Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, May 29, 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

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
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 Historic Geography) for Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (Season 40, Game 188):

This city attracted thousands of visitors even before a new shrine to a murder victim was dedicated there July 7, 1220

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Brian O’Shea, a gifted specialist & teacher from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana

Abby Mann, a digital scholarship librarian from Normal, Illinois (1-day total: $5,200)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Abby Mann is your new Jeopardy! champion, picking up a victory—worth $5,200 to her—after she ended up with the best score following a Triple Stumper in last night’s Final Jeopardy round. Today sees her first title defense against Adriana Harmeyer of Indiana and Brian O’Shea of North Carolina.

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Correct response: What is Canterbury?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Canterbury, located in Kent in South East England, is known worldwide for its cathedral (specifically Christ Church Cathedral, but also known generally as Canterbury Cathedral) that is the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, one of the major leaders of the Church of England. Being a site of major religious importance to the English, it received thousands of visitors even prior to the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket in the cathedral in 1170. The shrine to Becket was dedicated in 1220 and was one of Europe’s richest—before Henry VIII ordered it destroyed in 1538 due to his ongoing battle with the Pope.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Louisiana Parish Names; Novels; This & That; Don’t Stop Retrievin’; Classic Rap Lyrics; Change The S To An N)

Unlike many games of Season 40, the opening 15 clues saw mostly top and middle row clues selected. (Thus, scoring was down). After 15 clues, Brian led with $2,200, while Abby and Adriana had $800 apiece. The majority of the game’s money was still on the board, though!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Brian 6 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 3 correct 1 incorrect
Abby 3 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Brian encountered Rick Steiner in Myrtle Beach as a child.
Adriana enjoys being an archivist.
Abby is the world’s clumsiest adventure traveler.

While it was Adriana who got to the Daily Double, she only bet $1,000—which meant that Abby led going into Double; Brian was just $200 behind and Adriana sat third.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Abby 9 correct 2 incorrect
Brian 10 correct 2 incorrect
Adriana 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Abby $4,800
Brian $4,600
Adriana $3,800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: White House Weddings; “M”usic; Shall We Science?; Cookbooks; Alliterative TV; This Is Fine)

Double Jeopardy saw a very old-school clue selection round; Adriana got $4,000 from the first Daily Double, while Brian lost $6,000 on the last one. Brian ended up missing Final, while Abby got to within $200 of Adriana. However, Adriana went on a late run and pulled out a good-sized lead going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Adriana 18 correct 2 incorrect
Abby 17 correct 3 incorrect
Brian 14 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Adriana $16,200
Abby $12,400
Brian -$1,000

Both Abby and Adriana were correct in Final; Adriana is your new Jeopardy champion! She’ll come back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Brian -$1,000 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Abby $12,400 + $3,000 = $15,400 (What is Canterbury Canterbury?)
Adriana $16,200 + $10,000 = $26,200 (What is Canterbury?) (1-day total: $26,200)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) LOUISIANA PARISH NAMES $800 (clue #18)
Adriana 2600 +1000 (Abby 800 Brian 2200)
2) “M”USIC $1600 (clue #12)
Adriana 8200 +4000 (Abby 5600 Brian 3000)
3) WHITE HOUSE WEDDINGS $1600 (clue #19, $15600 left on board)
Brian 6200 -6000 (Abby 8400 Adriana 13400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -10

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Abby 3 4 5 2 1
Adriana 2 3 3 5 4 4*
Brian 2 3 1 2 3 2 1

DJ! Round:
Abby 1 2 3 3
Adriana 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 4* 5† 2
Brian 2 3 4*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Adriana 3.00
Abby 2.67
Brian 2.30

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Adriana $13,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Abby $12,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Brian $5,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,000
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,000
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Abby Mann, career statistics:

30 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,300

Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:

19 correct, 2 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600

Brian O’Shea, career statistics:

14 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,000)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,000

Adriana Harmeyer, to win:

2 games: 53.708%
3: 28.845%
4: 15.492%
5: 8.321%
6: 4.469%
Avg. streak: 2.160 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Adriana $16,200 Abby $12,400 Brian -$1,000)

Abby: As you’re between 3/4 and 4/5 of Adriana’s score, I would bet between $3,801 and $4,799 here for the best chance of winning. (Actual bet: $3,000)

Adriana: Standard cover bet over Abby is $8,601. (Actual bet: $10,000)

Brian: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)

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