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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American Writers) for Thursday, August 8, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 51, encore presentation):
In a twist of irony, he accidentally set fire to some 300 acres of woods at Fair Haven Pond near the Concord River in 1844
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Maya Wright, a senior from Peachtree City, Georgia
Claire Sattler, a senior from Bonita Springs, Florida
Emma Arnold, a junior from Owings Mills, Maryland
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Correct response: Who is Henry David Thoreau?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Henry David Thoreau frequented the woods around Concord, MA, and after his campfire got out of control in April 1844, it started a forest fire that burned 300 acres of forest and almost reached the town of Concord itself.
In a similar vein to how many wildfires out in California start, “the earth was uncommonly dry” and his fire “caught the dry grass” and got out of control. The Concord Freeman at the time described the act as “thoughtlessness”.
Later, Thoreau lived in the woods near Concord’s Walden Pond—the inspiration for his book Walden.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Claire $18,600
Emma $15,600
Maya $12,800
Tonight’s results:
Maya $12,800 – $5,000 = $7,800 (Who is Emerson?)
Emma $15,600 + $3,400 = $19,000
Claire $18,600 + $3,200 = $21,800
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Maya $6,400
Emma $5,200
Claire $4,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) ELEMENTAL $600 (4th pick)
Maya 400 +600 (Claire 400 Emma 0)
2) ART SUBJECTS $800 (3rd pick)
Claire 4400 +2000 (Maya 6400 Emma 5600)
3) FLAGS $1200 (24th pick)
Claire 12000 +3000 (Emma 13600 Maya 12800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 130
Unplayed clues:
J! round: MEDDLING IN YOUR BUSINESS $1000
DJ! Round: ODD FUTURE $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $3,000
Game Stats:
Claire $15,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Emma $15,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 32.73% in first on buzzer
Maya $12,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 36.36% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $44,000
Lach Trash: $1,600 (on 1 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400
Claire Sattler, stats to date:
59 correct, 8 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts
32.54% in first on buzzer (55/169)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,600
Emma Arnold, stats to date:
51 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts
26.04% in first on buzzer (44/169)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
Maya Wright, stats to date:
70 correct, 5 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts
39.05% in first on buzzer (66/169)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $600)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Because tomorrow’s scores can be doubled in Final Jeopardy tomorrow, Claire has an effective lead of $1,400 over Emma and $7,000 over Maya.
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