Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, June 11, 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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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 U.S. States) for Tuesday, June 11, 2024 (Season 40, Game 197):

Of the 10 U.S. states with 2-word names, this one stretches the farthest south

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Scott McCann, a math teacher from Germantown, Tennessee

Sarah Hartzell, an audiovisual archivist originally from Howell, New Jersey

Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana (9-day total: $204,700)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today is an important day for fans of Adriana Harmeyer; is today the day she becomes the 17^th player in Jeopardy! history to win ten regular-play games? Or, does her streak stop at nine? Today’s challengers are Sarah Hartzell—another archivist—and math teacher Scott McCann.

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Correct response: What is New Mexico?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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The two 2-word states that stretch farthest south, South Carolina and New Mexico, come very close to having the same southernmost point; however, western New Mexico (near the area of Antelope Wells) does stretch farther south than southern South Carolina does.

Interestingly, I—the Canadian—got this one correct after about five seconds’ worth of thinking, though I definitely did not realize how far south South Carolina went when I checked my answer against the map. Someone more familiar with the east coast may guess South Carolina here. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays!

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Off We “Go”; From The Ad; New To The OED; The Dreaded Opera Category; Cleanup Men; AKA)

While it was Scott who got off to the early advantage, a rebounded incorrect response meant that Adriana led after 15 clues. At the interviews, Adriana had $2,800, Scott $2,400, and Sarah (who also missed the Daily Double) had -$1,400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Adriana 6 correct 1 incorrect
Scott 4 correct 1 incorrect
Sarah 1 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Scott is like his 11th grade math teacher.
Sarah took a trip to Croatia.
Adriana went to a whole bunch of Sylvan Lakes across America.

Scott, on the strength of going 3/5 in the CLEANUP MEN category, jumped into a $1,600 lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Scott 9 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 10 correct 3 incorrect
Sarah 4 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Scott $5,000
Adriana $3,400
Sarah -$600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Descendants; Authors Before Authoring; Observatories; Ceramics; The Title Is An Adjective; A “K-A”)

Adriana had a strong Double Jeopardy round, but a miss on the last Daily Double meant that everyone was still very much in contention going into clue #61.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Adriana 23 correct 4 incorrect
Scott 15 correct 1 incorrect
Sarah 8 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Adriana $14,400
Scott $10,200
Sarah $5,400

Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct—that brings Adriana into double digits! (And yes, that means she gets a page starting tomorrow morning!)

Tonight’s results:

Sarah $5,400 + $3,000 = $8,400 (What is New Mexico?)
Scott $10,200 + $8,001 = $18,201 (What is New Mexico (Hi Eva + Noah!))
Adriana $14,400 + $6,600 = $21,000 (What is New Mexico?) (10-day total: $225,700)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY $600 (clue #8)
Sarah 600 -1000 (Adriana 400 Scott 1600)
2) HISTORIC DESCENDANTS $1200 (clue #8)
Sarah 3000 +2000 (Adriana 6200 Scott 5000)
3) AUTHORS BEFORE AUTHORING $1600 (clue #12, $19200 left on board)
Adriana 9000 -3000 (Sarah 5000 Scott 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -67

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Adriana 2 3 4 5
Sarah 3*
Scott 4 3 3

DJ! Round:
Adriana 4 5 2 3 4*
Sarah 3 5 4 3 4 3* 2†
Scott

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Adriana 3.56
Scott 3.33
Sarah 3.38

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Adriana $17,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Scott $10,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $5,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,200
Lach Trash: $14,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:

238 correct, 28 incorrect
16/18 on rebound attempts (on 43 rebound opportunities)
39.65% in first on buzzer (226/570)
7/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,500)
8/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,860

Sarah Hartzell, career statistics:

9 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600

Scott McCann, career statistics:

16 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200

Adriana Harmeyer, to win:

11 games: 57.340%
12: 32.879%
13: 18.853%
14: 10.810%
15: 6.199%
Avg. streak: 11.344 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• “Math teacher” is an occupation that—when I analyze these games from a wagering strategy perspective—invites more scrutiny by virtue of the occupation, in my opinion.
• Following on from that: I can not figure out what Scott was defending against with his wager—I’m not entirely sure why he thought Adriana would bet $3,800. Had his wager been $7,801, I could have at least seen the strategic thought behind it, but I’m at a loss to explain Scott’s wager right now.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Adriana $14,400 Scott $10,200 Sarah $5,400)

Adriana: Standard cover bet over Scott is $6,001. (Actual bet: $6,600)

Sarah: As Scott has reason to limit his bet to just $601 here, I would bet at least $4,200—but I’d also consider going all in here, as you need to be correct to win. (Actual bet: $3,000)

Scott: Standard cover bet over Sarah is $601; I’d consider going small, just in case Sarah underbets herself. (Actual bet: $8,001)

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