Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, December 22, 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 Famous Names) for Thursday, December 22, 2022 (Season 39, Game 74):

In 2001 he published a book called “Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall”; in 2002, “Existencilism”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Kathy Boelter, an administrator from Sunnyvale, California

Mitch Cutter, a salmon conservation associate from Boise, Idaho

Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (5-day total: $132,200)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Yesterday on Jeopardy!, Ray Lalonde won a very close battle to win game #5. Today, he looks to join Mattea Roach as only the second Canadian to win 6 (Though, to be fair, most of the previous Canadian 5-time champions appeared prior to 2003.) Today’s challengers are Sunnyvale, California’s Kathy Boelter and Boise, Idaho’s Mitch Cutter.

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Correct response: Who is Banksy?

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Active since the 1990s, Banksy is a famous British street artist whose identity remains the subject of great speculation. He is also a film director, whose documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop was Oscar-nominated. One 2018 incident became worldwide news when immediately following the sale of Balloon Girl, it was partially shredded; the work was renamed Love is in the Bin.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Technology History; Change The Vowel; A Bit Of Everything; We Come To This Place For…; Magic; Nicole Kidman Says)

Mitch and Kathy got off to a strong start, but Ray found his groove after the interviews; Ray picked up 9 correct and a $3,000 Daily Double to take a commanding lead after 30 clues!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ray 5 correct 0 incorrect
Kathy 3 correct 0 incorrect
Mitch 5 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ray 14 correct 0 incorrect
Kathy 6 correct 0 incorrect
Mitch 8 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Climate; Big Battles; The Bottom 10; Atlantic Islands; There’s A Book In That Book; Crossword Clues “N”)

Both challengers found the Daily Doubles in this round. Mitch doubled up, but Kathy missed hers to fall back to $4,800. From there, it was pretty much the Mitch and Ray show; Mitch picked up 3 consecutive $2,000 clues to take the lead, but Ray battled back to hold the lead going into Final. Scores going into clue #61 were Ray at $24,200, Mitch at $16,800, and Kathy at $5,200.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ray 25 correct 0 incorrect
Mitch 19 correct 3 incorrect
Kathy 10 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Ray and Mitch were correct today—Ray is now only the second Canadian ever to win six games! He’ll try for win #7 tomorrow!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, December 22, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Ray $24,200
Mitch $16,800
Kathy $5,200

Tonight’s results:

Kathy $5,200 – $5,000 = $200 (Who is Brech Bradbury)
Mitch $16,800 + $1,999 = $18,799 (Who is Banksy?)
Ray $24,200 + $9,800 = $34,000 (Who is Banksy?) (6-day total: $166,200)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ray $11,000
Kathy $4,200
Mitch $2,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) MAGIC $600 (clue #21)
Ray 5200 +3000 (Mitch 2200 Kathy 3600)
2) THERE’S A BOOK IN THAT BOOK $1600 (clue #2)
Mitch 3600 +3600 (Ray 11000 Kathy 4200)
3) BIG BATTLES $2000 (clue #9, $23600 left on board)
Kathy 7800 -3000 (Ray 13400 Mitch 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 119

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ray 2 3 5 2 4 5 5 3*
Mitch 4 4 4 3 1 4 4 5 5
Kathy 3 2 1 3

DJ! Round:
Ray 3 4
Mitch 3 4* 4 3
Kathy 2 3 5*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ray 3.60
Mitch 3.69
Kathy 2.71

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ray $21,800 Coryat, 25 correct, 0 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Mitch $14,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Kathy $8,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,800
Lach Trash: $4,600 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,600

Ray Lalonde, career statistics:

159 correct, 19 incorrect
10/11 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
44.44% in first on buzzer (152/342)
9/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,100)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,667

Mitch Cutter, career statistics:

20 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800

Kathy Boelter, career statistics:

10 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,200

Ray Lalonde, to win:

7 games: 80.937%
8: 65.508%
9: 53.020%
10: 42.913%
11: 34.732%
Avg. streak: 10.246 games.

Today’s interviews:

Kathy has a husband who expresses himself via notes; he hid love notes around their apartment 15 years ago.
Mitch works for the Idaho Conservation League.
Ray is still getting used to the idea of Tournament of Champions qualification.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score: December 22, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ray $24,200 Mitch $16,800 Kathy $5,200)

Ray: Standard cover bet over Mitch is $9,401. (Actual bet: $9,800)

Mitch: If Ray makes a cover bet and is incorrect, he falls to $14,799. Limit your bet to $1,999. (Actual bet: $1,999)

Kathy: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $5,000)

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