Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, April 12, 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 The Bill of Rights) for Wednesday, April 12, 2023 (Season 39, Game 153):

England’s “Bloody Assizes” & a 1685 life sentence for perjury were 2 main origins of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Laura Caton, a nonprofit arts administrator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kat Jepson, an artist originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia (1-day total: $20,399)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

As the second week of April enters its midpoint, Kat Jepson returns to defend her championship! Laura Caron & Ben Chan are your challengers.

One thing that could become interesting in today’s game: The opening round contains an “Historic Canada” category. With all of the “Know Your Canada” problems over the years, things could certainly get interesting!

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Correct response: What is the Eighth Amendment?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution reads as follows: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” The amendment, part of the Bill of Rights, was inspired by a similar part of the English Bill of Rights. The English laws regarding cruel and unusual punishment were enacted after Titus Oates perjured himself, causing numerous people to be sentenced to death. English judges, upset at not being allowed to sentence Oates himself to death, ordered several barbaric punishments, including being pilloried several times yearly in the streets.

(I wonder how many incorrect guesses of the Fifth Amendment, specifically the “double jeopardy” clause”, there will be today.)

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Historic Canada; How Are You Feeling?; Say The Roman Numeral; Dining Out; Doggie Bag; Leftovers)

This round was pretty much all Ben. 19 correct in the round; he would have had one of the game’s all-time high first-round scores had he been able to get a $7,000 Daily Double correct! Instead, he still led, but with a much lower score.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Ben 8 correct 1 incorrect
Laura 1 correct 0 incorrect
Kat 3 correct 1 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Ben 19 correct 3 incorrect
Kat 4 correct 1 incorrect
Laura 2 correct 1 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: One-Word Play Titles; Lost With The Titanic; Acting The Oscar-Winning Part; In The Dictionary; Our Nation Of Immigration; This Land Is “Ur” Land)

Ben got to both Daily Doubles in this round as well; he went slightly more conservative on the last one, which did give Laura a small opening. Ben needed to get the last clue of the round correct in order to clinch a runaway! Scores going into Final were Ben at $17,000, Laura at $8,000, and Kat at $5,400.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ben 30 correct 3 incorrect
Laura 9 correct 1 incorrect
Kat 10 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 23 (0 today).

Kat was the only player correct today in Final, but Ben’s still your new champion! He’ll come back tomorrow to defend!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Ben $17,000
Laura $8,000
Kat $5,400

Tonight’s results:

Kat $5,400 + $5,400 = $10,800 (What is the 8th amendment?)
Laura $8,000 – $2,801 = $5,199 (What is the Fourth Amendment?)
Ben $17,000 – $999 = $16,001 (What is the 7th?) (1-day total: $16,001)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Ben $2,400
Kat $1,000
Laura $400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) DOGGIE BAG $400 (clue #23)
Ben 8200 -7000 (Kat 800 Laura 200)
2) ONE-WORD PLAY TITLES $1200 (clue #3)
Ben 2800 +2800 (Kat 1000 Laura 400)
3) IN THE DICTIONARY $2000 (clue #11, $20800 left on board)
Ben 10400 +1000 (Kat 3000 Laura 400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 24

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Kat 4 2 3 4 5
Laura 3
Ben 5 4 5 3 4 5 4 5 3 3 4 3 5 2 2 2 2*

DJ! Round:
Kat 2 5 3
Laura 1
Ben 4 3* 4 3 4 4 5*

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ben 3.67
Kat 3.50
Laura 2.00

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 23 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ben $23,400 Coryat, 30 correct, 3 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kat $5,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Laura $8,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,800
Lach Trash: $11,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800

Kat Jepson, career statistics:

33 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600

Laura Caton, career statistics:

9 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000

Ben Chan, career statistics:

30 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $23,400

Ben Chan, to win:

2 games: 55.482%
3: 30.782%
4: 17.079%
5: 9.475%
6: 5.257%
Avg. streak: 2.246 games.

Today’s interviews:

Ben beat Aaron Rodgers at pub trivia.
Laura wants to visit all 41 Broadway theaters.
Kat mostly does embroidery pieces as art.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s result proves once again that it is more than OK to be aggressive on the opening Daily Double, with there being plenty of time to recoup any losses.

• Today’s box score: April 12, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ben $17,000 Laura $8,000 Kat $5,400)

Kat: If Laura is incorrect, she falls to $5,199. Limit your own bet to $199. (Actual bet: $5,400)

Laura: Standard cover bet over Kat is $2,801. (Actual bet: $2,801)

Ben: Limit your bet to $999. (Actual bet: $999)

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