Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, April 28, 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.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 U.S. Landmarks) for Friday, April 28, 2023 (Season 39, Game 165):

In April 1975, to symbolize the start of America’s bicentennial, President Ford lit a third lantern at this landmark

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Kevin Belle, a trail planner from Silver Spring, Maryland

Katherine Cohen, a grad student & museum worker from New York, New York

Eric Anderson, an operations director from Brooklyn, New York (1-day total: $7,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Tonight, Eric Anderson returns as champion after getting a very difficult Final Jeopardy! clue correct last night. Tonight’s challengers—as Ken Jennings hosts his final regular-play game of the season—are New York’s Katherine Cohen and Silver Spring’s Kevin Belle.

So far this week, $39,198 has been won by our champions. Since the doubling of dollar values in 2001, it is already guaranteed not to be the lowest total over 5 consecutive episodes (that is $36,398 from September 14–20, 2007), but the lowest total winnings over a calendar week is still potentially in play (that record is $47,198 for the week of September 17–21, 2007. One note on this record: It is not $46,899, as the January 7–11, 2013 week did include a tie game.)

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Correct response: What is the Old North Church?

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To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famed midnight ride on April 18, 1775, Gerald Ford gave a speech at, and lit a third lantern at, the Old North Church—the third lantern being a great reference (in my opinion) to the famed “one if by land, two if by sea” signal set up at that location; Paul Revere then alerted the American colonial militia as to the British troop movements; the colonial militia was able to convene at Lexington for the first military engagement of the revolution on April 19, 1775.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, April 28, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Inside Job; It’s A Cookbook!; Sports Goats; We Discontinued The Car; “Hold” Up; Kuwait For Me!)

Kevin easily had the best opening round, picking up 12 correct responses in the round. Both Eric and Katherine had a similar score after the first 30 clues; Eric’s score was buoyed by an early Daily Double find.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Kevin 5 correct 0 incorrect
Eric 4 correct 1 incorrect
Katherine 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Kevin hosts trivia over Zoom in drag.
Katherine spent time as an archaeologist in undergrad.
Eric started watching Jeopardy! with his grandparents.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Kevin 12 correct 0 incorrect
Eric 5 correct 1 incorrect
Katherine 5 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Kevin $6,800
Eric $2,800
Katherine $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The 3-Digit Years; Animated Entertainment; A Real Body Busy; Literary Lions; “G” As In Global; It’s German For…)

Kevin’s strong play continued, with his only incorrect response being on a Daily Double in which he bet very conservatively. Katherine eventually got to the last one very late in the round, could have bet for the lead, and chose not to. She then proceeded to get two of the last three clues of the round incorrect in an attempt to reach the lead—definitely a case of “what might have been” there, for sure! As it was, Kevin was in a strong position, but not a runaway, going into Final, while Eric only managed to get in first once in the entire round.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Kevin 19 correct 1 incorrect
Katherine 17 correct 5 incorrect
Eric 6 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Kevin $14,200
Katherine $8,400
Eric $1,200

Final Jeopardy! today was a Triple Stumper—Kevin’s position led to him being the new champion! He’ll be returning on Monday for Mayim Bialik’s hosting return on Monday!

Tonight’s results:

Eric $1,200 – $1,199 = $1 (What is Washington Mon)
Katherine $8,400 – $6,000 = $2,400 (What is Independence Hall?)
Kevin $14,200 – $2,601 = $11,599 (What is Plymouth Rock?) (1-day total: $11,599)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SPORTS GOATs $600 (clue #3)
Eric -800 +1000 (Katherine 0 Kevin 0)
2) LITERARY LIONS $800 (clue #12)
Kevin 11600 -1000 (Eric 3200 Katherine 8800)
3) A REAL BODY BUSY $1200 (clue #27, $5600 left on board)
Katherine 8000 +4000 (Eric 1200 Kevin 14200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 141

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Eric 5 4 3*
Katherine
Kevin

DJ! Round:
Eric 4
Katherine 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 3† 1 2 3 4 5 4† 1 2 3*
Kevin 3 5 2 2* 3 2 4 5 1

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Kevin 3.00
Katherine 2.65
Eric 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Kevin $15,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Katherine $5,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Eric $800 Coryat, 6 correct, 2 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $21,600
Lach Trash: $20,800 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600

Player Statistics:

Eric Anderson, career statistics:

18 correct, 6 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
16.67% in first on buzzer (19/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800

Katherine Cohen, career statistics:

17 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600

Kevin Belle, career statistics:

19 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200

Kevin Belle, to win:

2 games: 47.012%
3: 22.101%
4: 10.390%
5: 4.885%
6: 2.296%
Avg. streak: 1.887 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• The player who finds the most Daily Doubles generally has the best chance of winning—picking seven clues either guaranteed not to have a Daily Double (or are incredibly unlikely not to) in Double Jeopardy! is generally not a good strategy for one who wants to win.

• Today’s box score: April 28, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Kevin $14,200 Katherine $8,400 Eric $1,200)

Eric: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,199)

Katherine: Bet between $3,201 and $5,999; this will pass Kevin if Kevin is incorrect while keeping Eric locked out for second place. (Actual bet: $6,000)

Kevin: Standard cover bet over Katherine is $2,601. (Actual bet: $2,601)

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