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Season 32

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – July 18, 2016

Published

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.
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

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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 $1,598,403
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

Today’s contestants:

Emily DeArdo, a writer from Reynoldsburg, OH

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Hans Huizing, a principal from Red Deer, AB

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Ellen Corrigan, a law clerk from Philadelphia, PA (2-day total: $23,200)

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Final Jeopardy! category: INTERNATIONAL SPORTS

Final Jeopardy! clue: Established in 1903, this European event was originally touted in a newspaper printed on yellow paper

What is the Tour de France?

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Back to today’s Final: this is obviously where the “yellow jersey” concept comes from to distinguish the race’s overall leader. The original creator of the race was the sports paper best known as L’Auto, which was suffering from flagging sales at the time. Being printed on yellow-coloured newsprint, it was obvious that the tour’s leader

Throughout the 1903 Tour, circulation of the paper doubled, and it has run every year since. (with the exception of during both World Wars).


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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Ellen $16,800
    Hans $13,000
    Emily $1,800

    Final Results:
    Emily 1800 + 0 = 1800
    Hans 13000 – 8937 = 4063 (What is the (unintelligible)?)
    Ellen 16800 + 0 = 16800 (3-day total: $40,000)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) DOUBLE U, DOUBLE V, OR DOUBLE W $800 (29th pick)
    Hans 3800 +1800 (Ellen 5400 Emily 1000)
    —
    2) PRES-POURRI $1600 (4th pick)
    Emily 2200 -1200 (Ellen 6800 Hans 6000)
    3) PUT IT THERE $1200 (29th pick; $1600 left on board)
    Hans 8400 +3000 (Ellen 16800 Emily 1800)

    Game Stats:
    Ellen 16,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
    Hans 10,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer
    Emily 3,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer

    Ellen Corrigan’s stats:
    60 correct
    5 incorrect
    2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 7,000)
    2/3 in Final Jeopardy
    32.16% in first on buzzer (55/171)
    Average Coryat: $16,067

    Ellen Corrigan, to win:
    4 games: 57.51%
    5: 33.08%
    6: 19.02%
    7: 10.94%
    8: 6.29%
    Avg. streak: 4.354 games.

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