Today's Final Jeopardy - Friday, December 16, 2022 (2024)

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Countries of the World) for Friday, December 16, 2022 (Season 39, Game 70):

It’s home to 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country; the sites include a volcano & a lagoon

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Elizabeth Pontefract, a strategy consultant from Seattle, Washington
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Neal Gettling, a financial analyst from Chicago, Illinois
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Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1-day total: $32,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

A Canadian—Ray Lalonde of Toronto—is our current champion after dethroning Sean McShane in yesterday’s game! His challengers are Neal Gettling and Elizabeth Pontefract—I certainly hope that they both noticed that Ray didn’t make the standard cover bet in Final Jeopardy! yesterday and make their own adjustments to their strategy accordingly!

Also, yesterday was a massive victory for historians of both Jeopardy! and game shows—episodes 389 through 393, the five previously-believed-lost episodes of Barbara Lowe, have been archived in J! Archive, thanks to the National Archives of Game Show History. I personally would like to thank my friend Elise Thrasher, who served as an early intermediary between myself at J! Archive and the researchers at NAGSH, for her role in ensuring that we were able to get these games—and so many other early-season games that will be going into the Archive in the coming months—into J! Archive. She doesn’t get nearly enough credit in the game show community for helping preserve so many game shows, and her work here was crucial in the early stages of this process.

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Correct response: What is Italy?

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Italy’s numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites include Mount Etna, the world’s most active stratovolcano, as well as Venice and its lagoon. Throwing back to “Those Darn Etruscans”, many Etruscan sites are now UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia.

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Game Recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Time For Reading; Alaskan Geography; Music Icons; Mummies; “Tip”; The Scales)

Elizabeth got off to a hot start today, picking up 7 correct in the first half of the round and another 4 in the second half. Meanwhile, Neal attempted pull himself back into contention with a True Daily Double, but fell back to $0.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

Elizabeth 7 correct 0 incorrect
Ray 5 correct 2 incorrect
Neal 3 correct 2 incorrect

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

Elizabeth 11 correct 0 incorrect
Ray 10 correct 3 incorrect
Neal 6 correct 3 incorrect

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: Christmas & Hanukkah; Ornaments Of Yore; That’S A Big Animal; 10-Letter Verbs; Invasions; Tv & Movie Places)

Ray was on fire in Double Jeopardy, picking up the first 7 clues of the round and in the round overall. Meanwhile, Neal’s chances of winning were not facilitated by the third Daily Double—he fell back to $0 again. Ray got the final clue of Double to cement his runaway, with scores going into Final seeing Ray at $23,600, Elizabeth at $8,800, and Neal at $400.

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

Ray 27 correct 6 incorrect
Elizabeth 16 correct 2 incorrect
Neal 10 correct 6 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).

Ray was the only player correct in Final today—he’s now a 2-day champion and returns Monday!

Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, December 16, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:

Scores going into Final:

Ray $23,600
Elizabeth $8,800
Neal $400

Tonight’s results:

Neal $400 – $207 = $193 (What is Indonesia?)
Elizabeth $8,800 – $8,700 = $100 (What is Turkey?)
Ray $23,600 + $4,400 = $28,000 (What is Italy?) (2-day total: $60,600)

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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

Elizabeth $6,000
Ray $4,800
Neal $0

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:

1) ALASKAN GEOGRAPHY $600 (clue #28)
Neal 2000 -2000 (Ray 3800 Elizabeth 6000)
2) THAT’S A BIG ANIMAL $2000 (clue #13)
Ray 13600 +4000 (Neal 1200 Elizabeth 6000)
3) 10-LETTER VERBS $1600 (clue #18, $14000 left on board)
Neal 2400 -2400 (Ray 17600 Elizabeth 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -171

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
Ray 1 2 3 4 5 2 4 5 1 2 4
Neal 1 2 4 4 4 3*
Elizabeth 1 2 3 1 3 5 1 2 3 5 3

DJ! Round:
Ray 3 4 5 2 1 2 3 4 5* 1 2 3
Neal 1 5 3 3 4*
Elizabeth 4

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

Ray 2.96
Neal 3.09
Elizabeth 2.75

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

Ray $21,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 6 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Neal $4,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 6 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Elizabeth $8,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,200
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,800

Ray Lalonde, career statistics:

53 correct, 7 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (52/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,600)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,400

Neal Gettling, career statistics:

10 correct, 7 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800

Elizabeth Pontefract, career statistics:

16 correct, 3 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800

Ray Lalonde, to win:

3 games: 75.868%
4: 57.560%
5: 43.670%
6: 33.131%
7: 25.136%
Avg. streak: 5.144 games.

Today’s interviews:

Elizabeth is a huge RuPaul’s drag race fan and has given drag personas to her dogs.
Neal works in the front office of the Chicago Cubs.
Ray got to work on a junior high school production his daughter was in.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Today’s box score: December 16, 2022 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: Ray $23,600 Elizabeth $8,800 Neal $400)

Ray: Limit your bet to $5,999 and enjoy your victory! (Actual bet: $4,400)

Neal: Bet whatever you like! (Actual bet: $207)

Elizabeth: Limit your bet to $7,999 and enjoy second place! (Actual bet: $8,700)

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Today's Final Jeopardy - Friday, December 16, 2022 (2024)

FAQs

What is final Jeopardy? ›

The third round, Final Jeopardy, consists of one question presented to all players or teams. The question category is revealed, and all teams or players who do not have a negative score must make a wager of at least zero, up to their entire score, based on their confidence in answering the question given the category.

What was the answer to the final Jeopardy on June 17? ›

What was the Final Jeopardy! answer, Monday, June 17, 2024? In the category 2 Last Names, Same First Letter the answer was: "Born 344 years apart, they are the 2 real people mentioned by name in the titles of 1990s Best Picture Oscar winners." The correct response: "Who are Shakespeare & Schindler?"

Who won Jeopardy June 19, 2024? ›

How much did Adriana Harmeyer win on 'Jeopardy!' Wednesday, June 19, 2024? Returning super champion Adriana Harmeyer finally saw her time on "Jeopardy!" come to an end after she missed the third Final Jeopardy question of her run.

Who won Jeopardy 3 14 24? ›

Yogesh bet $6,001 and won the game with $35,601.

Can you misspell final Jeopardy? ›

According to "Jeopardy!" rules, spelling does not usually matter — but phonetic pronunciation does: "Written responses to the Final Jeopardy! clue do not have to be spelled correctly, but they must be phonetically correct and not add or subtract any extraneous sounds or syllables."

Where can I watch today's episode of Jeopardy? ›

Jeopardy - Watch on Paramount Plus.

Who won on Jeopardy today, June 17, 2024? ›

How much did Adriana Harmeyer win on 'Jeopardy!' Monday, June 17, 2024? Communications specialist Ty Patton of Iowa gave returning super champion Adriana Harmeyer all she could handle Monday night. Heading into Final Jeopardy, Harmeyer led $16,200 to $10,800.

Who won Jeopardy today June 21st? ›

Survivor alum Drew Basile is applying that show's “outwit, outplay, outlast” philosophy to Jeopardy! Drew won his third Jeopardy! game in the June 21 episode, defeating one of his opponents in a rare Tiebreaker Round.

Who won Jeopardy tonight on 6/21/24? ›

Drew Basile won another game last night after his win over Harmeyer. Basile has also won an impressive $33,282 in his two days on the game show and will surely see a few more wins in the coming days.

Who won the most Jeopardy games? ›

  • Ken Jennings (74 wins)
  • Amy Schneider (40 wins)
  • Matt Amodio (38 wins)
  • James Holzhauer (32 wins)
  • Mattea Roach (23 wins)
  • Cris Pannullo (21 wins)
  • Julia Collins (20 wins)
  • David Madden (19 wins)

How tall is Drew on Jeopardy? ›

Jeopardy! has a giant killer on its hands as Drew Basile, the over 6-foot tall former Survivor contestant, brought an end to the 15-game winning streak of Adriana Harmeyer on Wednesday night (June 19).

Who was the contestant on Jeopardy and Survivor? ›

Survivor 45's Drew Basile ends Jeopardy run: See his stats for every game. The 23-year-old contestant won seven consecutive games of the trivia show. Survivor 45's Drew Basile turned his competitive spirit toward another massive show.

Who won the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions 2024 today? ›

Yogesh Raut Wins the 2024 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.

Why do some Jeopardy contestants sit in chairs? ›

"This is something we always offer to contestants and we don't ask why." Foss clarified that Jeopardy! contestants have always had the option to request a chair, and it isn't in the show's likeness to deny players a seat no matter their reasoning. "It's not our business," she reiterated.

Why does Troy sit on Jeopardy? ›

bosses spoke about letting him sit when he did so during his last game in 2023. "Please know that any contestant is given the opportunity to have a chair at any point. "We would never make people stand, and you'll see in the coming weeks that we had a contestant who did choose to sit," Jeopardy! higher-ups explained.

Do you have to write what is for final Jeopardy? ›

After the wagers are placed, the Final Jeopardy clue is revealed. Contestants have 30 seconds to write down their responses on their answer sheets.

What does Jeopardy mean in court? ›

Jeopardy is a danger of harm; the risk of loss. In legal contexts, jeopardy often refers to the risk of criminal liability that a defendant faces at trial. Jeopardy attaches at the moment a prosecution commences - in a jury trial when the jury is empaneled and in a bench trial when the first witness is sworn.

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