Warning: This page contains spoilers for the May 31, 2024, game of Jeopardy! — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please note that the game airs as early as noon Eastern in some U.S. television markets.
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic People) for Friday, May 31, 2024 (Season 40, Game 190):
An island near Cebu City has a statue of Lapulapu & a monument to this man that Lapulapu is said to have killed in 1521
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Josh Moss, a new small business owner from Boston, Massachusetts |
Amy Yao, a plastic surgery resident from New York, New York |
Adriana Harmeyer, an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana (2-day total: $46,200) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s game—the 41st game of Jeopardy airing this month (only 2 off the record set last May with 43)—features 2-day champion Adriana Harmeyer taking on Amy Yao and Josh Moss. Adriana had a very strong performance yesterday, having the game sewn up to the point where one of yesterday’s challengers couldn’t even use the last Daily Double to catch up to her.
I’m just going to say, without potentially spoiling things: I was pleasantly surprised and quite pleased to see one of the categories in Double Jeopardy when I saw today’s categories in J!6.
I have an occasional mailbag column where I answer fan & viewer questions regarding the show. If you have a question, feel free to send it to mailbag@thejeopardyfan.com!
Remember, if you would like to enter the “Explore Iceland” sweepstakes, you can do so at sweepstakes.jeopardy.com. Today’s Final Jeopardy category is “Historic People”.
(Content continues below)
My friends over at Geeks Who Drink have introduced a daily trivia game—Thrice! Existing to make daily clever trivia content accessible to a wide audience, it's a daily challenge that tries to get you to the answer via three separate clues. It has a shareable score functionality to challenge your friends and new questions every day will give you a new daily social ritual! You can find it at thricegame.com!
Are you going on the show and looking for information about how to bet in Final Jeopardy? Check out my Betting Strategy 101 page! If you want to learn how to bet in two-day finals, check out Betting Strategy 102!
Are you looking for information on how to stream Jeopardy! in 2024? Find out information here on how to stream from most places in North America!
Do you appreciate the work I do here on The Jeopardy! Fan? Would you like to make a one-time contribution to the site? You may do so here!
You can find game-by-game stats here at The Jeopardy! Fan of all 16 players, now including Cris Pannullo and Ray Lalonde, that have won 10 or more games on Jeopardy!
You can now listen to Alex Trebek-hosted Jeopardy! episodes from TuneIn Radio without leaving The Jeopardy! Fan — listen now!
Correct response: Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
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.)
In the early 1520s, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, sailing for Spain, attempted a circumnavigation of the globe. Unfortunately, with his crew already having partially mutinied, things had not gone well, and they went from bad to worse when Magellan was killed in the Philippines in 1521 while attempting to convert the local population to Christianity. Second-in-command Juan Sebastian Elcano completed the circumnavigation, but Magellan still receives most of the credit for the voyage today.
We have many new offerings at The Jeopardy! Fan Online Store! Here are our current featured items:
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, May 31, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: It Was The ’60s, Man; To The Ballet!; Fair & Square; In The Fruit Basket; Role With The Punches; ____ & ____)
Josh got off to a hot start, but an incorrect response on a Daily Double dropped him back to $0. Adriana led at the commercial break with $2,600; Amy was second with $2,000, while Josh had $0.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Adriana 4 correct 0 incorrect
Amy 3 correct 1 incorrect
Josh 5 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Josh started a craft distillery.
Amy started weightlifting.
Adriana started trying to read a novel from every country of the world.
Amy played very well in the second half of the opening round to jump into the lead through 30 clues. Adriana was second, while Josh will get to pick first in Double Jeopardy.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Amy 9 correct 1 incorrect
Adriana 8 correct 1 incorrect
Josh 8 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $5,400
Adriana $4,000
Josh $1,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Hill You Say; Science-Y Books; Did You Study The “J” Archive?; Notable Black Americans; Producer Tags; Starts With A Color)
Adriana came out in Double Jeopardy like gangbusters, running a category; her momentum was stunted by a Daily Double miss. Josh played very well in the second half of the round and nearly overtook the lead—but not going all-in on DD3, and naming the New Brunswick city and not the Newfoundland one, meant that Adriana led going into Final by the exact amount that Josh left on the table.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Adriana 19 correct 2 incorrect
Josh 19 correct 3 incorrect
Amy 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 18 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Adriana $14,400
Josh $12,200
Amy $6,200
Adriana was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy; she’s now a 3-day champion!
Tonight’s results:
Amy $6,200 – $2,500 = $3,700 (Who is Attila the hun?)
Josh $12,200 – $2,201 = $9,999 (Who is Cook?)
Adriana $14,400 + $11,000 = $25,400 (Who is Magellan Cook?) (3-day total: $71,600)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) IT WAS THE ’60s, MAN $600 (clue #13)
Josh 3200 -3200 (Adriana 2600 Amy 600)
2) SCIENCE-Y BOOKS $2000 (clue #11)
Adriana 14000 -2000 (Amy 6600 Josh 1000)
3) NOTABLE BLACK AMERICANS $1200 (clue #17, $15200 left on board)
Josh 4200 +2000 (Adriana 13600 Amy 6600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -67
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Adriana 1 3 2 2 5
Amy 3
Josh 5 4 5 4 5 4 3*
DJ! Round:
Adriana 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 5* 5 1
Amy 3
Josh 4 4 2† 4 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Adriana 2.81
Josh 3.92
Amy 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 18 (0.09 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Adriana $16,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Josh $14,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Amy $6,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Adriana Harmeyer, career statistics:
67 correct, 7 incorrect
8/8 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
33.92% in first on buzzer (58/171)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,267
Amy Yao, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,200
Josh Moss, career statistics:
19 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Adriana Harmeyer, to win:
4 games: 51.430%
5: 26.450%
6: 13.603%
7: 6.996%
8: 3.598%
Avg. streak: 4.059 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I hate to keep saying this, but “Know Your Canada” is a thing—especially the difference between Saint John, New Brunswick and St. John’s, Newfoundland.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Adriana $14,400 Josh $12,200 Amy $6,200)
Adriana: Standard cover bet over Josh is $10,001. (Actual bet: $11,000)
Amy: You can’t both cover Josh and win a Triple Stumper. Your two choices here are either “$5,800 or more” or “$1,799 or less”. (Actual bet: $2,500)
Josh: Standard cover bet over Amy is $201. (Actual bet: $2,201)
Become a Supporter now! Make a monthly contribution to the site on Patreon!
Contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com
When commenting, please note that all comments on The Jeopardy! Fan must be in compliance with the Site Comment Policy.
If you are going to quote any information from this page or this website, attribution is required.
