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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – March 30, 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 U.S. State History) for Friday, March 30, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 145):

During Ulysses Grant’s 2-term presidency, only one state joined the Union: this one

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Tyler Morrison, a graduate student from Vienna, West Virginia

Tyler Morrison on Jeopardy!

Jen Simons, a Ph.D. candidate from Charlottesville, Virginia

Jen Simons on Jeopardy!

Emily Milan, a nanny from Birmingham, Michigan (2-day total: $35,201)

Emily Milan on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Colorado?

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Colorado, the 38th state, was the only state to enter the United States between Nebraska in 1867 and North Dakota/South Dakota/Montana/Washington in November 1889. (Ulysses Grant’s term ran from 1869 to 1877.)

Colorado’s nickname, “The Centennial State”, is due to its entering the United States in 1876, the year of America’s centennial.

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

Scores going into Final:
Tyler $11,900
Emily $8,400
Jen $6,000

Tonight’s results:
Jen $6,000 – $6,000 = $0 (What is New Mexico Utah?)
Emily $8,400 + $1,400 = $9,800 (3-day total: $45,001)
Tyler $11,900 – $4,901 = $6,999 (What is Nevada?)

Emily Milan, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 30, 2018 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jen $4,400
Emily $3,800
Tyler $400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORIC FILL IN THE QUOTE $600 (23rd pick)
Jen 5800 -2200 (Emily 2000 Tyler 1000)
2) LITERARY LOVE TRIANGLES $1600 (17th pick)
Emily 11400 -3000 (Jen 7600 Tyler 2000)
3) PLAYING THE PALLADIUM $2000 (29th pick) ($2000 remaining on the board)
Tyler 10400 -500 (Emily 8400 Jen 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -69

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

Game Stats:
Emily $11,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer
Tyler $12,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer
Jen $8,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $32,000
Lach Trash: $14,600 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400

Emily Milan, stats to date:
47 correct, 7 incorrect
29.70% in first on buzzer (49/165)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -1,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,667

Emily Milan, to win:
4 games: 26.22%
5: 6.87%
6: 1.80%
7: 0.47%
8: 0.12%
Avg. streak: 3.355 games.

Miscellaneous:

  • Erratum: On PRO BASEBALL TEAMS $200, while the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays franchise was awarded in 1995, their minor league teams began play in 1996, and their major league team began play in 1998.

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