Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, February 7, 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 Word Origins) for Tuesday, February 7, 2023 (Season 39, Game 107):

This Sanskrit word referring to a spoken word or phrase comes from a word for “to think”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Greg Snyder, a call center manager from Las Vegas, Nevada

Carolyn Shivers, an associate professor from Grand Island, New York

Matthew Marcus, a software developer from Portland, Oregon (3-day total: $87,400)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Matthew Marcus is a 3-day champion, winnings $87,400; he needs to keep winning in order to solidify a spot in this fall’s Tournament of Champions. Today, Carolyn Shivers and Greg Snyder hope to stop him.

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Correct response: What is mantra?

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The word “mantra”, derived from the root “man-” in Sanskrit, for “to think”, is generally used to refer to words that are said to have religious, magical, or spiritual powers in many world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The most famous example of a mantra is Hinduism’s “Om”.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Which War?; Nuts To You!; Also An NFL Team; Whoa, “O”!; We’re Halfway There; Livin’ On A Prairie)

Everyone played well in the opening segment, with all three players getting 5 correct! Carolyn held a $600 lead after 15 clues. The second half of the round saw the perfect game continue—all 30 clues were responded to correctly, with no incorrect. The only hiccup was Carolyn’s fearful wager on the Daily Double, which kept things very close after 30.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Carolyn 5 correct 0 incorrect
Greg 5 correct 0 incorrect
Matthew 5 correct 0 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Carolyn 11 correct 0 incorrect
Matthew 9 correct 0 incorrect
Greg 10 correct 0 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Literary Title Characters; The 20th Century By Country; Science & Technology; Role: Model; Holidays Around The Globe; Words With Diphthongs)

Greg got to both Daily Doubles in this round; unfortunately, he missed the last one to fall into a tie for the lead with Matthew. Matthew played very strongly from there, enough to clear the two-thirds mark going into Final! Scores going into Final were Matthew at $19,800, Greg at $13,000, and Carolyn at $10,800.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Matthew 18 correct 1 incorrect
Greg 20 correct 3 incorrect
Carolyn 19 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 15 (0 today).

Carolyn and Matthew were correct in Final—but Greg’s response certainly will give him points at home for life! Thus, Matthew’s overbet in Final ends up being moot; he is a 4-day champion!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Matthew $19,800
Greg $13,000
Carolyn $10,800

Tonight’s results:

Carolyn $10,800 + $9,001 = $19,801 (What is mantra?)
Greg $13,000 – $13,000 = $0 (What is my lovely wife?)
Matthew $19,800 + $7,000 = $26,800 (What is a mantra) (4-day total: $114,200)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Carolyn $7,200
Matthew $5,400
Greg $5,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) LIVIN’ ON A PRAIRIE $1000 (clue #25)
Carolyn 6000 +800 (Matthew 5200 Greg 4600)
2) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY $1200 (clue #7)
Greg 8800 +5000 (Matthew 10200 Carolyn 6400)
3) HOLIDAYS AROUND THE GLOBE $1200 (clue #15, $15200 left on board)
Greg 16200 -4000 (Matthew 12200 Carolyn 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 45

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Matthew 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 1 2
Carolyn 5 4 2 2 5 4 2 5*
Greg 1 4 5 5 4 4 3 5

DJ! Round:
Matthew 3 3 2 4
Carolyn 3 4 2
Greg 5 4 4 3* 5 2 5 3*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Matthew 2.77
Carolyn 3.45
Greg 3.88

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 15 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Matthew $19,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Carolyn $11,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Greg $13,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,000
Lach Trash: $2,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200

Matthew Marcus, career statistics:

99 correct, 9 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
42.29% in first on buzzer (96/227)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,550

Carolyn Shivers, career statistics:

20 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000

Greg Snyder, career statistics:

20 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200

Matthew Marcus, to win:

6 games: 74.586%
7: 55.630%
8: 41.492%
9: 30.947%
10: 23.082%
Avg. streak: 7.935 games.

Today’s interviews:

Greg won a Pontiac on The Price is Right 15 years ago.
Carolyn has 13 nieces and nephews.
Matthew named his daughter after Magdalen College in Oxford.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Matthew $19,800 Greg $13,000 Carolyn $10,800)

Matthew: Standard cover bet over Greg is $6,201. Whatever you do, do not bet more than $6,799. (Actual bet: $7,000)

Carolyn: Betting between $2,801 and $6,399 gives you the best chance of taking second if Greg is incorrect, plus will give you a win on a single-get Final. (Actual bet: $9,001)

Greg: Standard cover bet over Carolyn is $8,601. (Actual bet: $13,000)

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