Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, September 24, 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)
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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 20th Century America) for Tuesday, September 24, 2024 (Season 41, Game 12):

In a state of shock, on November 27, 1978, she announced that “both Mayor Moscone & Supervisor Harvey Milk have been shot & killed”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Carter Scott, an outdoor guide & educator from Suwanee, Georgia

Rachael Crawley, a described video writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David Erb, a puzzle designer from Seattle, Washington (1-day total: $17,655)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

David Erb played the Daily Doubles incredibly well in last night’s episode, picking up a combined $15,000 on the three of them. I am hopeful that he can get another couple of wins under his belt as I think that he is one of the strongest players that we’ve seen in the past year and a half. Today, he faces Ontario’s Rachel Crawley and Georgia’s Carter Scott.

Correct response: Who is Dianne Feinstein?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2024 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

Prior to her three-decade career as U.S. Senator, Dianne Feinstein had a lengthy term serving in San Francisco local politics. As President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (the local legislative body), she became Acting Mayor upon the assassination of George Moscone and Harvey Milk by the homophobic Dan White, who had served alongside Moscone, Milk, and Feinstein on the Board of Supervisors. It was in her role as Acting Mayor and President of the Board of Supervisors that saw Feinstein report the assassinations to the world.

This might be a more difficult clue for a player who hasn’t seen Milk; I’m hopeful that our contestants remember enough about the event to get this clue correct.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: History; I’m Looking For A Man In Finance; 3-Letter Words With 2 Syllables; Herbs & Spices; Brit Lit Sits; Bespectacled Animated Characters)

David got off to an early lead on the back of five correct responses; at the break, David had $3,600 to Carter’s $2,400 and Rachael’s $2,000.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

David 5 correct 0 incorrect
Carter 4 correct 0 incorrect
Rachael 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Carter got The Call on his birthday and rearranged his Japan trip to be on the show.
Rachael dressed up as Alex Trebek for a “Famous Canadians” project in Grade 5.
David is married to Bonnie Garmus.

Although Carter found the Daily Double, he only bet $1,000 on it, which meant that David still lead at commercial number two.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

David 11 correct 0 incorrect
Carter 9 correct 1 incorrect
Rachael 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

David $5,800
Carter $5,400
Rachael $2,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Season In Helsinki; This & That; Ancient Science; Giving It Your “All”; People In Poems; Walt, Wit Man)

David only needed one DD today; after the game turned on a $2,000 neg of Carter’s rebounded by David, David picked up $10,000 on DD2. While Carter found DD3, an incorrect response ended Carter’s comeback attempt. David cruised to a runaway on the strength of 12 correct in Double Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

David 23 correct 0 incorrect
Rachael 14 correct 2 incorrect
Carter 16 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

David $30,600
Rachael $10,800
Carter $3,800

Both Rachael and David were correct in Final Jeopardy; David got his 2-day total up to $57,143! He’ll go for win #3 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Carter $3,800 – $800 = $3,000 (Who is Ferraro?)
Rachael $10,800 + $2,500 = $13,300 (Who is Feinstein)
David $30,600 + $8,888 = $39,488 (Who is Feinstein? Hi BZ+S) (2-day total: $57,143)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) BRIT LIT SITS $1000 (clue #19)
Carter 3800 +1000 (David 3600 Rachael 2600)
2) GIVING IT YOUR “ALL” $1200 (clue #11)
David 16200 +10000 (Rachael 5600 Carter 4200)
3) PEOPLE IN POEMS $2000 (clue #18, $8400 left on board)
Carter 8200 -6000 (David 27400 Rachael 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 15

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
David 3 4 5 2 4 5 3
Rachael 2 4 3 3 3
Carter 5 5 3 5 4 4 5*

DJ! Round:
David 3 4 3 5 4 3* 4 2 5
Rachael 3 4 2 3
Carter 5 5 5 4 5*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

David 3.69
Rachael 3.00
Carter 4.58

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:

David $21,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 0 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Rachael $10,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Carter $9,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,400
Lach Trash: $5,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 3

Player Statistics:

David Erb, career statistics:

46 correct, 3 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
34.21% in first on buzzer (39/114)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $25,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,800

Rachael Crawley, career statistics:

15 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800

Carter Scott, career statistics:

16 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

David Erb, to win:

3 games: 71.890%
4: 51.682%
5: 37.154%
6: 26.710%
7: 19.202%
Avg. streak: 4.557 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• For those who don’t remember, I no longer provide wagering suggestions in double runaways.
• I feel as though David’s Final Jeopardy wager should be part of the banned wager list, for the same reason that the two-digit version of that wager is banned.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

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