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Season 41
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, November 26, 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 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.
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Correct response: Who is Louis Brandeis?
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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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