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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, March 27, 2020

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Current Champion

Will Goree, career statistics:
74 correct, 17 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (78/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,267

To win:
4 games: 66.697%
5: 44.485%
6: 29.670%
7: 19.789%
8: 13.199%
Avg. streak: 5.003 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 Presidential History) for Friday, March 27, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 145):

He was the first President to deliver the State of the Union Address on television

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Khalilah Walters, an attorney from Danville, Virginia

Khalilah Walters on Jeopardy!

Matt Steen, an account coordinator from Minneapolis, Minnesota

Matt Steen on Jeopardy!

Susan Alden, a fundraising researcher from San Francisco, California (1-day total: $7,999)

Susan Alden on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Harry Truman?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Harry Truman’s 1947 State of the Union address was the first to be televised; it wasn’t until Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 address where the tradition of the State of the Union being delivered during prime time began. (For completeness’ sake, the 1923 State of the Union, delivered by Calvin Coolidge, was the first broadcast on radio.)

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

Scores going into Final:
Khalilah $6,800
Matt $5,600
Susan $1,200

Tonight’s results:
Susan $1,200 – $1,200 = $0 (Who was Eisenhower)
Matt $5,600 – $5,600 = $0 (Who is Eisenhower)
Khalilah $6,800 – $4,401 = $2,399 (Who is Truman FDR) (1-day total: $2,399)

Khalilah Walters, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 27, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Susan $4,800
Khalilah $400
Matt $0

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) DEMOGRAPHY $600 (clue #21)
Matt 1600 -1600 (Susan 3400 Khalilah 1200)
2) STATE CAPITALS $800 (clue #4)
Khalilah 2000 -2000 (Susan 1200 Matt -2400)
3) LATIN PHRASES $2000 (clue #5)
Khalilah 0 +2000 (Susan 1200 Matt -2400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: 150 YEARS OF NATURE $800 DEMOGRAPHY $400 HERE’S THE WINDUP $400 $800
DJ! Round: STARRING THE SAN DIEGO ZOO $400 $800 $2000
Total Left On Board: $5,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 318 (2.19 per episode average), 3 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Khalilah $8,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 28.00% in first on buzzer (14/50), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Matt $7,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.00% in first on buzzer (13/50), 4/6 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Susan $1,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 36.00% in first on buzzer (18/50), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $17,200
Lach Trash: $12,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $18,800

Susan Alden, career statistics:
30 correct, 9 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
34.31% in first on buzzer (35/102)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,100

Matt Steen, career statistics:
15 correct, 6 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
26.00% in first on buzzer (13/50)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,200

Khalilah Walters, career statistics:
13 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
28.00% in first on buzzer (14/50)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800

Khalilah Walters, to win:
2 games: 26.195%
3: 6.862%
4: 1.797%
5: 0.471%
6: 0.123%
Avg. streak: 1.355 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Please remember to be kind to the contestants. Sometimes the game material just doesn’t hit their strong points; additionally, it is very easy to be thrown for a loop by the pressure of Studio 10. You could definitely tell that Khalilah was thrown off at times by some of the incorrect responses.

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