Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, October 26, 2023

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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.
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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 Famous Families) for Thursday, October 26, 2023 (Season 40, Game 34):

In 2020 a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, the last of 9 siblings in this dynastic family, died at 92

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Tony Freitas, a director of product engineering from Claremont, California

Mason Maggio, a songwriter from Los Angeles, California

Yoshie Hill, a program support specialist from Colma, California

Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:

Today is the day of quarterfinal #5 in the Diamonds bracket of Champions Wildcard; today’s players are Yoshie Hill, Mason Maggio, and Tony Frietas. Yoshie is probably best remembered for having played in Alex Trebek’s final episode—as I said in my preview last week, I would be absolutely shocked if Yoshie’s mid-game interview wasn’t about that specific point.

Correct response: What is Kennedy?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2023 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Jean Kennedy Smith was appointed by Bill Clinton as United States Ambassador to Ireland in 1993; the younger sister of former President John F. Kennedy served in that role until 1998, playing an important role in the peace process of Northern Ireland. She was the longest-lived and last living of the nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald; in her later years, she published the 2016 memoir The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, October 26, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Science & Technology; Mob Hits; Take The “A” Training; Map Happy; The Camera Man; Fashion Statements)

All three players got off to a good start, with Mason leading after 15 clues, thanks to a strong performance in MAP HAPPY!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Mason 9 correct 0 incorrect
Tony 4 correct 1 incorrect
Yoshie 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Tony thought being champion was an emotional roller coaster.
Mason proposed to his girlfriend in Hawaii.
Yoshie was on stage for Alex Trebek’s last show.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Mason 17 correct 0 incorrect
Tony 10 correct 3 incorrect
Yoshie 2 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Mason $9,600
Tony $2,800
Yoshie $1,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Books & Authors; Hall Of Famer By Position; Jacques Of All Trades; Let’S Go Lobstering; “House”; Of Representatives)

Double Jeopardy saw the Daily Double struggles continue. On some tougher clues, both Mason and Yoshie saw their scores drop considerably! Thus, despite 25 correct to Yoshie’s 8, things were still very much to play for going into Final Jeopardy!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Mason 25 correct 2 incorrect
Yoshie 8 correct 3 incorrect
Tony 13 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Mason $7,600
Yoshie $5,600
Tony $2,400

Tony and Yoshie got Final Jeopardy correct, but Mason did not! Yoshie is now a semifinalist!

Tonight’s results:

Tony $2,400 + $2,400 = $4,800 (What is Kennedy)
Yoshie $5,600 + $5,600 = $11,200 (What is Kennedy) (Semi-Finalist)
Mason $7,600 – $3,601 = $3,999 (What is Carnegie?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY $1000 (clue #17)
Tony 2800 -2800 (Yoshie 1200 Mason 4200)
2) BOOKS & AUTHORS $1200 (clue #4)
Yoshie 2000 -2000 (Mason 10000 Tony 2800)
3) OF REPRESENTATIVES $1600 (clue #13, $23200 left on board)
Mason 14000 -6000 (Yoshie 400 Tony 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -243

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Yoshie 1 3 4
Mason 1 2 3 5 2 1 2 3 4
Tony 4 1 3 4 5*

DJ! Round:
Yoshie 1 1 3* 1 5 1 3
Mason 2 2 3 4 2 4*
Tony

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Yoshie 2.30
Tony 3.40
Mason 2.67

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:

Yoshie $7,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Tony $5,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Mason $13,600 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,400
Lach Trash: $15,600 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,000
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Yoshie Hill, career statistics:

60 correct, 8 incorrect
7/8 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
22.97% in first on buzzer (51/222)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,700

Mason Maggio, career statistics:

88 correct, 7 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 23 rebound opportunities)
35.87% in first on buzzer (80/223)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,700

Tony Freitas, career statistics:

45 correct, 11 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
27.65% in first on buzzer (47/170)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Yoshie said in her interview that she lost thanks to a dumb Final Jeopardy bet. I would very much disagree with that. Yoshie’s Final Jeopardy bet in the game she lost was perfectly fine. I took issue with her Daily Double bet in that game, but not her Final Jeopardy bet.

• Tony very clearly said “Montgoflier” and not “Montgolfier”; the judges made the correct reversal. It should also be noted that going from a correct response to an incorrect one does necessitate the removal of twice the value of the clue.

• Today’s box score: October 26, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Mason $7,600 Yoshie $5,600 Tony $2,400)

Yoshie: I would limit my bet to $799 or less to keep Tony locked out. (Actual bet: $5,600)

Mason: Standard cover bet over Yoshie is $3,601. (Actual bet: $3,601)

Tony: You need to bet at least $1,600 to pass Mason. (Actual bet: $2,400)

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