Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, March 16, 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 1980s Movies) for Thursday, March 16, 2023 (Season 39, Game 134):

A writer & producer of this movie said he wanted it to be like a Western or James Bond film, “only it takes place in the ’30s”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Sarah Mathews, a middle school teacher from Loxahatchee, Florida

Andrew Brady, a leadership development consultant from Rochester, New York

Stephen Webb, a data scientist from Longmont, Colorado (7-day total: $175,282)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Stephen Webb has been very consistent: about $20,000 before Final Jeopardy, and an average of $25,000 after it. Seven wins in, will he pick up win #8? Andrew Brady and Sarah Mathews want to stop him.

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Correct response: What is Raiders of the Lost Ark?

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Fun fact about Steven Spielberg: Spielberg—after having directed Jaws, to boot—expressed an interest in directing a James Bond film, but his pitch was rejected. His good friend George Lucas told him not to worry, that he had a different project: Indiana Jones—and Raiders of the Lost Ark hit the big screen in 1981, with Harrison Ford playing the title archaeologist.

This is also a timely clue in the respect that Ke Huy Quan from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on Sunday for his role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Comic Influences; World Universities; Love, In So Many Words; Here “Ye”, Hear Ye; The Leader Before The Leader; What Kind Of Fowl Am I?)

Andrew was hardly heard from in this round—or in the game, really. Meanwhile, Stephen and Sarah had quite a battle going! Sarah held the lead after 30 clues as a result of finding the Daily Double.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Stephen 8 correct 1 incorrect
Sarah 7 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 0 correct 0 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Sarah 14 correct 1 incorrect
Stephen 14 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 0 correct 1 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: U.S. Islands; The “A”rts; Food Stuff; Letter Perfect; Scientific Laws & Theorems; A Heavenly Body In Music)

For the fourth day in a row, Stephen was left wanting for the Daily Doubles. However, he still had a very strong game. Sarah got to both of them but unfortunately failed to bet to take the lead twice, even though she had the opportunity to do so. Scores going into Final were Stephen at $22,400, Sarah at $17,600, and Andrew not making it to the Final at -$2,000.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Stephen 27 correct 3 incorrect
Sarah 22 correct 4 incorrect
Andrew 3 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).

Final Jeopardy! today was a Double Stumper—and this was the time Sarah picked for an overly aggressive bet. This means that Stephen is now an 8-time champion; he’ll go for win #9 tomorrow!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, March 16, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Stephen $22,400
Sarah $17,600
Andrew -$2,000

Tonight’s results:

Andrew -$2,000 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Sarah $17,600 – $15,000 = $2,600 (What is Bugsy Malone?)
Stephen $22,400 – $12,801 = $9,599 (What is Top Secret?) (8-day total: $184,881)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Sarah $9,000
Stephen $8,000
Andrew -$400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) LOVE, IN SO MANY WORDS $800 (clue #20)
Sarah 4600 +3000 (Stephen 4600 Andrew -400)
2) U.S. ISLANDS $800 (clue #9)
Sarah 7800 +5000 (Stephen 14000 Andrew 0)
3) A HEAVENLY BODY IN MUSIC $1600 (clue #29, $2000 left on board)
Sarah 15600 +4000 (Stephen 24400 Andrew 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 155

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Stephen 5 4 2 1 1 4 4 5 2 4
Andrew
Sarah 3 1 2 1 3 3 2 3 5 4*

DJ! Round:
Stephen 5 4 3 2 1 4† 5† 2 5 3 5 1 5 4 3 1 3
Andrew 1 2 1 1 2
Sarah 2* 3† 3 4 4 2 4*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Stephen 3.26
Sarah 2.88
Andrew 1.40

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 16 (0.12 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Stephen $22,400 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sarah $8,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Andrew -$2,000 Coryat, 3 correct, 3 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,200
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,800

Stephen Webb, career statistics:

196 correct, 25 incorrect
12/13 on rebound attempts (on 32 rebound opportunities)
42.76% in first on buzzer (195/456)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,200)
3/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,450

Andrew Brady, career statistics:

3 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$2,000

Sarah Mathews, career statistics:

22 correct, 5 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800

Stephen Webb, to win:

9 games: 72.007%
10: 51.850%
11: 37.335%
12: 26.884%
13: 19.358%
Avg. streak: 10.572 games.

Today’s interviews:

Sarah has students who are very excited for her to be on the show.
Andrew is active in the “Conscious Capitalism” movement.
Stephen has a great-grandfather who was kicked out of a church for dancing and refused to apologize.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• The maxim “Players generally underbet Daily Doubles and overbet Final Jeopardy” rings true once again—especially for Sarah. She probably should have won this game, but did not.

• Today’s box score: March 16, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Stephen $22,400 Sarah $17,600 Andrew -$2,000)

Stephen: Standard cover bet over Sarah is $12,801. (Actual bet: $12,801)

Andrew: (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)

Sarah: Bet between $4,801 and $7,999. (Actual bet: $15,000)

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