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Season 39
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, February 17, 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 National Parks) for Friday, February 17, 2023 (Season 39, Game 115):
It’s named for a river indigenous people called Mi tse a-da-zi, translated by French-speaking trappers as “Pierre Jaune”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Will Travis, an accountant from Irving, Texas
Laura Donegan, a physician from Towson, Maryland
Stephen Webb, a data scientist from Longmont, Colorado (2-day total: $60,701)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Colorado data scientist Stephen Webb has played very well over his first two days, winning over $60,000! Will he win his third game? Will Travis and Laura Donegan are your challengers today; Laura is the third member of the Donegan clan in a little over 12 months to be on the show; her twin daughters were on the show in 2022; Kristin as part of the Jeopardy! National College Championship last February, and Ciara in regular play last March. Both daughters won once.
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Correct response: What is Yellowstone?
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Yellowstone National Park was the U.S.’s first National Park, created in 1872 by President Ulysses. S. Grant. Known for its geothermal features, including the Old Faithful geyser, it was named after the Yellowstone River in the area; the Minnetaree natives of the area called the river “Mi tse a-da-zi”; literally translated to “Rock Yellow River” English. Canadian explorer David Thompson translated the French “Pierre Jaune” to “Yellow Stone”, which was the term that entered into the most common use.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: In The Nation’s Constitution; Around America; Cook, The Books; Stay Cool; The Champion’s League; Word & Wordplus)
Though a few incorrect responses all around kept the scores down, Stephen had the best time of it, getting 11 correct and holding the lead after 30 clues!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Stephen 5 correct 1 incorrect
Will 4 correct 2 incorrect
Laura 3 correct 2 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Stephen 11 correct 3 incorrect
Will 8 correct 2 incorrect
Laura 6 correct 2 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Memoirs Of Government & Politics; Myth Congeniality; Science; Actors Playing Playwrights; Time To Go Big; Sometimes A “Little” Is Enough)
The Daily Doubles were the story of this round; Stephen doubled up with a bet of $6,400 on his, whereas Will lost $6,000 on his. This meant that despite Will getting more correct responses in the round than Stephen, Stephen had a commanding runaway going into Final! Scores going into the 61st clue were Stephen at $23,200, Will at $7,400, and Laura at $4,800.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Stephen 21 correct 3 incorrect
Will 20 correct 5 incorrect
Laura 11 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).
It was crucial that Stephen had a runaway—Will was the only player correct in Final. Stephen’s runaway makes him a 3-day champion; he’ll be back to defend on March 10!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, February 17, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Stephen $23,200
Will $7,400
Laura $4,800
Tonight’s results:
Laura $4,800 – $4,799 = $1 (What is ?)
Will $7,400 + $2,201 = $9,601 (What is Yellowstone)
Stephen $23,200 – $3,270 = $19,930 (What is ???) (3-day total: $80,631)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Stephen $4,000
Will $3,000
Laura $2,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AROUND AMERICA $1000 (clue #15)
Will 0 +1000 (Stephen 1400 Laura 600)
2) SCIENCE $1200 (clue #4)
Stephen 6400 +6400 (Laura 400 Will 4600)
3) MYTH CONGENIALITY $1200 (clue #12, $20400 left on board)
Will 10200 -6000 (Stephen 12800 Laura 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 141
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Stephen 1 3 5 4 2 4 3 4
Laura 1 3 5 2
Will 3 1 5*
DJ! Round:
Stephen 5 3* 2†
Laura 4 3
Will 1 1† 4 5 4 4 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Stephen 3.27
Will 3.10
Laura 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 16 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Stephen $18,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Will $13,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Laura $4,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 4 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,200
Lach Trash: $7,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,800
Stephen Webb, career statistics:
67 correct, 7 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (63/171)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,067
Laura Donegan, career statistics:
11 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800
Will Travis, career statistics:
21 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Stephen Webb, to win:
4 games: 75.772%
5: 57.414%
6: 43.504%
7: 32.964%
8: 24.977%
Avg. streak: 6.127 games.
Today’s interviews:
Will is not Texas’ most famous Will Travis.
Laura met her husband while bungee jumping.
Stephen stumbled upon a school dance party in the middle of Nicaragua.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- You can’t really blame Will’s bet sizing on DD3 for his loss today; even missing with a bet of $2,000 would have left Steven in a runaway position.
Today’s box score: February 17, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Stephen $23,200 Will $7,400 Laura $4,800)
Stephen: Limit your bet to $8,399. (Actual bet: $3,270)
Laura: Bet at least $401 and get second place if you get Final and Will doesn’t. (Actual bet: $4,799)
Will: Standard cover bet over Laura is $2,201. (Actual bet: $2,201)
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