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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, February 13, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
August 15-16: S41 E141 (March 24, 2025)
August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
August 29-30: S41 E143 (March 26, 2025)
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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 Southern Politicians) for Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (Season 40, Game 112):
An article written after his 1935 death asked, “Will some crown prince arise to take his place?”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Nicole Rudolph, an associate dean from Williston Park, New York
Kat Jepson, an artist from Roanoke, Virginia
Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
As we move to within a week and a half of the start of the Tournament of Champions, today’s game, Quarterfinal #7 of Group 2 of Winter 2024’s Champions Wildcard, is shaping up to be an excellent one. Both Nicole Rudolph and Kat Jepson are no slouches, both having had excellent statistics in their initial games. Moreover, Kat’s loss was to Ben Chan, who is definitely one of the top players going into the Tournament of Champions. Viewers certainly won’t need any reminder as to who Long is—his aggressive play in the most recent Second Chance event won many fans, and those fans will be hoping for Long’s strong play to continue!
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Correct response: Who is Huey Long?
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.)
Huey Long, “The Kingfish”, was a famous Louisiana politician who served as the state’s governor from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. Senator from the state from 1932 until his 1935 assassination. He became well known for believing that FDR’s New Deal was not radical enough, and was incredibly popular in his home state. Long advocated for a plan called “Share Our Wealth”, believing that economic stimulus needed to come from significantly increased federal spending, increased taxes on the wealthy, and wealth redistribution. Under Long’s plan, net worths among millionaires would be capped at $100 million, annual income was to be capped at $1 million, and individual inheritances would be capped at $5 million. Moreover, he wished for every family to have a basic household grant of $5,000 and a minimum annual income of one-third of the average family homestead value. His social programs included proposals for free college and training programs, federal assistance to farmers, a 30-hour work week, a month’s vacation a year for every worker. To help advocate for his aims, “Share Our Wealth” clubs were formed throughout the United States.
While Long was assassinated in 1935, the pressure caused by “Share Our Wealth” did bring about many of FDR’s later initiatives, including the Social Security Act, the Works Progress Administration, the National Labor Relations Board, Aid to Dependent Children, and the Revenue Act of 1935 (also called the Wealth Tax).
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Lending You A Poker Hand; Rhyming Phrases; Oh, The Places You “Can” Go!; Duck Soup; It Happened In Congress; 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time)
“It’s too soon!”, Long exclaimed after he found the Daily Double on his opening pick. After that, he did run LENDING YOU A POKER HAND in the opening segment and held the lead at the interviews.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Long 7 correct 1 incorrect
Kat 3 correct 0 incorrect
Nicole 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Nicole spent her winnings on a second car for her kids.
Kat saw a beautiful wood nymph moth last summer.
Long is still “the darkest-colored sheep” in his family, according to his mother
After the interviews, Long and Kat continued their battle, with Long doing slightly better on the buzzer. Nicole would be picking first in Double Jeopardy.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Long 14 correct 1 incorrect
Kat 9 correct 0 incorrect
Nicole 3 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Long $6,600
Kat $5,000
Nicole $1,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Wistful Thinking; Siblings Of Note; There’s A Vaccine For That; Vwllss Cmpns; Documentaries; “RH” Factor)
In one of the more stunning Double Jeopardy battles of all time, Long and Kat held Nicole to 1 correct response, at the $2,000 level to boot. Long took full advantage of a clue selection misstep by Kat to find the first Daily Double and double up. However, Kat recovered, and her $7,000 bet on the final Daily Double was enough to make sure she led going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Kat 22 correct 0 incorrect
Long 26 correct 3 incorrect
Nicole 4 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Kat $28,000
Long $26,400
Nicole $3,000
Final Jeopardy today was a triple-get, which advances Kat to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Nicole $3,000 + $0 = $3,000 (Who is Huey Long? (Hi Fam! <3))
Long $26,400 + $1,601 = $28,001 (Who is Long? (not me))
Kat $28,000 + $24,801 = $52,801 (Who is Long?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) OH, THE PLACES YOU “CAN” GO! $800 (clue #1)
Long 0 +1000 (Kat 0 Nicole 0)
2) SIBLINGS OF NOTE $1600 (clue #14)
Long 11000 +11000 (Kat 16200 Nicole 1000)
3) THERE’S A VACCINE FOR THAT $800 (clue #20, $8000 left on board)
Kat 18600 +7000 (Long 23600 Nicole 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 238
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Long 4*
Kat
Nicole
DJ! Round:
Long 4 3 5 4 4* 3 3
Kat 3 4 3 4 5 5 1 5 5 2*
Nicole 1 2 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Kat 3.70
Long 3.75
Nicole 2.33
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:
Kat $21,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 0 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Long $16,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 3 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Nicole $3,000 Coryat, 4 correct, 2 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,600
Lach Trash: $8,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,000
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Long Nguyen, career statistics:
104 correct, 18 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
36.14% in first on buzzer (103/285)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,400)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,840
Kat Jepson, career statistics:
56 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
30.41% in first on buzzer (52/171)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,667
Nicole Rudolph, career statistics:
42 correct, 9 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
25.29% in first on buzzer (43/170)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,333
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Yes, Fyre Festival was colloquially known as Fyre Fest.
- Long’s score going into Final Jeopardy isn’t a record trailing score—Adam Levin still holds that one—but there’s zero shame in picking up $26,400 going into Final Jeopardy.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Kat $28,000 Long $26,400 Nicole $3,000)
Long: Bet between $3,201 (thereby covering against any possible low wager Kat might make) and $20,399 (thereby keeping Nicole locked out.) (Actual bet: $1,601)
Kat: Standard cover bet over Long is $24,801. (Actual bet: $24,801)
Nicole: You have to bet at least $200 to have any chance of winning. (Actual bet: $0)
Updated CWC Group 2 odds:
Kat +460
Alex +460
Mira +790
Deb +840
Sriram +950
Taylor +950
David +1400
Jesse +1500
Elliott +1900
Vince +2300
Ilhana +3000
James +3100
Diandra +9600
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