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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – June 18, 2018

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Current Champion

Will Goree, career statistics:
50 correct, 14 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (56/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200

To win:
3 games: 64.675%
4: 41.829%
5: 27.053%
6: 17.496%
7: 11.316%
Avg. streak: 3.831 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 Classic Toys) for Monday, June 18, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 201):

This toy was patented in the 1960s as a “liquid filled die agitator”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Erik Johnson, a packaging engineer from Plymouth, Minnesota

Erik Johnson on Jeopardy!

Sara Nies, an editorial assistant from New York, New York

Sara Nies on Jeopardy!

Deirdre Thomas, an attorney & editor from Seattle, Washington (1-day total: $16,399)

Deirdre Thomas on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is the Magic 8-Ball?

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In spite of the Magic 8-Ball existing in some form since 1950, the patent for the updated device was filed in January 1962. It is ubiquitous today as holding a 20-sided die inside a dark blue dyed liquid. The properties of the liquid are such that it is able to randomize the response without shaking (in fact, shaking the ball interferes with its performance).

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

Scores going into Final:
Deirdre $10,400
Erik $8,400
Sara $5,200

Tonight’s results:
Sara $5,200 + $5,200 = $10,400
Erik $8,400 + $6,000 = $14,400
Deirdre $10,400 + $6,401 = $16,801 (2-day total: $33,200)

Deirdre Thomas, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the June 18, 2018 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Deirdre $5,200
Erik $5,200
Sara $400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) REVOLUTION NOW! $400 (24th pick)
Sara 5400 -5400 (Deirdre 4200 Erik 3400)
2) IN THE LOUVRE $800 (4th pick)
Deirdre 7200 -2000 (Erik 5200 Sara 1600)
3) ECONOMICS $2000 (27th pick) ($4800 remaining on the board)
Sara 8000 -2800 (Deirdre 9200 Erik 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -163

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: CHEMICAL PROCESSES $1600 & $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $3,600

Game Stats:
Deirdre $12,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.82% in first on buzzer
Erik $8,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 23.64% in first on buzzer
Sara $13,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 6 incorrect, 43.64% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $8,000(on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200

Deirdre Thomas, stats to date:
35 correct, 3 incorrect
29.09% in first on buzzer (32/110)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,100

Deirdre Thomas, to win:
3 games: 49.84%
4: 24.84%
5: 12.38%
6: 6.17%
7: 3.08%
Avg. streak: 2.994 games.


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