Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, March 17, 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

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
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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 Statehood) for Friday, March 17, 2023 (Season 39, Game 135):

Congress relented in 1890 after this prospective state said it would wait 100 years rather than come in without the women

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Kelly Barry, a marketing communications specialist from Seattle, Washington

Mark Bernstein, a retired solution architect from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Stephen Webb, a data scientist from Longmont, Colorado (8-day total: $184,881)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Due to the scheduling surrounding the High School Reunion Tournament, Stephen Webb has the opportunity to do something incredibly rare in the annals of Jeopardy!—win six games in a single taping day. (My records aren’t complete enough to know for certain if this would be unprecedented, but it’s certainly rare.) Mark Bernstein and Kelly Barry (not Berry—heaven forbid one get that wrong) are your challengers hoping to stop Stephen today.

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Correct response: What is Wyoming?

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Wyoming Territory, looking to gain settlers in the 19th century, granted women’s suffrage in 1869; however, the U.S. Congress wasn’t entirely impressed; when the territory looked for statehood two decades, later, this law had become an obstacle (and, in fact, Utah repealed its women’s suffrage laws a couple of years earlier in one attempt to gain statehood). Wyoming would not budge, though, and Joseph M. Carey, then-legislator and future state governor, telegrammed to Washington, “We will stay out of the Union a hundred years rather than come in without our women.” Wyoming gained statehood in 1890.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: City Of The Premiere; Shoe Know It; Tv, You Say!; “Tri” Me; Out & About The Universe; Speak Your Truth)

Stephen struggled a little bit out of the gate—I’d bet he’s tired thanks to this being game #6 for him on this tape day! Meanwhile, Kelly got four high-valued clue and held onto the lead at the interviews after Mark missed the first Daily Double. After the interviews, Stephen’s struggles with incorrect responses continued, so Kelly led despite being outbuzzed 16–6 in the opening round.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Kelly 4 correct 0 incorrect
Stephen 3 correct 2 incorrect
Mark 4 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Kelly 8 correct 0 incorrect
Stephen 11 correct 5 incorrect
Mark 6 correct 1 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Caribbean; Songs From Movies; Etymology; Irish Authors; Shape Up; Ship Out)

Stephen’s Daily Double dry spell continued—Mark found them on back-to-back clues! Unfortunately for him, his attempt to pull himself back in the game was derailed by missing the second one. Meanwhile, a pair of incorrect responses on expensive Caribbean clues for Kelly brought Stephen back into the game, and Stephen took the lead late in the round! Scores going into Final were Stephen at $12,600, Kelly at $11,600, and Mark at $4,000.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Stephen 19 correct 6 incorrect
Kelly 16 correct 2 incorrect
Mark 14 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).

Kelly was the only player correct in Final, which means Stephen’s run comes to an end and Kelly gets to return on Monday!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, March 17, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Stephen $12,600
Kelly $11,600
Mark $4,000

Tonight’s results:

Mark $4,000 – $2,000 = $2,000 (What is Wisconsin?)
Kelly $11,600 + $3,000 = $14,600 (What is Wyoming?) (1-day total: $14,600)
Stephen $12,600 – $10,601 = $1,999 (What is Colorado?)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Kelly $5,200
Stephen $3,000
Mark $800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) SPEAK YOUR TRUTH $1000 (clue #14)
Mark 2400 -2400 (Stephen 600 Kelly 3200)
2) ETYMOLOGY $1200 (clue #12)
Mark 2400 +2000 (Stephen 6200 Kelly 10400)
3) SHIP OUT $1600 (clue #13, $19600 left on board)
Mark 4400 -4000 (Stephen 6200 Kelly 10400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -108

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Stephen 5 4 5 4
Mark 5 4 1 5 5*
Kelly 4 3 3 3 2

DJ! Round:
Stephen 5 4 1
Mark 4 1 2 3* 4*
Kelly 3 4 5 2 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Kelly 3.20
Mark 3.40
Stephen 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 16 (0.12 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Kelly $11,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Mark $9,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Stephen $12,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 6 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,800
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600

Stephen Webb, career statistics:

215 correct, 32 incorrect
12/13 on rebound attempts (on 34 rebound opportunities)
42.88% in first on buzzer (220/513)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,200)
3/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,689

Mark Bernstein, career statistics:

14 correct, 4 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600

Kelly Barry, career statistics:

17 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600

Kelly Barry, to win:

2 games: 39.366%
3: 15.497%
4: 6.100%
5: 2.401%
6: 0.945%
Avg. streak: 1.649 games.

Today’s interviews:

Kelly has been winemaking for about 11 years.
Mark called home from the Great Wall of China.
Stephen had trouble finding a corkscrew at CERN.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• WDBJ in Roanoke aired today’s Jeopardy! earlier than usual due to March Madness; the show aired at 10:30 AM Eastern.

• Today’s ultimate result renders the Windward/Leeward Islands problem, which has been mentioned on this site before, moot.

• Today’s box score: March 17, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Stephen $12,600 Kelly $11,600 Mark $4,000)

Stephen: Standard cover bet over Kelly is $10,601. (Actual bet: $10,601)

Mark: Limit your bet to $1,999, thereby staying ahead of Stephen by $2 if he makes a cover bet and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $2,000)

Kelly: Bet between $2,001 and $3,599—thereby keeping Mark locked out while defending against any small bet Stephen may make. (Actual bet: $3,000)

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