Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, June 13, 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 Actors) for Tuesday, June 13, 2023 (Season 39, Game 197):

He starred in the 2 films whose soundtracks were the top 2 bestselling albums of 1978

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Laura Blyler Scanland, a nonprofit fundraiser from Newport News, Virginia

Joe Siebert, a graduate student in physics from San Diego, California

Suresh Krishnan, a networking engineer from Suwanee, Georgia (5-day total: $82,194)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Suresh Krishnan knows how to win, and he’s now done that five consecutive times on Jeopardy!. Today, Joe Siebert and Laura Blyler Scanland try to stop him from winning game number 6.

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Correct response: Who is John Travolta?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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According to the December 23, 1978 issue of Billboard magazine (p. 84), the top two Pop Albums of 1978 (the magazine’s year-end chart) were the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever at #1 and the soundtrack to Grease at #2. Both of those films very famously starred John Travolta.

The remainder of the Top 10: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours at #3, Billy Joel’s The Stranger at #4. Steely Dan’s Aja at #5, Chuck Mangione’s Feels So Good at #6, Styx’s The Grand Illusion at #7, Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams at #8, Kansas’s Point of Know Return at #9, and Eric Clapton’s Slowhand at #10 (Amazingly, Billboard made a typographical error, spelling Clapton’s name as “Claption”.)

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Dadjectives; Flowers; The Year Of The Horse; Let’s Check Your Family History; Accessories; After The Fact)

Our challengers got off to a slow start, but they were both back in the black by the interviews. Suresh had a good spell after the interviews to hold the lead at the second commercial in spite of Joe finding the Daily Double.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Suresh 6 correct 0 incorrect
Joe 4 correct 1 incorrect
Laura 2 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Laura got to ghostwrite for Tom Hanks as a fundraiser.
Joe is focusing on astrophysics and cosmology.
Suresh likes to cut his travel close at the airport.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Suresh 9 correct 0 incorrect
Joe 7 correct 2 incorrect
Laura 3 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Suresh $5,000
Joe $3,200
Laura $200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Deep Books; Presidential Campaign Slogans; Silent K Words; 4-Letter World Cities; Crop To It; Stand-Up Specials)

Both challengers got to Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy, but they were both incorrect. As it was, Suresh held the lead going into Final Jeopardy.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Suresh 20 correct 2 incorrect
Joe 16 correct 5 incorrect
Laura 5 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 34 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Suresh $11,800
Joe $7,200
Laura $600

Laura and Suresh were correct in Final—Suresh is now a 6-day champion!

Tonight’s results:

Laura $600 + $599 = $1,199 (Who is John Travolta Bacon)
Joe $7,200 – $6,000 = $1,200 (Who is Harrison Ford?)
Suresh $11,800 + $2,601 = $14,401 (Who is Travolta?) (6-day total: $96,595)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) FLOWERS $600 (clue #25)
Joe 1600 +1600 (Suresh 4000 Laura 1000)
2) 4-LETTER WORLD CITIES $1600 (clue #4)
Joe 4400 -2000 (Suresh 6200 Laura 200)
3) SILENT K WORDS $2000 (clue #10, $24000 left on board)
Laura 2600 -2000 (Suresh 8600 Joe 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -22

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Suresh 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 1 4
Joe 1 2 3 4 2 5 2 3*
Laura 1 1 1 2 3

DJ! Round:
Suresh 2 3 1 2
Joe 4* 5† 4
Laura 1 3 5*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Suresh 2.81
Joe 3.18
Laura 2.13

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 34 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Suresh $11,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Joe $8,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Laura $2,600 Coryat, 5 correct, 4 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $22,600
Lach Trash: $17,800 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,600

Player Statistics:

Suresh Krishnan, career statistics:

104 correct, 16 incorrect
12/16 on rebound attempts (on 37 rebound opportunities)
27.30% in first on buzzer (92/337)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,195)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,733

Joe Siebert, career statistics:

16 correct, 6 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,200

Laura Blyler Scanland, career statistics:

6 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,600

Suresh Krishnan, to win:

7 games: 35.450%
8: 12.567%
9: 4.455%
10: 1.579%
11: 0.560%
Avg. streak: 6.549 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• A reminder that the judges can see the Final Jeopardy! responses being written as they’re being written; thus, they would have seen Laura write all of the letters of “John Travolta”, regardless of its eventual legibility.
• I thought it was interesting that Suresh took the chance on the final $2,000 clue; while he risked the lead if incorrect, it also significantly improved his Final Jeopardy! position, giving him a “crush” game.

• Today’s box score: June 13, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Suresh $11,800 Joe $7,200 Laura $600)

Suresh: Standard cover bet over Joe is $2,601. (Actual bet: $2,601)

Joe: Bet between $2,001 and $6,000 to have the best chance of winning. (Actual bet: $6,000)

Laura: Bet whatever you like; however, I’d recommend leaving at least $1 back, just in case Joe goes all in. (Actual bet: $599)

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