Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, October 4, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 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 Asian Country Names) for Tuesday, October 4, 2022 (Season 39, Game 17):

Like the T-U-V in Tuvalu, this landlocked country has 3 consecutive letters in its English name in alphabetic sequence

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Jacqueline Liao, an engineer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sean Holloway, a software engineer originally from Kansas City, Kansas

Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey (2-day total: $63,379)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

It seems as though I have underestimated my effect on the morning routines of the world. The feedback I received yesterday has trumped my other concerns, and I will return to a 9:00 AM Eastern publishing time, stolen content disregarded—for now.

Today, 2-day champion Cris Pannullo faces challengers Jacqueline Liao and Sean Holloway as he goes for victory number three.

Why has Cris Pannullo been so dominant over his first two victories? The answer can be found at the bottom of the board. Our two-day champion has been very strong in the bottom two rows of the board, averaging 12.5 (out of a possible 24) correct in the bottom two rows over his first two games. Matt Amodio was equally strong at the bottom of the board; if Cris can keep this up, or even improve on his currently-just-average 52% buzzer percentage (calculated from the box scores based on actual attempts), we could see him go onto a lengthy run!

Also, last night, the Second Chance Tournament matches were released. The show commented on last night’s “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast that invitee Isaac Applebaum could not take part in the tournament and that they will be attempting to bring him back at some point in the future. They did not specifically cite a reason as to why Isaac was unable to take part. Here are the matchups for the Second Chance Tournament, beginning October 17:

Second Chance Tournament Schedule:

Week 1:

Monday, October 17: Cindy Zhang v. Aaron Gulyas v. Jessica Stephens
Tuesday, October 18: Erica Weiner-Amachi v. Tracy Pitzel v. Molly Karol
Wednesday, October 19: James Fraser v. Renée Russell v. Pam Schoenberg
Thursday, October 20: Week 1 Final, Game 1
Friday, October 21: Week 1 Final, Game 2

Week 2:

Monday, October 24: Sarah Snider v. Jeff Smith v. Sadie Goldberger
Tuesday, October 25: Tom Philipose v. Alicia O’Hare v. Jack Weller
Wednesday, October 26: Nikkee Porcaro v. Do Park v. Rowan Ward
Thursday, October 27: Week 1 Final, Game 1
Friday, October 28: Week 1 Final, Game 2

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Correct response: What is Afghanistan?

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This is a pretty straightforward Final Jeopardy! clue — the show’s doing as much as it can by limiting a search scope to “Asia” and “landlocked countries”, as Tuvalu and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world with three consecutive letters in their English-language name. Keith Williams over at The Final Wager always hated such “geographic name” questions, as they tend to play deceptively hard within the thirty-second time limit the show affords.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The 50 States; A “C” In Literature; Ships & Boats; Toying With You; Their First U.S. No. 1 Hit; It’s A Mystery)

The game turned immediately following the first commercial break, where Cris converted a true Daily Double. He then ended up with over $12,000 at the second break, with both Sean and Jacqueline well behind.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Cris 8 correct 2 incorrect
Sean 4 correct 1 incorrect
Jacqueline 3 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Cris 17 correct 2 incorrect
Sean 7 correct 1 incorrect
Jacqueline 6 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Central American History; See ‘Em At The Museum; Wait Just A Mineral!; All That Glitters; Films By Characters; The “Ize” Have It)

Cris found Daily Doubles 7 and 8 of his Jeopardy! career in Double Jeopardy, picking up another $7,900. He also ended up with—just like the opening round—17 correct and 2 incorrect. Scores going into Final were Cris at $35,300, Sean at $7,400, and Jacqueline at $800.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Cris 34 correct 4 incorrect
Sean 12 correct 3 incorrect
Jacqueline 9 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 7 (0 today).

Final Jeopardy! was a Triple Stumper; unfortunately for Cris, today was the day where he went big in Final and got burned a bit! He’ll be back tomorrow to go for win #4, though!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Cris $35,300
Sean $7,400
Jacqueline $800

Tonight’s results:

Jacqueline $800 – $800 = $0 (What is Mongolia?)
Sean $7,400 – $0 = $7,400 (What is Kyrgyz)
Cris $35,300 – $15,221 = $20,079 (What is Tajikistan) (3-day total: $83,458)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Cris $12,600
Sean $3,400
Jacqueline $2,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) TOYING WITH YOU $600 (clue #16)
Cris 4600 +4600 (Sean 1800 Jacqueline 1400)
2) SEE ‘EM AT THE MUSEUM $1600 (clue #4)
Cris 14200 +4900 (Sean 3400 Jacqueline 800)
3) WAIT JUST A MINERAL! $1200 (clue #9, $22000 left on board)
Cris 23900 +3000 (Sean 1800 Jacqueline -2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 147

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 7 (0.41 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Cris $26,200 Coryat, 34 correct, 4 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 6/6 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Sean $7,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Jacqueline $800 Coryat, 9 correct, 7 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,600

Cris Pannullo, career statistics:

83 correct, 7 incorrect
12/12 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
39.88% in first on buzzer (67/168)
8/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,700)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,267

Sean Holloway, career statistics:

12 correct, 4 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400

Jacqueline Liao, career statistics:

9 correct, 8 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $800

Cris Pannullo, to win:

4 games: 93.078%
5: 86.635%
6: 80.637%
7: 75.055%
8: 69.860%
Avg. streak: 16.446 games.

Today’s interviews:

Jacqueline has her pilot’s license.
Sean has created a simulator that renders the bending of light around black holes.
Cris is a Final Jeopardy! blind guesser.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Cris was net-11 correct today in the bottom two rows of the board (12 correct, 1 incorrect). He’s going to be hard to dethrone!

• Today’s box score: October 4, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Cris $35,300 Sean $7,400 Jacqueline $800)

Cris: Bet between $0 and $20,499 and enjoy win #3! (Actual bet: $15,221)

Sean: You’re guaranteed second place if you bet between $0 and $5,799. (Actual bet: $0)

Jacqueline: Bet whatever you like today! (Actual bet: $800)

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