Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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 The Middle Ages) for Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (Season 38, Game 182):

It was the surname of the 2 Scottish brothers who claimed monarchies of 2 different countries in the 13-teens

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Bonnie Kistler, a novelist from Sarasota, Florida

Eric Pérez, an order management specialist from Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada

Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7-day total: $145,201)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Philadelphian Ryan Long picked up his seventh victory last night! His unorthodox betting strategy has worked out for him so far, but it is vulnerable—especially if trailing opponents notice and start going all-in to try to counteract it. Will our challengers, Ontarian Eric Pérez or Floridian Bonnie Kistler, unseat the champion?

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Correct response: What is Bruce?

More information about Final Jeopardy: (The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2022 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Robert the Bruce is definitely the more famous of the two brothers; he was King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329. However, his brother Edward Bruce was sent to attempt a claim on the Irish throne, and he was High King of Ireland from 1315 to 1318.

In an ironic twist, Shallow Lake, Ontario’s location (northwest of Owen Sound, Ontario) would be seen by many as being situated at the south end of a famous piece of local geography known as the Bruce Peninsula. The Bruce Peninsula was named after one of Robert the Bruce’s descendants, James Bruce, better known as Lord Elgin (his father Thomas Bruce being the Lord Elgin of Elgin Marbles fame), who served as Governor-General in pre-Confederation Canada in the 1840s and 1850s.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round categories: Water Under the Bridge; Sports Shorts; Ripped from the Headlnes; Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders; Wartime U.S. Presidents; Xs, Then Os

Ryan got off to a strong start and was cruising late in Single Jeopardy!, when he dropped $2,000 on a Daily Double. This gave Bonnie life, and she charged to tie the game after 30 clues.

Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Literature; News Personalities Past & Present; U.S. Geographic History; Med. Abbrev.; We Do Talk About Bruno; Yes, Yes, Yes

Eric struggled mightily on the signalling device in this round, getting in only three times. Meanwhile, Ryan was dominant, getting in first 27 times throughout the game. He was cruising again when he lost another $2,000 on the final Daily Double, which meant that he didn’t have a runaway; Bonnie had exactly half of Ryan’s score at the end of Double Jeopardy!, with scores at Ryan $15,200, Bonnie $7,600, and Eric $5,800.

In Final today, Eric was the only correct player (which makes sense if you consider my words in the “More Information” section above). Ryan stood pat, which would have made things very interesting had Bonnie been correct, and Ryan’s streak is now a snowman 8! He goes for win #9 tomorrow!

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:
Ryan $15,200
Bonnie $7,600
Eric $5,800

Tonight’s results:
Eric $5,800 + $5,798 = $11,598 (What is Bruce?)
Bonnie $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (What is Stuart?)
Ryan $15,200 – $0 = $15,200 (What is Stuart?) (8-day total: $160,401)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Bonnie $3,600
Ryan $3,600
Eric $2,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) WARTIME U.S. PRESIDENTS $600 (clue #27)
Ryan 5600 -2000 (Eric 2200 Bonnie 1600)
2) LITERATURE $1200 (clue #11)
Bonnie 3200 +1200 (Ryan 8800 Eric 3000)
3) U.S. GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY $1600 (clue #21, $12800 left on board)
Ryan 12400 -2000 (Eric 4600 Bonnie 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -14

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 73 (0.40 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Ryan $19,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 6 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Eric $5,800 Coryat, 8 correct, 0 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Bonnie $7,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800

Ryan Long, career statistics:
189 correct, 27 incorrect
7/10 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
41.10% in first on buzzer (187/455)
7/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,075

Eric Pérez, career statistics:
9 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,800

Bonnie Kistler, career statistics:
15 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600

Ryan Long, to win:
9 games: 63.046%
10: 39.748%
11: 25.060%
12: 15.799%
13: 9.961%
Avg. streak: 9.706 games.

Today’s interviews:
Bonnie is a recovering lawyer.
Eric has a collection of 2,000 bottle caps from around the world.
Ryan watches Jeopardy! with his mom.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Ryan is now #30 all-time in terms of regular-play winnings.
• Link to the box score: May 24, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Scores: Ryan $15,200 Bonnie $7,600 Eric $5,800)

Ryan: Unless you absolutely hate this category and would rather chance a random tiebreaker over this category, bet exactly $1. (Don’t bet more than $1 as oftentimes, the trailing player in this situation doesn’t bet everything.) (Actual bet: $0)

Bonnie: You have exactly half of Ryan’s score. You have one good bet—$7,600—and the rest are terrible. (Actual bet: $7,600)

Eric: Assuming Ryan doesn’t do something silly, you’re playing for second place today. Because Bonnie has reason to go all-in, you shouldn’t do that yourself. But any bet between $0 and $5,798 is more than OK. (Actual bet: $5,798)

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