Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, July 3, 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 Historic Women) for Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (Season 40, Game 213):

In the 16th century, she changed the “ew” in her family name to a “u” to help her new French in-laws spell it more easily

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Dana Keane, an attorney from Sarasota, Florida

Isaac Hirsch, a customer support team lead from Burbank, California

Kelly Proulx, a non-profit communications director from Billerica, Massachusetts (1-day total: $16,801)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Kelly Proulx’s 0 incorrect response game yesterday turned her into the Jeopardy champion; today, she faces off against challengers Dana Keane from Florida and Isaac Hirsch from California. One thing that I found very interesting as a Canadian yesterday: Kelly’s hometown of Billerica, Massachusetts is pronounced with a silent E—that is not something that I would have guessed!

In terms of how well our challengers may do—I do believe Isaac has past quiz bowl experience, but Jeopardy is a different game; skill at one game does not automatically lead to skill in another.

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Correct response: Who is Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots)?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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In order to strengthen Scotland’s alliance with France in the face of England, Mary Stewart—known as Mary, Queen of Scots—married Francis II of France. In order to protect her from the English—upset that she was marrying the French Dauphin and not the English heir—she was raised in France, where her last name was changed to the French “Stuart”; this is where we get the spelling of the famed British House of Stuart.

Knowing that Mary, Queen of Scots had ties to France is an important part of getting this clue—this was a much easier Final Jeopardy clue for me today, considering that my pub quiz team got a question wrong last week that partly hinged on that knowledge—the requisite knowledge was in the right part of my brain.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Picture The Hit Song; 20th Century American History; A Lonely Word; The Name Doesn’t Mean Anything; Read ‘Em & Weep; Meltdown)

In an opening segment that had zero incorrect responses, Isaac led on the strength of 5 correct. At the interviews, Isaac had $2,800 to Dana’a $2,200 and Kelly’s $1,600.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Isaac 5 correct 0 incorrect
Dana 3 correct 0 incorrect
Kelly 3 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Dana belongs to a Kiwanis club.
Isaac has a father who on lost Jeopardy in the 1980s.
Kelly started watching cooking and baking competition shows during the pandemic.

Dana got to the Daily Double, and an incorrect response meant she didn’t lead after 30 clues. All three players were within $400 after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Isaac 8 correct 1 incorrect
Dana 8 correct 1 incorrect
Kelly 8 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Isaac $4,000
Dana $3,900
Kelly $3,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Science Stuff; Proclamations; “Gr”8 Words; Paintings; Don’t Go, Jason; Waterfalls)

Isaac split the Daily Doubles, but 16 correct responses in the round—and Kelly’s first-ever incorrect response on the round’s final clue, gave Isaac a runaway going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Isaac 24 correct 3 incorrect
Dana 13 correct 2 incorrect
Kelly 13 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Isaac $19,800
Dana $8,300
Kelly $8,000

This Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; that makes Isaac your new Jeopardy champion; he’ll be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Kelly $8,000 – $1,000 = $7,000 (Who is ?)
Dana $8,300 – $8,000 = $300 (Who is)
Isaac $19,800 – $615 = $19,185 (Who is uhhh) (1-day total: $19,185)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) MELTDOWN $800 (clue #25)
Dana 4000 -1500 (Kelly 3200 Isaac 3600)
2) PAINTINGS $1200 (clue #10)
Isaac 9200 +3000 (Kelly 7600 Dana 5100)
3) PROCLAMATIONS $1200 (clue #17, $16000 left on board)
Isaac 15000 -4000 (Kelly 9200 Dana 7100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -32

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Kelly 3 4 1 3 4 4 5 2
Isaac 5 3 4 3 4 5 3 3
Dana 2 5 1 5 2 2 1 1 4*

DJ! Round:
Kelly 4 2 1 4 2
Isaac 5 3 5 3* 4† 3 4 3*
Dana 3 1 2 1

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Isaac 3.75
Kelly 3.00
Dana 2.31

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Isaac $22,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Kelly $8,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Dana $9,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,800
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Lead Changes: 10
Times Tied: 1

Player Statistics:

Kelly Proulx, career statistics:

28 correct, 2 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
20.18% in first on buzzer (23/114)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600

Isaac Hirsch, career statistics:

24 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,000

Dana Keane, career statistics:

13 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 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: $9,800

Isaac Hirsch, to win:

2 games: 52.490%
3: 27.552%
4: 14.462%
5: 7.591%
6: 3.985%
Avg. streak: 2.105 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I am currently unsure if Isaac’s father’s game is in J! Archive. If it is in the Archive, the likeliest explanation is that his father’s local newspaper in 1985 spelled a name incorrectly.
• It might seem like out-of-pocket behavior from the judges to rule against Kelly, but the judges made the right call. The clue said “this marital wear”—and the clue even said “fall”, not “falls”. That mistake—as heartbreaking as it is—is on Kelly.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Isaac $19,800 Dana $8,300 Kelly $8,000)

Kelly: Bet between $601 (in case Dana bets small) and $7,400 (to stay ahead of Dana in case she bets to cover and is incorrect.) (Actual bet: $1,000)

Isaac: Bet no more than $3,199. (Actual bet: $615)

Dana: Standard cover bet over Kelly is $7,701. (Actual bet: $8,000)

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