Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, May 31, 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 Sports & The Movies) for Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (Season 39, Game 188):

A Geena Davis Institute study found shortly after a 2012 franchise film’s release, women’s participation in this sport rose 105%

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Lisa Gargiulo, a middle school English teacher from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Kyle Marshall, a library branch manager from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Ilhana Redzovic, an investment associate from Chicago, Illinois (1-day total: $20,400)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Yesterday’s game saw a new champion, as Chicago’s Ilhana Redzovic won over $20,000. Today, Ilhana faces off against Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania’s Lisa Gargiulo and Edmonton, Alberta’s Kyle Marshall. I’ve mentioned this recently, but I’ll definitely mention it again: I am very happy to see more Canadians on Jeopardy! (as a preview for Friday, Toronto’s Sylvia Izzo Hunter is a challenger) and I definitely believe this increased geographical diversity amongst contestants is a direct result of the significantly reduced barrier to entry that the Jeopardy! Anytime Test has provided.

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Correct response: What is archery?

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As a result of a pair of 2012 films, The Hunger Games and Brave (though the clue today in Final Jeopardy only mentioned the former), the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media found that women’s participation in archery increased 105% between 2012 and 2014. The Hunger Games franchise features Katniss Everdeen as a strong archer, while Pixar’s Brave also features archery prominently, with Princess Merida being very strong with a bow and arrow.

Media outlets covering the 2012 Olympics also noted that The Hunger Games had a massive effect on TV ratings, with The Hollywood Reporter even referring to archery as “the new curling”.

An interesting aside to this is that even the fact that the Geena Davis Institute itself published this study could be construed as a clue to someone who knows enough about Geena Davis; she nearly qualified for the 2000 U.S. Olympic team in archery.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 31, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Countries In Short; 8-Letter Words; The Natural Order; Around The USA; Dude, Here’s Your Car; Andrew Lloyd Webber)

Six incorrect responses, one on a True Daily Double just before the break, meant all player were at $0 or below through 15 clues. I felt like I was watching a game from 1985! Things righted themselves well in the second half of the round.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ilhana 4 correct 2 incorrect
Lisa 4 correct 2 incorrect
Kyle 3 correct 2 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Lisa has been working at a camp volunteer in the summer for 22 years.
Kyle got approval to adopt a child on his first day at work.
Ilhana was on the Model UN team at the University of Michigan.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Kyle 7 correct 3 incorrect
Ilhana 7 correct 2 incorrect
Lisa 7 correct 4 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Kyle $2,200
Ilhana $1,800
Lisa -$600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Presidential Doin’s; Numerical Literature; Landmarks Of Great Britain; Famous Siblings; Barriers & Dividers; “V”erbs)

Double Jeopardy! Saw both Kyle and Ilhana pick up correct Daily Doubles, but the game turned on the 28th clue of Double Jeopardy!, where a mixup between John Adams and John Quincy Adams led to Ilhana having just a $200 lead going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ilhana 14 correct 3 incorrect
Kyle 16 correct 6 incorrect
Lisa 12 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Ilhana $10,400
Kyle $10,200
Lisa $4,600

Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; however, Ilhana bet $0 and ended up as champion for the second straight day! She’ll go for win #3 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Lisa $4,600 – $4,599 = $1 (What is softball?)
Kyle $10,200 – $9,800 = $400 (What is baseball?)
Ilhana $10,400 – $0 = $10,400 (What is tennis?) (2-day total: $30,800)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) DUDE, HERE’S YOUR CAR $1000 (clue #15)
Ilhana 2200 -2200 (Kyle -200 Lisa -200)
2) LANDMARKS OF GREAT BRITAIN $1600 (clue #6)
Kyle 3800 +2000 (Ilhana 2600 Lisa 600)
3) “V”ERBS $2000 (clue #24, $6400 left on board)
Ilhana 7000 +3000 (Kyle 10200 Lisa 2600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -5

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ilhana 2 3 2 2 4 5*
Kyle 1 3 4 5 3
Lisa 1 2 1 3

DJ! Round:
Ilhana 3 2 3 4 5 5*
Kyle 3 2 4* 5† 1† 2 4 1 3 4 2
Lisa 2 3 5 1 1 4 5

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ilhana 3.33
Kyle 2.94
Lisa 2.55

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 30 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ilhana $11,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Kyle $9,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 6 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Lisa $4,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,000
Lach Trash: $17,800 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200

Player Statistics:

Ilhana Redzovic, career statistics:

37 correct, 7 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,800)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600

Kyle Marshall, career statistics:

16 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Lisa Gargiulo, career statistics:

12 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600

Ilhana Redzovic, to win:

3 games: 51.734%
4: 26.764%
5: 13.846%
6: 7.163%
7: 3.706%
Avg. streak: 3.072 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• The show has reiterated this numerous times: when there is any question as to what a contestant said, they will go to the tape to confirm. It’s clear that the show’s judges believed that Kyle did in fact say “Intranet” on 8-LETTER WORDS $1000.

• Today’s box score: May 31, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ilhana $10,400 Kyle $10,200 Lisa $4,600)

Ilhana: Standard cover bet over Kyle is $10,001. (Actual bet: $0)

Kyle: I’d bet between $401 (thereby defending against Ilhana’s low range) and $999 (keeping Lisa locked out). (Actual bet: $9,800)

Lisa: Limit your bet to $4,199; this stays ahead of Ilhana’s cover bet. (Actual bet: $4,599)

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