Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, February 23, 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 Famous Names) for Thursday, February 23, 2023 (Season 39, Game 119):

For a special 1970s cookbook, he provided one simple recipe–a can of Campbell’s tomato soup & 2 cans of milk

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Teagan O’Sullivan, a first-year student at American University from Watertown, Massachusetts

Shriya Yarlagadda, a sophomore at Harvard University from Grand Blanc, Michigan

Justin Bolsen, a first-year student at Brown University from Canton, Georgia

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

We’re on to Thursday, and on to Quarterfinal #4 of the 9 quarterfinals of the High School Reunion Tournament. Today’s quarterfinal features three semifinalists from the 2019 Teen Tournament: Justin Bolsen, Shriya Yarlagadda, and Teagan O’Sullivan. All three players were generally pretty evenly-matched stat-wise in 2019; I’m expecting to see a closely-contested match in this quarterfinal today.

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Correct response: Who is Andy Warhol?

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In 1977, Andy Warhol contributed an incredibly on-brand recipe to The Museum of Modern Art’s Artist’s Cookbook: a can of Campbell’s condensed tomato soup and 2 cans of milk. To cook, you bring the soup and milk to a boil, stir, and serve. Salvador Dali also contributed a recipe for a red salad, including smoked tongue. The Marginalian republished that recipe in 2016.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Greek Life; Fashion; State Capitals; Eight Is Enough; College Football; Post-Graduation)

Shriya had the best round overall, picking up a number of high-valued clues en route to a lead after 30. Teagan got to the Daily Double, but unfortunately, was incorrect.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Shriya 6 correct 1 incorrect
Teagan 4 correct 0 incorrect
Justin 4 correct 2 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Shriya 9 correct 1 incorrect
Justin 11 correct 2 incorrect
Teagan 7 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Astronomy & Space; You Seem Upset; Authors’ Alma Maters; Old History; Annual Events; Fight Songs)

Things were reasonably close between Justin and Shriya—and then Justin doubled his score midway through the round on a True Daily Double! Shriya played just well enough to ensure that Justin didn’t have a runaway going into Final; scores going into Final were Justin at $22,400, Shriya at $11,600, and Teagan at $8,600.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Justin 22 correct 2 incorrect
Shriya 16 correct 2 incorrect
Teagan 13 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).

Final Jeopardy! today was a triple get—Justin is semifinalist #4!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, February 23, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Justin $22,400
Shriya $11,600
Teagan $8,600

Tonight’s results:

Teagan $8,600 + $3,002 = $11,602 ($5,000) (Who is Warhol?)
Shriya $11,600 + $10,001 = $21,601 ($5,000) (Who is Warhol? <3 my fam)
Justin $22,400 + $823 = $23,223 (Who is Andy Warhol hi mom) (Semi-Finalist)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Shriya $5,600
Justin $2,600
Teagan $1,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) GREEK LIFE $800 (clue #16)
Teagan 2400 -2000 (Justin 200 Shriya 4400)
2) OLD HISTORY $800 (clue #4)
Teagan 3000 +2000 (Justin 3800 Shriya 7200)
3) ASTRONOMY & SPACE $1200 (clue #14, $15600 left on board)
Justin 8600 +8600 (Shriya 8800 Teagan 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 83

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Justin 5 1 5 4 5
Shriya 4 5 2 5 4 3
Teagan 3 2 3 4 4*

DJ! Round:
Justin 4 5 4 3 5 4 3*
Shriya 5 4 5 3
Teagan 3 2* 1†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Justin 4.00
Shriya 4.00
Teagan 2.75

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 16 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Justin $15,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Shriya $11,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Teagan $9,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,000
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,600

Justin Bolsen, career statistics:

61 correct, 8 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
33.92% in first on buzzer (58/171)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,500)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800

Shriya Yarlagadda, career statistics:

50 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
25.73% in first on buzzer (44/171)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,800)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200

Teagan O’Sullivan, career statistics:

57 correct, 8 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (57/171)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,933

Remaining Players’ Chances of Winning Tournament:

Maya Wright: 11.753%
Avi Gupta: 18.012%
Stephanie Pierson: 8.700%
Justin Bolsen: 16.170%
Jackson Jones: 6.687%
Ryan Presler: 3.371%
Isabella Pagano: 1.188%
Rohan Kapileshwari: 2.832%
Claire Sattler: 4.788%
Rhea Sinha: 1.806%
Lucas Miner: 3.211%
Anish Maddipoti: 1.181%
Audrey Satchivi: 3.520%
Tim Cho: 5.491%
Dan Oxman: 0.286%
Eesha Sohail: 2.834%
Hannah Nekritz: 2.758%
Caleb Richmond: 2.884%
Maggie Brown: 2.528%

Today’s interviews:

Teagan has a sister filming a local trivia competition and couldn’t be at taping.
Shriya is the editor-in-chief of the Harvard International Review.
Justin was at the gym when he found out he was getting The Call to return.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score: February 23, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Justin $22,400 Shriya $11,600 Teagan $8,600)

Justin: Standard cover bet over Shriya is $801. (Actual bet: $823)

Shriya: Bet at least $10,001 to pass Justin if he is incorrect in Final. (Actual bet: $10,001)

Teagan: You don’t have a chance unless Justin overbets hugely. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $3,002)

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