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Season 39
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, October 6, 2022
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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 Nobel Peace Prize Winners) for Thursday, October 6, 2022 (Season 39, Game 19):
He served as Bishop of Lesotho from 1976 to 1978
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jeff Parker, a professor of theatre from Arvada, Colorado
Jo Austin, a retired IT project manager from Manlius, New York
Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey (4-day total: $111,058)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today, Cris Pannullo looks to do something that hasn’t been done on Jeopardy! since Rick Knutsen in March 2001: five runaways in his first five wins. He’s played incredibly strongly over his first four victories, averaging $31,175 going into Final Jeopardy! over his first four games—scores between $28,800 and $35,300. Such consistency is going to be very difficult to beat! Jo Austin and Jeff Parker are today’s challengers, hoping they are the players who can take down a dominant champion!
Why has Cris been so good? He has been especially strong at the bottom of the board; over the 96 $800/$1000/$1600/$2000 clues he has faced in his first four games, Cris has 54 correct responses (and only 2 incorrect responses). Because the bottom of the board is less likely to be contested in a buzzer race (by nature of fewer players likely to know a higher-valued clue), deep knowledge in a wide array of categories can often overcome the vagaries of buzzer timing and has led to Cris’ very consistent play over his win streak.
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Correct response: Who is Desmond Tutu?
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Desmond Tutu, an Anglican bishop in southern Africa, was the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner “for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa”. At the time, he was General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches. Alongside Nelson Mandela, Tutu also led the early-’90s negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Word Puzzles; Books & Authors; Musical Alter Egos; U.S. Diplomacy; All Hands; Pretty Crafty)
Cris had his usual strong start, picking up $3,400 on a Daily Double and was off to the races again today! Jo and Jeff did their best, but Cris led by $9,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Cris 9 correct 0 incorrect
Jeff 2 correct 0 incorrect
Jo 2 correct 0 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Cris 17 correct 1 incorrect
Jo 4 correct 1 incorrect
Jeff 5 correct 1 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: U.K. Geography; Women In The Arts; Physics; Union People; Historical Tv Roles; Insignificant Idioms)
Jeff used his first pick to good use, finding the Daily Double immediately. He only bet $1,500, though. Then, Cris hit a speed bump—he missed a Daily Double for the first time, dropping $5,200! This meant that, for the first time, he didn’t have a runaway going into Final! Scores going into Final were Cris at $16,800, Jeff at $12,700, and Jo $200—Jo getting out of the red on the final clue of Double Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Cris 28 correct 3 incorrect
Jeff 14 correct 1 incorrect
Jo 5 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 7 (0 today).
Cris and Jo both got Final correct; Cris is now a 5-day champion! He goes for win #6 tomorrow!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, October 6, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Cris $16,800
Jeff $12,700
Jo $200
Tonight’s results:
Jo $200 + $200 = $400 (Who is Tu Tu)
Jeff $12,700 – $0 = $12,700 (Who Kero)
Cris $16,800 + $8,601 = $25,401 (Who is Tutu) (5-day total: $136,459)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cris $10,800
Jo $1,800
Jeff $1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000 (clue #9)
Cris 3400 +3400 (Jo 600 Jeff 600)
2) HISTORICAL TV ROLES $1600 (clue #1)
Jeff 1600 +1500 (Cris 10800 Jo 1800)
3) UNION PEOPLE $1600 (clue #11, $18400 left on board)
Cris 17600 -5200 (Jo 1800 Jeff 5100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 145
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 7 (0.37 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Cris $19,600 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jeff $12,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jo $200 Coryat, 5 correct, 2 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $14,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Cris Pannullo, career statistics:
143 correct, 12 incorrect
14/15 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
43.62% in first on buzzer (123/282)
11/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,700)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,760
Jo Austin, career statistics:
6 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $200
Jeff Parker, career statistics:
14 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
Cris Pannullo, to win:
6 games: 88.543%
7: 78.398%
8: 69.415%
9: 61.462%
10: 54.420%
Avg. streak: 12.728 games.
Today’s interviews:
Jeff wrote a book about teaching speech.
Jo reading Agatha Christie in publication order.
Cris has a girlfriend who has been a wonderful coach.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Today’s box score: October 6, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Cris $16,800 Jeff $12,700 Jo $200)
Cris: Standard cover bet over Jeff is $8,601. (Actual bet: $8,601)
Jo: Bet whatever you like today. (Actual bet: $200)
Jeff: If Cris bets to cover you and is incorrect, he falls to $8,199. I’d recommend betting between $4,101 (defending against a $0 bet) and $4,499. (Actual bet: $0)
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