Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, May 4, 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 Bodies of Water) for Thursday, May 4, 2023 (Season 39, Game 169):

Formed some 10,000-15,000 years ago & with an average depth of only about 150 feet, it’s named for a man who sailed through it in 1728

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Marie Claude Dussault, a translater & editor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Warren Grace, a croupier from Lanham, Maryland

Hannah Wilson, a data scientist from Chicago, Illinois (1-day total: $25,800)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

We have a new champion on the Alex Trebek Stage—Hannah Wilson put up a “perfect game” with 25 correct last night in a convincing victory (that wasn’t quite a runaway). Today she faces off against Maryland’s Warren Grace and Montreal’s Marie Claude Dussault.

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Correct response: What is the Bering Strait?

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The Bering Strait, named for the explorer Vitus Bering who first sailed through it in the 1720s, separates Russia from Alaska in the western Arctic. Due to its shallow depth, lowered sea levels during the last Ice Age caused a land bridge to form between Asia and North America—it was via this land bridge that North America’s indigenous peoples first reached this continent.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, May 4, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Phrasing; Florida Places; A Bible Thumpin’; U.S. Facts & Figures; Magazines In Other Words; Athletes Named For)

This game was pretty much all Hannah from the start; she had $8,200 at the first break and $13,000 after the Jeopardy! round!

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Hannah 10 correct 0 incorrect
Warren 4 correct 1 incorrect
Marie Claude 1 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Marie Claude won a trip to Paris on Twitter.
Warren began watching Jeopardy! at the age of 10.
Hannah finished 18th at last year’s ACPT.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Hannah 17 correct 0 incorrect
Warren 8 correct 1 incorrect
Marie Claude 2 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Hannah $13,000
Warren $3,000
Marie Claude $800

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Novel Countries; The Tower Of London; Science; A Special Train Car; 21st Century Films; Abbre-V-ations)

Hannah’s dominance of proceedings continued—Warren and Marie Claude combined for just 6 buzzes in the entire Double Jeopardy! round. Hannah also picked up a combined $11,000 on Daily Doubles to have a stunning $35,200 going into Final!

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Hannah 33 correct 3 incorrect
Marie Claude 5 correct 1 incorrect
Warren 10 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Hannah $35,200
Marie Claude $5,600
Warren $4,600

Hannah and Marie Claude were both correct on today’s Final; Hannah added another five figures to her total, putting her over the $70,000 mark through 2 games!

Tonight’s results:

Warren $4,600 – $4,500 = $100 (What is the Cook Strait?)
Marie Claude $5,600 + $2,601 = $8,201 (What is the Bering Strait?)
Hannah $35,200 + $10,000 = $45,200 (What is the Bering Strait?) (2-day total: $71,000)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) FLORIDA PLACES $600 (clue #9)
Hannah 3200 +3000 (Warren 0 Marie Claude -600)
2) SCIENCE $1200 (clue #2)
Hannah 13400 +5000 (Warren 3000 Marie Claude 800)
3) A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $1200 (clue #12, $20000 left on board)
Hannah 21600 +6000 (Warren 5000 Marie Claude 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 159

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Hannah 1 2 3 4 5 1 3*
Warren 1 2
Marie Claude

DJ! Round:
Hannah 3* 4† 5† 4 5 3 2 4 5 3*
Warren 1
Marie Claude 1

† – selection in same category as Daily Double

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Hannah 3.35
Marie Claude 1.00
Warren 1.33

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Hannah $24,200 Coryat, 33 correct, 3 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Marie Claude $5,600 Coryat, 5 correct, 1 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Warren $4,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400

Player Statistics:

Hannah Wilson, career statistics:

59 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
46.49% in first on buzzer (53/114)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,200

Warren Grace, career statistics:

10 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600

Marie Claude Dussault, career statistics:

6 correct, 1 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600

Hannah Wilson, to win:

3 games: 84.294%
4: 71.055%
5: 59.895%
6: 50.488%
7: 42.559%
Avg. streak: 7.367 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• $45,200 is tied for the 121st-best single-day score in the history of the show, with Pam Mifflin (9/14/97), Larissa Kelly (5/20/08), and Jennifer Quail (12/4/19).

• Today’s box score: May 4, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Hannah $35,200 Marie Claude $5,600 Warren $4,600)

Hannah: Bet anything between $0 and $23,999 and enjoy victory #2! (Actual bet: $10,000)

Warren: Limit your bet to $2,599—this way, you stay ahead of Marie Claude if she is incorrect. (Actual bet: $4,500)

Marie Claude: Standard cover bet over Warren is $3,601. (Actual bet: $2,601)

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