Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, November 26, 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

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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 Supreme Court Justices) for Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (Season 41, Game 57):

Born to immigrant parents, in 1916 he was the first Supreme Court nominee to undergo public Senate confirmation hearings

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Samantha Altschuler, an academic dean from Brooklyn, New York

Ryan Smith, a writer originally from South Pasadena, California

Kevin Laskowski, an Episcopal priest from Falls Church, Virginia (1-day total: $15,200)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

In yesterday’s game, Episcopal priest Kevin Laskowski had a strong Double Jeopardy round, picking up 12 correct responses en route to a runaway victory. He’s going to need another victory today in order to continue his Jeopardy! career, as his $15,200 score from yesterday will not be enough for him to reach Champions Wildcard. Ryan Smith and Samantha Altschuler are your challengers.

Moving on to later in the week, Matt Carberry has done his usual excellent job of detailing the schedule changes nationwide to Thursday’s and Friday’s episodes. If you’re concerned about when the show will air for you, make sure to check out his Google sheet!

Correct response: Who is Louis Brandeis?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Due to both antisemitism and because Brandeis’s career had been made on fighting for social justice against the oligarchs and the rich of the time, there was significant opposition in America to Woodrow Wilson’s nomination of Louis Brandeis to the Supreme Court in 1916, to the point where the Senate elected to hold public confirmation hearings in determining whether or not to confirm Brandeis to the court. After over four months, Brandeis was confirmed by the Senate to the Supreme Court.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Queen Victoria; In The Navy; It’s A Fake!; Pigeon Facts & Lore; Movie Amusements; Not If I “CU” First)

In an unusual circumstance for 2024, the opening segment saw three categories played in their entirety. After 15 clues, Ryan led with $4,600 on the strength of 7 correct responses, while Samantha had $2,200 and Kevin $1,400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ryan 7 correct 1 incorrect
Samantha 5 correct 0 incorrect
Kevin 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Samantha competed against some of her students in the lead-up to the show.
Ryan works for the climate advocacy arm of the World Bank.
Kevin once worked as a rideshare driver in the D.C. area.

Samantha eventually got to the Daily Double and lost $1,500 on it. Ryan led after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ryan 10 correct 2 incorrect
Kevin 10 correct 1 incorrect
Samantha 8 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ryan $6,600
Kevin $5,000
Samantha $2,300

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: U.S. Cities; Poetry; It’s Physics!; They Won Emmys For…; That’s A Fact; In Tolerable)

An interesting Double Jeopardy round saw the Daily Doubles found very late. Ryan got them both incorrect to fall to third place. Meanwhile, Kevin got the final two clues of Double Jeopardy correct to lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Kevin 17 correct 3 incorrect
Samantha 15 correct 2 incorrect
Ryan 18 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Kevin $12,200
Samantha $10,300
Ryan $5,100

Kevin was the only player correct in Final, and that makes him a 2-day champion! He’ll go for win #3 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Ryan $5,100 – $5,100 = $0 (Who’s Thurgood Alito)
Samantha $10,300 – $0 = $10,300 (Who is Scalia?)
Kevin $12,200 + $12,000 = $24,200 (Who is Brandeis?) (2-day total: $39,400)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) QUEEN VICTORIA $600 (clue #28)
Samantha 3800 -1500 (Kevin 4200 Ryan 6600)
2) POETRY $800 (clue #25)
Ryan 8600 -2500 (Kevin 8200 Samantha 10300)
3) U.S. CITIES $1600 (clue #28, $4000 left on board)
Ryan 7300 -2200 (Kevin 8200 Samantha 10300)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -99

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Kevin 1 2 4 5 3 5 2 3 5 2
Ryan 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 4 1 4
Samantha 3 4 5 2 3 2 1 3*

DJ! Round:
Kevin 5 1 1 5 3 4 5 1
Ryan 2 3 4 2 4 2 2* 3† 4† 4*
Samantha 1 1 3 2 3 4 5 2 3 1

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Kevin 3.17
Samantha 2.67
Ryan 2.80

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.21 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Kevin $12,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Samantha $11,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ryan $9,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 6 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,800
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Kevin Laskowski, career statistics:

36 correct, 6 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300

Ryan Smith, career statistics:

18 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,700)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Samantha Altschuler, career statistics:

15 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800

Kevin Laskowski, to win:

3 games: 50.173%
4: 25.173%
5: 12.630%
6: 6.337%
7: 3.179%
Avg. streak: 3.007 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• If you told me 20 years ago that it would be an unusual occurrence in 2024 for three categories to be played in their entirety in a show’s opening segment, I think I would have been pretty happy with that development.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Kevin $12,200 Samantha $10,300 Ryan $5,100)

Kevin: Standard cover bet over Samantha is $8,401. (Actual bet: $12,000)

Ryan: Bet $1,299 or less to stay ahead of Kevin in case Kevin makes the cover bet. (Actual bet: $5,100)

Samantha: Limit your bet to $99 or less to keep Ryan locked out. (Actual bet: $0)

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