Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, March 29, 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 American Authors) for Wednesday, March 29, 2023 (Season 39, Game 143):

In a periodical in 1807, he called New York City “Gotham, Gotham! Most enlightened of cities”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Iris Masucci, a pharmacist from Rockville, Maryland

Jordan Davis, a private music teacher & choir director from Draper, Utah

Lisa Sriken, a lawyer from New York, New York (1-day total: $9,601)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Lisa Sriken—whose mannerisms during yesterday’s game proved to be very popular with fans—is your defending champion. Today, she faces off against Utah’s Jordan Davis and Maryland’s Iris Masucci.

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Correct response: Who is Washington Irving?

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Washington Irving, best known as the author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, wrote those words in his satirical publication Salmagundi. It’s also the reason why New York City is called Gotham; it was the first use of the term in print. The word “Gotham” derives from the Anglo-Saxon for “goat town”; he was essentially mocking his hometown, referring to it as a town of fools.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: European National Nicknames; Writers & Poets; Common Bonds; A Real Long Shot; A Disaster Aria; Ps Out!)

Lisa found the Daily Double very early and used to to hold a lead after 15 clues; Iris, however, capitalized on incorrect responses from Lisa in order to hold the lead after the opening round of the game!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Lisa 7 correct 1 incorrect
Iris 4 correct 0 incorrect
Jordan 4 correct 0 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Iris 8 correct 0 incorrect
Lisa 13 correct 3 incorrect
Jordan 8 correct 0 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Science Initials & Acronyms; Dalí Goes Hollywood; Tree-Named Places; Synonyms; Planes, Trains; Autocrats)

Both women found Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy; Iris picked up $3,000 on hers, while Lisa picked up $6,000 on hers! Jordan struggled in Double Jeopardy!; scores going into Final were Lisa at $21,400, Iris at $17,200, and Jordan at $5,200.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Lisa 26 correct 6 incorrect
Iris 17 correct 1 incorrect
Jordan 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 20 (0 today).

Final Jeopardy! was a Triple Stumper today, which normally would benefit Iris; however, Lisa made a small wager and remains champion! She’ll go for win #3 tomorrow!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Lisa $21,400
Iris $17,200
Jordan $5,200

Tonight’s results:

Jordan $5,200 – $5,000 = $200 (Who is Thomas Paine?)
Iris $17,200 – $8,200 = $9,000 (Who is Harper?)
Lisa $21,400 – $4,201 = $17,199 (Who is goodbye cruel world) (2-day total: $26,800)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Iris $6,200
Lisa $5,400
Jordan $4,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) EUROPEAN NATIONAL NICKNAMES $800 (clue #2)
Lisa 1000 +1000 (Jordan 0 Iris 0)
2) SYNONYMS $1600 (clue #9)
Iris 9000 +3000 (Lisa 7400 Jordan 6000)
3) TREE-NAMED PLACES $800 (clue #27, $4800 left on board)
Lisa 17400 +6000 (Jordan 4000 Iris 15600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 168

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Lisa 5 4*
Jordan
Iris

DJ! Round:
Lisa 4 1 2 4 1 2 1 4 5 2 2 1 1 2*
Jordan 1 2 5
Iris 3 3 4* 5† 3 5 3 4 5 3

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Lisa 2.56
Iris 3.80
Jordan 2.67

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 20 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Lisa $16,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 6 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Iris $15,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Jordan $5,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,000
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400

Lisa Sriken, career statistics:

43 correct, 14 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
42.48% in first on buzzer (48/113)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,100

Jordan Davis, career statistics:

11 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,200

Iris Masucci, career statistics:

17 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,800

Lisa Sriken, to win:

3 games: 44.004%
4: 19.363%
5: 8.521%
6: 3.749%
7: 1.650%
Avg. streak: 2.786 games.

Today’s interviews:

Iris was a ballet dancer before being a pharmacist.
Jordan is a huge Disneyland fan.
Lisa left her firm and is looking for her next career—as an NFL quarterback.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Any challengers having seen this game being taped would certainly be advised to go all-in from behind Lisa going forward.
• For anyone wondering what Lisa was thinking with her bet tonight: it appears as if she was intending to bet $4,199 from a strategic perspective but added an extra dollar as opposed to subtracting an extra dollar from the $4,200 difference in scores.

• Today’s box score: March 29, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Lisa $21,400 Iris $17,200 Jordan $5,200)

Lisa: Standard cover bet over Iris is $13,001. (Actual bet: $4,201)

Jordan: Bet at least $3,401; this will mean you pass Lisa if she bets to cover Iris and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $5,000)

Iris: Limit your bet to $6,799, therefore staying ahead of Jordan’s double. (Actual bet: $8,200)

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