Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, June 6, 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 Historic Organizations) for Tuesday, June 6, 2023 (Season 39, Game 192):

A senator called the 1949 pact that formed this a “fraternity of peace” that “makes the obligation plain …for us & others”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Deborah Claymon, a writer from St. Helena, California

Suresh Krishnan, a networking engineer from Suwanee, Georgia

Jared Watson, a quality control specialist from Greenville, Texas (3-day total: $56,202)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Jared Watson is your 3-day defending champion on Jeopardy!; he picked up his first runaway in last night’s victory. Today, he goes for win #4 against Suresh Krishnan and Deborah Clayton!

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Correct response: What is NATO?

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Oh, cool—another acronym! NATO—which stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization—was an expansion of a Western European defense union known as the Western Union. The initial 12 countries in NATO were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The “fraternity of peace” statements were made by Senator Arthur Vandenberg (R-Mich.) in forging bipartisan support for Truman’s foreign policy initiatives; one other famed Vandenberg quote is “politics stops at the water’s edge”.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: 21St Century Stuff; Quotable Notables; Which Cabinet Department?; Waterfowl-Pourri; Riaa Top-Selling Artists; S-Less, Chaps)

Jared got off to a rocket start, but his score fell back after he dropped $4,000 on a Daily Double at about the two-thirds point in the round.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jared 9 correct 0 incorrect
Suresh 6 correct 0 incorrect
Deborah 0 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Deborah met her husband when teaching water skiing.
Suresh flies around collecting airline miles
Jared has a Les Paul guitar as a treasured possession.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Jared 14 correct 1 incorrect
Suresh 8 correct 2 incorrect
Deborah 3 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Jared $3,800
Suresh $3,000
Deborah $1,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Nonfiction Tv; Strait Up; Books & Authors; It Comes In “Wave”S; This & That; You Must Be 12 Letters Long Or More To Enter)

In a round that had many “didn’t remember the constraints of the category” mistakes from our players, Jared lost $3,000 more on the second Daily Double, while Suresh got the last one correct to ensure Jared didn’t have a runaway going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jared 28 correct 4 incorrect
Suresh 14 correct 4 incorrect
Deborah 5 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 31 (1 today).

Scores going into Final:

Jared $12,800
Suresh $7,600
Deborah $600

This time, Jared not having a runaway was crucial, as he missed Final Jeopardy; Suresh and Deborah getting it correct means that we have a new champion in Suresh! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s results:

Deborah $600 + $599 = $1,199 (What is NATO? It was fun!)
Suresh $7,600 + $3,000 = $10,600 (What is NATO?) (1-day total: $10,600)
Jared $12,800 – $2,401 = $10,399 (What is the United Nations?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) 21st CENTURY STUFF $600 (clue #21)
Jared 6800 -4000 (Suresh 3800 Deborah 400)
2) STRAIT UP $1200 (clue #6)
Jared 9800 -3000 (Suresh 3000 Deborah 1400)
3) YOU MUST BE 12 LETTERS LONG OR MORE TO ENTER $1600 (clue #17, $11600 left on board)
Suresh 5400 +2600 (Jared 12000 Deborah 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -41

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jared 3 4 1 3 4 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 3*
Suresh 5 2 1 2 5 1 2
Deborah 1

DJ! Round:
Jared 3 4 5 2 3* 3 4 5 4 5 3 5 3
Suresh 4 4*
Deborah 1 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Suresh 2.89
Jared 3.58
Deborah 1.67

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: NONFICTION TV $400
Total Left On Board: $400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 31 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Suresh $6,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer (14/56), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Jared $19,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 4 incorrect, 50.00% in first on buzzer (28/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Deborah $600 Coryat, 5 correct, 5 incorrect, 16.07% in first on buzzer (9/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,000
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,400

Player Statistics:

Jared Watson, career statistics:

101 correct, 16 incorrect
7/10 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
40.97% in first on buzzer (93/227)
5/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,700

Suresh Krishnan, career statistics:

15 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
25.00% in first on buzzer (14/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,600

Deborah Claymon, career statistics:

6 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
16.07% in first on buzzer (9/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $600

Suresh Krishnan, to win:

2 games: 29.060%
3: 8.445%
4: 2.454%
5: 0.713%
6: 0.207%
Avg. streak: 1.410 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score: June 6, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jared $12,800 Suresh $7,600 Deborah $600)

Jared: Standard cover bet over Suresh is $2,401. (Actual bet: $2,401)

Suresh: Make sure you bet at least $2,801 to have any chance at winning. Keep your bet under $6,399, though, to guarantee second place. (Actual bet: $3,000)

Deborah: Bet whatever you like—though I’d suggest not going all-in, just in case Suresh does. (Actual bet: $599)

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