Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, October 16, 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 College Towns) for Wednesday, October 16, 2024 (Season 41, Game 28):

2 schools in the Southeastern Conference are located in cities with this same name but in different states

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Rachel Cassidy, an associate professor from Providence, Rhode Island

Jay Eversman, an environmental attorney from St. Louis, Missouri

Rishabh Wuppalapati, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania from Vernon Hills, Illinois (1-day total: $22,201)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Penn student Rishabh Wuppalapati is your new Jeopardy! champion after his exciting victory last night. Today, he faces off against St. Louis’s Jay Eversman and Providence’s Rachel Cassidy. I’d be surprised if today’s game was as good as yesterday’s—I was certainly on the edge of my seat watching yesterday’s game—but I’d certainly like to see our players prove me wrong!

Correct response: What is Columbia?

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.)

I think that today’s write-up is going to be slightly shorter than some of my recent ones: of the 16 schools currently in the SEC, two of them are located in cities named Columbia: the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, and the University of South Carolina, located in Columbia, South Carolina.

I suspect our player from St. Louis today might have a geographic advantage here, but it’s hard to say; around-the-map Finals always tend to play difficult.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Hey, Pumpkin!; A World Tour; Enjoy A Concerto; Holidays & Observances; Show Biz Movies; “Out” With It)

Although Rishabh got the Daily Double incorrect, he still led after 15 clues. After the interviews, Rishabh had $3,000 to Jay’s $1,400 and Rachel’s $1,400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Rishabh 6 correct 2 incorrect
Rachel 2 correct 0 incorrect
Jay 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Rachel has her entire pub quiz team as her cheering section.
Jay worked for both Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump.
Rishabh had difficulty with his driving test as he couldn’t find the horn.

Jay picked up 5 correct after the break to jump into the lead over Rishabh.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Jay 8 correct 1 incorrect
Rishabh 8 correct 3 incorrect
Rachel 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Jay $3,800
Rishabh $3,200
Rachel $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: American History; The Book Nook; Astronomy; The ____ Of The ____; What’s On TV?; That’s Such A Cliché!)

In a Double Jeopardy round that saw the lead change twice in the final four clues, Rishabh got clue #30 to pull into a $300 lead after Rachel bet $2,500 on DD2 and Jay got DD3 incorrect.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Rishabh 17 correct 5 incorrect
Rachel 15 correct 2 incorrect
Jay 12 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 1 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Rishabh $10,400
Rachel $10,100
Jay $4,800

Rachel got Final Jeopardy correct, putting the pressure on Rishabh—who changed his response to the correct one at the last second! Rishabh is now a 2-day champion, going for win #3 tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Jay $4,800 – $4,799 = $1 (What are Oxford)
Rachel $10,100 + $9,601 = $19,701 (What is Columbia? Hi Lucy + Sofie! <3)
Rishabh $10,400 + $9,801 = $20,201 (What is faye charles Columbia) (2-day total: $42,402)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) ENJOY A CONCERTO $800 (clue #3)
Rishabh 600 -1000 (Jay 800 Rachel 0)
2) THE BOOK NOOK $2000 (clue #8)
Rachel 5200 +2500 (Rishabh 8400 Jay 3800)
3) THE ____ OF THE ____ $1200 (clue #11, $18800 left on board)
Jay 6600 -2600 (Rishabh 8400 Rachel 7700)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -91

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Rishabh 4 4*
Jay 3
Rachel

DJ! Round:
Rishabh 4 4 5 3
Jay 3† 3*
Rachel 4 3 5 5* 4

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Rishabh 4.00
Rachel 4.20
Jay 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 1 (0.04 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Rishabh $11,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $9,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jay $7,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,400
Lach Trash: $15,200 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 4

Player Statistics:

Rishabh Wuppalapati, career statistics:

37 correct, 9 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (40/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600

Jay Eversman, career statistics:

12 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400

Rachel Cassidy, career statistics:

16 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600

Rishabh Wuppalapati, to win:

3 games: 41.982%
4: 17.625%
5: 7.399%
6: 3.106%
7: 1.304%
Avg. streak: 2.724 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Another reminder to viewers that the judges can see Final Jeopardy being written as it’s being written. They would have seen the letters to “Columbia” written by Rishabh and ruled accordingly.
• My advice to contestants: There is no need to speak whatsoever in the Final Jeopardy round unless Ken directly asks you a question. Let your screen stand for itself.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Rishabh $10,400 Rachel $10,100 Jay $4,800)

Rishabh: Standard cover bet over Rachel is $9,801. (Actual bet: $9,801)

Jay: Bet no more than $4,200 to stay ahead of Rishabh on a Triple Stumper. (Actual bet: $4,799)

Rachel: Bet between $301 (just in case Rishabh bets $0) and $499 (keeping Jay locked out). (Actual bet: $9,601)

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