Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, January 3, 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 Foreign-Born Authors) for Tuesday, January 3, 2023 (Season 39, Game 82):

Early in her career she translated romance novels into Spanish, often changing the dialogue to make the heroines smarter

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Lloyd Sy, a graduate student in literature originally from Rockford, Illinois

Claire Theoret, a high school registrar from Essex, Vermont

Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (13-day total: $386,400)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Ray Lalonde—buoyed by a stellar record in Final Jeopardy, getting nine in a row—is now a 13-day champion, with his winnings nearing the US$400,000 mark. (At today’s exchange rates, Ray’s total would be somewhere in the neighborhood of CAD$526,700, just over halfway to a house in Toronto.) He’s survived a few scares so far; will he continue his winning ways, or will Claire Theoret or Lloyd Sy play giant killer today?

I’ve seen a few people starting to worry online about the fact that there have only been 4 players who have won 4 or more games thus far. However, we are only between 25-30% of the way through Season 39’s regular-play games—there’s still plenty of time for us to see more worthy champions this season. (Yes, I realize this is a point against one of the predictions I made yesterday, but I digress.)

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Correct response: Who is Isabel Allende?

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Famous Chilean author Isabel Allende (her father’s cousin was Chilean president Salvador Allende; Salvador Allende was overthrown by a U.S.-backed coup that installed a military dictatorship overseen by Augusto Pinochet), at the very start of her career, translated Barbara Cartland into Spanish. However, Allende found the stories too formulaic and boring. Initially, she began changing the dialogue to make the female characters sound better; however, she began changing the endings. When the publisher caught wind of these unauthorized changes to works, Allende was fired. During her exile in Venezuela, she began writing her own stories, beginning with 1982’s The House of the Spirits.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Fiction’s Fictional Places; American Art & Artists; Orgs. For Short; Romantic Movie Lines; Here’sS Looking At “U”; Kid Cuisine)

Today’s game started off very evenly matched, with all three players within $600 at the first break. Lloyd found the Daily Double and made a rare house minimum $5 bet, keeping it out of Ray’s hands, but Ray led after 30 clues.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Lloyd 5 correct 1 incorrect
Claire 3 correct 0 incorrect
Ray 4 correct 2 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ray 10 correct 2 incorrect
Lloyd 9 correct 2 incorrect
Claire 6 correct 0 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The Good, Old, U.S. Of A.; Science News; Pop Music-Pourri; l’Histoire De France; Fun With 21; Same First & Last Letter)

Ray wasn’t quite as on his game in Double Jeopardy, picking up 4 incorrect responses, including a Daily Double. He made a valiant attempt on clue #30 for the lead, but his incorrect guess put him a shade behind Lloyd. Scores going into Final were Lloyd with a slim lead at $12,490, Ray at $12,000, and Claire at $11,200.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Lloyd 14 correct 3 incorrect
Ray 22 correct 6 incorrect
Claire 14 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

All three players got Final today, which means Lloyd is a giant killer! He’s the new champion and returns to defend tomorrow!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Lloyd $12,490
Ray $12,000
Claire $11,200

Tonight’s results:

Claire $11,200 + $11,200 = $22,400 (Who is Isabel Allende?)
Ray $12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000 (Who is Allende?)
Lloyd $12,490 + $12,000 = $24,490 (Who is Isabel Allende?) (1-day total: $24,490)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ray $5,000
Lloyd $4,595
Claire $3,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) KID CUISINE $800 (clue #22)
Lloyd 3600 -5 (Ray 3600 Claire 2800)
2) L’HISTOIRE DE FRANCE $1600 (clue #4)
Lloyd 5795 +3095 (Ray 6600 Claire 5200)
3) SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $2000 (clue #14, $16400 left on board)
Ray 11400 -3000 (Claire 9600 Lloyd 10490)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 27

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ray 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 1
Claire 4 3 2 1
Lloyd 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 4*

DJ! Round:
Ray 5 4 5† 2† 5*
Claire 4 3 3† 1† 5 2
Lloyd 4* 3 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Lloyd 3.46
Ray 3.62
Claire 2.80

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Lloyd $11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ray $15,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 6 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Claire $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600

Ray Lalonde, career statistics:

354 correct, 43 incorrect
25/28 on rebound attempts (on 49 rebound opportunities)
41.98% in first on buzzer (335/798)
16/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $36,800)
12/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,957

Claire Theoret, career statistics:

15 correct, 1 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200

Lloyd Sy, career statistics:

15 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,090)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000

Lloyd Sy, to win:

2 games: 41.880%
3: 17.540%
4: 7.346%
5: 3.076%
6: 1.288%
Avg. streak: 1.721 games.

Today’s interviews:

Lloyd folded 1,000 cranes as part of a promposal.
Claire met Green Day at a radio station—at the age of six months.
Ray is a two-time skydiver.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• At 354, Ray moves into 22nd all time in terms of correct responses given on the show.
• I’m glad everyone who went for the first name spelled “Isabel” properly; I would not have wanted to chance the judges on “Isobel” after Berry vs. Barry Gordy.
• It was a little bit disappointing to see all of the obeluses and 1s on my “Clue Selection by Row” chart.

• Today’s box score: January 3, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Lloyd $12,490 Ray $12,000 Claire $11,200)

Ray: Standard cover bet over Claire is $10,401. (Actual bet: $12,000)

Claire: Cap your bet at $9,599 to win a potential Triple Stumper.(Actual bet: $11,200)

Lloyd: Standard cover bet over Ray is $11,511. (Actual bet: $12,000)

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