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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, November 3, 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 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 British History) for Friday, November 3, 2023 (Season 40, Game 40):
At Leicester Cathedral in March 2015, the Archbishop of Canterbury led a religious ceremony for this deceased English monarch
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Aaron Craig, an attorney originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Leah Wiegand, a stay-at-home mom from Austin, Texas
T.J. Tallie, an associate professor of African history from San Diego, California
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s second of three semifinals in the Diamonds bracket of Champions Wildcard features T.J. Tallie, Leah Wiegand, and Aaron Craig. I think today’s game will most likely be a battle between T.J. and Aaron—both of them had very strong games in the quarterfinals and are most likely to have momentum for the semifinals still today.
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Correct response: Who is Richard III?
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After the death of King Richard III in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field, his remains were buried in the Leicester area without ceremony; by the 21st century, a concerted effort was being made to find the King’s burial site. In September 2012, an excavation of a parking lot at the former location of Grey Friars Priory discovered the burial site, and Richard III was reinterred in a March 2015 ceremony at Leicester Cathedral. Interestingly, Benedict Cumberbatch—Richard III’s third cousin 16 times removed—read a poem at the reburial.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a Final Jeopardy on the subject of the discovery and reinterment of Richard III; during Mattea Roach’s original run, a Final Jeopardy clue surrounded the DNA testing of the remains to those of the descendants of his sister (Anne of York).
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, November 3, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Hospitals; Big-Screen Elvis; Famous Pairs; The Third Word; Only Partly True; Español)
All three players got off to a great start in the Jeopardy Round, with everyone within $600 of each other at the first break. Aaron and T.J. had a better time in the second half of the round, with the two of them pulling out a little bit of a lead over Leah.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Aaron 6 correct 1 incorrect
T.J. 4 correct 0 incorrect
Leah 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Aaron has children who are varsity athletes.
Leah has started feeding a neighbor’s pet peacock.
T.J. “moh-walked so that Dave [Rapp] could moh-run”.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Aaron 13 correct 1 incorrect
T.J. 8 correct 0 incorrect
Leah 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Aaron $6,200
T.J. $4,600
Leah $3,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Comets; Talk About… Pup Music; Art Heists; Going Through The Emotions; This Category Doesn’t Stink; It Just Sounds Questionable)
The Daily Doubles had their way in Double Jeopardy—both Leah and Aaron lost large sums on them. Aaron’s came earlier, which gave him chance to recover, whereas Leah’s came too late to stop Aaron from cementing a runaway on the final clue of the round (leading to some fist pumps that would make many old-time 5-time champions proud!)
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Aaron 20 correct 2 incorrect
Leah 14 correct 2 incorrect
T.J. 11 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Aaron $9,800
Leah $4,400
T.J. $4,200
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper — Aaron is your second finalist!
Tonight’s results:
T.J. $4,200 – $4,200 = $0 (Who is heath ledger love you Mom)
Leah $4,400 – $4,400 = $0 (Who is Prince Phillip?)
Aaron $9,800 – $32 = $9,768 (Who is ?) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) FAMOUS PAIRS $1000 (clue #9)
Leah 800 +1000 (T.J. 2400 Aaron 2000)
2) THIS CATEGORY DOESN’T STINK $1600 (clue #6)
Aaron 6600 -4000 (T.J. 4600 Leah 4600)
3) ART HEISTS $1200 (clue #27, $1600 left on board)
Leah 9400 -5000 (T.J. 3800 Aaron 9400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -14
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
T.J. 4 5 3 2
Leah 5*
Aaron 4 5 4 4
DJ! Round:
T.J. 5 3†
Leah 3 2 4 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 1 2† 3*
Aaron 4* 5 5 4 5 4 3 2 4 5 5†
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Aaron 4.20
Leah 2.47
T.J. 3.67
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Aaron $13,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Leah $9,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
T.J. $4,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,400
Lach Trash: $17,200 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 7
Player Statistics:
T.J. Tallie, career statistics:
80 correct, 18 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
38.16% in first on buzzer (87/228)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,650
Leah Wiegand, career statistics:
47 correct, 9 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (44/228)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,550
Aaron Craig, career statistics:
111 correct, 10 incorrect
8/8 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
36.14% in first on buzzer (103/285)
2/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,000)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,720
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Late game Daily Double betting from a tied game is a situation where, unless you go all in and a correct response puts you on a the cusp of a runaway, the reward of “crush game” if you’re correct is not as good as “you’re being locked out” if incorrect. That being said: it’s not as if this is an easy situation to bet from; I don’t think Leah can at all be faulted for not having prepared beforehand for it.
- Viewers are reminded that responses also need to fit the demands of the category and that the Spanish pronunciation of “y” does not fit a category titled IT JUST SOUNDS QUESTIONABLE. Ken and the judges made the correct ruling on that clue.
Today’s box score: November 3, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Aaron $9,800 Leah $4,400 T.J. $4,200)
T.J.: I’d limit my bet here to $3,800 or less for the best chance at second place. (Actual bet: $4,200)
Leah: The standard cover bet over T.J. is $4,001. (Actual bet: $4,400)
Aaron: As long as you bet $999 or less, you’re good! (Actual bet: $32)
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