Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, January 10, 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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Jeopardy! Masters Standings

(Semifinal Final Standings)

1) Victoria Groce, 7 points, 2 wins, 81 correct responses, $60,000 Coryat Score, $65,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Andrew He, 6 points, 2 wins, 51 correct responses, $33,200 Coryat Score, $34,600 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Yogesh Raut, 2 points, 0 wins, 48 correct responses, $31,200 Coryat Score, $25,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Paolo Pasco, 1 point, 0 wins, 33 correct responses, $23,600 Coryat Score, $29,200 earned before Final Jeopardy

(Quarterfinal Final Standings)

1) Victoria Groce, 15 points, 5 wins, 172 correct responses, $126,000 Coryat Score, $121,000 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 12 points, 3 wins, 106 correct responses, $69,000 Coryat Score, $69,800 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 8 points, 1 win, 94 correct responses, $62,400 Coryat Score, $71,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Andrew He, 5 points, 1 win, 89 correct responses, $53,000 Coryat Score, $50,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 68 correct responses, $40,200 Coryat Score, $45,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 86 correct responses, $60,600 Coryat Score, $68,400 earned before Final Jeopardy

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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. Paolo Pasco $548,717
17. Andrew He $534,365
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 Classic Tale Characters) for Tuesday, January 10, 2023 (Season 39, Game 87):

In one 19th century translation, she “perceived the dawn of day and ceased” speaking nearly 1,000 times

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Suzanne Zgraggen, a zoo educator from West Valley, Utah

Max Davison, a writer from Studio City, California

Connor Sears, a copy editor from Queens, New York (1-day total: $28,000)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Connor Sears picked up a pair of Daily Doubles en route to a very strong first victory on last night’s Jeopardy!. Today, he gets a chance to defend his title against Max Davison and Suzanne Zgraggen.

Those of you who listen to Inside Jeopardy! might have heard that Michael Davies’ plans going forward include some sort of prime-time Masters league. To that, I say: I’ll get excited about it once a network confirms they’re airing it. Until and unless that happens, it’s just rumor and conjecture—albeit from a different source than normal.

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Correct response: Who is Scheherazade?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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This clue refers to the 1888 Sir Richard Burton (no relation to the actor) translation of the Arabian Nights stories, titled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. In it, Scheherazade, having volunteered to marry a king (who was beheading wives before they could become unfaithful to him) would tell a story each night. However, Scheherazade stopped telling the story—just before its conclusion—as dawn broke, and the king spared her life so that she could finish the story the next night. Over time, the king fell in love with Scheherazade and made her his queen.

However: I don’t know if asking the contestants to spell “Scheherazade” is a good idea, considering the fact that the show sent home a five-time champion seven and a half years ago for a misspelling that probably should have been accepted, considering that Richard Burton’s translations spell the name “Shahrazad”.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Sports Trophies; Nyc Subway Stops; Potpourri; Animal, Vegetable Or Mineral Anagrams; On The Scientist’s Resume; The Bottom Line)

In spite of dropping $2,200 on the first Daily Double, Connor still led after 30 clues! Max played well and was in a close second after the opening round.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Connor 6 correct 0 incorrect
Suzanne 2 correct 0 incorrect
Max 4 correct 3 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Connor 12 correct 1 incorrect
Max 9 correct 3 incorrect
Suzanne 4 correct 0 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Around The Globe; Business Partners; Lead Vocalist Of The Band; 4th & Goal; The Attorney General; Between 2 “C”s)

Proving just how important the Daily Doubles are, Connor doubled up through his, while Max lost $4,000 to his. This meant that Connor was flirting with runaway territory for most of the round, in spite of the fact that Max ran both LEAD VOCALIST OF THE BAND and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL! Unfortunately, Suzanne only got in once in the entire round. Scores going into Final were Connor at $20,400, Max at $12,400, and Suzanne at $3,600.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Connor 23 correct 3 incorrect
Max 22 correct 5 incorrect
Suzanne 5 correct 0 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Final today was a Triple Stumper, which meant that any sort of spelling judgements didn’t come into play! Connor had enough of a buffer to win his second straight game! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Connor $20,400
Max $12,400
Suzanne $3,600

Tonight’s results:

Suzanne $3,600 – $3,600 = $0 (Who is the Little mermaid?)
Max $12,400 – $8,001 = $4,399 (Who is Sleeping Beauty?)
Connor $20,400 – $4,401 = $15,999 (Who is Echo?) (2-day total: $43,999)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Connor $4,600
Max $4,400
Suzanne $2,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) ON THE SCIENTIST’S RESUME $600 (clue #24)
Connor 5800 -2200 (Max 4000 Suzanne 2800)
2) AROUND THE GLOBE $1600 (clue #8)
Connor 7400 +7400 (Max 2800 Suzanne 2800)
3) BUSINESS PARTNERS $1200 (clue #15, $14400 left on board)
Max 8800 -4000 (Connor 14400 Suzanne 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 17

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Connor 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 5 2 5 3*
Max 5 4 4 2 4 4 3 2
Suzanne 5 3 5 3 1

DJ! Round:
Connor 3 5 4 3 5 4* 3† 5
Max 4 3 2 1 3*
Suzanne 5 4

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Connor 3.63
Max 3.15
Suzanne 3.71

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Connor $16,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Max $16,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 5 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Suzanne $3,600 Coryat, 5 correct, 0 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $8,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400

Connor Sears, career statistics:

45 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (44/114)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,000

Max Davison, career statistics:

22 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,400

Suzanne Zgraggen, career statistics:

5 correct, 1 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,600

Connor Sears, to win:

3 games: 77.565%
4: 60.164%
5: 46.667%
6: 36.197%
7: 28.076%
Avg. streak: 5.457 games.

Today’s interviews:

Suzanne got to bottle-feed an orangutan.
Max has a father who had a runaway game on the show in 1997.
Connor did multitrack singing with himself during the pandemic.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• In a rather ironic twist, Max’s father Mike Davison’s victory on March 11, 1997 is the third most–recent game not in J! Archive (and the most recent that wasn’t widely pre-empted)
• The fact that SPORTS TROPHIES $400 was a Triple Stumper (about the Borg-Warner Trophy and the Indianapolis 500) just points to the increasing irrelevance of IndyCar and the Indianapolis 500 in the American consciousness. And, no, IndyCar’s recent exclusive partnership with the Russian company Motorsports Games—at the expense of iRacing, to the extreme anger of many in the auto racing community—is not going to help with IndyCar’s future relevance.

• Today’s box score: January 10, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Connor $20,400 Max $12,400 Suzanne $3,600)

Connor: Standard cover bet over Max is $4,401. (Actual bet: $4,401)

Max: Betting between $3,601 and $5,199 gives you a chance at victory while also keeping Suzanne locked out for second place. However, if second place vs. third doesn’t matter as much to you, being that you’re local, you can go all in to increase your winnings in case you do win. (Actual bet: $8,001)

Suzanne: I would probably bet most of my score here (but not all, just in case Max goes all in.) (Actual bet: $3,600)

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