Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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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
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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
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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Human Body) for Tuesday, March 19, 2024 (Season 40, Game 137):

This glandular organ that starts to shrink at puberty is known for being where the cells key to adaptive immunity develop

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin (2 wins)

Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida (1 win)

Yogesh Raut, a social and personality psychologist from Vancouver, Washington (2 wins)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

After easily the most dominant game of anyone start-to-finish on the buzzer, Yogesh Raut has now brought himself to within a game of $250,000. Will he win a second straight game to close out this series? Or, will Ben Chan claim his third victory tonight? Finally, there’s no way Troy Meyer will go down without a fight—a win from Troy will send this first-to-three-win series to a winner-take-all Game 7.

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Correct response: What is the thymus?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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The thymus, located in the upper front part of the chest, is a major part of the human immune system; T cells (named after the thymus) are crucial to the body’s adaptive immunity response. After reaching its largest size just before puberty, it shrinks from that point forward, though some T cell development continues throughout adulthood.

I’m not entirely sure how to predict this Final Jeopardy clue; this is not a strong subject of mine personally, so I can’t really say that I’m a good judge of clue difficulty here. To me, this could land anywhere from “this is actually hard, it’ll go 0-for-3” to “this is just a big blind spot in my knowledge, all 3 players will get this instantly”.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Speechmaking; Name The River; Newer Machines & Inventions; Organizations; Silence, Letters!; Welcome To The Big Leagues)

While Yogesh picked up 5 correct responses, it was Troy who led after 15 clues, after he picked up a True Daily Double.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Troy 6 correct 0 incorrect
Yogesh 5 correct 0 incorrect
Ben 3 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Ben wants to also thank Greg Shahade.
Troy has Jerome Vered as a favorite contestant.
Yogesh joked about being confused with Suresh Krishnan.

Both Troy and Yogesh played well after the interviews; Troy continued to lead after 30 clues.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Troy 12 correct 0 incorrect
Yogesh 10 correct 0 incorrect
Ben 7 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Troy $9,400
Yogesh $5,400
Ben $3,400

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Books & Authors; Classical Music Is In Session; Jeoportmanteau!; Directors Acting; Underground; Mind The Gap)

Ben was in a distant third—but found both Daily Doubles! Unfortunately, he got the last one incorrect, and dropped back to $0. Troy led going into Final—but was had another A = B + C situation for the second time in three games! (However, this one was a little bit different.)

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Troy 19 correct 0 incorrect
Yogesh 21 correct 0 incorrect
Ben 15 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Troy $19,800
Yogesh $16,600
Ben $3,200

Ben was the only player correct in Final Jeopardy—but because Yogesh made a small bet in Final Jeopardy, he now has his third win, and Yogesh is your Tournament of Champions winner! Ben finishes 2nd and Troy 3rd.

Tonight’s results:

Ben $3,200 + $3,200 = $6,400 (What is the thymus?) ($100,000)
Yogesh $16,600 – $3,201 = $13,399 (What is spleen?) ($250,000)
Troy $19,800 – $13,401 = $6,399 (What is pituitary?) ($50,000)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SPEECHMAKING $1000 (clue #12)
Troy 2800 +2800 (Yogesh 3000 Ben 400)
2) JEOPORTMANTEAU! $1600 (clue #15)
Ben 4200 +4200 (Yogesh 13000 Troy 17400)
3) MIND THE GAP $1200 (clue #17, $10400 left on board)
Ben 9600 -9600 (Yogesh 13000 Troy 17400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 100

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Yogesh 3 4 3 4 4 4
Troy 3 3 3 5*
Ben 4 4

DJ! Round:
Yogesh 5 5 4 3 2
Troy 2 4 3 5 4 5
Ben 4 3 5 4* 3 3*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Yogesh 3.73
Ben 3.75
Troy 3.70

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:

Yogesh $16,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 0 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer (19/56), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Ben $10,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.79% in first on buzzer (15/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Troy $18,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 0 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (18/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,800
Lach Trash: $5,200 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,000
Lead Changes: 3
Times Tied: 0

Player Statistics:

Yogesh Raut, career statistics:

293 correct, 20 incorrect
20/22 on rebound attempts (on 41 rebound opportunities)
39.53% in first on buzzer (270/683)
9/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $58,600)
7/12 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,283

Troy Meyer, career statistics:

372 correct, 33 incorrect
22/25 on rebound attempts (on 46 rebound opportunities)
40.05% in first on buzzer (342/854)
21/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $108,200)
9/15 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,493

Ben Chan, career statistics:

431 correct, 40 incorrect
17/23 on rebound attempts (on 62 rebound opportunities)
38.81% in first on buzzer (397/1023)
24/32 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $42,005)
14/18 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,578

Andy’s Thoughts:

• I assume that the “Dan Schroeder” shouted out by Yogesh after the Premier League clue is a friend of his.
• Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Troy $19,800 Yogesh $16,600 Ben $3,200)

Yogesh: Bet no more than $10,199 and win if Troy is incorrect. (Actual bet: $3,201)

Troy: Standard cover bet over Yogesh is $13,401. (Actual bet: $13,401)

Ben: Your only chance of victory here is if you go all in, Troy misses, and Yogesh overbets. Go all in. (Actual bet: $3,200)

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