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Season 40
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, October 27, 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%
Avg. streak: 4.128 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 $1,098,403
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 Famous Americans) for Friday, October 27, 2023 (Season 40, Game 35):
On March 23, 1779 he became the first U.S. diplomat to serve overseas by presenting his credentials to a foreign government
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Brian Adams, a retired public educator from Big Bear Lake, California
Cory Burns Barger, an orchestra musician from Riverside, California
Erick Loh, a pastor from Northridge, California
Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
It’s Friday today, and the end of the seventh week of strike replacement programming! Today’s Champions Wildcard quarterfinal features 1-day champ Erick Loh, 2-day champ Cory Burns Barger, and 3-day champ Brian Adams! Based on these numbers alone, and how the 3-day champs have generally been performing so far in Champions Wildcard, I would say that Brian is probably the favorite in this one. However, as we saw yesterday—absolutely anything can happen!
One thing I would like to note—there’s a small chance that my results update this afternoon will be delayed; I have a friend visiting this morning from England and it might delay my being able to watch the show as I usually do. Thank you very much for your understanding!
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Correct response: Who is Benjamin Franklin?
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Due to the allyship in the late 18th century between the Americans and the French (France was one of the first countries to recognize American sovereignty, and French provided assistance to the United States during the Revolutionary War), France became the first country to officially receive an American diplomat in 1779—Benjamin Franklin became the first United States Minister to France in that year. Franklin served in France until 1785; the official title was Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America at the Court of Versailles. The title became upgraded to Ambassador in the late 19th century, after the French Third Republic continued to use the title Ambassador. (Prior to this, only Great Power monarchies had been permitted to use the diplomatic title Ambassador.)
I think this might be a slightly more difficult Final than some of the others this week, though the way in is definitely knowing that the U.S. had diplomatic relations with France before England, and that Franklin was the first U.S. minister to France. I actually wouldn’t find this Final to be out of place in a Tournament of Champions context.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, October 27, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Last Supper; Quotable Cinema; The Maori; Anatomy; Fabrics; The “Long” & “Short” Of It)
Erick got off to the best start, holding the lead at both commercial breaks! Brian sat second and Cory third after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Erick 6 correct 0 incorrect
Brian 4 correct 0 incorrect
Cory 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Brian spent his winnings on special cataract surgery.
Cory felt her original run was really shocking.
Erick felt grateful to be invited back.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Erick 10 correct 0 incorrect
Brian 11 correct 1 incorrect
Cory 5 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Erick $6,200
Brian $5,400
Cory $1,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Leonardo Da Vinci, Busy Guy; Broadway Musicals By Characters; “A”uthors; Microscopy; Street Smarts; Bad English)
Cory dominated the first part of Double Jeopardy, finding both Daily Doubles early on! She doubled up through the first one, but lost $6,000 on the second! This brought Erick and Brian back into the game; a strong performance in the Broadway category from Erick meant he held a lead going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Erick 19 correct 2 incorrect
Cory 14 correct 3 incorrect
Brian 16 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Erick $12,200
Cory $9,600
Brian $5,400
Brian gave the correct response, while Cory and Erick gave the other two very plausible incorrect responses (Jefferson was the second representative to France, while Adams was the first one to England). This means that Brian was a surprise semi-finalist!
Tonight’s results:
Brian $5,400 + $5,400 = $10,800 (Who Benjamin Franklin?) (Semi-Finalist)
Cory $9,600 – $3,000 = $6,600 (Who is Jefferson?)
Erick $12,200 – $7,001 = $5,199 (Who is John Adams?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ANATOMY $1000 (clue #10)
Cory 400 +1000 (Erick 2200 Brian 3200)
2) STREET SMARTS $1200 (clue #3)
Cory 5000 +5000 (Erick 4200 Brian 5400)
3) LEONARDO DA VINCI, BUSY GUY $1600 (clue #6, $25600 left on board)
Cory 10000 -6000 (Erick 4200 Brian 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 140
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Erick 1 2 3 4 5
Cory 5*
Brian 4 3 5 2
DJ! Round:
Erick
Cory 5 4 3* 5 5 4*
Brian
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Brian 3.50
Cory 4.43
Erick 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:
Brian $5,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Cory $11,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Erick $12,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,400
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,400
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Erick Loh, career statistics:
59 correct, 8 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
36.26% in first on buzzer (62/171)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200
Cory Burns Barger, career statistics:
59 correct, 14 incorrect
5/8 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
25.11% in first on buzzer (55/219)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,500)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,550
Brian Adams, career statistics:
95 correct, 23 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
37.17% in first on buzzer (100/269)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,600)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,720
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I know that some of Reddit will be results-oriented and dislike Cory’s bet on DD3, but I’m okay with it—there was still a lot of game left to be played, and she would have been in a very strong position going into Final had she been correct.
Today’s box score: October 27, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Erick $12,200 Cory $9,600 Brian $5,400)
Erick: Cover bet over Cory is $7,001. (Actual bet: $7,001)
Cory: Standard cover bet over Brian is $1,201. (Actual bet: $3,000)
Brian: You have two choices here: if you think Cory is going to bet small, you need to go all in to pass her if she’s incorrect. If you think Cory will bet big, limit your bet to $200 or less to play for the Triple Stumper. (Actual bet: $5,400)
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