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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300
To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The 1500s) for Tuesday, October 3, 2023 (Season 40, Game 17):
In the early 1500s he produced a codex in words & pictures on the flight of birds, one of many subjects that interested him
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Greg Marrero, a school administrator from Huntington Beach, California
Katrina Hill, a program officer from Alexandria, Virginia
Lawrence Long, a nursing student & stay-at-home uncle from East Bend, North Carolina
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
On yesterday’s show, Dane Reighard qualified for the semifinals after a Triple Stumper Final Jeopardy clue. Lawrence Long, Katrina Hill, and Greg Marrero return today to the Alex Trebek Stage. Lawrence went viral during his initial appearances, thanks to being introduced as a stay-at-home uncle. In my preview this weekend, I mentioned that this is a game where anything could happen, especially because the strength of her opposition may cloud Katrina’s stats and skill level—she lost in her first title defense to 5-time champion Luigi de Guzman.
One thing to keep in mind this week, especially if you’re in Chicago, but this also could be the case in some other Central Time Zone markets if your local Jeopardy! station is an ABC affiliate: ABC coverage of MLB playoffs is happening today, tomorrow and Thursday, and will very likely preempt Jeopardy!; I hope the new MLB pitch clock rules mean that it would take significant extra innings for the game to run long enough to preempt the show in the Eastern time zone.
Also, in news from the world of Jeopardy!—congratulations to Amy Schneider, whose first book, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life, releases today. You can find my review of the book here.
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Correct response: Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
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Leonardo da Vinci produced Codex on the Flight of Birds in 1505–1506 as part of his interest in human mechanical flight. This contained more than 35,000 words and 500 pictures and sketches of the flight of birds and potential prototypes of flying machines. While the work introduced concepts that would turn into viable human flight, the Wright Brothers took nearly four centuries to successfully fly a plane.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 3, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: This Is My Country; Name: The Classic Song; Hey, Lad-“E”; Southern California Attractions; Food For Thought; 2 Vowels, One Consonant)
In a round which started with an amusing number of video clues in a row, Lawrence found the Daily Double early, and while Greg led after 15 clues, Lawrence picked up 7 correct in the second half of the round to hold a good-sized lead after 30.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Greg 6 correct 0 incorrect
Lawrence 5 correct 2 incorrect
Katrina 3 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Greg is continuing his solo travels, where he got to see Machu Picchu.
Katrina has recruited Luigi de Guzman for her pub quiz team.
Lawrence is in the middle of moving to Seattle for a year of nursing school.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Lawrence 12 correct 2 incorrect
Greg 8 correct 0 incorrect
Katrina 9 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lawrence $7,800
Greg $4,600
Katrina $4,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literary Biography; 20th Century Fox History; Weave Got Sewing Clues; The Congo River; Men Of Michigan; 4, 4)
Clue #8 proved to be the turning point of this one; Lawrence doubled his score on a Daily Double! Finding the third one a few clues later took any chance of a comeback away from Greg and Katrina. Lawrence had a runaway going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lawrence 24 correct 4 incorrect
Greg 12 correct 0 incorrect
Katrina 13 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Lawrence $22,600
Greg $8,600
Katrina $6,400
Everyone probably could have used 32 seconds for this Final, Katrina to write her shoutout and Lawrence to finish his response! As it turns out, they both made small bets so it was immaterial as to the final outcome. Lawrence is a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Katrina $6,400 – $116 = $6,284 (What is Albert, you’re a rea)
Greg $8,600 + $8,599 = $17,199 (Who Leonardo Da Vinci)
Lawrence $22,600 – $0 = $22,600 (Who is Linnaeus? Da Vin) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THIS IS MY COUNTRY $800 (clue #2)
Lawrence 800 +1000 (Katrina 0 Greg 0)
2) LITERARY BIOGRAPHY $1200 (clue #8)
Lawrence 7800 +7800 (Katrina 5200 Greg 4600)
3) THE CONGO RIVER $2000 (clue #11, $22000 left on board)
Lawrence 17200 +1000 (Katrina 5200 Greg 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 206
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Lawrence 4 4*
Katrina
Greg
DJ! Round:
Lawrence 2 2 3* 4† 5† 5*
Katrina 1 3 4 5 1
Greg
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Lawrence 3.63
Greg 0.00
Katrina 2.80
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Lawrence $16,800 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 44.64% in first on buzzer (25/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Greg $8,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 17.86% in first on buzzer (10/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Katrina $6,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer (14/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,800
Lach Trash: $16,200 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Player Statistics:
Lawrence Long, career statistics:
101 correct, 18 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
34.52% in first on buzzer (97/281)
7/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $13,400)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,760
Katrina Hill, career statistics:
49 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
27.65% in first on buzzer (47/170)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
Greg Marrero, career statistics:
60 correct, 7 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
24.55% in first on buzzer (54/220)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
4/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I think today’s game illustrates how important it can be to be aggressive on the Daily Doubles.
Today’s box score: October 3, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lawrence $22,600 Greg $8,600 Katrina $6,400)
Lawrence: Limit your bet to $5,399—but there’s no advantage to betting anything. Just bet $0. (Actual bet: $0)
Katrina: Limit your bet to $2,000. (Actual bet: $116)
Greg: Standard cover bet over Katrina is $4,201.(Actual bet: $8,599)
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