Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, July 21, 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 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 Numbers Old & New) for Friday, July 21, 2023 (Season 39, Game 225):

Expressed in today’s numbers, it’s the sum total if you add the 7 Roman numerals together

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Taylor Clagett, a marketing director originally from Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

Ben Sasamoto, an environmental consultant from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Nik Berry, a social studies teacher from Baltimore, Maryland (1-day total: $9,601)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

On yesterday’s show, Nik Berry made a very savvy bet in Final Jeopardy, and found himself rewarded with the title of Jeopardy! Champion! Today’s challengers are Ben Sasamoto from Minnesota and Taylor Clagett, originally from Maryland.

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Correct response: What is 1666?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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This old-school Final Jeopardy clue wouldn’t have felt out of place in 1985 or 1986, let alone 2023. The seven Roman numerals are M (1000), D (500), C (100), L (50), X (10), V (5), and I (1). Adding 1000, 500, 100, 50, 10, 5, and 1 gives you 1,666.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, July 21, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Happy 75th Birthday, Israel!; Shakespeare; That Hollow Feeling; The Romaines Of The Day; Track & Field; Homophone Connection)

Ben got off to the best start, converting an early Daily Double to jump into the lead! Taylor was struggling, but getting 5 of the last 6 clues correct in the round brought him into a tie for the lead!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ben 6 correct 0 incorrect
Nik 2 correct 0 incorrect
Taylor 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Taylor coached lacrosse in the Netherlands.
Ben got a Ken Jennings autograph at the age of 13.
Nik once visited the world’s highest monastery.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Taylor 7 correct 1 incorrect
Ben 8 correct 2 incorrect
Nik 5 correct 0 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Taylor $3,800
Ben $3,800
Nik $3,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Explorers; Internally Yours; Old Hollywood Scribes; Motley Clues; Stately Demonyms; Ends In “X”)

The scores were staying down in Double Jeopardy, as Nik knocked himself out of contention with a missed Daily Double. Taylor then missed the last one, but he stayed within 50% of Ben’s score going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ben 16 correct 3 incorrect
Taylor 14 correct 6 incorrect
Nik 9 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 43 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Ben $9,400
Taylor $5,400
Nik $1,200

Taylor was the only player correct on today’s Final Jeopardy—he’s our new champion! He’ll return on Monday to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Nik $1,200 – $17 = $1,183 (What is 2166?)
Taylor $5,400 + $5,400 = $10,800 (What 1,666?) (1-day total: $10,800)
Ben $9,400 – $3,000 = $6,400 (What 666?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SHAKESPEARE $800 (clue #7)
Ben 1000 +1000 (Nik 800 Taylor 400)
2) STATELY DEMONYMS $1600 (clue #12)
Nik 5000 -5000 (Ben 3000 Taylor 4600)
3) INTERNALLY YOURS $1600 (clue #24, $4000 left on board)
Taylor 5800 -1200 (Nik 1200 Ben 7000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -21

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Nik 1 5 1
Ben 2 4 4*
Taylor 3

DJ! Round:
Nik 3 4 5 1 3 4* 5† 2† 5 5 4 3 2
Ben 1 2 1† 5 3
Taylor 5 4 3 2 4 4*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Taylor 3.57
Ben 2.75
Nik 3.31

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 43 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Taylor $6,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Ben $9,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Nik $6,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,000
Lach Trash: $19,600 (on 19 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400

Player Statistics:

Nik Berry, career statistics:

20 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
20.54% in first on buzzer (23/112)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,200

Ben Sasamoto, career statistics:

16 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,200

Taylor Clagett, career statistics:

15 correct, 6 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600

Taylor Clagett, to win:

2 games: 24.400%
3: 5.954%
4: 1.453%
5: 0.354%
6: 0.086%
Avg. streak: 1.323 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• In response to some commentary regarding recent editorials of mine and how my opinion differs in certain scenarios: I would like to note that there is a major difference between numbers that might be considered profane and numbers that might be considered as a dog whistle for hate speech.

• Today’s box score: July 21, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ben $9,400 Taylor $5,400 Nik $1,200)

Nik: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $17)

Ben: Standard cover wager over Taylor is $1,401. (Actual bet: $3,000)

Taylor: Bet at least $2,601 to have the best chance of winning. (If you limit your bet to $2,999, you guarantee second place as well.) (Actual bet: $5,400)

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