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Today’s Final Jeopardy – August 24, 2017

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Current Champion

Justin Robbins, career statistics:
28 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600

To win:
2 games: 64.278%
3: 41.317%
4: 26.557%
5: 17.071%
6: 10.973%
Avg. streak: 2.799 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 Shakespeare Characters) for Thursday, August 24, 2017:

About himself he says, “Since the heavens have shap’d my body so, let hell make crook’d my mind to answer it”

(This game originally aired on February 23, 2017.)

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Viraj Mehta, a junior at Stanford University from Austin, Texas

Viraj Mehta on Jeopardy!

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

Gary Tse on Jeopardy!

Lilly Chin, a senior at M.I.T. from Decatur, Georgia

Lilly Chin on Jeopardy!

Remember, this is a two-day total-point affair; today’s scores get added to tomorrow’s to determine the tournament champion!

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Scores going into Final:
Lilly $16,400
Gary $12,600
Viraj $11,200

Final results:
Viraj $11,200 – $2,718 = $8,482 (Who is Iago?)
Gary $12,600 + $12,345 = $24,945
Lilly $16,400 + $4,000 = $20,400

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Viraj $4,400
Gary $3,400
Lilly $2,000

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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) 19th CENTURY AMERICA $600 (19th pick)
Lilly 400 +1000 (Viraj 3600 Gary 3200)
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2) STRAIT TALK $1600 (19th pick)
Viraj 7600 +2000 (Lilly 9600 Gary 10200)
3) ORGANIZATIONS $800 (23rd pick)
Lilly 13200 +2000 (Gary 12200 Viraj 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 141

Unplayed clues:
J! round: 19th CENTURY AMERICA $200
DJ! round: None!
$ Left on Board: $200

Game Stats:
Gary $12,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer
Lilly $14,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer
Viraj $10,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 30.36% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $10,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct clues): $5,400

Gary Tse, stats to date:
65 correct
6 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,840)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
34.12% in first on buzzer (58/170)
Average Coryat: $19,133

Lilly Chin, stats to date:
67 correct
5 incorrect
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,200)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
35.88% in first on buzzer (61/170)
Average Coryat: $16,400

Viraj Mehta, stats to date:
64 correct
11 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/3 in Final Jeopardy
39.41% in first on buzzer (67/170)
Average Coryat: $15,933

Miscellany:

  • Gary’s effective lead over Lilly is $2,272.50 and his effective lead over Viraj is $8,231.50. Lilly’s effective lead over Viraj is $5,959.

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