Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, July 9, 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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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 Literature) for Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (Season 40, Game 217):

In one story he is enslaved by the Old Man of the Sea & uses apes to pick fruit so he can afford his fare back to Baghdad

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Kathy Davis, a chemistry professor from North Manchester, Indiana

Anna Paone, a stay-at-home mom from Sunnyside, New York

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California (4-day total: $100,586)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

In 1985, Mark Leinwand—who defeated Steve Hirsch—became the 20^th player to win 4 games (and only the third to fail to win 5). Yesterday, Steve’s son Isaac became the 459^th 4-time champion in the show’s history and is hoping to become 5-time champion #279 today. However, as always, there are two challengers hoping to stop Isaac from victory: Indiana professor Kathy Davis and New York stay-at-home mom Anna Paone.

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Correct response: Who is Sinbad?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Sinbad the Sailor is a fictional sailor from Baghdad whose stories appear in some versions of the One Thousand and One Nights stories; generally, in the stories, he took seven voyages to different parts of the world. The story mentioned in today’s Final Jeopardy is from Sinbad’s fifth voyage.

In terms of how straightforward I think today’s clue is, as long as one recognizes Baghdad as the major clue here, and doesn’t see “Old Man of the Sea” and think Hemingway instead, players in studio and at home alike should not have too much difficulty landing on a correct response.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Crime History; A Novel Introduction; Stock Ticker Talk; TSA Yea Or Nay; Big Bands; Moment Of “Zen”)

Today’s game opened surprisingly, considering that Isaac has usually done well on the buzzer; both Kathy and Anna were getting in! At the interviews, Kathy had $3,800, while Isaac and Anna had $400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Kathy 7 correct 0 incorrect
Anna 4 correct 2 incorrect
Isaac 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Kathy is also a flautist.
Anna was a screenwriter for a film where many of her family acted.
Isaac is a big Washington Wizards fan.

Things picked up for Isaac in the back half of the round as he charged into the lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Isaac 10 correct 3 incorrect
Kathy 9 correct 1 incorrect
Anna 8 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Isaac $4,200
Kathy $3,800
Anna $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Ancient Contemporaries; World Capital Attractions; The Human Body; A Shapely Category; Sounds Like The Movie’s Sequel; 11-Letter Words)

Double Jeopardy saw Anna pick up $2,000 early in the round; Isaac than picked up $4,000 after a laundry list of judges’ corrections. Isaac ended the round one clue short of a runaway going into Final over Anna.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Isaac 24 correct 5 incorrect
Anna 14 correct 3 incorrect
Kathy 12 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Isaac $19,400
Anna $9,800
Kathy $3,800

Isaac was the only player correct in Final; he’s a 5-time champion, in spite of a head-scratcher of a wager from Anna.

Tonight’s results:

Kathy $3,800 – $0 = $3,800 (Who is…? Hi, Felix & Marcus! =))
Anna $9,800 – $1,201 = $8,599 (Who is Aladdin?)
Isaac $19,400 + $201 = $19,601 (Who is Sinbad?) (5-day total: $120,187)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) A NOVEL INTRODUCTION $800 (clue #4)
Isaac 400 +1000 (Anna 0 Kathy 800)
2) SOUNDS LIKE THE MOVIE’S SEQUEL $1600 (clue #2)
Anna 2600 +2000 (Isaac 4200 Kathy 3800)
3) ANCIENT CONTEMPORARIES $1200 (clue #19, $8800 left on board)
Isaac 15000 +4000 (Anna 9000 Kathy 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 204

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Isaac 3 4*
Anna
Kathy 1 2

DJ! Round:
Isaac 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 3*
Anna 5 4* 3† 2† 1 2 5
Kathy 3 4

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Isaac 3.83
Anna 3.14
Kathy 2.50

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 $16,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 5 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Anna $9,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Kathy $3,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,600
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

144 correct, 19 incorrect
7/8 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
48.77% in first on buzzer (139/285)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,400)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,920

Anna Paone, career statistics:

14 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400

Kathy Davis, career statistics:

12 correct, 5 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800

Isaac Hirsch, to win:

6 games: 66.830%
7: 44.662%
8: 29.848%
9: 19.947%
10: 13.331%
Avg. streak: 7.015 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• A reminder that to go from an incorrect response to a correct one (or vice versa), twice the clue value is deducted.
• Isaac’s $120,187 is 108th all time in terms of adjusted 5-day totals.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Isaac $19,400 Anna $9,800 Kathy $3,800)

Isaac: Standard cover bet over Anna is $201. (Actual bet: $201)

Anna: To have any chance of winning today you have to bet at least $9,400. (Actual bet: $1,201)

Kathy: Bet no more than $3,400 here. However, I’d bet $0 and hope for Anna to get Final incorrect. (Actual bet: $0)

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