Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, February 21, 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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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 19th Century Americans) for Wednesday, February 21, 2024 (Season 40, Game 118):

In 1896, 15 years after a famous showdown, this man was accused of fixing a championship boxing match

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Mira Hayward, a podcast host from Portland, Oregon

Jesse Matheny, a customer success specialist originally from Huntington, Indiana

Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

We’re just two days away from the start of the Tournament of Champions, and we’re down to just three contestants vying for the ToC’s final spot: Deb Bilodeau, Jesse Matheny, and Mira Hayward. As a reminder: this is a two-game total-point affair, meaning that today’s final scores are added to tomorrow’s in order to determine the overall winner. The prediction model thinks Mira is a slight favorite over Deb, but as Jesse has shown to us over the past couple of weeks, anything can happen—there is lots of variance in a game of Jeopardy!.

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Correct response: Who is Wyatt Earp?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Wyatt Earp, who is best known in the history books today for his role in the famed gunfight at the O.K. Corral, was in San Francisco in 1896 when he was selected to referee a championship boxing match between Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey. The gambling public, who had bet heavily on Fitzsimmons, was incensed when Sharkey acted as if he had been hit below the belt (a clear violation under the Marquess of Queensbury rules), leading Earp to award the fight to Sharkey. As many believed that Earp had wagered on Sharkey, Earp’s reputation at the time was harmed considerably, and his reputation was only repaired posthumously upon the release of Stuart N. Lake’s 1931 biography Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Science Quiz; 1990s Music; Fun & Games; Boozy; It’s Reigning Men!; Hallelujah!)

Jesse picked up his fourth Daily Double in a row in the opening segment, which he used to briefly propel himself into the lead. However, Deb did well enough in the 1990s Music category to make sure that they led after 15 clues.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Deb 7 correct 0 incorrect
Jesse 4 correct 0 incorrect
Mira 3 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Mira got a toilet paper roll holder from her sister to help prepare.
Jesse now has a 22-month-old girl.
Deb got a clue correct about their boyfriend’s favorite book in their first appearance.

In the second part of the opening round, Jesse picked up 8 correct to bring his score close to Deb’s.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Deb 12 correct 0 incorrect
Jesse 12 correct 0 incorrect
Mira 5 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Deb $7,200
Jesse $6,800
Mira $3,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Places To Visit; American Authors; Art & Artists; Ends In “IR”; Extremely Random Calculations; Mr. Steve Martin)

Jesse found both Daily Doubles again; unfortunately for him, his True Daily Double attempt on clue #10 sent his score back to $0. However, he did find the last one, and got some money back from it. Deb leads this one going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Deb 19 correct 1 incorrect
Mira 13 correct 1 incorrect
Jesse 19 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Deb $13,600
Mira $9,800
Jesse $5,400

Deb was the only player correct in Final—that gives them a big lead going into tomorrow! (Though, it’s not insurmountable; Deb’s “effective lead” is $9,400 over both players, as anything earned in the main game tomorrow can be doubled in Final Jeopardy.)

Tonight’s results:

Jesse $5,400 – $2,600 = $2,800 (Who is Braddock?)
Mira $9,800 – $7,000 = $2,800 (Who is Doc Holiday?)
Deb $13,600 + $8,000 = $21,600 (Who is Wyatt Earp?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) HALLELUJAH! $1000 (clue #10)
Jesse 1800 +1800 (Deb 3400 Mira 2800)
2) PLACES TO VISIT $1200 (clue #10)
Jesse 8800 -8800 (Deb 10800 Mira 8600)
3) ART & ARTISTS $800 (clue #21, $5200 left on board)
Jesse 3200 +1000 (Deb 11600 Mira 7800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 31

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Deb 4 5 5 5 4
Jesse 4 5*
Mira 4 5 4

DJ! Round:
Deb 5 3 5 4 3
Jesse 3* 3 4 5 3 2 2 2*
Mira 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 2

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Deb 4.30
Mira 4.18
Jesse 3.30

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:

Deb $13,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Mira $9,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Jesse $13,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,600
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Deb Bilodeau, career statistics:

109 correct, 16 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
37.68% in first on buzzer (107/284)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,600)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000

Jesse Matheny, career statistics:

97 correct, 18 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
33.80% in first on buzzer (96/284)
6/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
1/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,120

Mira Hayward, career statistics:

120 correct, 21 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (123/342)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,033

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

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