Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, September 12, 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

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 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 Historic Names) for Thursday, September 12, 2024 (Season 41, Game 4):

In 1824, President Monroe invited him back to the adopted country of his youth, which has always cherished his “important services”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Bethany Korp, a Spanish interpreter from Laurence Harbor, New Jersey

Mark Palmere, an energy analyst from Sacramento, California

Will Weiss, a technical program manager from Islip, New York (2-day total: $27,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Will Weiss is now a 2-day champion after yesterday’s victory; his strength has come in avoiding “unforced errors”—he’s only rung in with an incorrect response once in two games (and that was on a top-row clue.) Today, he faces off against New Jersey’s Bethany Korp and Sacramento’s Mark Palmere. Additionally, Will has been very strong on the signaling device, getting in on 60% of his attempts in his first two games.

Correct response: Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?

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.)

Nearly 50 years after he first arrived in the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette—one of the heroes of the American Revolution—was invited back to America by James Monroe in 1824. His arrival in New York was met with days of celebration, as he was seen as the revolution’s last surviving hero, and his arrival set off a wave of construction of monuments. Originally intending to stay in America only four months, he ended up extending his trip to 16 months, visiting all 24 states.

To me, this seems like a relatively straightforward American history clue that should play well for both viewers at home and contestants in studio.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, September 12, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Self-Helping Of Books; Bear With Us; Sporty Idioms; Animated Films In Other Words; The Clash; London Calling)

Will found the Daily Double early, bet clue value, was correct, and charged out to the lead on the strength of five correct responses. At the interviews, he had $3,200 to Bethany’s $1,400 and Mark’s $1,200.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Will 5 correct 0 incorrect
Bethany 4 correct 1 incorrect
Mark 4 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Bethany is a big fan of Robbie Burns Day.
Mark grew his moustache for Hallowe’en costumes.
Will met his wife in high school on the quiz bowl team.

Will picked up some more correct responses in this segment and held his lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Will 8 correct 0 incorrect
Mark 8 correct 1 incorrect
Bethany 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Will $5,200
Mark $3,000
Bethany $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Biblical Fathers & Sons; Starts With “K”; A Short Course In Chemistry; TV Characters; Mountains; Job-Pourri)

Mark and Will both missed Daily Doubles in this round; however, Will only bet clue value again, which meant that he was still very close to a runaway going into Final! Meanwhile, Bethany got clue #30 correct to ensure she was still in score contention going into clue #61.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Will 16 correct 1 incorrect
Mark 17 correct 3 incorrect
Bethany 12 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Will $14,400
Mark $8,200
Bethany $7,600

Mark and Bethany got Final Jeopardy correct; that makes Mark your new Jeopardy champion; he’ll be back tomorrow to defend his title.

Tonight’s results:

Bethany $7,600 + $6,801 = $14,401 (Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?)
Mark $8,200 + $7,999 = $16,199 (Who was Lafayette?) (1-day total: $16,199)
Will $14,400 – $2,001 = $12,399 (Who is Alexander Hamilton? (Dizzo!))

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SPORTY IDIOMS $600 (clue #2)
Will 0 +600 (Mark 0 Bethany -800)
2) MOUNTAINS $1600 (clue #4)
Mark 4200 -2000 (Will 5200 Bethany 4400)
3) A SHORT COURSE IN CHEMISTRY $1200 (clue #24, $5600 left on board)
Will 15600 -1200 (Mark 8200 Bethany 4800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 5

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Will 4 3*
Mark
Bethany

DJ! Round:
Will 2† 2 2 1 1 1 1 3*
Mark 4* 3† 3 3 4 5 5† 4 4 5
Bethany 4 5 3 4 5 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Mark 4.00
Bethany 3.83
Will 2.00

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:

Mark $10,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Bethany $7,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Will $15,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,400
Lach Trash: $14,800 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Will Weiss, career statistics:

55 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (51/171)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,400)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,667

Mark Palmere, career statistics:

18 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200

Bethany Korp, career statistics:

13 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600

Mark Palmere, to win:

2 games: 33.390%
3: 11.149%
4: 3.723%
5: 1.243%
6: 0.415%
Avg. streak: 1.501 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Will $14,400 Mark $8,200 Bethany $7,600)

Will: Standard cover bet over Mark is $2,001. (Actual bet: $2,001)

Mark: Standard cover bet over Bethany is $7,001; however, you might as well go all in. (Actual bet: $7,999)

Bethany: Bet between $4,800 and $6,400 to have the best chance of both winning if you’re correct and finishing second if Mark isn’t. (Actual bet: $6,801)

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