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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – March 15, 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 European Rivers) for Thursday, March 15, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 134):

Of the 10 countries the Danube touches, this one is alphabetically last & is the only one that doesn’t end in “Y” or “A”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Amy Yacorzynski, an attorney from New Orleans, Louisiana

Amy Yacorzynski on Jeopardy!

Tracey Hollabaugh, a teacher from Cumming, Georgia

Tracey Hollabaugh on Jeopardy!

Peter Karamitsos, a software salesman from Elmhurst, Illinois (1-day total: $27,400)

Peter Karamitsos on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Ukraine?

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The 10 countries that the Danube touches: Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine (the river marks the Romania-Ukraine border near its outflow at the Black Sea.) It’s Europe’s second-longest river, and the 10 countries it flows through is more than any other river in the world.

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

Scores going into Final:
Amy $17,000
Peter $12,600
Tracey $11,400

Tonight’s results:
Tracey $11,400 – $11,399 = $1 (What Czech R)
Peter $12,600 + $11,000 = $23,600 (What Ukraine) (2-day total: $51,000)
Amy $17,000 – $8,201 = $8,799 (What is Switzerland?)

Peter Karamitsos, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 15, 2018 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Peter $3,800
Tracey $3,800
Amy $2,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) WEBSITES $1000 (21st pick)
Tracey 4600 -2000 (Peter 2800 Amy 2600)
2) ’80s MUSIC $800 (1st pick)
Amy 2800 +2800 (Peter 3800 Tracey 3800)
3) I AM HUSSEIN $1600 (29th pick) ($2000 remaining on the board)
Amy 17200 -200 (Peter 12600 Tracey 11400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 55

Unplayed clues:
J! round: STATE HOLIDAYS $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: I AM HUSSEIN $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $3,800

Game Stats:
Peter $12,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 27.78% in first on buzzer
Amy $15,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
Tracey $13,400 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $41,200
Lach Trash: $4,200 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800

Peter Karamitsos, stats to date:
35 correct, 3 incorrect
29.09% in first on buzzer (32/110)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000

Peter Karamitsos, to win:
3 games: 49.08%
4: 24.09%
5: 11.83%
6: 5.80%
7: 2.85%
Avg. streak: 2.964 games.


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