Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, June 27, 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 19th Century Literature) for Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (Season 39, Game 207):

In 1896 new spider species were named for a wolf, a panther & a snake from a work published 2 years earlier by this man

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Chris Ban, an oral & facial surgeon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Erin Gold, a teacher from Aurora, Colorado

Donna Matturri, a librarian from Columbus, Ohio (2-day total: $40,200)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

On this Tuesday, Donna Matturri returns as a 2-day champion to face Denver-area Erin Gold and Pittsburgh’s Chris Ban. One thing that our challengers should keep an eye out for today, especially in Final Jeopardy!: Donna didn’t bet enough to cover yesterday. This would mean that the standard strategy for the trailing player should then become an almost-automatic all-in bet, in order to force a cover bet out of Donna in this game.

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Correct response: Who is Rudyard Kipling?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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In 1896, George and Elizabeth Peckham named several new genera of spiders; among their choices for names were characters from Rudyard Kipling’s famous 1894 work The Jungle Book: Akela the wolf, Bagheera the black panther, Nagaina the cobra, and Messua (one of the characters who adopts Mowgli.)

To me, this seems like a straightforward Final in which Rudyard Kipling will probably be the “default” response; though I could definitely see other responses from a player who unfortunately overthinks the clue.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Some Thoughts On The Book; Only Fans; Australian Universities; What Are You Made Of?; Starts With “Z”; It Came From New Jersey)

Of our two challengers, Erin got off to the better start on the signaling device; however, a rebounded $1,000 neg just before the break gave Donna the lead after 15 clues. The back half of the round saw Donna get the Daily Double, but Erin get enough clues to jump into the lead after 30!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Donna 5 correct 0 incorrect
Erin 5 correct 1 incorrect
Chris 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Chris wants to have a boathouse at his alma mater named after his late brother, who passed last year.
Erin was recently married by The Sphinx in Salt Lake City.
Donna became a librarian because of a clothes-shopping trip.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Erin 11 correct 1 incorrect
Donna 9 correct 2 incorrect
Chris 5 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Erin $6,000
Donna $5,200
Chris -$600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Country, Please; War Films; Banking “A” “B” “C”s; Word Origins; 2001; A Space Odyssey)

Double Jeopardy! saw a number of incorrect responses, especially on the higher-valued clues, keep the scores down. Chris rebounded well, though, finding the first Daily Double. Erin missed the second. By the end of the round, just $800 separated first from third!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Donna 16 correct 6 incorrect
Chris 13 correct 3 incorrect
Erin 17 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 34 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Donna $8,400
Chris $8,000
Erin $7,600

Chris was the only player correct in Final—that makes him the champion! He’ll be back tomorrow.

Tonight’s results:

Erin $7,600 – $2,000 = $5,600 (Who is Robert Louis Steveson?)
Chris $8,000 + $5,000 = $13,000 (Who is Rudyard Kipling?) (1-day total: $13,000)
Donna $8,400 – $6,000 = $2,400 (Who is Verne?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) STARTS WITH “Z” $1000 (clue #20)
Donna 4800 +1000 (Erin 1800 Chris 200)
2) WAR FILMS $1600 (clue #7)
Chris 1800 +1800 (Donna 6400 Erin 7200)
3) BANKING “A” “B” “C”s $1600 (clue #24, $8000 left on board)
Erin 10400 -2000 (Donna 8800 Chris 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 92

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Donna 1 3 3 1 4 5 1 4 5*
Erin 2 4 5 1 4 5 3
Chris 2 2 2 3

DJ! Round:
Donna 3 1 2 1 3
Erin 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 2 5 4*
Chris 1 2 1 4* 5† 1 3 2 4

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Chris 2.46
Erin 3.59
Donna 2.64

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 34 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Chris $7,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Erin $9,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Donna $8,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 6 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,800
Lach Trash: $15,800 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,400

Player Statistics:

Donna Matturri, career statistics:

53 correct, 11 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
33.92% in first on buzzer (58/171)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200

Erin Gold, career statistics:

17 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600

Chris Ban, career statistics:

14 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,800

Chris Ban, to win:

2 games: 29.958%
3: 8.975%
4: 2.689%
5: 0.806%
6: 0.241%
Avg. streak: 1.428 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• With all due respect, Chris cost his donation fund at least $2,200, if not $3,000, by not making a more strategic bet for this situation.

• Today’s box score: June 27, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Donna $8,400 Chris $8,000 Erin $7,600)

Donna: Standard cover bet over Chris is $7,601. Because of the evenly spaced scores, don’t go above this. (Actual bet: $6,000)

Erin: Limit your bet to $6,799, because it’s important to stay ahead of Chris and Donna if they’re incorrect. However, I would also bet that full $6,799, just in case Donna doesn’t cover. (Actual bet: $2,000)

Chris: With the evenly spaced scores, I’d normally say “make the cover bet” of $7,201. However, Donna didn’t cover yesterday. Go all in. (Actual bet: $5,000)

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