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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – July 19, 2019

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.
(Click Here for Methodology)

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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 States’ Governors) for Friday, July 19, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 225):

It’s the only state to have had 4 female governors, 3 of whom served consecutively between 1997 & 2015

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico

Jason Zuffranieri on Jeopardy!

Kathleen O’Shea, a PR content manager from Chicago, Illinois

Kathleen O'Shea on Jeopardy!

Nathan Kaplan, a math professor from Los Angeles, California (1-day total: $19,600)

Nathan Kaplan on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Arizona?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Arizona’s first female governor was Rose Mofford, Arizona Secretary of State at the time who succeeded Evan Mecham, who was impeached and removed from office in 1988. Jane Dee Hull (who succeeded Fyfe Symington, who resigned after being convicted of bank fraud, a conviction later overturned), Janet Napolitano (who resigned to become Department of Homeland Security), and Jan Brewer served consecutively between 1997 and 2015.

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

Scores going into Final:
Jason $25,600
Nathan $9,600
Kathleen -$1,000

Tonight’s results:
Kathleen -$1,000 (by rule, was unable to participate in Final Jeopardy)
Nathan $9,600 – $3,264 = $6,336 (What is Washington?)
Jason $25,600 + $1,000 = $26,600

Jason Zuffranieri, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the July 19, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jason $6,800
Nathan $800
Kathleen $200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) THE APOLLO MISSIONS $1000 (24th pick)
Nathan 2200 -2200 (Jason 6600 Kathleen 600)
2) ENTRANCE MUSIC $1600 (3rd pick)
Jason 8400 +4000 (Nathan 800 Kathleen 200)
3) NEW WORDS IN THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY $800 (20th pick)
Jason 21200 +2000 (Nathan 6400 Kathleen -1000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -43

Unplayed clues:
J! round: IF I WERE A TIBETAN MAN $200, POP CULTURE DECADES $200
DJ! Round: ENTRANCE MUSIC $400, THE REAL MOVIE PERSON $400, COMPUTER “D”s $400
Total $ Left On Board: $1,600

Game Stats:
Jason $22,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.38% in first on buzzer, 3/3 on rebound attempts
Nathan $11,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 5 incorrect, 30.77% in first on buzzer, 5/5 on rebound attempts
Kathleen -$1,000 Coryat, 5 correct, 7 incorrect, 17.31% in first on buzzer, 1/3 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $32,800
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600

Nathan Kaplan, final stats:
31 correct, 8 incorrect
8/8 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
24.07% in first on buzzer (26/108)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,700

Jason Zuffranieri, stats to date:
26 correct, 1 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
40.38% in first on buzzer (21/52)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryet: $22,000

Jason Zuffranieri, to win:
2 games: 76.605%
3: 58.683%
4: 44.954%
5: 34.437%
6: 26.380%
Avg. streak: 4.274 games.
Methodology: https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/04/jeopardy-predictions-updated-methods.html

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