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Season 37

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, December 11, 2020

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

August 12: S42 E98 (January 21, 2026)
August 13: S42 E99 (January 22, 2026)
August 14: S42 E100 (January 23, 2026)
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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
August 21: S42 E104 (January 29, 2026)
August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
August 25: S42 E107 (February 3, 2026)
August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Broadway Revivals) for Friday, December 11, 2020 (Season 37, Game 65):

Ads for the 2020 revival of this musical said “Something’s coming. Something good”; a new movie version is also coming

(correct response beneath the contestants)

We may have lost Alex, but the show must go on. Alex wouldn’t want it any other way. Please, let’s remember him over the next few weeks of banked episodes, and then afford him the same respect to his successors that we afforded Alex when he replaced Art Fleming in 1984. Alex’s last episode airs Friday, January 8, 2021; Ken Jennings’ first episode as guest host airs on January 11.

Today’s contestants:

Kate Freeman, a financial analyst originally from Lake Orion, Michigan

Kate Freeman on Jeopardy!

Nizar Abdalla, a finance manager from San Mateo, California

Nizar Abdalla on Jeopardy!

Kendra Blanchette, a registered dietician from Elk Grove, California (2-day total: $40,601)

Kendra Blanchette on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is West Side Story?

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Before being put on hiatus due to COVID-19 in March, the 2020 revival of Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim’s West Side Story saw all of 24 performances. The film version from Steven Spielberg, set to be released in December 2020, has been pushed back to December 2021. The story is an imagining of Romeo and Juliet in the Upper West Side of New York in the 1950s, detailing a rivalry between the Jets and Sharks gangs. (“Something’s Coming” is a well-known song from Act I of the musical.)

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

Scores going into Final:
Kate $12,000
Kendra $9,200
Nizar $1,800

Tonight’s results:
Nizar $1,800 – $1,785 = $15 (What is Wicked?)
Kendra $9,200 – $5,500 = $3,700 (What is Sweet Charity?)
Kate $12,000 – $6,401 = $5,599 (What is Wicked) (1-day total: $5,599)

Kate Freeman, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 11, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Kendra $4,800
Kate $3,600
Nizar $1,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) QUOTABLE WOMEN $800 (clue #23)
Kendra 4400 -1000 (Nizar 2600 Kate 3200)
2) “A” “P” HISTORY $1600 (clue #4)
Nizar 3800 -2000 (Kendra 5200 Kate 3600)
3) PLANTS & FLOWERS $2000 (clue #28, $1200 left on board)
Nizar 3800 -2000 (Kendra 8000 Kate 12000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -128

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 115 (1.77 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Kate $12,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Kendra $10,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Nizar $5,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 7 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $28,000
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $15,600

Kendra Blanchette, career statistics:
63 correct, 7 incorrect
9/10 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (54/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000

Nizar Abdalla, career statistics:
13 correct, 8 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,800

Kate Freeman, career statistics:
17 correct, 4 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000

Kate Freeman, to win:
2 games: 38.008%
3: 14.446%
4: 5.490%
5: 2.087%
6: 0.793%
Avg. streak: 1.613 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • I liked how Kate had the presence of mind to respond in THE MOVIE’S TITLE QUESTION $1200 with just the title of the film—because it was already in question form. This is definitely allowed.
  • Because this always seems to come up, I would like to unequivocally state that from what I heard, the responses to all of the clues were within the bounds of the show’s rules when it comes to phrasing in form of a question.
  • Kendra’s best chances of winning come if she bets between $2,801 and $3,599 in Final Jeopardy.
  • Interestingly, this episode taped the day after Tampa Bay won the 2020 Stanley Cup, so Kate’s interview would have been very fresh.

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