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Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Thursday, January 19, 2023

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Current Champion

Emily Burnham, career statistics:
17 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200

To win:
2 games: 55.498%
3: 30.800%
4: 17.094%
5: 9.487%
6: 5.265%
Avg. streak: 2.247 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

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Warning: This page may contain spoilers for the January 19, 2023 game of Celebrity Jeopardy!, especially for those of you in the Pacific time zone—please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled.

Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:

Cari Champion, a lead anchor of “SportsCenter” and host of “The Cari Champion Show”, playing for NAACP Empowerment Programs

Cari Champion on Jeopardy!

Brendan Hunt, an actor from “Ted Lasso” and a comedian, playing for Soccer Without Borders

Brendan Hunt on Jeopardy!

B.J. Novak, an actor from “The Office” and the director of “Vengeance”, playing for Stand Up 2 Cancer

B.J. Novak on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

This final quarterfinal sees Cari Champion, Brendan Hunt, and B.J. Novak do battle for the last spot in the semifinals. Today’s winner plays against Michael Cera and Patton Oswalt next Thursday evening! None of today’s players have any prior Jeopardy! experience, though comedians have been performing very well thus far in the event.

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Correct response: What is Alcatraz?

Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Coach: Beard; A Trashy Category; Landmarks; I Am A Champion!; “Nn”ytime; The Book With No Pictures)

Coach Beard—Brendan—definitely had the run of play early on, picking up 10 correct responses and jumping out to an early lead! Things continued after the break, with Brendan picking up 10 more, 20 in total, having a score of $6,700 after the first round!

Statistics after 15 clues:

Brendan 10 correct 0 incorrect
B.J. 2 correct 0 incorrect
Cari 2 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Brendan 20 correct 0 incorrect
B.J. 6 correct 0 incorrect
Cari 2 correct 1 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: What’s New In History; Pop Culture; U.S. Stamps; Shoe Biz; Starts With A Silent Letter; Thomas Edison)

Brendan’s strong play continued, with him picking up more than half of the correct responses in the third segment of the game. Additionally, an extra $2,500 came his way courtesy of a Daily Double. After the break, Brendan lost $3,000 on the third Daily Double, but it didn’t really affect his momentum.

Statistics after 45 clues:

Brendan 28 correct 0 incorrect
B.J. 11 correct 0 incorrect
Cari 3 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Brendan 35 correct 1 incorrect
B.J. 16 correct 1 incorrect
Cari 4 correct 1 incorrect

Triple Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Some Serious Science; Vacation Spots; 2 Words, 3 Letters Each; That Book Title Is Misleading; Brit Bits; Johnny Gilbert Is The TV Character)

Incredible. Brendan found all three Daily Doubles, got 23 correct in the round, and completely dominated. Scores going into Final were Brendan at $38,000, B.J. at $8,400, and Cari at $1,100.

Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:

Brendan 58 correct 2 incorrect
B.J. 20 correct 1 incorrect
Cari 4 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Final Jeopardy! today was a Triple Stumper, but Brendan is still a semifinalist!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, January 19, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Brendan $38,000
B.J. $8,400
Cari $1,100

Tonight’s results:

Cari $1,100 – $1,000 = $100 (What is Brendan’s mind!!!)
B.J. $8,400 – $1,600 = $6,800 (What is going on here)
Brendan $38,000 – $10,000 = $28,000 (What is the Green Mill?) (1-day total: $28,000)

Brendan Hunt, today's Celebrity Jeopardy! winner (for the January 19, 2023 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Brendan $6,700
B.J. $2,100
Cari $0

Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Brendan $16,600
B.J. $5,700
Cari $1,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) LANDMARKS $200 (clue #19)
Brendan 4400 +1000 (B.J. 700 Cari 0)
2) WHAT’S NEW IN HISTORY $400 (clue #9)
Brendan 9900 +2500 (B.J. 3700 Cari 0)
3) STARTS WITH A SILENT LETTER $800 (clue #22)
Brendan 18000 -3000 (B.J. 4500 Cari 800)
4) BRIT BITS $900 (clue #5)
Brendan 17800 +2200 (B.J. 6000 Cari 1400)
5) 2 WORDS, 3 LETTERS EACH $1200 (clue #24)
Brendan 32900 +3000 (B.J. 8100 Cari 1100)
6) SOME SERIOUS SCIENCE $1500 (clue #30, $0 left on board)
Brendan 37100 +900 (B.J. 8400 Cari 1100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 55

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
TJ! 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:

Brendan $35,600 Coryat, 58 correct, 2 incorrect, 61.90% in first on buzzer (52/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
B.J. $8,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer (21/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Cari $1,100 Coryat, 4 correct, 2 incorrect, 7.14% in first on buzzer (6/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,100
Lach Trash: $5,700 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,200

B.J. Novak, career statistics:

20 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
25.00% in first on buzzer (21/84)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400

Brendan Hunt, career statistics:

58 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
61.90% in first on buzzer (52/84)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $35,600

Cari Champion, career statistics:

4 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
7.14% in first on buzzer (6/84)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,100

Today’s interviews:

Cari would watch Jeopardy! with her grandmother and would yell answers at the TV.
Brendan has a late uncle, Damien Hunt, who won 1 game and $300 on the show.
B.J. was a Triple Stumper the first time he was a clue on the show.

Andy’s Thoughts:

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Brendan $38,000 B.J. $8,400 Cari $1,100)

B.J.: Limit your bet to $6,199. (Actual bet: $1,600)

Brendan: Limit your bet to $21,199. (Actual bet: $10,000)

Cari: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $1,000)


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