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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – January 24, 2018

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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 Business & Industry) for Wednesday, January 24, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 98):

This company’s first mailers in 1953 offered 20 different magazine subscriptions–prizes came 14 years later

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Did you hear? Alex Trebek returned to the studio last week to tape new episodes; he had been on medical leave since mid-December after suffering a subdural hematoma.

Today’s contestants:

Eric Raygor, a pastor from Somerset, Pennsylvania

Eric Raygor on Jeopardy!

Del Scott, a data scientist from San Francisco, California

Del Scott on Jeopardy!

Rachel Lindgren, a fire lookout from Bend, Oregon (3-day total: $54,200)

Rachel Lindgren on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Publishers Clearing House?

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Publishers Clearing House (PCH) was founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz; its original mailing of 10,000 envelopes received 100 magazine subscription requests. Once prizes began being offered, PCH realized that response rates to its mailings were increasing. PCH is now known for its “Prize Patrol”, where they surprise winners with a check at home.

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

Scores going into Final:
Rachel $12,800
Del $7,300
Eric $4,800

Tonight’s results:
Eric $4,800 + $4,798 = $9,598 (What is Publisher’s Clearinghouse)
Del $7,300 – $5,501 = $1,799 (What is Reader’s Digest?)
Rachel $12,800 – $1,801 = $10,999 (4-day total: $65,199) (What is Publisher’s?)

Rachel Lindgren, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the January 24, 2018 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Del $4,600
Rachel $2,000
Eric $400

Opening break taken after:15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) ONLY GEOGRAPHY $1000 (12th pick)
Rachel 400 -1000 (Del 2200 Eric -800)
2) SOUNDS LIKE MY FIRST MARRIAGE $1600 (25th pick)
Del 9800 -2500 (Rachel 12800 Eric 4400)
3) Unplayed!
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -126
Unplayed clues:
J! round: BALLET $800 & 1000
DJ! Round: PITT LIT $800, $1200 & $1600
Total $ Left On Board: $5,400

Game Stats:
Rachel $13,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.30% in first on buzzer
Eric $4,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.53% in first on buzzer
Del $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.19% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $28,400
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600

Rachel Lindgren, stats to date:
72 correct, 8 incorrect
30.52% in first on buzzer (65/213)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400

Rachel Lindgren, to win:
5 games: 45.20%
6: 20.43%
7: 9.23%
8: 4.17%
9: 1.89%
Avg. streak: 4.825 games.


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