Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, June 5, 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 Acronyms) for Monday, June 5, 2023 (Season 39, Game 191):

It was originally a code word used by telegraph operators; Barack Obama used it in his twitter handle

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Annabelle Winter, a graduate student from New York, New York

Harrison Seidel, a marketing coordinator from Burbank, California

Jared Watson, a quality control specialist from Greenville, Texas (2-day total: $38,601)

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Correct response: What is POTUS?

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Because telegrams were generally priced by length, it was obvious that acronyms were necessary in order to save on costs. The acronym SCOTUS, referring to the Supreme Court of the United States, actually predates the acronym for POTUS by about a decade or so, according to Merriam-Webster. When he became President, Barack Obama used the @POTUS handle on Twitter for the official account that he was (finally) permitted to create in 2015.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, June 5, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Classic Children’s Books; The Philippines; Task: Force; It’s Also A Boat; The Championship Team; “G”eography)

Jared definitely had the best round, picking up 12 correct after finding the Daily Double immediately! He had a strong lead after 30 clues.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Jared 8 correct 1 incorrect
Harrison 2 correct 1 incorrect
Annabelle 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Annabelle lived in a dorm that might have been haunted by Eugene O’Neill.
Harrison recently got engaged.
Jared is allergic to cats, but has two of them.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Jared 12 correct 2 incorrect
Harrison 5 correct 2 incorrect
Annabelle 7 correct 3 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Jared $5,000
Harrison $2,000
Annabelle $1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: City Happenings; First & Last Name’s The Same; Mythology; Movie Continents; The Science Of Poetry; 4, 4)

The turning point in today’s game came about two-thirds of the way through Double Jeopardy, where Harrison went back to the same category as the first Daily Double multiple times (with Annabelle doing so as well). Needless to say, Jared found the final Daily Double and his correct response gave him his crucial runaway margin going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Jared 24 correct 3 incorrect
Harrison 14 correct 4 incorrect
Annabelle 11 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 30 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Jared $19,600
Harrison $8,800
Annabelle $2,400

Jared’s runaway proved very important when he was the only player to miss Final. Thus, Jared, thanks to making the fewest number of errors in the main game, is a 3-time champion! He’ll go for win #4 tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Annabelle $2,400 + $2,395 = $4,795 (What is POTUS?)
Harrison $8,800 + $3,900 = $12,700 (What is P.O.T.U.S.?)
Jared $19,600 – $1,999 = $17,601 (What is stop?) (3-day total: $56,202)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) CLASSIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS $600 (clue #1)
Jared 0 +1000 (Harrison 0 Annabelle 0)
2) MYTHOLOGY $1200 (clue #9)
Jared 9800 +3000 (Harrison 3600 Annabelle -1200)
3) THE SCIENCE OF POETRY $1600 (clue #25, $3600 left on board)
Jared 19200 +2000 (Harrison 10000 Annabelle 2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 141

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jared 3*
Harrison
Annabelle

DJ! Round:
Jared 4 5 3 5 3* 4 3 2 4 5 2 3 4*
Harrison 2 4 5 2 3 2† 4†
Annabelle 3 2 1 1 5†

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Jared 3.57
Harrison 3.14
Annabelle 2.40

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 $17,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Harrison $8,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Annabelle $2,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 5 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,200
Lach Trash: $12,800 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,000

Player Statistics:

Jared Watson, career statistics:

73 correct, 11 incorrect
5/8 on rebound attempts (on 18 rebound opportunities)
38.01% in first on buzzer (65/171)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,333

Harrison Seidel, career statistics:

15 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800

Annabelle Winter, career statistics:

12 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,400

Jared Watson, to win:

4 games: 57.266%
5: 32.793%
6: 18.779%
7: 10.754%
8: 6.158%
Avg. streak: 4.340 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• The show has explicitly said (on Inside Jeopardy!) that both Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy! will never be in the same category. Going back to the same category is what I would call the biggest strategic blunder to make on the show at this point in time. Today, it probably was the difference between Harrison becoming champion or not.

• Today’s box score: June 5, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Jared $19,600 Harrison $8,800 Annabelle $2,400)

Jared: Limit your bet to $1,999. (Actual bet: $1,999)

Harrison: Limit your bet to $3,999. (Actual bet: $3,900)

Annabelle: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $2,395)

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