Today, we have Ray Lalonde from Toronto, ON, Canada, whose cash winnings after 12 matches total $354,300, Denise Carlon from Seaside Heights, NJ, and Chris Blair from Newbury Park, CA. Happy 2023! Will Ray Lalonde become our first winner of 2023? Or will Denise and Chris do so? Let’s get into the recap! In the Jeopardy! round, Denise (closely) made it tough for Ray and Chris to catch up. In GIVING YOU SOME METALS, Denise found the 1st Daily Double (the 1st one of the year), she bet $2,000 out of her $5,800 and came up with the correct question. There were 6.67% of triple stumpers and 6.67% of rebounds in the round. Going into Double Jeopardy!, Denise had $8,800, Ray had $3,800, and Chris had $3,000. In Double Jeopardy!, Ray stole the lead over Denise and was tight to her. In FTNTTTM, Ray found the 2nd Daily Double, he bet $4,000 out of his $5,000 and came up with an incorrect question. In FRIENDS ‘TIL THE ENDS, Ray found the 3rd Daily Double, he bet $1,300 out of his $17,400 and came up with an incorrect question. There were 3.33% of triple stumpers and 3.33% of rebounds in the round. In both rounds, there were 5% of triple stumpers and 5% of rebounds. Chris came up with 100% of correct questions, Denise came up with 90.91% of correct questions, and Ray came up with 86.21% of correct questions. Going into Double Jeopardy!, Ray had $16,100, Denise had $16,000, and Chris had $8,200. The category was HISTORIC CRIMES, and the clue was, “Saying it was stolen by Napoleon, self-styled Italian patriot Vincenzo Peruggia took it in 1911”. Chris came up with, “What is The Shroud of Turin?”, which is incorrect and bet $0, which stamped him out at $8,200. Denise came up with, “What is the Mona Lisa?”, which is correct and went “all-in”, which took her to $32,000. Ray also came up with what Denise said and bet $16,000, which took him to $32,100. Ray becomes the first winner of 2023 with a total of $386,400 after 13 matches! @jeopardy #raylalonde #denisecarlon #chrisblair #recap #2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm8B3ZKOb8C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
