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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 4, 2016

Published Modified

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

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

This round of Jeopardy! online testing begins tonight and runs through Thursday! Good luck!

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The list of online test tips from Jeopardy is also very useful!

Final Jeopardy! category: IN THE NOVEL

Final Jeopardy! clue: The 1st scene in this book: “With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Ben Wynns, a nonprofit co-ordinator from New York City, New York

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Joe Schneider, a senior index editor from Old Bridge, New Jersey

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Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, Illinois (11-day total: $245,002)

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What is Fahrenheit 451?

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Obviously the famous opening line was “It was a pleasure to burn”. The second paragraph goes into more detail as to Guy Montag setting the books alight with “this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world”.

You can find the opening pages of the Ray Bradbury dystopian masterpiece on Google Books.

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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Seth $19,400
    Ben $6,400
    Joe -$400

    Final Results:
    Joe -$400
    Ben $6,400 + $6,400 = $12,800
    Seth $19,400 + $600 = $20,000 (12-day total: $265,002)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) THEATER TALK $800 (9th pick)
    Seth 1800 +1800 (Ben 2000 Joe 0)
    —
    2) BRITISH HISTORY $1200 (6th pick)
    Joe 4200 -4200 (Seth 9400 Ben 6400)
    3) BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS BY SETTING $2000 (9th pick)
    Seth 11400 -2000 (Ben 6400 Joe 0)

    Unplayed clues:
    None!

    Game Stats:
    Seth 20,400 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer
    Ben 6,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer
    Joe 3,800 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer

    Seth Wilson, stats to date:
    288 correct
    31 incorrect
    13/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,300)
    8/12 in Final Jeopardy
    40.85% in first on buzzer (270/661)
    Average Coryat: $17,983

    Seth Wilson, to win:
    13 games: 66.37%
    14: 44.05%
    15: 29.23%
    16: 19.40%
    17: 12.88%
    Avg. streak: 13.973 games.

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