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Season 37

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, November 20, 2020

Published Modified

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 Musical Theater) for Friday, November 20, 2020 (Season 37, Game 50):

The word “Practical” was dropped from the title of this hit musical not long before it premiered in 1981 on London’s West End

(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 six 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.

Today’s contestants:

Rhonda Craft, a training specialist originally from Muskegon, Michigan

Rhonda Craft on Jeopardy!

Charlie Fonville, a producer originaly from Wichita Falls, Texas

Charlie Fonville on Jeopardy!

Andy Wood, a writer originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan (4-day total: $91,999)

Andy Wood on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Cats?

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Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical began its life as a 1980 song cycle at the Sydmonton Festival, known as Practical Cats. By the time the West End debut came around the next year, it dropped the Practical in the title. It’s the fourth-longest running Broadway musical and the sixth-longest running West End Musical. Interestingly, Judi Dench was originally cast in the dual role of Grizabella and Jennyanydots in the original West End cast, but an Achilles tendon injury took her out. Dench ended up playing Old Deuteronomy in the 2019 film.

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

Scores going into Final:
Charlie $25,000
Andy $14,000
Rhonda $9,000

Tonight’s results:
Rhonda $9,000 – $8,993 = $7 (What is Ribz Rulez)
Andy $14,000 + $13,990 = $27,990 (What is Cats?)
Charlie $25,000 + $5,000 = $30,000 (What is Cats?) (1-day total: $30,000)

Charlie Fonville, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the November 20, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Andy $10,800
Charlie $7,800
Rhonda $1,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) NUMBER, PLEASE $600 (clue #26)
Andy 5000 +5000 (Charlie 6200 Rhonda 1600)
2) 20th CENTURY POP CULTURE $1600 (clue #9)
Rhonda 3000 +2000 (Andy 10800 Charlie 13000)
3) BUILDINGS $1200 (clue #24)
Charlie 17000 +4000 (Andy 12000 Rhonda 9000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 190

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 115 (2.30 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Charlie $22,200 Coryat, 28 correct, 2 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Andy $9,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Rhonda $8,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,400
Lach Trash: $10,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600

Andy Wood, career statistics:
105 correct, 9 incorrect
7/8 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (94/282)
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $22,800)
5/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,720

Charlie Fonville, career statistics:
29 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,200

Rhonda Craft, career statistics:
11 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,600


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