Note: This page contains spoilers for the September 8, 2023, game of Jeopardy! — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please also note that today’s game is an encore presentation of the game that originally aired on September 30, 2022.
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Before They Were Authors) for Friday, September 8, 2023 (Season 39, Game 15):
While working for British intelligence during World War II, he was codenamed 17F
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey
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Pam Warren, a high school science teacher from Petersburg, Illinois
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David Sibley, an Episcopal priest from Walla Walla, Washington (4-day total: $78,098)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today is the final day of encore presentations; today’s game features the debut appearance of Cris Pannullo.
On Monday, we see the return of first-run episodes, with the first of three weeks of Second Chance competition featuring returning players from Season 37, a situation brought about by the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike and other considerations. I will be posting a Week 1 preview this weekend!
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Correct response: Who is Ian Fleming?
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Ian Fleming is best known today as an author; his most famous works include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as well as the James Bond novels, which inspired the multi-billion-dollar film franchise. Fleming relied on his personal experiences in the Naval Intelligence Division in World War II in order to write the Bond novels. Interestingly, the name Goldeneye—which inspired the name of the famous 1995 film in the Bond series—gets its name from Fleming’s home in Jamaica, which, in turn, got its name from the Operation Goldeneye intelligence campaign in Spain that Fleming spent most of his time on during the war.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, September 8, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Supernatural Stories; Official State Stuff; Sandwiches; A Pro Team In That Sport; Popes Under The Scope; It’S “Over”)
The early part of tonight’s game belonged to Cris, picking up $4,000—including the first Daily Double—before the interviews. However, Pam battled back to within $2,000 going into the second commercial break.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Cris 5 correct 0 incorrect
Pam 4 correct 1 incorrect
David 4 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Cris was a professional poker player for a few years.
Pam received a “teaching helmet” as a gift from a coworker after a fall.
David got engaged on the plaza at Lincoln Center.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Cris 11 correct 0 incorrect
Pam 9 correct 2 incorrect
David 8 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cris $6,800
Pam $4,800
David $2,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Bodies Of Water; As Credited On Their Imdb Page; Same First & Last Consonant; Beg; Borrow; Steel)
Today’s Double Jeopardy! round had three turning points. The first was when Cris bet $7,000 on his Daily Double. The second was when Pam only bet $4,000 of her $7,600 on hers. The third was when Cris picked up four consecutive $2,000 clues on clues #18 through #21 of the round, leading to a runaway at $29,800. Pam came up just $900 short of breaking the runaway and David was in a distant third.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Cris 22 correct 0 incorrect
Pam 16 correct 3 incorrect
David 15 correct 5 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 6 (1 today).
Scores going into Final:
Cris $29,800
Pam $14,000
David $4,000
Cris having a runaway was crucial, as he was the only player to miss Final Jeopardy, which means he’s the victor of this one!
Tonight’s results:
David $4,000 + $3 = $4,003 (Who is Ian Fleming?)
Pam $14,000 + $13,995 = $27,995 (Who is Ian Fleming?)
Cris $29,800 – $221 = $29,579 (Who is Orwell) (1-day total: $29,579)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SUPERNATURAL STORIES $800 (clue #2)
Cris 600 +1000 (David 0 Pam 0)
2) BODIES OF WATER $1200 (clue #2)
Cris 8400 +7000 (David 2000 Pam 4800)
3) BEG $800 (clue #9, $24400 left on board)
Pam 7600 +4000 (David 2400 Cris 18600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 236
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
David 3
Pam
Cris 4*
DJ! Round:
David 4 3 4
Pam 2 2*
Cris 3* 4 4 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Cris 3.60
Pam 2.00
David 3.50
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: SAME FIRST & LAST CONSONANT $400
Total Left On Board: $400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 6 (0.40 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Cris $23,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 0 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer (17/56), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Pam $10,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer (17/56), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
David $4,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer (19/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,600
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Player Statistics:
David Sibley, career statistics:
111 correct, 20 incorrect
11/12 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
37.81% in first on buzzer (107/283)
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,300)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200
Pam Warren, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
30.36% in first on buzzer (17/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800
Cris Pannullo, career statistics:
22 correct, 1 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
30.36% in first on buzzer (17/56)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,800
Note: The above career statistics are as of the original air date of today’s game, September 30, 2022.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- As I always say, players underbet Daily Doubles and overbet Final Jeopardy. Today was another case of that. Certainly, this rings even larger in hindsight, as Cris went on a very significant run thanks to Pam’s underbetting of her Daily Double.
- Today’s box score: September 8, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Cris $29,800 Pam $14,000 David $4,000)
David: Not much you can do today. Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $3)
Pam: Bet between $0 and $5,999 and you’re guaranteed second place. (Actual bet: $13,995)
Cris: Bet between $0 and $1,799 and enjoy the title of Jeopardy! champion! (Actual bet: $221)
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Andy, I am really impressed by your “to go down a warren” pun. Not only is it mostly a play on what is usually said (rabbit hole) but also Pam’s last name AND is a callback both to a lot of discussion of ‘Watership Down’ early this season [December] and the first clue on the January 12, 2023 board. Plus ‘Rabbit Hole’ was a new Kiefer Sutherland film release in March.
I am not clear if Lucas Partridge will be appearing as champion in the first game of the new season (that will use recycled clues) as I recall that (at least in general) the contestants for these shows were also going to be somewhat re-cycled [kind of an additional form of “second chance”]. Or am I just getting a whole lot of supposition that has occurred in the last few months mixed up with special tournaments(?) planned? But, regardless, will they be starting off with Lucas Partridge or not?
We won’t be seeing Lucas until well after the strike is resolved.
As far as I know, it’s the S37 Second Chance Competition, then some other tournament (S37/38 Champion’s Wildcard, I assume), then the originally intended postseason. Then, Lucas will be back. But I could be wrong.
Do you know whether the winner of either of these special “during the strikes” tournaments will qualify for inclusion in future regular tournaments? I’m just curious.
Each week’s winner from Second Chance advances to Champions Wildcard.
The number of players who will advance from Champions Wildcard to the ToC has yet to be announced.