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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – December 7, 2018

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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 Opera) for Friday, December 7, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 65):

In Act I of this opera, a messenger says, “barbarous Ethiopians” have invaded & “are already marching on Thebes”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Nick Wawrykow, a graduate student from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Nick Wawrykow on Jeopardy!

Staci Huffman, a certified public accountant from Nine Mile Falls, Washington

Staci Huffman on Jeopardy!

Dave Leffler, a retired police officer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4-day total: $100,102)

Dave Leffler on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Aida?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Aida is a famous Giuseppe Verdi opera set in ancient Egypt. that opens as Aida, an Ethiopian princess, has been captured and enslaved by the Egyptians. Premiering in Cairo in 1871, it is one of the more well-known works in the operatic canon.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Staci $16,000
Nick $14,600
Dave $10,600

Tonight’s results:
Dave $10,600 – $10,600 = $0 (What is Antony Antony & Cleopatra?)
Nick $14,600 + $6,601 = $21,201
Staci $16,000 + $13,201 = $29,201 (1-day total: $29,201)

Staci Huffman, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 7, 2018 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dave $4,600
Staci $3,600
Nick $2,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) ALL ABOUT AUTHORS $800 (7th pick)
Nick 600 -1000 (Staci 1200 Dave 0)
2) WHAT A COUNTR”E” $1600 (9th pick)
Staci 8000 +2000 (Dave 7000 Nick 3000)
3) AFTER THE CIVIL WAR $2000 (21st pick)
Nick 8200 +6000 (Staci 13600 Dave 11800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -2

Unplayed clues:
J! round: PRO WRESTLING $1000
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $1,000

Game Stats:
Staci $15,600 Coryat
Nick $11,600 Coryat
Dave $10,600 Coryat
Combined Coryat Score: $37,800

Game Stats:
Staci $15,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Nick $11,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Dave $10,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer, 3/4 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $37,800
Lach Trash: $5,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600

Dave Leffler, final stats:
105 correct, 14 incorrect
11/14 on rebound attempts
34.93% in first on buzzer (95/272)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,300)
4/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000

Staci Huffman, stats to date:
21 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts
33.93% in first on buzzer (19/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600

Staci Huffman, to win:
2 games: 52.60%
3: 27.66%
4: 14.55%
5: 7.65%
6: 4.03%
Avg. streak: 2.110 games.

Miscellaneous:

  • Austin Rogers is the most recent player to win all five games in a taping day.

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