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Today’s Final Jeopardy – August 23, 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.
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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

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Presidential Campaign Years) for Wednesday, August 23, 2017:

Year the New York World lamented, “The age of statesmen is gone…the age of rail-splitters and tailors…has succeeded”

(This game originally aired on February 22, 2017.)

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Mari Hanley, a junior at Stetson University from Lighthouse Point, Florida

Mari Hanley on Jeopardy!

Netanel Paley, a senior at Yeshiva University from Teaneck, New Jersey

Netanel Paley on Jeopardy!

Gary Tse, a freshman at the United States Naval Academy from Ellicott City, Maryland

Gary Tse on Jeopardy!

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Scores going into Final:
Gary $22,995
Netanel $15,000
Mari $15,000

Final results:
Mari $15,000 – $10,000 = $5,000 (What is 1816?)
Netanel $15,000 – $15,000 = $0 (What is 1876?)
Gary $22,995 – $7,006 = $15,989 (What is 1876?) (Finalist)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Gary $5,395
Mari $5,200
Netanel $2,600

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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) FINANCIAL LITERACY $1000 (29th pick)
Gary 5400 -5 (Mari 5200 Netanel 2200)
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2) HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $2000 (13th pick)
Mari 8000 +5000 (Gary 13395 Netanel 4600)
3) ELEMENT-IUM $1200 (24th pick)
Netanel 8600 +6000 (Gary 18195 Mari 14200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 132

Unplayed clues:
None!

Game Stats:
Gary $23,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer
Mari $12,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Netanel $10,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $5,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct clues): $3,400

Gary Tse, stats to date:
48 correct
4 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,840)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
36.84% in first on buzzer (42/114)
Average Coryat: $22,400

Mari Hanley, stats to date:
32 correct
10 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
32.46% in first on buzzer (37/114)
Average Coryat: $9,700

Netanel Paley, stats to date:
31 correct
3 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
24.56% in first on buzzer (28/114)
Average Coryat: $12,000

Miscellany:

  • Both Gary Tse and Viraj Mehta will have the opportunity to play at all three lecterns during this tournament.

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