Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, July 17, 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 Government Officials) for Monday, July 17, 2023 (Season 39, Game 221):

In 1867 he wrote to General Rousseau, “On arriving at Sitka…you will receive from the Russian commissioner the formal transfer”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Leann Craumer, a librarian from Catonsville, Maryland

Jerry Powers, a retired elementary teacher originally from Fanwood, New Jersey

Daniel Moore, a contract compliance analyst from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1-day total: $25,000)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

We’re down to ten regular-play episodes in Season 39; Daniel Moore is your defending champion after he picked up $25,000 in his win on Friday. Your challengers today are retired teacher Jerry Powers and librarian Leann Cramer.

Meanwhile, game show insider Randy West caused a stir yesterday when he posted to Facebook, “Jeopardy! is prepping the new season without writers, with the plan to reuse past A&Q material”. This morning, that sentence had been changed to “Jeopardy! is prepping the new season without writers, with options that include reusing past A&Q material.” (I do really enjoy how Facebook allows people to view the edit history.) My Thoughts from May 2 echo this: “I would highly recommend going back about five to ten years and memorizing as much of J! Archive as you can. During the last strike in 2008, there were instances where Jeopardy! would essentially lift past categories wholesale from about a decade earlier.”

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Correct response: Who is William H. Seward?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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The Library of Congress has the various letters that were sent between Secretary of State William H. Seward and Lovell Harrison Rousseau, the general who went to Sitka, Alaska, to officially represent the United States at the ceremony with the Russian Empire to transfer Alaska from Russia to the United States in 1867.

Russia sold Alaska because Czar Alexander II decided that in the aftermath of the Crimean War, the land would be incredibly difficult to defend from the British Empire if Britain wanted the land badly enough. So, the United States purchased the land for $7.2 million.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, July 17, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Tom Swift Tales; World Royalty; 6-Letter Words; Fish People; State Flags; What’S The Name Of That Tv Show?)

Daniel had the best opening round and led at both breaks, but a miss on the first Dailly Double, and two other incorrect responses, kept Jerry and Leann close.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Daniel 6 correct 3 incorrect
Jerry 2 correct 1 incorrect
Leann 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Leann has a 524-day Wordle streak.
Jerry auditioned for the Art Fleming version of Jeopardy!
Daniel got a suit from a customer at a coffee shop.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Daniel 12 correct 3 incorrect
Leann 7 correct 2 incorrect
Jerry 5 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Daniel $4,600
Leann $2,000
Jerry $1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The National Recording Registry; Double Talk; Who’S That Poet?; I’Ll “B” There; With Bells On; Oppenheimer)

Both challengers missed a Daily Double in Double Jeopardy, as Daniel looked to find his stride. Unfortunately, another five incorrect—including four at the $1,600 and $2,000 levels—meant that he did not have a runaway going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Daniel 21 correct 8 incorrect
Jerry 14 correct 4 incorrect
Leann 12 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 41 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Daniel $9,800
Jerry $7,400
Leann $4,200

Both Daniel and Jerry got Final correct—Daniel is now a 2-day champion!

Tonight’s results:

Leann $4,200 – $602 = $3,598 (Who is Napoleon?)
Jerry $7,400 + $2,401 = $9,801 (Who is Seward?)
Daniel $9,800 + $5,000 = $14,800 (Who is Seward?) (2-day total: $39,800)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) 6-LETTER WORDS $1000 (clue #13)
Daniel 3400 -1200 (Jerry 1600 Leann 600)
2) OPPENHEIMER $1200 (clue #1)
Jerry 1600 -1000 (Daniel 4600 Leann 2000)
3) I’LL “B” THERE $2000 (clue #9, $24400 left on board)
Leann 4400 -2200 (Daniel 600 Jerry 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -135

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Daniel 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 5 5*
Jerry 5 3
Leann 4 3

DJ! Round:
Daniel
Jerry 3* 1 2 3 4 5 2
Leann 4 5*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Daniel 3.78
Jerry 3.11
Leann 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 41 (0.19 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Daniel $11,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 8 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jerry $8,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Leann $6,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,800
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $15,600

Player Statistics:

Daniel Moore, career statistics:

52 correct, 11 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
48.25% in first on buzzer (55/114)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000

Jerry Powers, career statistics:

15 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400

Leann Craumer, career statistics:

12 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,400

Daniel Moore, to win:

3 games: 63.462%
4: 40.275%
5: 25.559%
6: 16.221%
7: 10.294%
Avg. streak: 3.737 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s game was taped back in mid-May, before the SAG-AFTRA strike, explaining why Matt Damon and Emily Blunt were able to do the clues about the film Oppenheimer.

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Daniel $9,800 Jerry $7,400 Leann $4,200)

Daniel: Standard cover bet over Jerry is $5,001. (Actual bet: $5,000)

Jerry: Bet between $1,001 and $2,599. (Actual bet: $2,401)

Leann: Being that you have to be correct to win, go all-in to maximize potential winnings. That said, you should probably bet at least $2,201, to defend against the possibility that Jerry makes the minimum cover bet on you. (Actual bet: $602)

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