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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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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 1970s Top 40 Hits) for Friday, October 22, 2021 (Season 38, Game 30):
Seeing a poster for a production of “Cyrano de Bergerac” in a seedy Paris hotel & ladies of the evening nearby inspired this hit
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Rudy Fernàndez-Dieppa, an investment manager from Tampa, Florida
Lea Zaric, a graduate student from Vista, California
Jonathan Fisher, an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida (9-day total: $215,900)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: 48 games ago, we had 9 ultra-champions. If Jonathan wins today, that number will be 11. We’re in the midst of a historic run right now, and it’s been very exciting to watch.
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Correct response: What is “Roxanne” (by the Police)?
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“Roxanne” was The Police’s debut single, released in the late 1970s. The BBC refused to play it because of its subject matter (Roxanne was a prostitute; her name was given because Roxanne was Cyrano de Bergerac’s unrequited lover in that well-known Edmond Rostand play). It didn’t gain traction until it began getting airplay in the United States (due to the band beginning to tour the US) and peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Jonathan $19,600
Lea $4,800
Rudy $3,800
Tonight’s results:
Rudy $3,800 + $3,800 = $7,600 (What is Roxanne?)
Lea $4,800 + $0 = $4,800 (What is Roxanne?)
Jonathan $19,600 – $5,400 = $14,200 (What is “Honky Tonk Women”?) (10-day total: $230,100)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lea $6,000
Jonathan $4,800
Rudy $4,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) WHAT’S IN A GEOGRAPHIC NAME $1000 (clue #22)
Rudy 2600 +1000 (Jonathan 3600 Lea 5200)
2) ACTORS & ACCENTS $800 (clue #4)
Lea 7600 -5000 (Jonathan 8000 Rudy 2200)
3) YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION $1600 (clue #7, $27200 left on board)
Lea 3800 +1800 (Jonathan 8000 Rudy 1400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 20
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 3 (0.10 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Jonathan $19,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Rudy $3,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Lea $9,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,000
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,400
Jonathan Fisher, career statistics:
256 correct, 29 incorrect
12/13 on rebound attempts (on 41 rebound opportunities)
43.56% in first on buzzer (247/567)
12/15 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,600)
6/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,860
Lea Zaric, career statistics:
19 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600
Rudy Fernàndez-Dieppa, career statistics:
14 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800
Jonathan Fisher, to win:
11 games: 72.840%
12: 53.057%
13: 38.647%
14: 28.150%
15: 20.505%
Avg. streak: 12.682 games.
Today’s interviews:
Rudy met his wife while as a bouncer in college.
Lea is going to be studying in Munich.
Jonathan failed while trying to carry his current girlfriend over ice.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Jonathan becomes the first player to defeat an ultra-champion and become one himself.
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