Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, November 4, 2022

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 World Cities) for Friday, November 4, 2022 (Season 39, Game 40):

The name of this city may come from “dur”, meaning water, a reference to the Helvetian people’s settlement on a lake

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Jackie Kelly, a pension calculation developer from Cary, North Carolina

Jaskaran Singh, a consultant from Plano, Texas

Eric Ahasic, a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Eric, Jaskaran, and Jackie are all incredibly strong players—my prediction model believes they’re all in the top four players who are playing in the quarterfinal rounds. My prediction is that Eric is slightly favored to win today, but all three players are strong and whoever wins today has a very strong chance of taking down any member of the Big Three in the semifinals. The nice thing is that there’s no World Series game today—Game 6 is tomorrow night, so all of the FOX stations also get to see this show!

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Correct response: What is Zurich, Switzerland?

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Zurich, located in northern Switzerland on the lake of the same name, is one of Switzerland’s major commercial centers. Of course, Switzerland is also known by its Latin name—”Confoederatio Helvetica”.

However, the word “may” is doing a significant amount of work in this clue, way too much for my liking. The most authoritative source that I can find that says that Zurich’s etymology fits this clue is this page, the “Online Etymology Dictionary”, as compiled by a man named Douglas Harper. For what it’s worth, Harper specifically says: “This is the creation of an amateur. Great care has been taken and it’s as accurate as I can make it. But if you’re a professional linguist or a serious student of linguistics, you shouldn’t be doing your homework here. This is for the rest of us.” If there’s a more authoritative source, I’d certainly like to see it. Is the clue technically correct as written? Yes. But as of the time I’m writing this, I think I ultimately disagree with the Jeopardy! writer’s room in this case as to “what constitutes an authoritative enough source”, especially for clues being used in the Tournament of Champions.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Champions Of Tournaments; South America; A Fashionable Category; Give Us Some Direction; Dinosaur Names; Homophones)

Jaskaran and Jackie had the best time of things in the opening round, with Jackie also doubling through the game’s first Daily Double.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jackie 5 correct 0 incorrect
Jaskaran 5 correct 0 incorrect
Eric 4 correct 0 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Jackie 8 correct 2 incorrect
Jaskaran 10 correct 2 incorrect
Eric 8 correct 3 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: History; Triple Rhyme Time; Musical Instruments; The Tangled Web; On Broadway; The Oed Quotes)

This game can basically be summed up in two clues: Clues 7 and 8 were the Daily Doubles in the round. Eric pulled his best Roger Craig impersonation over those two clues, dramatically increasing his score from $5,800 to $23,200. Jackie and Jaskaran fought bravely, though, and this game was not a runaway going into the Final! Scores going into the Final were Eric at $26,000, Jackie at $19,600, and Jaskaran at $11,000.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Eric 15 correct 4 incorrect
Jackie 19 correct 2 incorrect
Jaskaran 17 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).

Eric and Jaskaran were correct today; Eric is a semi-finalist after his daring move early in Double Jeopardy! Congratulations!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, November 4, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Eric $26,000
Jackie $19,600
Jaskaran $11,000

Tonight’s results:

Jaskaran $11,000 + $2,201 = $13,201 ($5,000) (What is Zurich?)
Jackie $19,600 – $6,401 = $13,199 ($5,000) (What is Geneva?)
Eric $26,000 + $13,201 = $39,201 (What is Zurich?) (1-day total: $39,201)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Jackie $6,000
Jaskaran $5,800
Eric $2,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) DINOSAUR NAMES $800 (clue #11)
Jackie 3000 +3000 (Eric 1200 Jaskaran 3000)
2) THE OED QUOTES $1200 (clue #7)
Eric 5800 +5800 (Jaskaran 5400 Jackie 8000)
3) HISTORY $800 (clue #8, $24400 left on board)
Eric 11600 +11600 (Jaskaran 5400 Jackie 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 300

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.20 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Eric $10,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jaskaran $11,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jackie $17,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,000
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000

Eric Ahasic, career statistics:

192 correct, 23 incorrect
14/17 on rebound attempts (on 38 rebound opportunities)
37.94% in first on buzzer (173/456)
15/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $65,000)
3/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,275

Jaskaran Singh, career statistics:

115 correct, 19 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (115/285)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,400)
5/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,320

Jackie Kelly, career statistics:

121 correct, 11 incorrect
13/13 on rebound attempts (on 38 rebound opportunities)
31.34% in first on buzzer (105/335)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,200)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,967

Today’s interviews:

Jackie had family tell her that her run was more exciting than Philly sports titles.
Jaskaran was invited to a University of Texas basketball game after his college win.
Eric got to do a morning radio show at the State Fair.

Remaining Players’ Tournament of Champions Chances (after 100,000 Simulations)

Amy Schneider: 17.178% Matt Amodio: 26.586% Mattea Roach: 9.930% Maureen O’Neil: 0.658% Andrew He: 13.914% Tyler Rhode: 3.631% John Focht: 9.672% Eric Ahasic: 14.932%
Zach Newkirk: 0.970%
Jessica Stephens: 0.395%
Sam Buttrey: 2.134%

Andy’s Thoughts:

• A reminder: while Jaskaran is very much a strong quiz bowl player, quiz bowl is not Jeopardy—the show’s history is littered with those who were expected to win more than they did but did not do so.
• I’d like to think that the prediction model got today’s game more or less correct: fireworks, Eric’s victory, and Jackie being in second going into Final.
• Interestingly, my prediction model says that Mattea still has a better chance of making the final than Andrew, John, or Eric—the difference is that when they do make the final, they are more likely to have to play against Amy or Matt.

• Today’s box score: November 4, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Eric $26,000 Jackie $19,600 Jaskaran $11,000)

Eric: Standard cover bet over Jackie is $13,201. (Actual bet: $13,201)

Jaskaran: You need to bet at least $6,201 to surpass Jackie’s low cover bet over you. However, being that you need to be correct to pass Eric, you should go all in. (Actual bet: $2,201)

Jackie: Standard cover bet over Jaskaran is $2,401. (Actual bet: $6,401)

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