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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Bodies of Water) for Thursday, May 4, 2023 (Season 39, Game 169):
Formed some 10,000-15,000 years ago & with an average depth of only about 150 feet, it’s named for a man who sailed through it in 1728
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Marie Claude Dussault, a translater & editor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Warren Grace, a croupier from Lanham, Maryland |
Hannah Wilson, a data scientist from Chicago, Illinois (1-day total: $25,800) |
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We have a new champion on the Alex Trebek Stage—Hannah Wilson put up a “perfect game” with 25 correct last night in a convincing victory (that wasn’t quite a runaway). Today she faces off against Maryland’s Warren Grace and Montreal’s Marie Claude Dussault.
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Correct response: What is the Bering Strait?
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The Bering Strait, named for the explorer Vitus Bering who first sailed through it in the 1720s, separates Russia from Alaska in the western Arctic. Due to its shallow depth, lowered sea levels during the last Ice Age caused a land bridge to form between Asia and North America—it was via this land bridge that North America’s indigenous peoples first reached this continent.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, May 4, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Phrasing; Florida Places; A Bible Thumpin’; U.S. Facts & Figures; Magazines In Other Words; Athletes Named For)
This game was pretty much all Hannah from the start; she had $8,200 at the first break and $13,000 after the Jeopardy! round!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Hannah 10 correct 0 incorrect
Warren 4 correct 1 incorrect
Marie Claude 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Marie Claude won a trip to Paris on Twitter.
Warren began watching Jeopardy! at the age of 10.
Hannah finished 18th at last year’s ACPT.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Hannah 17 correct 0 incorrect
Warren 8 correct 1 incorrect
Marie Claude 2 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Hannah $13,000
Warren $3,000
Marie Claude $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Novel Countries; The Tower Of London; Science; A Special Train Car; 21st Century Films; Abbre-V-ations)
Hannah’s dominance of proceedings continued—Warren and Marie Claude combined for just 6 buzzes in the entire Double Jeopardy! round. Hannah also picked up a combined $11,000 on Daily Doubles to have a stunning $35,200 going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Hannah 33 correct 3 incorrect
Marie Claude 5 correct 1 incorrect
Warren 10 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 26 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Hannah $35,200
Marie Claude $5,600
Warren $4,600
Hannah and Marie Claude were both correct on today’s Final; Hannah added another five figures to her total, putting her over the $70,000 mark through 2 games!
Tonight’s results:
Warren $4,600 – $4,500 = $100 (What is the Cook Strait?)
Marie Claude $5,600 + $2,601 = $8,201 (What is the Bering Strait?)
Hannah $35,200 + $10,000 = $45,200 (What is the Bering Strait?) (2-day total: $71,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) FLORIDA PLACES $600 (clue #9)
Hannah 3200 +3000 (Warren 0 Marie Claude -600)
2) SCIENCE $1200 (clue #2)
Hannah 13400 +5000 (Warren 3000 Marie Claude 800)
3) A SPECIAL TRAIN CAR $1200 (clue #12, $20000 left on board)
Hannah 21600 +6000 (Warren 5000 Marie Claude 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 159
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Hannah 1 2 3 4 5 1 3*
Warren 1 2
Marie Claude
DJ! Round:
Hannah 3* 4† 5† 4 5 3 2 4 5 3*
Warren 1
Marie Claude 1
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Hannah 3.35
Marie Claude 1.00
Warren 1.33
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 26 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Hannah $24,200 Coryat, 33 correct, 3 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Marie Claude $5,600 Coryat, 5 correct, 1 incorrect, 8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Warren $4,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400
Player Statistics:
Hannah Wilson, career statistics:
59 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
46.49% in first on buzzer (53/114)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,200
Warren Grace, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,600
Marie Claude Dussault, career statistics:
6 correct, 1 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
8.77% in first on buzzer (5/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,600
Hannah Wilson, to win:
3 games: 84.294%
4: 71.055%
5: 59.895%
6: 50.488%
7: 42.559%
Avg. streak: 7.367 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $45,200 is tied for the 121st-best single-day score in the history of the show, with Pam Mifflin (9/14/97), Larissa Kelly (5/20/08), and Jennifer Quail (12/4/19).
- Today’s box score: May 4, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Hannah $35,200 Marie Claude $5,600 Warren $4,600)
Hannah: Bet anything between $0 and $23,999 and enjoy victory #2! (Actual bet: $10,000)
Warren: Limit your bet to $2,599—this way, you stay ahead of Marie Claude if she is incorrect. (Actual bet: $4,500)
Marie Claude: Standard cover bet over Warren is $3,601. (Actual bet: $2,601)
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