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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, October 13, 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.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 Royalty) for Friday, October 13, 2023 (Season 40, Game 25):
Before his death in 2005, he said he was “probably the last head of state to be able to recognize all his compatriots in the street”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Joe Velasco, a director of customer care originally from La Mirada, California
Lawrence Long, a nursing student & stay-at-home uncle from East Bend, North Carolina
Sam Stapleton, a college consultant from Los Gatos, California
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
The semifinals begin today for the first Champions Wildcard competitions; today features Sam Stapleton, Lawrence Long, and Joe Velasco—and I am expecting a hard-fought, closely-contested match. It honestly would not surprise me if two players had scores north of $20,000 going into Final Jeopardy today. Both Sam and Lawrence had very strong quarterfinal matches, and I think today’s game will come down to who does a better job at finding the Daily Doubles.
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Correct response: Who is Prince Rainier III (of Monaco)?
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Prince Rainier III (though I’d be incredibly surprised if just “Prince Rainier” wasn’t accepted on its own) served as Prince of Monaco from 1949 to 2005; he very famously wed American actress Grace Kelly in 1956. Rainier’s April 2005 death was overshadowed by the death four days earlier of Pope John Paul II. The line regarding recognizing all of his compatriots appeared in Rainier’s April 2005 Los Angeles Times obituary and was a reference to Monaco’s small size.
The ruling house of Monaco has been a topic that Jeopardy!‘s writers reference a great deal; the show’s 11th episode, back in 1984, had the following Final: “N.Y. financier Al Grimaldi is next in line for throne of this Mediterranean principality”. (Al Grimaldi, of course, became Prince Albert II of Monaco in 2005 on Rainier’s death.)
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, October 13, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: We Whistle While You Work; Back To School, Sports Star; Let’s Get Medical; Who Said This?; Awards & Honors; Like A Rock)
Lawrence got off to the best start, buoyed by an early Daily Double! A judges’ reversal in Sam’s favor made things much closer after 30 clues!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Lawrence 6 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 5 correct 1 incorrect
Joe 2 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Joe wanted to dress as Captain America at Disneyland because he’s “certainly a huge Chris Evans fan”.
Lawrence had “stay-at-home uncle” merch.
Sam thought “just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in”.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Lawrence 9 correct 1 incorrect
Joe 9 correct 2 incorrect
Sam 9 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lawrence $6,000
Joe $4,600
Sam $4,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Landlocked Countries; Pre-Fame Celebs In Ads; Craftsmanship; Vocabulary; ‘Round Midnight; Felonious Monks)
Sam’s charge began early, finding and converting a True Daily Double to open the round! Unfortunately, Joe wasn’t successful on his, and he was just out of score contention going into Final. However, a strong last few clues from Lawrence means that Sam didn’t have a runaway, either!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Sam 19 correct 2 incorrect
Lawrence 17 correct 3 incorrect
Joe 16 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Sam $18,400
Lawrence $10,000
Joe $7,300
Lawrence came so close to being correct; unfortunately, he wrote that Rainier was a king and not a prince—and on Jeopardy!, that’s the sort of mistake that the judges will not accept! A heartbreaker for Lawrence as Sam advances to the finals on the Triple Stumper!
Tonight’s results:
Joe $7,300 – $0 = $7,300 (Who is King Hussein?)
Lawrence $10,000 – $10,000 = $0 (Who is King Rainier?)
Sam $18,400 – $1,601 = $16,799 (Who is Juan Carlos I) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WHO SAID THIS? $600 (clue #9)
Lawrence 2200 +2200 (Sam 1600 Joe 200)
2) LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES $1600 (clue #1)
Sam 4000 +4000 (Lawrence 6000 Joe 4600)
3) VOCABULARY $2000 (clue #16, $12800 left on board)
Joe 7800 -2500 (Sam 14000 Lawrence 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 168
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Sam 4 4 5 5
Lawrence 3 3 4 3*
Joe 5
DJ! Round:
Sam 4* 5 4 5† 3† 4 5 3 3 4
Lawrence 2† 1†
Joe 3 5 2 5*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Sam 4.14
Joe 4.00
Lawrence 2.67
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:
Sam $16,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Joe $9,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Lawrence $8,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Sam Stapleton, career statistics:
104 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
32.28% in first on buzzer (92/285)
9/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,600)
1/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,200
Lawrence Long, career statistics:
118 correct, 22 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
33.63% in first on buzzer (114/339)
8/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,600)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,867
Joe Velasco, career statistics:
66 correct, 14 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
29.91% in first on buzzer (67/224)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,750
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Lawrence added extra incorrect information—and that will turn correct responses into incorrect responses every time.
- I should also point out that on LIKE A ROCK $600, Sam’s response of “What is the AT&T?” does not fall within the bounds of the category, even though the full name of the event is the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am; Ken was correct in outright ruling incorrect and not asking for more specificity.
Today’s box score: October 13, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Sam $18,400 Lawrence $10,000 Joe $7,300)
Sam: Standard cover bet over Lawrence is $1,601. (Actual bet: $1,601)
Lawrence: You have to be correct to win. Go all in. (Actual bet: $10,000)
Joe: Honestly, I’d go all in here—the margins are close enough that you might have a faint hope if Sam overbets, and second and third place pay out identically at this stage ($10,000). (Actual bet: $0)
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