Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, November 17, 2023

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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%
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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 Literary Characters) for Friday, November 17, 2023 (Season 40, Game 50):

In his first appearance in 1902, he was described as “betwixt-and-between” a boy & a bird

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Carrie Cadwallader, a business intelligence manager from Aurora, Colorado

David Ferrara, a Realtor from Los Angeles, California

Danielle Maurer, a digital marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Georgia

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

A giant-killer returns to the Alex Trebek Stage today, as Danielle Maurer, the player who ended Mattea Roach’s 23-game win streak in the spring of 2022, makes her return in Champions Wildcard. Today, she faces David Ferrara and Carrie Cadwallader, a pair of 1-game champs with low winnings, but whose other statistics say that this could be a very close game. It should also be noted that both David and Carrie had bad Daily Double luck their first time out; it would not surprise me if either of them had better luck this time out.

Correct response: Who is Peter Pan?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

(The following write-up is original content and is copyright 2023 The Jeopardy! Fan. It may not be copied without linked attribution back to this page.)

J.M. Barrie’s famous character Peter Pan first appeared in Barrie’s 1902 novel The Little White Bird, appearing in six chapters of that book (“Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens”) as a 7-day-old baby. Two years later, Barrie revisited Peter, and made him the title character of his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. Peter Pan has since become one of literature’s most beloved characters.

I’ve mentioned this fact before on this site, and it has turned into a bit of a trivia chestnut, but shortly before J.M. Barrie’s death, he conferred the rights to Peter Pan to London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, who has benefited from receiving royalties from the works ever since.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, November 17, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Curls Gone Wild; Springsteen Lyrics; Pithy Quotes; Bones; Sounds Like A Language; More Tricky Questions)

This was a round of differing wheelhouses: Danielle went 4/5 in SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE, David went 4/5 in SPRINGSTEEN LYRICS, while Carrie ran CURLS GONE WILD and MORE TRICKY QUESTIONS! David’s miss on the Daily Double and Carrie’s two category runs gave Carrie the lead after 30 clues!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Carrie 7 correct 0 incorrect
Danielle 4 correct 0 incorrect
David 4 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Carrie now has a kitten with an emotional support puppy.
David watched a lot of Ken’s episodes to prepare.
Danielle was the subject of someone’s DragonCon cosplay.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Carrie 16 correct 0 incorrect
Danielle 6 correct 1 incorrect
David 6 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Carrie $10,200
Danielle $2,400
David $800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Name The James; Broadway Musical Settings; Life Of Pi; Palindromic Years; Musical Instruments; Heteronyms)

Danielle got to the first Daily Double to pull close, while Carrie eventually got to the last one, getting it correct to extend her lead. However, despite 30 correct between the two rounds, Carrie’s four incorrect responses—two rebounded by Danielle—meant everyone was still contending going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Carrie 30 correct 4 incorrect
Danielle 14 correct 1 incorrect
David 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Carrie $21,200
Danielle $16,000
David $6,000

Danielle was the only player correct in Final, which makes her a semifinalist!

Tonight’s results:

David $6,000 – $6,000 = $0 (Who was ?)
Danielle $16,000 + $16,000 = $32,000 (Who is Peter Pan?) (Semi-Finalist)
Carrie $21,200 – $10,801 = $10,399 (Who is Batman?)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) PITHY QUOTES $1000 (clue #19)
David 3200 -2400 (Danielle 2000 Carrie 4400)
2) BROADWAY MUSICAL SETTINGS $1200 (clue #3)
Danielle 3200 +3200 (David 800 Carrie 9800)
3) LIFE OF PI $800 (clue #17, $17600 left on board)
Carrie 12200 +5000 (Danielle 9600 David 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 66

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Danielle 3 3 4 4 3
David 4 1 2 3 4 5 5*
Carrie 1 2 3 5 1 2 3

DJ! Round:
Danielle 3* 4 3 3 4†
David 1 1 5 2
Carrie 2 3 4 1† 2† 5† 1 2*

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Danielle 3.40
Carrie 2.47
David 3.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! 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:

Danielle $14,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Carrie $17,000 Coryat, 30 correct, 4 incorrect, 56.14% in first on buzzer (32/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
David $8,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $5,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Danielle Maurer, career statistics:

64 correct, 10 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
25.56% in first on buzzer (57/223)
6/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,450

David Ferrara, career statistics:

48 correct, 7 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
27.11% in first on buzzer (45/166)
0/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$12,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,067

Carrie Cadwallader, career statistics:

70 correct, 19 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
45.24% in first on buzzer (76/168)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score: November 17, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Carrie $21,200 Danielle $16,000 David $6,000)

Danielle: I would limit my bet here to $3,999, keeping David locked out. (Actual bet: $16,000)

David: You have to bet at least $4,400 to have any chance of winning, but you might as well go all in here. (Actual bet: $6,000)

Carrie: Standard cover bet over Danielle is $10,801. (Actual bet: $10,801)

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