Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Sunday, October 16, 2022

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:

Iliza Shlesinger, an actor from “Good on Paper” and a comedian, playing for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Quarterfinal game: Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Sunday, October 2, 2022

Simu Liu, an actor from “Kim’s Convenience” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, playing for Stop AAPI Hate

Quarterfinal game: Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Sunday, September 25, 2022

Ike Barinholtz, an actor from “The Mindy Project” and “The Afterparty”, playing for Pacific Clinics

Quarterfinal game: Celebrity Jeopardy! Game Recap – Sunday, October 9, 2022

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

After three weeks of quarterfinals, the first of three semifinals air tonight in the million-dollar primetime Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament. Simu Liu started things off with a massive upset victory over Andy Richter, while both Iliza Shlesinger and Ike Barinholtz both dominated on the signaling device en route to victory in their respective quarterfinals. However, the significant difference between Barinholtz and Shlesinger is in the incorrect response statistics: Shlesinger picked up over a dozen in her quarterfinal, whereas Barinholtz picked up zero. If this holds, and Barinholtz cleans up on the rebounds, “The Mindy Project” star will likely find his way to the final in January. However, as Liu proved three Sundays ago, anything can happen up on that Alex Trebek stage, and all three players are certainly in with a shot at winning tonight!

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Final Jeopardy category: Annual Events

Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1986 Larry Harvey called a friend & said, let’s do this, no one knows exactly why; it evolved into an annual festival in the desert

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Correct response: What is Burning Man?

Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Game On; Current Events; Pop Music; 7-Letter Words; Let’s Take A Walk; Autumn)

Ike and Simu dominated the signaling device over the opening 15 clues, with Ike jumping out to an early lead. Iliza seemed to really want to keep doing the Forrest Bounce, though; we’ll see how well it works for her. Coming out of the break, Ike found the Daily Double—and bet Simu’s score, much to Simu’s chagrin.

Statistics after 15 clues:

Ike 8 correct 0 incorrect
Simu 4 correct 0 incorrect
Iliza 2 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ike 16 correct 0 incorrect
Iliza 6 correct 1 incorrect
Simu 7 correct 0 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: The In Memoriam Segment 1922; Famous Names On The Map; Drama Queens; It All Starts With “U”; Shakespeare; The 7 Wonders Of The Ancient World)

In Double Jeopardy, Simu and Iliza both started hunting for Daily Doubles—they found, and missed, one apiece. Ike still held the lead at commercial break #3. In the last half of the round, Ike had the best time of things, picking up another $4,200 and extending his advantage.

Statistics after 45 clues:

Ike 21 correct 1 incorrect
Iliza 9 correct 2 incorrect
Simu 11 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ike 27 correct 1 incorrect
Simu 15 correct 2 incorrect
Iliza 14 correct 3 incorrect

Triple Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Brain Surgeon’s Terminology; Johnny Gilbert Speaks The Movie Lines; Colorful Responses; Mascots; Historic History Of Yesterday: A Look Back; But We Repeat Ourselves)

Ike managed to miss all three Daily Doubles in this round, and Simu, ironically, kept himself in the game by making a fearful $400 bet on the final Daily Double, keeping him in contention. Scores going into Final were Ike at $20,300, Iliza at $11,300, and Simu at $10,000.

Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:

Ike 37 correct 1 incorrect
Iliza 23 correct 5 incorrect
Simu 24 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Ike and Simu got Final Jeopardy! correct—Ike’s moving on to the finals! We’ll see him again January 15!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

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Scores going into Final:

Ike $20,300
Iliza $11,300
Simu $10,000

Tonight’s results:

Simu $10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000 (What is Burning Man? <3 You Mom!!!)
Iliza $11,300 – $11,300 = $0 (What is Coachella)
Ike $20,300 + $2,301 = $22,601 (What is Burning Man?) (Finalist)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ike $6,000
Iliza $1,700
Simu $1,400

Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:

Ike $12,200
Iliza $3,900
Simu $4,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) 7-LETTER WORDS $400 (clue #20)
Ike 3200 +1300 (Simu 1300 Iliza 300)
2) FAMOUS NAMES ON THE MAP $600 (clue #4)
Iliza 2100 -1000 (Ike 5000 Simu 1600)
3) THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD $600 (clue #15)
Simu 3400 -1000 (Ike 8000 Iliza 2700)
4) BRAIN SURGEON’S TERMINOLOGY $1200 (clue #1)
Iliza 9800 +2000 (Ike 17300 Simu 9400)
5) HISTORIC HISTORY OF YESTERDAY: A LOOK BACK $900 (clue #23)
Simu 8200 -2000 (Ike 16100 Iliza 7700)
6) COLORFUL RESPONSES $1200 (clue #27, $3000 left on board)
Simu 10400 -400 (Ike 18800 Iliza 9800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -44

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
TJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ike $19,400 Coryat, 37 correct, 1 incorrect, 41.67% in first on buzzer (35/84), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Simu $13,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer (24/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Iliza $11,500 Coryat, 23 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.76% in first on buzzer (25/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,300
Lach Trash: $1,400 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,300

Ike Barinholtz, career statistics:

90 correct, 1 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
48.21% in first on buzzer (81/168)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,900

Simu Liu, career statistics:

47 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
27.38% in first on buzzer (46/168)
1/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,650

Iliza Shlesinger, career statistics:

64 correct, 19 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
39.88% in first on buzzer (67/168)
4/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$300)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,850

Today’s interviews:

Iliza was feeling really great—and then Ike started winning.
Simu was incredibly shocked at beating Andy Richter.
Ike has three daughters who aren’t Jeopardy! fans yet.

Today’s interviews, part 2:

Iliza had her second book and sixth Netflix special come out in October.
Simu has his first book out and got to work with Greta Gerwig.
Ike recently worked with Mel Brooks on History of the World, Part 2.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Next week’s game will feature Aisha Tyler, John Michael Higgins, and Matt Rogers.

• Today’s box score: October 16, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ike $20,300 Iliza $11,300 Simu $10,000)

Ike: Standard cover bet over Iliza is $2,301. (Actual bet: $2,301)

Simu: Only chance for you is if you’re the only one to get Final. Go all in. (Actual bet: $10,000)

Iliza: Your only shot is if you’re correct and Ike isn’t. Go all in. (Actual bet: $11,300)

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