Today’s Final Jeopardy – June 4, 2018

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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
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3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
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20. Julia Collins $495,767
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23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American Quotes) for Monday, June 4, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 191):

In a 1789 letter, Benjamin Franklin relates the durability of the new Constitution to these 2 things

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Tommy Fagin/b>, an English teacher from Brooklyn, New York

Leslie Manion, a bookseller from Vancouver, Washington

Ian Booth, a trade specialist from Washington, DC (1-day total: $23,201)

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Correct response: What are death and taxes?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Benjamin Franklin is certainly one of the most quoted of the Colonial era; the specific quote in this 1789 letter was:

Franklin died less than a year after this letter. The “nothing is certain except death and taxes” became a very well-known American proverb when his papers were published in 1817, many years after his death.

The National Constitution Center wrote a blog post on the anniversary of the quote in November of last year.

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

Scores going into Final:
Leslie $12,600
Tommy $12,000
Ian $11,000

Tonight’s results:
Ian $11,000 – $11,000 = $0 (What are the Pillars of At)
Tommy $12,000 – $11,999 = $1 (What are education and a free press?)
Leslie $12,600 – $12,001 = $599 (1-day total: $599) (What is a rock and a fortress?)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Leslie $5,800
Tommy $5,600
Ian $3,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) MAMA TRIED $600 (8th pick)
Tommy 1400 +1400 (Leslie 2000 Ian 200)
2) COUNTRY FACTS $800 (4th pick)
Ian 4000 +3000 (Leslie 6200 Tommy 6000)
3) THE DISASTER ARTISTS $1600 (14th pick)
Ian 11400 -4000 (Tommy 9600 Leslie 9000)

Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 140

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0

Game Stats:
Leslie $12,600 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Tommy $11,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Ian $12,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzer
Combined Coryat Score: $36,600
Lach Trash: $8,400(on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,000

Ian Booth, final stats:
35 correct, 6 incorrect
27.27% in first on buzzer (30/110)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200

Leslie Manion, stats to date:
18 correct, 3 incorrect
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600

Leslie Manion, to win:
2 games: 41.97%
3: 17.61%
4: 7.39%
5: 3.10%
6: 1.30%
Avg. streak: 1.723 games.

Miscellaneous:

• Buzzy Cohen appeared in the audience of this game and was introduced by Alex at the start of the episode.
  

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