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Season 39
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, April 14, 2023
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Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300
To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Writers’ Lesser-Known Works) for Friday, April 14, 2023 (Season 39, Game 155):
Known for more philosophical works, he wrote the play “La Mandragola”, in which Florentines are rewarded for immoral actions
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Greg Czaja, a cardiologist from San Diego, California
Kari Elsila, a grant strategy consultant from Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin (2-day total: $46,001)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Green Bay’s Ben Chan might be pretty good at Jeopardy!; he won $30,000 exactly yesterday! Today’s challengers are Kari Elsila and Greg Czaja. He’s done an excellent job at managing variance, especially in Double Jeopardy; if that continues, we may see a long run out of him!
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Correct response: Who is Niccolò Machiavelli?
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Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher best known for his 16th-century political work The Prince; his work is so often associated with unscrupulous political acts that the term Machiavellian was coined to describe them.
I’m guessing that this will be a straightforward Final—I’m hoping that most would be able to associate Machiavelli with Florence and be able to answer the clue correctly.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: New York Nicks; Baker’s Dozen; Potent Potable Rhyme Time; Heads I Win; Tales; You Lose)
Kari got to the Daily Double first; unfortunately, her incorrect response on it dropped her to $0. Ben picked up 7 correct on both halves of the interviews to have a big lead after the Jeopardy! round.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Ben 7 correct 0 incorrect
Greg 3 correct 2 incorrect
Kari 3 correct 1 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ben 14 correct 1 incorrect
Greg 7 correct 2 incorrect
Kari 4 correct 2 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Ottoman Empire; “B”ands; World Facts; Anagrammed Scientists; 20th Century Women; Deity Add A Letter)
Greg became the second challenger the get a True Daily Double incorrect early in Double Jeopardy; to make matters worse, Ben found Daily Double #3; his $5,000 wager effectively put the game out of reach. Scores going into Final were Ben at $20,800, Greg at $8,000, and Kari at $7,200.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ben 24 correct 2 incorrect
Greg 15 correct 4 incorrect
Kari 10 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 23 (0 today).
Ben & Greg both got Final; Ben is a 3-day champion with 3 runaways! He’ll go for win #4 on Monday!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 14, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Ben $20,800
Greg $8,000
Kari $7,200
Tonight’s results:
Kari $7,200 – $5,000 = $2,200 (Who is ?)
Greg $8,000 + $4,401 = $12,401 (Who is Machiavelli?)
Ben $20,800 + $2,200 = $23,000 (Who is Macchiavelli?) (3-day total: $69,001)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $8,600
Greg $2,800
Kari $400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) TALES $600 (clue #4)
Kari 1200 -1200 (Ben 0 Greg -800)
2) WORLD FACTS $1600 (clue #7)
Greg 3200 -3200 (Ben 10600 Kari 4400)
3) DEITY ADD A LETTER $2000 (clue #21, $8000 left on board)
Ben 15400 +5000 (Kari 5600 Greg 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -168
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Ben 4
Kari 1 2 3*
Greg
DJ! Round:
Ben 3 4 2 5 4 3 2 5*
Kari 1 2 5 1 4
Greg 4* 5† 3† 2† 4 5 3 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ben 3.56
Greg 3.63
Kari 2.38
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 23 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ben $17,800 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Greg $11,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Kari $8,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,400
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Ben Chan, career statistics:
78 correct, 7 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
41.52% in first on buzzer (71/171)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,400
Kari Elsila, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400
Greg Czaja, career statistics:
16 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200
Ben Chan, to win:
4 games: 70.702%
5: 49.987%
6: 35.342%
7: 24.987%
8: 17.666%
Avg. streak: 5.413 games.
Today’s interviews:
Greg is a cardiologist in the United States Navy.
Kari tried out for the Teen Tournament at the age of 15.
Ben tried to order 2 egg tarts in Cantonese; instead ordered 2 dozen.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Today’s box score: April 14, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ben $20,800 Greg $8,000 Kari $7,200)
Ben: Limit your bet to $4,799. (Actual bet: $2,200)
Kari: Bet between $1,601 (covering Greg’s best low bets) and $5,599 (staying ahead of his cover bet on a Double Stumper.) (Actual bet: $5,000)
Greg: Standard cover bet over Kari is $6,401. (Actual bet: $4,401)
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