

15 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000

Isaac Hirsch, to win:

3 games: 57.807%
4: 33.416%
5: 19.317%
6: 11.167%
7: 6.455%
Avg. streak: 3.370 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I can’t wait to see what Lilly says tonight about Isaac’s shirt.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Isaac $21,200 Josh $14,400 Christine $6,400)

Isaac: Standard cover bet over Josh is $7,601. (Actual bet: $7,601)

Christine: Bet whatever you like; however, your chances of winning might be helped by a big bet, because Isaac doesn’t have that much of an overbet cushion. (Actual bet: $2,000)

Josh: Bet no more than $799 and you take victory if Isaac misses Final. (Actual bet: $799)

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