Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, January 31, 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 U.S. State Names) for Tuesday, January 31, 2023 (Season 39, Game 102):

5 U.S. states have 6-letter names; only these 2 west of the Mississippi River border each other

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Liz Mendoza, a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona

Soren Bliefnick, a business intelligence analyst from Los Angeles, California

Jake DeArruda, a delivery dispatcher originally from Ludlow, Vermont (2-day total: $47,994)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Jake DeArruda is now a 2-game champion with nearly $50,000 in winnings; your challengers today are Soren Bliefnick and Liz Mendoza.

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Correct response: What are Oregon & Nevada?

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Interestingly, all five of the states with 6-letter names—Alaska, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, and Oregon—are situated west of the Mississippi. I still like the clue, though, as it keeps you from heading down a wild goose chase on the country’s eastern half. I’d be impressed with any contestant who can come up with a correct response to this in 30 seconds. Oregon does border Nevada to its southeast.

I’d like to reiterate something that I’ve said in the past regarding Final Jeopardy! difficulty, in light of recent comments that Michael Davies has made where he has said that he dislikes Triple Stumper Final Jeopardy! clues. I think that Triple Stumpers Final Jeopardy! clues (and triple-get Finals) are important for strategic purposes. In order to keep contestants both betting aggressively and playing strategically, there needs to be a chance that Final Jeopardy! could be either very hard or very easy. And while it feels disappointing in the context of a single episode, it evens out over the course of a season and is generally important for overall gameplay.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: “In” The Right Place; Sci-Fi & Fantasy; Ad Verbs & Taglines; Get Stuffed!; The Silent & Not-Silent Letter; Jason Concepcion)

Jake started the game off very well, running the Jason Concepcion category, and then immediately doubling those winnings on the Daily Double! However, both challengers had a better time over the next 24 clues, and Jake still had that $6,000 at the end of 30.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jake 8 correct 0 incorrect
Soren 5 correct 0 incorrect
Liz 0 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Jake 10 correct 2 incorrect
Soren 9 correct 1 incorrect
Liz 7 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historical Fiction; Medical Folks; A Capital Offensive; Head Gear; They Wrote The Movie; 3-Letter Palindromes)

Jake got to the second Daily Double and extended his lead; Liz got the third, and unfortunately for her, the correct response came to her too late. She did battle back to stick around for Final, though. Meanwhile, Jake did enough to ensure the game was a runaway! Scores going into Final were Jake at $21,000, Soren at $8,800, and Liz at $200.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jake 21 correct 3 incorrect
Soren 15 correct 3 incorrect
Liz 14 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 14 (0 today).

Final Jeopardy! today was a Triple Stumper; Jake is now a 3-day champion!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Jake $21,000
Soren $8,800
Liz $200

Tonight’s results:

Liz $200 – $200 = $0 (What Kansas +)
Soren $8,800 – $200 = $8,600 (What are Oregon and ?)
Jake $21,000 – $333 = $20,667 (What are Kansas +) (3-day total: $68,661)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Jake $6,000
Soren $5,200
Liz $2,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) “IN” THE RIGHT PLACE $1000 (clue #6)
Jake 3000 +3000 (Soren 0 Liz 0)
2) HISTORICAL FICTION $1600 (clue #6)
Jake 10400 +4600 (Soren 7600 Liz 2400)
3) MEDICAL FOLKS $1600 (clue #9, $24000 left on board)
Liz 3600 -3000 (Jake 15800 Soren 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 61

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jake 5 4 3 2 1 5*
Soren
Liz

DJ! Round:
Jake 4 3 4* 2 3
Soren 3 5
Liz 2 4*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jake 3.27
Soren 4.00
Liz 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 14 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Jake $16,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Soren $8,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Liz $3,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,000
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,000

Jake DeArruda, career statistics:

71 correct, 13 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
42.69% in first on buzzer (73/171)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $23,600)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,867

Soren Bliefnick, career statistics:

15 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800

Liz Mendoza, career statistics:

14 correct, 6 incorrect
1/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,200

Jake DeArruda, to win:

4 games: 78.651%
5: 61.860%
6: 48.653%
7: 38.266%
8: 30.097%
Avg. streak: 6.684 games.

Today’s interviews:

Liz saw George Takei in McDonald’s and accidentally said she liked him in “Star Wars”.
Soren has a mother who founded an all-female bluegrass band.
Jake went to high school in Ludlow, Vermont.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I’m disappointed at the fact that all three players made bets in Final Jeopardy; they might as well have bet $0 and made history.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jake $21,000 Soren $8,800 Liz $200)

Jake: Limit your bet to $3,399. (Actual bet: $333)

Soren: Limit your bet to $8,399. (Actual bet: $200)

Liz: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $200)

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