Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, August 28, 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 Geogra-Flee) for Monday, August 28, 2023 (Season 39, Game 46):

In July 2022 the ousted President of this country fled west across the Indian Ocean to the Maldives

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California

Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California

Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

It is time for the series of games everybody has been waiting for: the Tournament of Champions finals. This year’s finals are a “first to three games won” competition, different from the “two-game total point affair” of the first 29 tournaments. All three of our finalists have had to make it through a gauntlet of very worthy competition to make it this far; whoever wins will be a very worthy champion!

A few of you may be wondering why there were no Weekly Thoughts posted yesterday, and the answer to that is simple: I didn’t think that I had anything to talk about! Next week will be different, though, as I do have some statistical analysis almost ready for publication, Plus, I’ll have some exciting professional news that I’ll be ready to share over the next week, before the start of Season 40 as well!

Correct response: What is Sri Lanka?

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.)

Amid mass protests over an economic crisis and inflation of over 50% in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned and fled the country, entering a self-imposed exile. His first stop was the Maldives, whose capital, Male, is just under 500 miles from Sri Lanka. From Male, Rajapaksa went to Singapore; he returned to Sri Lanka in September, ending his exile.

This is a good Tournament of Champions-level current events clue; I am curious to see if our players have been paying attention to world news.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, August 28, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: At The Mall Of America; The Southern Hemisphere; Top Of The Morning!; Shark Tank; Streakers; From “D” To “O”)

All three players got off to a good start, picking up 5 correct responses apiece; however, it was Andrew who had the lead after 15, courtesy of (surprise, surprise) a True Daily Double. After the break, Amy had the best time of things, rebounding from a Sam mistake and picking up that rebound (and six other correct responses) to take a slim lead into Double Jeopardy!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Andrew 5 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 5 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 5 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Sam has been a fan of Jeopardy! since the Art Fleming days.
Andrew rented a cabin in the woods with some of his winnings.
Amy got to meet Billie Jean King at the US Open.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Amy 12 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 9 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Amy $5,000
Sam $4,800
Andrew $4,200

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Your U.S. History Test; Primed For Prime Numbers; Poetry; Foreign Words & Phrases; We’re In It; The Long Hall)

The Daily Doubles got found midway through the round—Andrew jumped into the lead by doubling up on the second one, but Sam missed his for $6,000 to fall back down. Meanwhile, Amy went on a charge (and Sam a minor one) to make sure that Game #1 wasn’t a runaway!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Andrew 15 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 19 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 20 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Andrew $18,800
Amy $14,600
Sam $12,000

Andrew and Sam were correct in Final—Andrew takes Game 1, but he needs two more wins. Game 2 is tomorrow!

Tonight’s results:

Sam $12,000 + $0 = $12,000 (What is Sri Lanka?)
Amy $14,600 – $10,000 = $4,600 (What is Indonesia?)
Andrew $18,800 + $10,401 = $29,201 (What is Sri Lanka?) (1 win)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE $800 (clue #13)
Andrew 1800 +1800 (Amy 400 Sam 3000)
2) POETRY $800 (clue #13)
Andrew 7800 +7800 (Amy 6600 Sam 12000)
3) FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES $1600 (clue #16, $17200 left on board)
Sam 13200 -6000 (Amy 6600 Andrew 16800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 155

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Amy 1 2 4 2 3
Andrew 5 5 4*
Sam 3 4 3 1 2

DJ! Round:
Amy 1 2
Andrew 3 4 3 4 2* 3 3
Sam 4 3 5 2 1 3 4*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Andrew 3.60
Sam 2.92
Amy 2.14

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.26 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Andrew $10,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Sam $18,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Amy $14,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,400
Lach Trash: $5,800 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800

Player Statistics:

Amy Schneider, career statistics:

1398 correct, 89 incorrect
65/79 on rebound attempts (on 170 rebound opportunities)
51.48% in first on buzzer (1286/2498)
68/78 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $215,200)
29/44 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,968

Andrew He, career statistics:

222 correct, 27 incorrect
15/17 on rebound attempts (on 33 rebound opportunities)
39.96% in first on buzzer (205/513)
13/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $67,200)
4/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,844

Sam Buttrey, career statistics:

178 correct, 15 incorrect
11/12 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
41.85% in first on buzzer (167/399)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,600)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,257

Remaining Players’ Tournament of Champions Chances (after 100,000 Simulations)

Andrew He: 60.561%
Amy Schneider: 27.948%
Sam Buttrey: 11.491%

Chances of 3 games: 13.657%
Chances of 4 games: 24.419%
Chances of 5 games: 29.929%
Chances of 6 games: 21.866%
Chances of 7 games: 10.129%

Andy’s Thoughts:

• The Daily Doubles remained king today—Andrew won because of those in spite of being third-best on the signaling device.

• Today’s box score: August 28, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Andrew $18,800 Amy $14,600 Sam $12,000)

Amy: Because of the difference in scores, you’re in Stratton’s Dilemma. If you cover Sam, you won’t stay ahead of Andrew if you’re both incorrect. Either go all-in to force Andrew to cover or bet between $1,001 and $2,599 (thereby staying ahead of Sam’s current total, while covering some of his low range.) (Actual bet: $10,000)

Andrew: Standard cover bet over Amy is $10,401.(Actual bet: $10,401)

Sam: Bet between $2,600 (so as to force Amy to make a bet) and $3,599 (so as to keep ahead of Andrew’s score if he covers Amy and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $0)

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