Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, June 30, 2023

Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category National Anthems) for Friday, June 30, 2023 (Season 39, Game 210):

The name of this country’s national anthem translates as “His Majesty’s Reign” & its lyrics come from a 1,000-year-old poem

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Ilena Di Toro, a public relations specialist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Courtney Johnston, an attorney from Denver, Colorado

Bryan White, a senior regulatory compliance analyst originally from Santa Maria, California (2-day total: $32,007)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Bryan White is now a 2-day champion on Jeopardy!; yesterday, he picked up his second runaway in two games. Today, which serves as Mayim Bialik’s final game as host this season, Courtney Johnston & Ilena Di Toro are your challengers.

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Correct response: What is Japan?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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“Kimigayo”, the national anthem of Japan, is said to translate to “His Majesty’s Reign”—though that translation has not been enshrined by law. Its lyrics come from an anonymous poem first published anonymously c.920 in the Kokin Wakashū. While the song had been Japan’s de facto anthem since 1880, the Act on National Flag and Anthem in 1999 formally established both Japan’s current flag and “Kimigayo” as the country’s official flag and anthem.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, June 30, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Venn Diagram Intersections; Welcome To The Big Urban Area; Business; Numbers In The News; Sports Rookies; Compound Words)

Thanks to a missed True Daily Double, today’s game was $0–$0–$0 through 12 clues! Incorrect responses after the break kept the scores down, but Bryan still led after 30.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ilena 1 correct 0 incorrect
Bryan 9 correct 1 incorrect
Courtney 1 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Ilena sends lots of press releases to broadcast and print media in Philadelphia.
Courtney is a huge Prince fan.
Bryan wrote and acted in a 1-man play about Freddie Kreuger.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Bryan 13 correct 3 incorrect
Courtney 3 correct 2 incorrect
Ilena 2 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Bryan $2,200
Courtney $1,200
Ilena $0

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Greats; Serenity Now!; Science & Nature; Let’S Get “Down”; Pop Eye; The Sailor Man)

Double Jeopardy! saw some high-value incorrect responses keep the scores down. Meanwhile, Bryan found the last Daily Double on the second-to-last clue, and didn’t take clue #30 into account when making his bet sizing. This let Ilena break the runaway by getting clue #30 correct!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Bryan 22 correct 4 incorrect
Ilena 10 correct 4 incorrect
Courtney 7 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 35 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Bryan $9,300
Ilena $5,400
Courtney $4,000

Ilena was the only player correct in Final, so her correct get on clue #30 won her the game and dethroned Bryan! She’ll be back on Monday with Ken Jennings hosting.

Tonight’s results:

Courtney $4,000 – $3,810 = $190 (What is France?)
Ilena $5,400 + $4,100 = $9,500 (What is Japan?) (1-day total: $9,500)
Bryan $9,300 – $1,600 = $7,700 (What is Norway?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) WELCOME TO THE BIG URBAN AREA $800 (clue #11)
Bryan 3200 -3200 (Courtney -1000 Ilena 0)
2) HISTORIC GREATS $1200 (clue #3)
Ilena 800 +1000 (Bryan 2600 Courtney 1200)
3) THE SAILOR MAN $2000 (clue #29, $800 left on board)
Bryan 8200 +1100 (Courtney 4000 Ilena 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -37

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Bryan 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 4*
Courtney
Ilena

DJ! Round:
Bryan 2 2 4 5 3 2 3 2 1 1 4 3 5*
Courtney 3 1 5 4 4 5
Ilena 1 3* 4† 5† 1 3 2 4 5 1

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ilena 2.90
Bryan 2.96
Courtney 3.67

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 35 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ilena $5,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Bryan $13,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Courtney $4,000 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $23,000
Lach Trash: $20,400 (on 20 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600

Player Statistics:

Bryan White, career statistics:

69 correct, 13 incorrect
2/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
41.18% in first on buzzer (70/170)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,100)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,667

Courtney Johnston, career statistics:

7 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000

Ilena Di Toro, career statistics:

11 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600

Ilena Di Toro, to win:

2 games: 24.453%
3: 5.979%
4: 1.462%
5: 0.358%
6: 0.087%
Avg. streak: 1.324 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• There was a perfect bet size on that final Daily Double: $2,700. (Well, anything between $2,601 and $2,799, but $2,700 is the only multiple of 100 in the range).

• Today’s box score: June 30, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Bryan $9,300 Ilena $5,400 Courtney $4,000)

Bryan: Standard cover bet over Ilena is $1,501. (Actual bet: $1,600)

Courtney: Bet at least $3,801 to ensure you’re ahead of Bryan if he gets Final incorrect and you get it correct. (Actual bet: $3,810)

Ilena: Bet at least $2,601 to cover Courtney. (Actual bet: $4,100)

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