Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, February 1, 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 Literature) for Wednesday, February 1, 2023 (Season 39, Game 103):

Published in 2011, P.D. James’ final novel, “Death Comes to Pemberley”, was a sequel to this novel from 200 years earlier

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Aaron Bola, an emergency medicine doctor from New York, New York

Patti Palmer, a bookseller & retired teacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jake DeArruda, a delivery dispatcher originally from Ludlow, Vermont (3-day total: $68,661)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Jake DeArruda has now won three times (in spite of being 0-for-3 in Final Jeopardy). He enters February as champion, and Patti Palmer and Aaron Bola are your challengers. Today is a crucial match for Jake, as a win today would certainly help any Tournament of Champions aspirations that he may have!

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Correct response: What is Pride and Prejudice?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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Famous mystery writer P.D. James wrote “Death Comes to Pemberley” as a mystery fiction sequel to Jane Austen’s famed early-19th century novel. Pemberley, in this case, was the country estate famously owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.

One careless thing, though, about this clue: Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813—198 years before, not 200. Certainly, the show playing with approximations in the past (“six months” comes to mind and Leslie Burns-Dell’Acqua in 2005) has resulted in contestants being returned to the show. I hope that none of the contestants today are caught out by this.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Inventors & Inventions; Hodgepodge; Literary Gems; Iraq; You “Break”; A Friendly Game Of Billiards)

Jake got out to the best start today, doubling up through the Daily Double on clue #12 and having a $4,000 lead against Patti after 30 clues!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jake 7 correct 1 incorrect
Patti 5 correct 1 incorrect
Aaron 2 correct 2 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Jake 13 correct 3 incorrect
Patti 7 correct 2 incorrect
Aaron 6 correct 2 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Mountains; Pardon Me; If Ancient Greek Deities Were Around Today; “Z” Category; TV Character First Names; Overlaps)

Jake was seemingly in control after getting the first Daily Double, but Patti knows how to play this game as well! She bet $6,000 of her $6,600 on the last Daily Double, got it correct, and that kept the game from being a runaway for Jake! Scores going into Final were Jake at $24,800, Patti at $16,200, and Aaron at $7,400.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jake 26 correct 4 incorrect
Patti 14 correct 2 incorrect
Aaron 14 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 14 (0 today).

Patti was the only player correct in Final — she is your new champion! Congratulations to her! She’ll be back tomorrow to defend.

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Jake $24,800
Patti $16,200
Aaron $7,400

Tonight’s results:

Aaron $7,400 – $6,400 = $1,000 (What is Odyssey?)
Patti $16,200 + $16,000 = $32,200 (What is “Pride + Prejudice”?) (1-day total: $32,200)
Jake $24,800 – $7,601 = $17,199 (What is Northanger Abbey)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Jake $7,800
Patti $3,800
Aaron $1,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) IRAQ $800 (clue #12)
Jake 2200 +2200 (Patti 2200 Aaron -200)
2) MOUNTAINS $1200 (clue #3)
Jake 7800 +5000 (Patti 3800 Aaron -600)
3) IF ANCIENT GREEK DEITIES WERE AROUND TODAY $2000 (clue #10, $19600 left on board)
Patti 6600 +6000 (Jake 18000 Aaron -600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 255

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jake 5 4 3 5 4*
Patti 4 4 3 2 5
Aaron 3 4

DJ! Round:
Jake 4 3* 4 5† 5 3
Patti 5 5*
Aaron 4 3

† – selection in the same category as the Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Patti 4.00
Jake 4.09
Aaron 3.50

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 14 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Patti $12,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jake $19,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Aaron $7,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,200
Lach Trash: $5,000 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800

Jake DeArruda, career statistics:

97 correct, 18 incorrect
3/6 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
42.98% in first on buzzer (98/228)
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $30,800)
0/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,050

Patti Palmer, career statistics:

15 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200

Aaron Bola, career statistics:

14 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400

Patti Palmer, to win:

2 games: 53.042%
3: 28.134%
4: 14.923%
5: 7.915%
6: 4.198%
Avg. streak: 2.130 games.

Today’s interviews:

Aaron performs medical-themed comedy.
Patti once organized a 110-mile march in Oklahoma.
Jake was a sports announcer as a high school senior.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I thought today’s game was very enjoyable to watch—I was quite pleased with Patti’s strategy as well; she is a very deserving winner.
• With where Jake is positioned among all of the 3-day champions right now, I’d be surprised if we saw Jake again in the Tournament of Champions. I also thought that his introduction behavior at the start of today’s game was puerile, sophomoric, and unbecoming of the Alex Trebek Stage. (I will have no further comment.)
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jake $24,800 Patti $16,200 Aaron $7,400)

Jake: Standard cover bet over Patti is $7,601. (Actual bet: $7,601)

Patti: If Jake makes a cover bet against you and is incorrect, he falls to $17,199. Interestingly, a bet between $1,001 and $1,399 here both covers against that and guarantees you at least second place. That being said—you’re a bookseller. This is a literature category. Bet on yourself—and take home a bundle if Final works out for you. (Actual bet: $16,000)

Aaron: Bet whatever you like, but your chances of finishing second are better the more money you have at the end. (Actual bet: $6,400)

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