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Season 39
Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, November 23, 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 Seconds in History) for Wednesday, November 23, 2022 (Season 39, Game 53):
The Fortune, the 2nd ship to land at this harbor, disappointed those already there, carrying 35 new residents & “not so much as bisket-cake”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
John Dorsey, a loan operations specialist from Potomac, Maryland
Katy Rudolphy, a civil servant from Grand Prairie, Texas
Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey (12-day total: $380,881)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Cris Pannullo returned from a long layoff yesterday without skipping a beat, picking up victory number 12 in last night’s game. Today’s game sees Texas’ Katy Rudolphy and Maryland’s John Dorsey hope to play “Giant Killer”, while Cris hopes to break the $400,000 mark.
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Correct response: What is Plymouth Harbor?
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The arrival of the ship Fortune to the Pilgrim colony in 1621 came as a surprise to the Pilgrims; the colony was already struggling, and colony governor William Bradford was not entirely enthused at what was occurring. He wrote, “The plantation was glad of this addition of strength, but could have wished that many of them had been of better class, and all of them better furnished with provisions; but that could not now be helped”. Famous passengers on the Fortune included Philip Delano; whose descendants include Presidents Grant, Coolidge, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A 20Th Century Facts Production; Arrondissements Of Paris; A Loud Category; A Matter Of Degrees; Shared Last Names; Lose A Letter)
Cris found the first Daily Double very early, but couldn’t pull out too much of an advantage afterward, as Katy and John both did well near the bottom of the boards; Cris’ lead was only $2,800 after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Cris 7 correct 1 incorrect
Katy 4 correct 0 incorrect
John 3 correct 0 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Cris 15 correct 1 incorrect
Katy 7 correct 0 incorrect
John 6 correct 0 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Translators; Cities & Towns Of The Bible; An “F” In Opera; Notable African Americans; Disney Do-Overs; Speech Of The Dickens)
Double Jeopardy! saw John find the first Daily Double; unfortunately, he lost $5,000 on an incorrect response. Meanwhile, Cris picked up $7,000 on the last one to take a commanding lead. He did not come close to losing the runaway before the end of the round; scores going into the 61st clue were Cris at $28,000, Katy at $9,000, and John at $5,400.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Cris 28 correct 2 incorrect
Katy 11 correct 1 incorrect
John 16 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).
Only Cris was correct in Final—Cris has crossed over the $400,000 mark and now has victory number 13. He’ll go for number 14 tomorrow!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Cris $28,000
Katy $9,000
John $5,400
Tonight’s results:
John $5,400 – $3,601 = $1,799 (What is Jamestown?)
Katy $9,000 – $1,801 = $7,199 (What is Jamestown?)
Cris $28,000 + $7,221 = $35,221 (What is Plymouth) (13-day total: $416,102)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cris $7,400
Katy $4,600
John $3,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) A 20th CENTURY FACTS PRODUCTION $1000 (clue #2)
Cris 800 +1000 (Katy 0 John 0)
2) NOTABLE AFRICAN AMERICANS $2000 (clue #5)
John 6000 -5000 (Cris 10200 Katy 4600)
3) TRANSLATORS $1200 (clue #9, $24400 left on board)
Cris 12200 +7000 (Katy 4600 John 1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 74
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Cris 4 5*
Katy
John
DJ! Round:
Cris 4 4 4 3*
Katy
John 3 3 5* 2† 1†
(* means the Daily Double was found; † means a selection in the same category the first Daily Double was found in.)
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Cris 4.00
Katy 0.00
John 2.80
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.23 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Cris $22,200 Coryat, 28 correct, 2 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Katy $9,000 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
John $10,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,600
Lach Trash: $4,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Cris Pannullo, career statistics:
388 correct, 28 incorrect
23/24 on rebound attempts (on 54 rebound opportunities)
47.35% in first on buzzer (349/737)
27/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $90,700)
8/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,646
Katy Rudolphy, career statistics:
11 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,000
John Dorsey, career statistics:
16 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,400
Cris Pannullo, to win:
14 games: 91.970%
15: 84.586%
16: 77.794%
17: 71.547%
18: 65.802%
Avg. streak: 24.454 games.
Today’s interviews:
John got to play Zoom trivia against Joe Kennedy.
Katy would watch Jeopardy! with her grandmother over the summer.
Cris is the oldest of five children.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Cris moves to 9th in regular play winnings, 19th in all-time winnings including tournaments, and 16th in terms of number of correct responses.
- I was amused at the ARRONDISSEMENTS OF PARIS $200 clue—my OQL USA team played against Cris’s on Sunday evening; one of the direct questions posed to my side in that match was about the Louvre (yes, we got it correct.) The game ended in a 47–47 tie.
Today’s box score: November 23, 2022 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Cris $28,000 Katy $9,000 John $5,400)
Cris: Bet no more than $9,999 and enjoy today’s victory! (Actual bet: $7,221)
Katy: Standard cover bet over John is $1,801. (Actual bet: $1,801)
John: You should bet at least $1,801 to have a chance at second place. (Actual bet: $3,601)
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