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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – December 8, 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 Primetime TV Actresses) for Friday, December 8, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 65):

On the beat since 1999, she plays the longest-running female character currently on TV in a primetime non-animated series

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Kyle Becker has found his way onto the tracker for the next Tournament of Champions!

Today’s contestants:

Ben Raphel, a healthcare data analyst from Boston, Massachusetts

Ben Raphel on Jeopardy!

Laura Miller, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia

Laura Miller on Jeopardy!

Kyle Becker, a research scientist from Nashville, Tennessee (4-day total: $63,802)

Kyle Becker on Jeopardy!

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

Scores going into Final:
Ben $15,600
Kyle $12,600
Laura $9,600

Tonight’s results:
Laura $9,600 + 9,599 = $19,199
Kyle $12,600 – $3,001 = $9,599 (Who is?)
Ben $15,600 + $9,601 = $25,201 (1-day total: $25,201)

Ben Raphel, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 8, 2017 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Laura $5,200
Kyle $4,200
Ben $4,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) STATELY BODIES OF WATER $400 (2nd pick)
Ben 200 +1000 (Kyle 0 Laura 0)
2) ASIAN CULTURE $1200 (15th pick)
Ben 13000 +3000 (Kyle 7000 Laura 6000)
3) 14-LETTER WORDS $2000 (30th pick)
Kyle 10600 +2000 (Ben 15600 Laura 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 142

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0

Game Stats:
Ben $13,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Laura $9,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer
Kyle $12,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400

Kyle Becker, final stats:
90 correct, 14 incorrect
29.82% in first on buzzer (82/275)
7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,000)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,840

Ben Raphel, stats to date:
19 correct, 3 incorrect
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200

Ben Raphel, to win:
2 games: 52.72%
3: 27.79%
4: 14.65%
5: 7.72%
6: 4.07%
Avg. streak: 2.115 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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