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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Medical World) for Wednesday, June 28, 2023 (Season 39, Game 208):
He created a chest drain valve that aided breathing in wounded soldiers in Vietnam but is better known for a lifesaving measure
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Bryan White, a senior regulatory compliance analyst originally from Santa Maria, California |
Vic Goel, a lawyer from Vienna, Virginia |
Chris Ban, an oral & facial surgeon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1-day total: $13,000) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Chris Ban is your new Jeopardy! champion, winning $13,000 yesterday; he said in yesterday’s interview that he hopes to donate the winnings towards a boathouse at his alma mater in his late brother’s memory (Chris’s brother passed away from brain cancer last year). Today, your challengers are Vic Noel and Bryan White—who, from a strategic gameplay perspective, hopefully noticed that Chris did not bet to cover third place in yesterday’s game. I definitely would seriously consider going all-in from a trailing position today if Chris holds a lead going into Final.
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Correct response: Who is Henry Heimlich?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
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In medicine, American thoracic surgeon Henry Heimlich is best known for two things: a chest drainage flutter valve that helps drain blood and air out of the chest cavity (thereby allowing a collapsed lung to re-expand), and the Heimlich maneuver, the technique of using abdominal thrusts in order to aid a choking victim. The Heimlich maneuver is intended as a method of last resort, due to its potential to cause further injury on the victim.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Get Koala-Fied; The Name Of The Dame; Pledge Of Allegiance Words; Google Easter Eggs; Open Door; Policy)
Bryan got off to a rocket start, picking up 8 correct in the opening segment; his lead was aided by Chris missing a True Daily Double just before the first commercial. While he did have some incorrect responses in the second half of the round, Bryan did still have a commanding lead after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (14 clues):
Bryan 8 correct 0 incorrect
Vic 2 correct 2 incorrect
Chris 2 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Bryan won a hairy chest contest on a cruise.
Vic got to travel around the U.S. on Greyhound bus at the age of 11 with his family.
Chris had a theory in college that space dust had buried the Roman ruins.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Bryan 15 correct 3 incorrect
Chris 4 correct 1 incorrect
Vic 4 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Bryan $6,600
Chris $1,200
Vic $600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Geography “B”; Plays & Playwrights; Constantinople; Random Access Memories; Animated Movie Characters; Prefixes)
Double Jeopardy! saw Bryan’s strong play continue, as he found both Daily Doubles in the round. Missing the second one didn’t stop him from turning today’s game into a runaway!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Bryan 26 correct 4 incorrect
Chris 9 correct 1 incorrect
Vic 9 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 35 (1 today).
Scores going into Final:
Bryan $18,400
Chris $4,800
Vic $4,200
Everybody got Final correct today; Bryan is your new champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Vic $4,200 + $4,000 = $8,200 (Who is Heimlich? Hi Mom!)
Chris $4,800 + $3,750 = $8,550 (Who is Heimlich?)
Bryan $18,400 + $1,730 = $20,130 (Who is Heimlich?) (1-day total: $20,130)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) OPEN DOOR $800 (clue #14)
Chris 1400 -1400 (Vic 200 Bryan 4000)
2) PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS $2000 (clue #14)
Bryan 12600 +3000 (Chris 3600 Vic 1800)
3) CONSTANTINOPLE $1600 (clue #20, $13200 left on board)
Bryan 18000 -2000 (Chris 3600 Vic 1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -87
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Chris 3 2 2 4*
Vic 2 5
Bryan 1 3 4 1 5 4 1 3
DJ! Round:
Chris 1 3 1 2
Vic 2 2 3
Bryan 4 5 1 2 3 4 5* 1 2 4 5 3 4*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Bryan 3.10
Chris 2.25
Vic 2.80
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: PREFIXES $2000
Total Left On Board: $2,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 35 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Bryan $19,400 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 48.21% in first on buzzer (27/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Chris $6,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.50% in first on buzzer (7/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Vic $4,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,800
Lach Trash: $16,600 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,600
Player Statistics:
Chris Ban, career statistics:
24 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
18.58% in first on buzzer (21/113)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000
Vic Goel, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.43% in first on buzzer (12/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,200
Bryan White, career statistics:
27 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
48.21% in first on buzzer (27/56)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,400
Bryan White, to win:
2 games: 59.530%
3: 35.438%
4: 21.096%
5: 12.558%
6: 7.476%
Avg. streak: 2.471 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box scor: June 28, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Bryan $18,400 Chris $4,800 Vic $4,200)
Chris: Standard cover bet over Vic is $3,601. (Actual bet: $3,750)
Vic: If you don’t trust Chris to cover, go all in. If you do, limit your bet to $2,999. (Actual bet: $4,000)
Bryan: Limit your bet to $8,799. (Actual bet: $1,730)
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Question for Andy. When I try to post something, I keep losing my entries for “name”, “e-mail address” and “save them for next time”, so that I have to re-enter them. I know that this is trivial, yet, it’s annoying. Any idea why this keeps happening? Is this something I’m doing wrong? I bow to your expertise.
The last part of this game’s FJ “answer” is what brought to having the correct response. I didn’t know Dr. Heinrich had created a device used in chest wound drainage. (Just like I didn’t know that the manuever is (now?) considered something to be used as a last resort.)
nice little win streak for me, two days in a row. See what Thursday and, Friday bring.