Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, September 11, 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 World Borders) for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 (Season 41, Game 3):

After Canada & the U.S., these 2 countries share the longest land border at more than 4,700 miles

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Kristen Robinson, a history instructor from St. Joseph, Michigan

Ben Gagne-Maynard, an education consultant from Madison, Wisconsin

Will Weiss, a technical program manager from Islip, New York (1-day total: $14,000)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Day #3 of Season 41 features our third different player occupying the returning champion’s space in Will Weiss. While he won just $14,000 yesterday, he did pick up a $17,000 Coryat score in yesterday’s game, picking up 20 correct responses. I do think that challengers Ben Gagne-Maynard and Kristen Robinson will have their respective work cut out for them today if they want to become the champion at the end of today’s half-hour of gameplay.

Correct response: What are Russia & Kazakhstan?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Though there are differing lengths cited for the Russia-Kazakhstan border due to differing measurement methodologies, the land border between these two Asian countries is the second-longest in the world right now.

Other potential wrong answers that I might see today could be China-Mongolia, China-Russia, and potentially even Argentina-Chile.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Geography; Holy Something!; Books For Kids; Names In The Dictionary; The Environment; TvVReruns)

Will’s “STAYing CLAM” was important for him to jump out to an early lead; still on 0 unforced errors, he led at $2,200, while Ben (with a Daily Double miss) had $600 and Kristen $400.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Will 4 correct 0 incorrect
Ben 2 correct 1 incorrect
Kristen 3 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Kristen is originally from Sault Ste. Marie.
Ben coaches ultimate frisbee in Madison.
Will was a PA announcer for UCLA baseball and had to sing the anthem.

All three players had a good segment, but Will extended his lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Will 10 correct 0 incorrect
Kristen 6 correct 2 incorrect
Ben 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Will $4,800
Kristen $2,000
Ben $2,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Presidential Election Losers; Filmanthropy; Ends In “Eau”; Amazing Animals; The Dead Sea Scrolls; A Few Colorful Words)

Double Jeopardy saw Ben miss a Daily Double, then Will essentially punted DD3, betting only the clue value of $800. That was a smart decision, as it led to him having a runaway going into Final (despite his first unforced error a few clues after DD3.)

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Will 19 correct 2 incorrect
Ben 12 correct 4 incorrect
Kristen 10 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Will $13,600
Ben $5,000
Kristen $4,400

Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Will’s a 2-day champion!

Tonight’s results:

Kristen $4,400 – $4,400 = $0 (What are Russia & China)
Ben $5,000 – $3,801 = $1,199 (What are Chile and Argentina?)
Will $13,600 – $0 = $13,600 (What are Russia & China? (Let’s gooo!)) (2-day total: $27,600)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) GEOGRAPHY $800 (clue #2)
Ben 600 -800 (Will 0 Kristen 0)
2) PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LOSERS $1600 (clue #10)
Ben 3600 -3000 (Will 7200 Kristen 3600)
3) FILMANTHROPY $800 (clue #16, $14800 left on board)
Will 10000 -800 (Ben 3400 Kristen 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -171

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Will 3
Ben 4*
Kristen

DJ! Round:
Will 3 1 2† 3 2*
Ben 5 5 4 4* 5† 3† 1†
Kristen 2 4 5 4

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Will 2.33
Ben 3.88
Kristen 3.75

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:

Will $14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ben $8,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kristen $4,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,600
Lach Trash: $18,400 (on 16 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,000
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 2

Player Statistics:

Will Weiss, career statistics:

39 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
32.46% in first on buzzer (37/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$800)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,700

Ben Gagne-Maynard, career statistics:

12 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800

Kristen Robinson, career statistics:

10 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,400

Will Weiss, to win:

3 games: 41.865%
4: 17.527%
5: 7.338%
6: 3.072%
7: 1.286%
Avg. streak: 2.720 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Will $13,600 Ben $5,000 Kristen $4,400)

Will: Bet no more than $3,599. (Actual bet: $0)

Ben: In the battle for second, cover bet over Kristen is $3,801. (Actual bet: $3,801)

Kristen: Second place is worth an extra $1,000. Bet no more than $3,199 and take second if Ben is incorrect. (Actual bet: $4,400)

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