Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, December 22, 2023

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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

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3 games: 68.027%
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16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
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18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

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1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
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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 The 20th Century) for Friday, December 22, 2023 (Season 40, Game 75):

On July 19, 1940 Hitler called this man a warmonger & wrongly predicted he would flee to Canada

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Iris Masucci, a pharmacist from Rockville, Maryland

Jason Carpenter, a stand-up comic from Santa Rosa Valley, California

Juveria Zaheer, a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

As we move onto our latest two-day total-point affair, today’s match features Juveria Zaheer, Jason Carpenter, and Iris Masucci. I think most people will think Juveria is the favorite, by virtue of her semifinal performance, but one thing that I definitely think that we’re going to start to see is that anything can happen in these matches, and we certainly may be in for unpredictable results! Remember that today’s scores are added to Monday’s in order to determine the overall champion!

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Correct response: Who is Winston Churchill?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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In a United Press article from July 19, 1940, by Frederick C. Oechsner, Adolf Hitler offered “peace or destruction” to Britain. Referring to Churchill and the Allies as “warmongers”, [Editorial note: Sure.] Hitler also said, “What is coming will visit the people, not Churchill, who will probably be in Canada”. I would say Hitler certainly misread that situation, and I’m not sure how he did, considering Churchill had already made some of his most famous speeches just a few months prior in the British House of Commons (“Blood, toil, tears and sweat” in May, “We shall fight on the beaches” and “This was their finest hour” in June.) Only “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” came after another unsuccessful German attack in August 1940.

Honestly, this probably will end up as a coin flip at worst between Winston Churchill and King George VI; I would hope that most people would lean in Churchill’s direction, but you never know!

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, December 22, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Chicago; Weather In The Bookstore; Follow The “Money”; Historical American Governors; Going Soft; Carols)

While it was Iris who found the Daily Double early, it was Juveria who led at the interviews, on the strength of 8 correct responses. The end of the round saw all 30 clues responded to correctly, with Juveria leading, having twice as much as Iris’ score.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Juveria 8 correct 1 incorrect
Iris 5 correct 1 incorrect
Jason 2 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Iris couldn’t remember anything about her first appearance; it was just a blur to her.
Jason prepared by having the same breakfast, but somehow didn’t have it today.
Juveria was taught a lot of trivia by her late father.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Juveria 15 correct 1 incorrect
Iris 10 correct 1 incorrect
Jason 5 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Juveria $8,800
Iris $4,400
Jason $2,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Bodies Of Water; Movie Inspirations; Contemporaries; New To The OED; Biology; Carols)

Within the first seven clues of the round, Juveria had found both Daily Doubles—and she converted them for a combined $20,000! This gave her a massive lead going into Final Jeopardy!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Juveria 32 correct 1 incorrect
Jason 11 correct 1 incorrect
Iris 13 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Juveria $45,600
Jason $10,600
Iris $6,400

Juveria and Jason both got Final correct; both went conservative on their bets. Juveria’s “effective lead” is $17,500 over Jason and $24,400 over Iris. It’s really big, but there are three Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy, so it’s not insurmountable for them! We’ll find out who wins on Monday!

Tonight’s results:

Iris $6,400 – $4,000 = $2,400 (Who is Stalin?)
Jason $10,600 + $5,600 = $16,200 (Who is Winston Churchill???)
Juveria $45,600 + $5,600 = $51,200 (Who is Winston Churchill?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) CHICAGO $1000 (clue #6)
Iris 600 +1000 (Juveria 2200 Jason 1000)
2) BIOLOGY $1600 (clue #4)
Juveria 12800 +10000 (Jason 2600 Iris 4400)
3) CONTEMPORARIES $1200 (clue #7, $26400 left on board)
Juveria 25600 +10000 (Jason 2600 Iris 4400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 217

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Juveria 4 3 5 3
Jason 4
Iris 5*

DJ! Round:
Juveria 3 4 4* 2 5 3*
Jason 3
Iris

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Juveria 3.60
Jason 3.50
Iris 5.00

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:

Juveria $28,400 Coryat, 32 correct, 1 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jason $10,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Iris $6,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,400
Lach Trash: $6,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,200
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Juveria Zaheer, career statistics:

78 correct, 11 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (81/171)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $42,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,333

Jason Carpenter, career statistics:

52 correct, 9 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
30.99% in first on buzzer (53/171)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,133

Iris Masucci, career statistics:

43 correct, 8 incorrect
2/5 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (39/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,500)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,000

Andy’s Thoughts:

• It’s abundantly clear that Juveria has been putting in some hard work in preparation, and it is absolutely paying off for her.
• I don’t normally make comments about Final Jeopardy wagering on Day 1 of a final, but when you’re $35,000 behind, going all-in in Final Jeopardy has to be an absolute requirement. I’m quite disappointed that Jason didn’t take that chance.

• Today’s box score: December 22, 2023 Box Score.

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