Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, October 1, 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

October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
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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 Sitcoms) for Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (Season 41, Game 17):

The first British sitcom to win a Best Comedy Golden Globe, it was remade in a U.S. version that had almost 15 times as many episodes

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Mike McComb, a project manager originally from Dearborn, Michigan

Brooke Levine, a workforce manager from Old Bridge, New Jersey

Ryan Manton, a systems administrator from Columbus, Ohio (1-day total: $22,178)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

In the search for our first 5-time champion of Season 41, there’s quite a strong chance that it will be Ryan Manton this week. He picked up a $26,800 Coryat Score in his debut performance yesterday, with his three incorrect responses all being on clues where a reply is “forced” (i.e. Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy). Continuing with 0 unforced errors and nearly 30 correct responses will make him incredibly difficult to beat. Today, he faces off against New Jersey’s Brooke Levine and Michigan’s Mike McComb.

Correct response: What is The Office?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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In 2003, the original British version of The Office took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy. Remade into an American version that ran from 2005 to 2013, the American version was nominated for three Golden Globes in the same category but never won (losing to Ugly Betty, 30 Rock, and Glee, respectively.) However, the American version did win one Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (in 2006) in six nominations.

Honestly, the only thing that makes this clue difficult (in my opinion) is the fact that there was no time period given to the contestants. (Though, honestly, I believe this is a necessary omission to avoid making the clue too easy for those both in studio and at home.)

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: 19th Century Culture Trip; Lunar Features; Toys & Games; Airports; Name The Classic Band: A Reading; Familiar Phrases)

Mike struggled with incorrect responses early on, including on the Daily Double, but he rebounded to second place. Even though he picked up his first unforced error of his run, Ryan led with $2,800 to Mike’s $1,600 and Brooke’s $800.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ryan 4 correct 1 incorrect
Mike 5 correct 2 incorrect
Brooke 1 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Mike is undefeated in dance-off tiebreakers at his local pub quiz.
Brooke always has a large pile of unread books.
Ryan got to visit Iceland in 2018.

Ryan picked up 10 correct responses after the break to extend his lead.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ryan 14 correct 2 incorrect
Mike 9 correct 2 incorrect
Brooke 1 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ryan $6,800
Mike $3,200
Brooke $200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Sir Walter Raleigh; Avian Poetry; The Name Game; Film-Pourri; America The Beautiful; “C” To Shining “C”)

After Mike got DD2 incorrect, the search for DD3 began; Ryan got it, betting enough to cement a runaway game going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ryan 23 correct 2 incorrect
Mike 18 correct 4 incorrect
Brooke 3 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Ryan $21,600
Mike $10,000
Brooke $600

Much like yesterday, the two challengers got Final, while Ryan went for the shoutout again. He’s a 2-day champion, though, going for #3 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Brooke $600 + $600 = $1,200 (What is The office?)
Mike $10,000 + $0 = $10,000 (What is The Office? <3 Dave <3)
Ryan $21,600 – $0 = $21,600 (What is I still love you Lauren) (2-day total: $43,778)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) LUNAR FEATURES $600 (clue #6)
Mike -400 -1000 (Ryan 0 Brooke 800)
2) FILM-POURRI $1600 (clue #7)
Mike 5600 -2400 (Ryan 8400 Brooke 200)
3) AVIAN POETRY $800 (clue #25, $6000 left on board)
Ryan 14400 +5600 (Brooke 600 Mike 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -104

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ryan 5 4 5 4
Brooke 3
Mike 3*

DJ! Round:
Ryan 5 1 1† 5 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2*
Brooke 2 2† 1
Mike 3 4 3 4* 5† 3 4 5 2 1

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ryan 3.38
Mike 3.36
Brooke 2.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ryan $16,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mike $13,400 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Brooke $600 Coryat, 3 correct, 2 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $30,800
Lach Trash: $15,600 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 3

Player Statistics:

Ryan Manton, career statistics:

52 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (48/114)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,600)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,800

Brooke Levine, career statistics:

4 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $600

Mike McComb, career statistics:

19 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

Ryan Manton, to win:

3 games: 60.736%
4: 36.889%
5: 22.405%
6: 13.608%
7: 8.265%
Avg. streak: 3.547 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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