Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, November 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 Literary Geography) for Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (Season 40, Game 57):

This state university’s Writers Workshop has had famous alumni who wrote about the state, like Jane Smiley & W.P. Kinsella

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Nick Cascone, an orthopedic physician assistant originally from Queens, New York (Yesterday’s total: $9,300)

Dennis Chase, a biotech project manager from Palm Springs, California (Yesterday’s total: $3,000)

Jen Jazwinski, a youth services librarian from Algonquin, Illinois (Yesterday’s total: $5,600)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

After a Triple Stumper Final Jeopardy in yesterday’s game, things are still very close and all three players can still absolutely win! While Nick’s lead over Jen is $3,700 on paper, that effectively becomes $1,850 when you realize that anything earned in the first two rounds today can be doubled in Final Jeopardy. (Of course, being a 2-day total-point final, yesterday’s scores get added to today’s scores to determine the overall champion.)

Something to keep an eye on: The attempt and buzzer stats in Game 1 of the final played out much differently than expected. Nick’s buzzer success dropped precipitously to just 31%, while Dennis didn’t have the most attempts, as he did earlier in the event (Jen led Game 1 with 45 attempts). I do have to assume that things might regress to the mean in both of those areas, which means that Nick should have a better time keeping his advantage, and Dennis could be prime for a charge. Of course, Jen could have gained a significant amount of confidence from how strong she was on the buzzer in Game 1.

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Correct response: What is (the University of) Iowa?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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One of the most prestigious university programs in the United States, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop is a graduate-level creative writing program at the University of Iowa. Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer-winning A Thousand Acres was set in Iowa, as was W.P. Kinsella’s Shoeless Joe (adapted into the film Field of Dreams.) More modern alumni of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop include National Book Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado, known for Her Body and Other Parties and In the Dream House.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

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

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Writers’ Words; Seconds; Slinging Arrows; A Capital Idea?; The Department Of Homeland Security; Foreign Language)

Dennis and Nick had the best time of things early; Dennis had 7 correct responses before the break and Nick had the Daily Double! Both kept up their strong play after the interviews as Dennis had a small lead in this one after 30 clues.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Dennis 7 correct 0 incorrect
Nick 6 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 1 correct 0 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Nick wants to thank his coworkers, the J! staff, and his family.
Dennis wants to thank his family and friends.
Jen wants to thank her family and her community.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Dennis 13 correct 0 incorrect
Nick 10 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 4 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Dennis $7,200
Nick $5,800
Jen $1,600

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Remember The Mane; Name That 1990S Year; Stardust; Flower Power; Peace, Love & Understanding; 4 N Language)

Jen got to the two Daily Doubles very early in this one. A correct response on the first one made things very close. However, an incorrect response on the second hurt her chances considerably. Dennis then went on a roll and held the overall lead with 7 clues to play. Nick then took the overall lead back on the second-to-last clue, and Dennis’ not attempting clue 30 (that went dead for a Triple Stumper) gave Nick the overall lead going into Final.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Dennis 22 correct 1 incorrect
Nick 19 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 11 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

Dennis $16,400
Nick $14,600
Jen $3,800

Jen and Nick gave correct responses in Final—Nick is going to the Tournament of Champions!

Tonight’s results:

Jen $3,800 + $3,800 = $7,600 + $5,600 = $13,200 ($50,000) (What is Iowa?)
Nick $14,600 + $14,600 = $29,200 + $9,300 = $38,500 ($100,000) (What is Iowa?)
Dennis $16,400 – $11,500 = $4,900 + $3,000 = $7,900 ($25,000) (What is SUNY??)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) SECONDS $600 (clue #9)
Nick 800 +1000 (Jen 800 Dennis 2600)
2) FLOWER POWER $1600 (clue #2)
Jen 2800 +2800 (Dennis 7200 Nick 5800)
3) STARDUST $1600 (clue #5, $29200 left on board)
Jen 6800 -5000 (Dennis 6000 Nick 7000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 126

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Jen 5 2
Dennis 4 5 3 4
Nick 1 2 3*

DJ! Round:
Jen 3 4* 3 4*
Dennis
Nick 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Nick 2.25
Jen 3.50
Dennis 4.00

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:

Nick $14,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jen $7,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Dennis $16,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,200
Lach Trash: $10,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800

Player Statistics:

Jen Jazwinski, career statistics:

137 correct, 20 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
33.08% in first on buzzer (132/399)
8/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,800)
6/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,314

Dennis Chase, career statistics:

167 correct, 21 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
41.96% in first on buzzer (167/398)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,600)
3/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,914

Nick Cascone, career statistics:

125 correct, 17 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 24 rebound opportunities)
34.50% in first on buzzer (118/342)
6/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,200)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Kudos to Jen for guessing on the last clue of Double Jeopardy, as a correct response would have improved her position significantly. (I wish Dennis would have guessed, though, as a correct response would have given him the lead without a significant downside.

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

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Dennis $16,400 ($3,000) Nick $14,600 ($9,300) Jen $3,800 ($5,600))

Jen’s current score: $9,400
Jen’s maximum possible total: $13,200
Dennis’s current score: $19,400
Dennis’s maximum possible total: $35,800
Nick’s current score: $23,900
Nick’s maximum possible total: $38,500

Jen: If Nick bets to cover Dennis and is incorrect, he falls to $11,999. Thus, you need to bet at least $2,600. (Actual bet: $3,800)

Dennis: Limit your bet to $6,199 to stay ahead of Jen’s maximum possible total. (Actual bet: $11,500)

Nick: Standard cover bet over Dennis is $11,901. (Actual bet: $14,600)

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