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Today’s Final Jeopardy – August 11, 2017

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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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20. Julia Collins $495,767
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22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Early America) for Friday, August 11, 2017:

William Bradford wrote that this document was partly inspired by the “mutinous speeches” of some passengers

(This game originally aired on November 22, 2016.)

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Alec Fischthal, a junior from North Woodmere, New York (Yesterday’s total: $16,500)

Alec Fischthal on Jeopardy!

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Sharath Narayan, a sophomore from Madison, Alabama (Yesterday’s total: $28,000)

Sharath Narayan on Jeopardy!

Michael Borecki, a junior from Darien, Connecticut (Yesterday’s total: $0)

Michael Borecki on Jeopardy!

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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Alec $11,600
Sharath $10,800
Michael $7,200

Final Results:
Michael $7,200 + $7,000 = $14,200 + $0 = $14,200 ($25,000)
Sharath $10,800 + $901 = $11,701 + $28,000 = $39,701 ($100,000)
Alec $11,600 + $11,600 = $23,200 + $16,500 = $39,700 ($50,000)

Alec’s reaction to losing by $1 was epic:

Alec Fischthal's epic reaction to the results of the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament.

Scores after the opening round:
Alec $6,400
Sharath $2,000
Michael $1,600

(more stats below)

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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) WHO $600 (13th pick)
Sharath 2600 -2000 (Alec 4000 Michael 600)
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2) YOU DO THE GEOGRAPHIC MATH $1200 (6th pick)
Sharath 5200 +3000 (Alec 6400 Michael 2000)
3) “PING” ME $2000 (23rd pick)
Sharath 9800 -3000 (Alec 11600 Michael 6800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -50

Unplayed clues:
DJ! round: EWWW! GROSS! $400

Game Stats:
Alec $11,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer
Sharath $14,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 5 incorrect, 42.86% in first on buzzer
Michael $7,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600

Sharath Narayan, stats to date:
88 correct
12 incorrect
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
4/4 in Final Jeopardy
36.73% in first on buzzer (83/226)
Average Coryat: $14,450

Alec Fischthal, stats to date:
88 correct
14 incorrect
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,200)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
34.96% in first on buzzer (79/226)
Average Coryat: $13,500

Michael Borecki, stats to date:
80 correct
9 incorrect
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,600)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
31.56% in first on buzzer (71/225)
Average Coryat: $14,350
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