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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – May 29, 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 British Commonwealth Countries) for Tuesday, May 29, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 187):

Of the 16 Commonwealth nations with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, this one is farthest from the United Kingdom

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Tim Young, a filmmaker from Los Angeles, California

Tim Youn on Jeopardy!

Jeffrey Schwarz, a private investor from New York, New York

Jeffrey Schwarz on Jeopardy!

Virginia Cummings, a geriatrician from Randolph, Massachusetts(2-day total: $51,200)

Virginia Cummings on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is New Zealand?

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

Scores going into Final:
Jeffrey $13,700
Virginia $12,400
Tim $10,800

Tonight’s results:
Tim $10,800 + $8,200 = $19,000
Virginia $12,400 + $12,400 = $24,800
Jeffrey $13,700 + $11,300 = $25,000 (1-day total: $25,000)

Jeffrey Schwarz, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the May 29, 2018 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Virginia $6,000
Tim $4,000
Jeffrey $3,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) THE FOOD CHAIN $600 (27th pick)
Jeffrey 4200 -1200 (Tim 4000 Virginia 3200)
2) EXPORTS $2000 (14th pick)
Virginia 14000 -4000 (Jeffrey 6600 Tim 6400)
3) OKLAHOMA HISTORY $1600 (19th pick)
Jeffrey 7800 +2300 (Virginia 10000 Tim 9600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -28

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: AWARD-WINNING BOOKS $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $2,000

Game Stats:
Jeffrey $14,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 23.21% in first on buzzer
Virginia $16,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer
Tim $10,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $41,400
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,400

Virginia Cummings, final stats:
56 correct, 4 incorrect
29.94% in first on buzzer (50/167)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,933

Jeffrey Schwarz, stats to date:
16 correct, 1 incorrect
23.21% in first on buzzer (13/56)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,100)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200

Jeffrey Schwarz, to win:
2 games: 45.34%
3: 20.56%
4: 9.32%
5: 4.23%
6: 1.92%
Avg. streak: 1.830 games.


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