Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, March 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 Movie Theme Songs) for Thursday, March 23, 2023 (Season 39, Game 139):

Monty Norman, the composer of this character’s theme, said the staccato riff conveyed sexiness, mystery & ruthlessness

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Daisy Donohue, an actor & artist originally from St. Paul, Minnesota

Alec Chao, a management & program analyst from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Melissa Klapper, a professor from Merion Station, Pennsylvania (3-day total: $59,100)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Melissa Klapper is 3-day champion; she’s the 14th person to either win a tournament or win at least 3 games thus far in Season 39. Will she become the 10th to either win a tournament of win at least 4 games in today’s episode? I’m sure that Alec Chao and Daisy Donohue would like to become champion themselves!

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Correct response: Who is James Bond?

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Monty Norman was a British composer of the mid-20th century; he is best known today for being credited with composing the “James Bond Theme”, as well as the score of the 1962 film Dr. No, the first film in the famed series. Norman passed away at the age of 94 in 2022.

Interestingly, controversy has surrounded the role in which John Barry has played in the theme’s re-arrangement; British papers who have attempted to discount Norman’s role in the past have been successfully sued for libel.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: That’s Cold!; On The “J.V.” Squad; With A Sculpture On Top; 5-Letter Literary Characters; Post; Apoca-Lipstick)

Alec easily had the best opening round, picking up 14 correct and over $7,000. Even Melissa getting the Daily Double couldn’t pull her out of third place, and she selected first in Double Jeopardy!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Alec 9 correct 1 incorrect
Daisy 4 correct 0 incorrect
Melissa 1 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Alec 14 correct 2 incorrect
Daisy 6 correct 1 incorrect
Melissa 7 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Names; Science; Pulitzer Prizes; Tv Show Lingo; Foreign Words & Phrases; The Lincoln Highway)

Melissa certainly had her chances at win #4 in this round—Alec’s four incorrect responses left him vulnerable. However, Melissa did miss both Daily Doubles in the round for $4,000 apiece, leaving Alec with a runaway game going into Final! Scores going into Final were Alec at $15,200, Melissa at $6,800, and Daisy at $4,600.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Alec 26 correct 6 incorrect
Melissa 17 correct 5 incorrect
Daisy 7 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).

Alec was the only player correct in Final—he’s your new champion! He’ll come back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s Game Stats:

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

Scores going into Final:

Alec $15,200
Melissa $6,800
Daisy $4,600

Tonight’s results:

Daisy $4,600 – $2,500 = $2,100 (Who is Dar The)
Melissa $6,800 – $5,000 = $1,800 (Who is Lara?)
Alec $15,200 + $305 = $15,505 (Who is Bond?) (1-day total: $15,505)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Alec $7,200
Daisy $3,400
Melissa $3,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) WITH A SCULPTURE ON TOP $800 (clue #23)
Melissa 1400 +1000 (Alec 4800 Daisy 3600)
2) FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1600 (clue #19)
Melissa 9600 -4000 (Alec 12800 Daisy 4600)
3) SCIENCE $2000 (clue #22, $8400 left on board)
Melissa 6400 -4000 (Alec 14000 Daisy 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -33

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Melissa 3 4 4 5 4*
Alec 4 1 3 2 3 5 3 5 1 4
Daisy 2 1 5 1 2 5 2 2

DJ! Round:
Melissa 3 4 5 2 1 3 4 5 5 4* 5† 5*
Alec 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 2
Daisy 4 2

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Alec 2.67
Daisy 2.60
Melissa 3.88

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:

Alec $15,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 6 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Daisy $4,600 Coryat, 7 correct, 1 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Melissa $14,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600

Melissa Klapper, career statistics:

75 correct, 12 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
30.26% in first on buzzer (69/228)
4/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,500)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,400

Alec Chao, career statistics:

27 correct, 6 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200

Daisy Donohue, career statistics:

7 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600

Alec Chao, to win:

2 games: 49.970%
3: 24.970%
4: 12.478%
5: 6.235%
6: 3.116%
Avg. streak: 1.999 games.

Today’s interviews:

Daisy held some odd jobs in college: zookeeper and gentleman’s club bouncer.
Alec was asked to DJ in Miami—in a torrential downpour.
Melissa taught cardio kickboxing as a side hustle.

Andy’s Thoughts:

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Alec $15,200 Melissa $6,800 Daisy $4,600)

Melissa: Standard cover bet over Daisy is $2,401. (Actual bet: $5,000)

Alec: Limit your bet to $1,599. (Actual bet: $305)

Daisy: Limit your bet to $199. (Actual bet: $2,500)

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