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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, February 7, 2020

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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 Quotes About 19th Century Authors) for Friday, February 7, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 110):

This author “showed that abysses may exist inside a governess”, a heroine who was a “commonplace spinster”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Brenda Gant, an office manager and bookkeeper from Glendale, California

Brenda Gant on Jeopardy!

Gauravi Shah, a nuclear engineer & improv comedian from Cincinnati, Ohio

Gauravi Shah on Jeopardy!

Patrick Rice, a business development strategist from San Francisco, California (1-day total: $32,199)

Patrick Rice on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Charlotte Brontë?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Charlotte Brontë, the eldest of the three Brontë authors, is most famous today for her 1847 novel Jane Eyre, which follows the life of the eponymous heroine into adulthood and her love for Thornfield Hall master Mr. Rochester.

The quotes about Charlotte Brontë from the clue come from G. K. Chesterton’s early 20th century book of essays Twelve Types (republished later as Varied Types).

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

Scores going into Final:
Gauravi $15,400
Brenda $12,800
Patrick $11,000

Tonight’s results:
Patrick $11,000 – $5,199 = $5,801 (Who is Emily Dickinson)
Brenda $12,800 – $10,001 = $2,799 (Who is Emily Brontë)
Gauravi $15,400 + $10,201 = $25,601 (1-day total: $25,601)

Gauravi Shah, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the February 7, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Gauravi $7,000
Patrick $5,400
Brenda $400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) WOMEN’S MEMOIRS $600 (10th pick)
Gauravi 3600 -1000 (Patrick 2400 Brenda -1000)
2) EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY $1600 (4th pick)
Gauravi 9000 +2000 (Patrick 5400 Brenda 800)
3) CIVIL RIGHTS & WRONGS $2000 (22nd pick)
Brenda 8800 +3200 (Gauravi 14200 Patrick 8200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 31

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 221 (2.01 per episode average), 1 Daily Double

Game Stats:
Gauravi $16,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Patrick $11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Brenda $11,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,600
Lach Trash: $10,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800

Patrick Rice, stats to date:
35 correct, 5 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
28.32% in first on buzzer (32/113)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,500)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,900

Gauravi Shah, stats to date:
22 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000

Gauravi Shah, to win:
2 games: 49.328%
3: 24.333%
4: 12.003%
5: 5.921%
6: 2.921%
Avg. streak: 1.973 games.


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