Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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 Nicknames) for Tuesday, March 22, 2022 (Season 38, Game 137):

Napoleon’s troops gave him this nickname not to mock him but for showing the courage of an infantryman in battle

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Caitlin Gillooly, an e-commerce professional from Boston, Massachusetts

Mihir Nene, an engineer from Rochester, New York

Margaret Chipowsky, an attorney from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (1-day total: $18,800)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Margaret Chipowsky won yesterday’s game after being the only player to get Final Jeopardy! correct. Circling back to yesterday’s game, I would like to talk about something. It is 100% inappropriate behaviour to mock a contestant’s response in Final Jeopardy. Doing so actively makes gameplay worse, as many contestants have actually said they regret not leaving their response blank after being mocked online for it, when leaving their response blank is actually the worst possible choice. Fans need to realize that saying something is always better than saying nothing. Multiple contestants have also said that they just blanked on a question and just put something down, in order to ensure their response wasn’t blank. If anyone thinks they can do better, they’re invited to take the contestant test. It’s available anytime.

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Correct response: What is “The Little Corporal”?

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According to PBS’ Napoleon at War, Napoleon got his famous nickname, “The Little Corporal” due to his actions at the Battle of Lodi on May 10, 1796. The French army, at Napoleon’s command, defeated the Austrian army, who were forced to retreat. The victory caused Napoleon to earn the respect of his troops (Napoleon had come out covered in gunsmoke) and they nicknamed him “The Little Corporal”. The battle also gave Napoleon further confidence to believe that he was destined for greatness—within a year, the Austrians were suing for peace with Napoleon.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round categories: 1860s America; “G” as in Geography; Investing; Ice Cream Flavors?; Football & Football; A Word to the Wise

A strong first half of Single Jeopardy that saw zero Triple Stumpers or incorrect responses was punctuated by Margaret scoring $2000 on the game’s first Daily Double. The strong play continued after the break, with only 2 Triple Stumpers and 1 incorrect response. On the way out of the round, Ken misspoke by declaring that Caitlin was going to select first in Double, in spite of Mihir having the podium closest to the host.

Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Recent Bios of Writers; Scientific Intials; Those Darn Etruscans; National Historic Trails; Characters Named Alex; Silent Letter Starters

Ken’s error wasn’t corrected, meaning the wrong player selected first in Double Jeopardy. Thankfully, Mihir got the first clue and took control. (Ball don’t lie.) It took a few clues for the Daily Doubles to come out; Margaret picked the first one for $3,000, and Mihir dropped $2,500 on the final Daily Double. Meanwhile, Margaret’s buzzer went nearly cold over the final 12 clues, with Margaret only picking up one $400 on the way to the finish. Caitlin and Mihir had some strong gets to make for some very strong scores going into Final.

Going into Final, Margaret had a strong $20,600, to Caitlin’s $15,400 and Mihir’s $12,500.

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:
Margaret $20,600
Caitlin $15,400
Mihir $12,500

Tonight’s results:
Mihir $12,500 + $12,499 = $24,999 (What is the little corporal?) (1-day total: $24,999)
Caitlin $15,400 – $15,400 = $0 (What is the brave little soldier?)
Margaret $20,600 – $10,300 = $10,300 (What was little general)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Margaret $7,200
Caitlin $4,600
Mihir $4,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) 1860s AMERICA $1000 (clue #15)
Margaret 2800 +2000 (Mihir 2800 Caitlin 2400)
2) RECENT BIOS OF WRITERS $800 (clue #14)
Margaret 13600 +3000 (Mihir 7400 Caitlin 10200)
3) SILENT LETTER STARTERS $1600 (clue #22, $10400 left on board)
Mihir 9800 -2500 (Margaret 20200 Caitlin 11800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 68

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 48 (0.35 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Mihir $15,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Margaret $17,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Caitlin $15,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $47,800
Lach Trash: $2,600 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600

Margaret Chipowsky, career statistics:
36 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600

Mihir Nene, career statistics:
17 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000

Caitlin Gillooly, career statistics:
20 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400

Mihir Nene, to win:
2 games: 40.705%
3: 16.569%
4: 6.745%
5: 2.745%
6: 1.118%
Avg. streak: 1.686 games.

Today’s interviews:
Caitlin reprimanded Sen. Ted Kennedy when she was very young.
Mihir shares a birthday with Alex Trebek.
Margaret lost her Zoom connection midway through her audition, but was given a re-do.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• If the host does give control to the wrong player, contestants are instructed to play through it. It does happen occasionally.
• Link to the box score: March 22, 2022 Box Score

Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:

Margaret: Standard cover bet today is $10,201.

Mihir: You should really consider limiting your bet to $2,099, staying ahead of Margaret.

Caitlin: You can’t both cover Mihir and win a Double Stumper with Margaret. Depending on how you feel about the category, bet at least $9,601 (covering Mihir), or no more than $4,999 (winning a Double Stumper with Margaret).

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