Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, November 20, 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.
(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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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category U.S. Presidents) for Monday, November 20, 2023 (Season 40, Game 51):

7 U.S. Presidents were born in the state of Ohio, beginning with this man who entered West Point in 1839

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Deanna Bolio, a community outreach supervisor from Campbell, California

Kevin Hirsh, an attorney from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Verlinda Johnson Henning, a human resources & leadership consultant from Memphis, Tennessee

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today’s game sees the return of Second Chance competition winner Deanna Bolio; she faces off against Verlinda Johnson Henning and Kevin Hirsh.

By virtue of having played most recently, I think Deanna has to be considered the favorite in this one—both Jilana Cotter and Hari Parameswaran were very competitive in their respective Champions Wildcard appearances, and it stands to reason that Deanna is likely to be just as strong. If things don’t work out that way for Deanna, though, both Verlinda and Kevin are very capable players who can get a victory and advance to the semifinals.

One further note: There was an article this weekend by Radar Online, aggregated by Apple News, with commentary on the Jeopardy! hosting situation. I read it so you don’t have to: the article cites the National Enquirer as its chief source. We all know what that means—the National Enquirer has not suddenly become reputable in 2023; it’s the same publication it has been for the last thirty years. Thus, we can safely say that any hosting commentary that cites Radar Online can and should be safely ignored.

I’d also like to invite everyone to weigh in on something I asked about on Saturday in my Weekly Thoughts column, especially the point surrounding “negative statistics” and whether I should be more willing to cover negative statistics after what happened last Wednesday on Celebrity Jeopardy!

Correct response: Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

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.)

Over a span of just over half a century between the Civil War and just after World War I, an incredible 7 different U.S. Presidents were born in the state of Ohio: Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren Harding. (An eighth, William Henry Harrison, was born in Virginia, but his home state was Ohio in the 1840 election.)

Unless you have an encyclopedic knowledge of Presidential birthplaces, the best way to get to the correct response on this Final is to ask yourself, “Why is the show taking pains to include West Point here?” In this case, it’s certainly because of Grant’s military accomplishments; he served as a commanding general of the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War, leading the Union to victory before becoming President in 1868.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, November 20, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: 1 Man, 1 Career, 1 Team; All God’s Creatures; Wars By Battle; Stupid Answers; Opus & Opera; A Little “Deb”ll Do Ya)

Thanks to 14 correct responses and a Daily Double, it was Deanna who took control of this game after the interviews! Verlinda and Kevin were tied after 30 clues.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Deanna 6 correct 1 incorrect
Verlinda 3 correct 0 incorrect
Kevin 4 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Deanna is now being approached with others’ random facts.
Kevin was jet-lagged in New York when he got this Call.
Verlinda has played lots of trivia recently.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Deanna 14 correct 3 incorrect
Kevin 6 correct 0 incorrect
Verlinda 6 correct 2 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Deanna $8,200
Kevin $2,400
Verlinda $2,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Etched In Stone; Movie Sequels; A Matter Of Taste; People In Their Element; There’s Always Next Term; Lesser-Known Ancient Romans)

Double Jeopardy! saw Deanna parlay both Daily Doubles into an even bigger advantage—some incorrect responses in the second half of the round didn’t keep her from sewing this one up before Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Deanna 25 correct 6 incorrect
Kevin 11 correct 2 incorrect
Verlinda 10 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Deanna $19,800
Kevin $8,000
Verlinda $6,800

Verlinda and Kevin were correct in Final today, but Deanna’s runaway means she advances to the semifinals!

Tonight’s results:

Verlinda $6,800 + $6,800 = $13,600 (Who is Ulysses Grant? Thanks J! :))
Kevin $8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000 (Who is Cleveland Grant?)
Deanna $19,800 – $79 = $19,721 (Who is Tyler? Hay) (Semi-Finalist)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) OPUS & OPERA $400 (clue #27)
Deanna 5000 +2600 (Verlinda 2400 Kevin 2200)
2) A MATTER OF TASTE $2000 (clue #12)
Deanna 13400 +3400 (Verlinda 3600 Kevin 3200)
3) THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT TERM $1200 (clue #14, $20000 left on board)
Deanna 17600 +2600 (Verlinda 3600 Kevin 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 92

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Verlinda 1 3 1 4 5 2 1
Kevin 3 5 2 4 3 4
Deanna 3 4 1 2 5 3 3 4 5 4 5 2 5 2*

DJ! Round:
Verlinda 3 2 3 1
Kevin 4
Deanna 1 2 3 2 5 4 5* 2 3*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Deanna 3.26
Kevin 3.57
Verlinda 2.36

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:

Deanna $14,800 Coryat, 25 correct, 6 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kevin $8,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Verlinda $6,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,600
Lach Trash: $16,800 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Lead Changes: 1
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Verlinda Johnson Henning, career statistics:

45 correct, 5 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (42/171)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,500)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,933

Kevin Hirsh, career statistics:

45 correct, 6 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (39/171)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,500)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,867

Deanna Bolio, career statistics:

102 correct, 18 incorrect
10/12 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
33.68% in first on buzzer (96/285)
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,400)
1/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,520

Andy’s Thoughts:

• After watching this, I think that even the Second Chance winners coming up in December and January have to be considered favorites to advance in Champions Wildcard.

• Today’s box score: November 20, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Deanna $19,800 Kevin $8,000 Verlinda $6,800)

Verlinda: Stay above $2,400 for the best chance of finishing second. Limit your bet to $4,400 or less. (Actual bet: $6,800)

Kevin: Standard cover bet over Verlinda is $5,601. (Actual bet: $8,000)

Deanna: Limit your bet to $3,799 or less. (Actual bet: $79)

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