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Week In Review (January 2-6, 2017)

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Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
(Click Here for Methodology)

Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

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 $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Game Recaps:
Monday, January 2 (INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS)
Tuesday, January 3 (WORLD CITIES)
Wednesday, January 4 (CLASSIC MOVIE ROLES)
Thursday, January 5 (MEN OF SCIENCE)
Friday, January 6 (NAME THE 19TH CENTURY WORK)

This Week’s Winners:
Gavin Mulligan (1 day, $15,800)
Amanda Berofsky (2 days, $15,998)
Joe Bartolomeo (2 days, $36,500)

Unplayed Clues (14):
Monday (5): NFL QUARTERBACKS $200, HISTORIC AMERICAN QUOTES $200, $400 & $600; FLAGS OF THE AMERICAS $2000
Tuesday (2): AFTER THE CABERNET $1200 & $2000
Wednesday (5): HISTORIC OBJECTS $400; EARLY HUMANOIDS $800, $1200, $1600 & $2000
Thursday (2): AT THE BALLET $1600 & $2000
Friday: None!

Daily Doubles & Final Jeopardy:
Monday: 1/3 on Daily Doubles, 1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Tuesday: 2/3 on Daily Doubles, 0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Wednesday: 0/2 on Daily Doubles, 0/3 in Final Jeopardy
Thursday: 2/3 on Daily Doubles, 1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Friday: 2/3 on Daily Doubles, 2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Weekly Total: 7/14 on Daily Doubles, 4/15 in Final Jeopardy Season To Date (regular play): 134/223 (60.09%) on Daily Doubles, 98/220 (44.55%) in Final Jeopardy

Average Win To Date, Season 33: $17,902.59

Stat of the Week:
Jeopardy! Games by Closeness (Regular Play, October 4, 2004 through January 6, 2017)

Lock Game: 24%
Lock-Tie: 1%
Crush Game: 21%
2/3 Even: 1%
2/3 to 3/4: 12%
3/4 Even: 1%
3/4 or Closer: 40%
Tie Game: 1%

Statistics:

Mukund Marathe, final stats:
51 correct
9 incorrect
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $-2,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
31.90% in first on buzzer (52/163)
Average Coryat: $14,000

Gavin Mulligan, final stats:
34 correct
8 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
33.64% in first on buzzer (36/107)
Average Coryat: $10,700

Amanda Berofsky, final stats:
61 correct
10 incorrect
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
37.42% in first on buzzer (61/163)
Average Coryat: $15,133

Joe Bartolomeo, current stats:
39 correct
4 incorrect
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
31.25% in first on buzzer (35/112)
Average Coryat: $15,200

Joe Bartolomeo, to win:
3 games: 51.86%
4: 26.90%
5: 13.95%
6: 7.23%
7: 3.75%
Avg. streak: 3.077 games.

Joe Bartolomeo’s next game: January 9

Weekend Rerun, airing Saturday, January 7 or Sunday, January 8: Pranjal Vachaspati vs. Sophie Carrell vs. Conor Lastowka

Next Week: Season 33, Week 18 (Regular Play)

  • Andy, what’s the difference between a lock game and a crush game?

    • Andy Saunders | January 7, 2017 at 2:50 pm | Reply

      A “lock” game is what Alex refers to often as a runaway, when the leader has more than twice second place’s score.
      A “crush” game is when second place is between 50% and two-thirds of the leader’s score (Here, in order for the leader to lose, second place must get Final correct and first place must get Final incorrect, assuming rational wagering.)

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