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Season 33

Today’s Final Jeopardy – July 28, 2017

Published

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 21st Century Thought) for Friday, July 28, 2017:

The title subject of a 2007 bestseller, it was discovered in Australia where today it’s a state emblem

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Dan Viafore, an audio engineer from Los Angeles, California

Dan Viafore on Jeopardy!

Mary Duffy, a games editor from Louisville, Colorado

Mary Duffy on Jeopardy!

Shadi Peterman, a high school history teacher from St. Louis, Missouri (1-day total: $6,800)

Shadi Peterman on Jeopardy!

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The Black Swan is a 2007 book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and focuses on the possible extreme impact of highly improbable outlier events. Examples focused on in the book include the September 11 attacks, the rise of Google, and World War I. It spent 36 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

In Australia, the black swan is the state bird of Western Australia as it is common in the wetlands of both southwestern and eastern Australia, where it was discovered. They were then introduced as ornamental birds into New Zealand and Europe where they have often escaped into the wild.

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  • Scores going into Final:
    Mary $21,000
    Shadi $16,200
    Dan $8,400

    Final results:
    Dan $8,400 – $1,201 = $7,199 (What is Poisonwood?)
    Shadi $16,200 – $5,000 = $11,200 (What is The Tipping Point?) (2-day total: $18,000) Mary $21,000 – $11,401 = $9,599 (What is Australopithicus?)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Mary $9,000
    Shadi $2,800
    Dan $1,200

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) TOYS & GAMES $800 (21st pick)
    Mary 2400 +2400 (Shadi 2800 Dan 1200)
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    2) FROM OUTER SPACE $800 (21st pick)
    Shadi 11600 +3000 (Mary 13000 Dan 3200)
    3) PLAN $1600 (24th pick)
    Mary 14600 +4000 (Shadi 14600 Dan 4400)
    Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 153

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: None!
    DJ! Round: FROM OUTER SPACE $2000
    Total $ Left On Board: $2,000

    Game Stats:
    Shadi $14,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer
    Mary $17,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 37.50% in first on buzzer
    Dan $8,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 25.00% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
    Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400

    Shadi Peterman, stats to date:
    28 correct
    5 incorrect
    2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
    0/2 in Final Jeopardy
    23.01% in first on buzzer (26/113)
    Average Coryat: $11,900

    Shadi Peterman, to win:
    3 games: 37.25%
    4: 13.88%
    5: 5.17%
    6: 1.93%
    7: 0.72%
    Avg. streak: 2.594 games.

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