Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, March 24, 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 Symbols) for Friday, March 24, 2023 (Season 39, Game 140):

In math, it’s a rotated V; in society, it’s a feeling of some marginalized or underrepresented people

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Michael Murphy, a test engineer from Gilroy, California

Tamara Ghattas, an editor from Chicago, Illinois

Alec Chao, a management & program analyst from Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1-day total: $15,505)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

On yesterday’s Jeopardy!, Alec Chao defeated 3-day champion Melissa Klapper. While he picked up 27 correct responses (including Final) yesterday, he also had 6 incorrect responses; his longevity on the show may rely on him getting fewer incorrect responses going forward! Today’s challengers are California engineer Michael Murphy and Chicago editor Tamara Ghattas.

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Correct response: What is “less than”?

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Rotating a V 90 degrees clockwise gives you the < sign, meaning “less than” in mathematics. It should not be news that marginalized and underrepresented people feel less than others—what deeply bothers me is the fact that so many people feel that this status is an acceptable situation. (Spoiler alert: It’s not.)

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: U.S. Metropolitan Partners; Cats: The Non-Musical; Finnish Him!; What’ll It “B”?; Change A Letter; The WWE)

In a game where all three players struggled on the wordplay categories, Michael got into the lead at the break, thanks to a $4,000 Daily Double! Tamara was really struggling and barely got herself out of the red by the end of the round.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Alec 7 correct 1 incorrect
Michael 6 correct 0 incorrect
Tamara 1 correct 2 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Michael 10 correct 1 incorrect
Alec 13 correct 1 incorrect
Tamara 4 correct 4 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Fog Of War; Before & Actors; At Rest In Westminster Abbey; U.S. Colleges; Rejected Authors; 6-Letter Rhymers)

Tamara found both Daily Doubles—and her game—in this round, as she catapulted into the lead! In a rare occurrence these days, we saw 3 unplayed clues at the end of the round—unsurprising considering the struggles on “Change A Letter” early and “Before & Actors” late. Scores going into Final were Tamara at $13,800, Alec at $7,800, and Michael at $7,200.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Tamara 14 correct 6 incorrect
Alec 19 correct 3 incorrect
Michael 11 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 19 (3 today).

While Alec gave a response that I thought the judges might accept (but ultimately did not), Tamara was correct in Final today! She’ll return Monday to defend her title!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, March 24, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Tamara $13,800
Alec $7,800
Michael $7,200

Tonight’s results:

Michael $7,200 – $6,601 = $599 (What is subdivision?)
Alec $7,800 – $4,801 = $2,999 (What is inequality?)
Tamara $13,800 + $1,801 = $15,601 (What is less than?) (1-day total: $15,601)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Michael $8,800
Alec $7,000
Tamara $800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) CHANGE A LETTER $800 (clue #27)
Michael 4800 +4000 (Alec 6600 Tamara -200)
2) THE FOG OF WAR $1200 (clue #12)
Tamara 2400 +2400 (Alec 7000 Michael 8400)
3) AT REST IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY $1600 (clue #25, $6400 left on board)
Tamara 8800 +3000 (Alec 7000 Michael 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 217

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Alec 1 3 5 1 3 4 3 1 1 4 4 3 3 5
Tamara 4 5 5
Michael 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 4*

DJ! Round:
Alec 1 1 2 1† 1 1 4†
Tamara 3 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 3* 1 2† 3 4 5 3 5† 4*
Michael 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Tamara 3.75
Alec 2.48
Michael 2.27

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: BEFORE & ACTORS $800 $2000 AT REST IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY $800
Total Left On Board: $3,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 19 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Tamara $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 31.48% in first on buzzer (17/54), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Alec $7,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 37.04% in first on buzzer (20/54), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Michael $4,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 18.52% in first on buzzer (10/54), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $23,000
Lach Trash: $15,600 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,800

Alec Chao, career statistics:

46 correct, 10 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
45.95% in first on buzzer (51/111)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,500

Tamara Ghattas, career statistics:

15 correct, 6 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
31.48% in first on buzzer (17/54)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200

Michael Murphy, career statistics:

11 correct, 4 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
18.52% in first on buzzer (10/54)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000

Tamara Ghattas, to win:

2 games: 45.848%
3: 21.020%
4: 9.637%
5: 4.418%
6: 2.026%
Avg. streak: 1.847 games.

Today’s interviews:

Michael snuck away to bungee jump off a railroad bridge at 5 AM.
Tamara has a hypothetical question to get to know people.
Alec is not a great bowler.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Obviously, the ruling on Final Jeopardy! made no difference as to the ultimate outcome. However: it’s clear the judges felt “inequality” wasn’t specific enough to fit all parts of the clue. I also fully expect there to be an uproar and a dozen tabloid pieces before Inside Jeopardy! airs on Monday. I also expect that none of the angry viewers will actually be quelled by anything that is said about this clue on Inside Jeopardy!, as the show definitely lost a lot of credibility over the Hebrews debacle in the Tournament of Champions. Clue writing has definitely been a lot sloppier recently, and this is definitely a clue that should have been left at the roundtable.

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• Today’s box score: March 24, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Tamara $13,800 Alec $7,800 Michael $7,200)

Alec: Standard cover bet over Michael is $6,601. (Actual bet: $4,801)

Tamara: Standard cover bet over Alec is $1,801. (Actual bet: $1,801)

Michael: Bet between $4,801 and $5,999 (thereby fitting in between Tamara’s score if she misses and Alec’s score if he covers you). (Actual bet: $6,601)

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