Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, December 23, 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 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

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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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American Poems) for Friday, December 23, 2022 (Season 39, Game 75):

In an 1847 poem this character sees her town of Grand-Pré burned, but finally reunites with her beau for a kiss before his death

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Ardi Mendoza, an emergency medicine resident from New York, New York

Rebecca Triano, a chemistry lecturer from Lambertville, New Jersey

Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (6-day total: $166,200)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

After becoming only the second Canadian to ever win six games on Jeopardy on yesterday’s show, Ray Lalonde looks to continue his winning ways on tonight’s Jeopardy; Rebecca Triano and Ardi Mendoza would like to become champion for Christmas themselves!

I want to answer what has become a “frequently asked question” over on J! Archive—or, at least, a question frequently asked by a single troll getting on my nerves. To the question, “Is the search feature [on J! Archive] ever coming back?” Yes. It is. The original search function was badly in need of a rewrite—it was only ever intended as rudimentary and never intended to scale to the more-than-450,000-clue size that J! Archive currently is. The issue is that J! Archive is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers who give their time generously to the community to work on the Archive and that these volunteers need to work around jobs and families. Additionally, this fall’s introduction of Triple Jeopardy! in Celebrity Jeopardy! only delayed the search function’s relaunch (as the backend coding time budgeted for the search function needed to be reapportioned to handle Triple Jeopardy.)

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Correct response: Who is Evangeline?

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Evangeline is the title character of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famed 1847 poem set during the time period of the expulsion of the Acadians; the poem told the story of the love of Evangeline Bellefontaine and Gabriel Lajeunesse and their separation when the British forcibly removed them from Acadia (present-day New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island/Maine) Grand-Pré itself is found in present-day Nova Scotia, on the south shore of the Minas Basin.

Longfellow had heard the story of the Acadians from Nathaniel Hawthorne, and the story of separated Acadian lovers was learned from a Boston minister. Today, Evangeline is one of Longfellow’s most famous works.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Orchestral Maneuvers In The Park; Literature: Blank It & Bank It; Everyday Royalty & Nobility; Sports Equipment; That Was My Home; Prepositional Phrases)

Ray struggled in the early going and was in a distant third place after 12 clues. However, he ran ORCHESTRAL MANEUVERS IN THE PARK, including a True Daily Double, to take a commanding lead after clue 19. Ray held that lead after 30.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Rebecca 5 correct 0 incorrect
Ardi 3 correct 0 incorrect
Ray 3 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ray 10 correct 1 incorrect
Rebecca 8 correct 1 incorrect
Ardi 7 correct 0 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Native American History; Around Asia; Biological Processes; All Stars; 5-Letter Words; Rian Johnson Loves A Whodunit)

Both challengers got to play Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy—Ardi pulled himself back into contention by doubling up; unfortuntately, Rebecca dropped $5,000 on hers. It wasn’t a runaway today—scores going into Final were Ray at $20,200, Ardi at $13,200, and Rebecca at $6,400.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ray 19 correct 4 incorrect
Ardi 14 correct 1 incorrect
Rebecca 17 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Ray was the only correct player today in Final—his total is now at $192,700!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, December 23, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Ray $20,200
Ardi $13,200
Rebecca $6,400

Tonight’s results:

Rebecca $6,400 – $5,000 = $1,400 (Who is Isolde?)
Ardi $13,200 – $10,000 = $3,200 (Who Bronte?)
Ray $20,200 + $6,300 = $26,500 (Who is Evangeline?) (7-day total: $192,700)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ray $9,800
Rebecca $3,800
Ardi $2,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) ORCHESTRAL MANEUVERS IN THE PARK $400 (clue #18)
Ray 3400 +3400 (Rebecca 3200 Ardi 1800)
2) AROUND ASIA $2000 (clue #4)
Ardi 4400 +4400 (Ray 11400 Rebecca 3800)
3) BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES $800 (clue #21, $5200 left on board)
Rebecca 9400 -5000 (Ray 19800 Ardi 13600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 147

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ray 2 4 5 3 4 5 2*
Rebecca 3 5 3 3 2 4 3 5
Ardi 4 3 4

DJ! Round:
Ray 1 2 3 5 4 3 3 4 5
Rebecca 4 3 5 4 2*
Ardi 3 4 5* 3 4 5 5

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ray 3.44
Rebecca 3.54
Ardi 4.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.16 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ray $17,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Rebecca $11,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Ardi $10,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $7,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200

Ray Lalonde, career statistics:

179 correct, 23 incorrect
13/14 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
42.86% in first on buzzer (171/399)
10/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $31,500)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,171

Rebecca Triano, career statistics:

17 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,400

Ardi Mendoza, career statistics:

14 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,800

Ray Lalonde, to win:

8 games: 80.430%
9: 64.689%
10: 52.029%
11: 41.847%
12: 33.657%
Avg. streak: 11.110 games.

Today’s interviews:

Ardi speaks five different languages.
Rebecca had a fullt trip’s worth of food (on a camping trip) eaten by mice.
Ray has a family tradition of meeting up in a new location; next year’s plan is Scotland.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Whether or not Ray is considered the second-most winningest Canadian in the show’s history depends on whether or not Bob Blake’s $10,000 winnings from Super Jeopardy! and Bob Blake’s $5,000 prize from the Ultimate Tournament of Champions are counted.

• Today’s box score: December 23, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ray $20,200 Ardi $13,200 Rebecca $6,400)

Ray: Standard cover bet over Ardi is $6,201. (Actual bet: $6,300)

Rebecca: If Ardi bets the minimum to cover Ray’s incorrect response and is incorrect himself, he falls to $12,400. Thus, you should bet at least $6,001 to have a chance at second place. (Actual bet: $5,000)

Ardi: You must bet at least $800 to have the best chance of winning. (Actual bet: $10,000)

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