Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, June 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 Country Names) for Thursday, June 1, 2023 (Season 39, Game 189):

The first current country to include its particular religion in its full name, it also has that religion in the name of its capital

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Eva Thomas, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York

Jared Watson, a quality control specialist from Greenville, Texas

Ilhana Redzovic, an investment associate from Chicago, Illinois (2-day total: $30,800)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Ilhana Redzovic won an up-and-down game on yesterday’s show with a shrewd $0 wager in Final on yesterday’s show that could end up playing to her advantage for the rest of the week; being that she didn’t make a cover bet in Final Jeopardy, you might see challengers choosing to play more aggressively in Final, now that they know there’s a chance that Ilhana might not make a cover bet a second time. Will that work out well for challengers Jared Watson and Eva Thomas?

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Correct response: What is Pakistan?

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Five current countries in the world contain “Islam” in their full official names: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of the Gambia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Of these five countries, Pakistan became known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956 (Mauritania, second in this list, became known as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in 1960). Islamabad, which means “city of Islam”, was a planned city that became capital of Pakistan in the late 1960s.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, June 1, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Biopics; The Operettas Of Gilbert & Sullivan; 3 Things About The City; Sweet Spots; Stuff To Wear; “B” Nice)

Ilhana and Eva got off to a great start, while Jared both struggled with the signalling device and got the Daily Double incorrect.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ilhana 7 correct 0 incorrect
Eva 6 correct 0 incorrect
Jared 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Eva has ancestors that have a Brooklyn street name named after them.
Jared has a wife who said “I’m going to marry you”, saving him a bunch of headache in planning a proposal.
Ilhana is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ilhana 12 correct 1 incorrect
Eva 12 correct 0 incorrect
Jared 4 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ilhana $7,400
Eva $7,000
Jared -$200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Bio Pics; Second Book In The Series; “Man” O’ War; Potpourri; Tv; Not Your Everyday Words)

In Double Jeopardy, it was Ilhana who struggled significantly; she did not give a single correct response in the round! Both challengers played well, though, with Eva leading going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Eva 22 correct 2 incorrect
Jared 16 correct 4 incorrect
Ilhana 12 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Eva $16,200
Jared $11,600
Ilhana $4,600

Jared and Ilhana both got Final Jeopardy! correct; Jared is your new champion!

Tonight’s results:

Ilhana $4,600 + $4,600 = $9,200 (What is Pakistan?)
Jared $11,600 + $2,400 = $14,000 (What is Pakistan?) (1-day total: $14,000)
Eva $16,200 – $5,599 = $10,601 (What is Oman)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE OPERETTAS OF GILBERT & SULLIVAN $1000 (clue #25)
Jared 600 -1000 (Ilhana 7800 Eva 6400)
2) “MAN” O’ WAR $1600 (clue #11)
Jared 4200 -3000 (Ilhana 5000 Eva 12200)
3) NOT YOUR EVERYDAY WORDS $1600 (clue #17, $9200 left on board)
Jared 6400 +2000 (Ilhana 5000 Eva 13800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -140

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ilhana 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 2 3 2 2 2
Jared 3 4 5*
Eva 5 5 2 1 5 5 5 4 1

DJ! Round:
Ilhana
Jared 3 5 3 3 4* 5† 3 4 3 4*
Eva 4 5 3 4 4 5 5

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jared 3.77
Eva 3.94
Ilhana 3.00

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:

Jared $15,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Eva $16,200 Coryat, 22 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ilhana $4,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,000
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,800

Player Statistics:

Ilhana Redzovic, career statistics:

50 correct, 11 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
28.65% in first on buzzer (49/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,267

Jared Watson, career statistics:

17 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200

Eva Thomas, career statistics:

22 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200

Jared Watson, to win:

2 games: 39.345%
3: 15.480%
4: 6.091%
5: 2.396%
6: 0.943%
Avg. streak: 1.649 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I disagree with the judges’ ruling to accept Jared’s pronunciation of “macaron”, as there is a different confection, “macaroon”, that a “macaron” could be confused with. However, it had zero effect on the outcome of the game, due to how Final Jeopardy! played out; thus, any discussion here is academic.

• Today’s box score: June 1, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Eva $16,200 Jared $11,600 Ilhana $4,600)

Ilhana: Go all in; if Eva covers Jared and misses, she falls to $9,199. (Actual bet: $4,600)

Jared: Limit your bet to $2,399; this way, you stay ahead of Ilhana if she doubles. If you’re concerned that Eva might hold back a dollar because of the situation, go all in.(Actual bet: $2,400)

Eva: Standard cover bet over Jared is $7,001. (Though you do risk falling to $9,199 if you do that. If that really worries you, bet just $7,000.) (Actual bet: $5,599)

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