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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Upcoming Encore Presentations
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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 Famous Places) for Monday, December 14, 2020 (Season 37, Game 66):
Opened in 1973, it includes the Joan Sutherland Theatre, named for the singer, & the Utzon Room, named for the architect
(correct response beneath the contestants)
We may have lost Alex, but the show must go on. Alex wouldn’t want it any other way. Please, let’s remember him over the next few weeks of banked episodes, and then afford him the same respect to his successors that we afforded Alex when he replaced Art Fleming in 1984. Alex’s last episode airs Friday, January 8, 2021; Ken Jennings’ first episode as guest host airs on January 11.
Today’s contestants:
Jeffrey Williams, a television editor originally from Detroit, Michigan
Valerie Castelo, a career counselor from San Leandro, California
Kate Freeman, a financial analyst originally from Lake Orion, Michigan (1-day total: $5,599)
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Correct response: What is the Sydney Opera House?
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The very well-known design of the Sydney Opera House is a favorite topic of the Jeopardy! writers (as evidenced by this Final Jeopardy! from last season that caused Jason Zuffranieri’s defeat.) Jørn Utzon, the original architect, resigned after the New South Wales government changed; the new government was hostile towards Utzon and the project. Utzon did agree to design updates to the interior many years later, but never returned to Australia and never saw the finished design in person. The Sydney Opera House was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Valerie $20,600
Kate $19,000
Jeffrey $14,600
Tonight’s results:
Jeffrey $14,600 – $12,000 = $2,600 (What is Centre Pompidou)
Kate $19,000 – $19,000 = $0 (What is the LA Opera House)
Valerie $20,600 + $17,401 = $38,001 (What is the Sydney Opera House?) (1-day total: $38,001)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jeffrey $9,000
Valerie $6,000
Kate $5,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) SEZ YOU, SHAKESPEARE! $1000 (clue #20)
Jeffrey 4200 +4200 (Kate 3600 Valerie 3000)
2) INVENTED LANGUAGES $800 (clue #6)
Valerie 8000 +3000 (Kate 5000 Jeffrey 11400)
3) THE FIRST NOBEL $2000 (clue #27, $1600 left on board)
Kate 10200 +8000 (Valerie 20600 Jeffrey 14600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 216
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: OLYMPIC SPORTS YOU CAN DO BAREFOOT $400
DJ! Round: THE FIRST NOBEL $400 THE ANGELS DID SAY $400
Total Left On Board: $1,200
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 118 (1.79 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Valerie $18,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (18/54), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jeffrey $11,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 27.78% in first on buzzer (15/54), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Kate $13,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.48% in first on buzzer (17/54), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $6,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
Kate Freeman, career statistics:
34 correct, 7 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
30.63% in first on buzzer (34/111)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,500
Valerie Castelo, career statistics:
20 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (18/54)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,400
Jeffrey Williams, career statistics:
17 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
27.78% in first on buzzer (15/54)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,400
Valerie Castelo, to win:
2 games: 62.324%
3: 38.843%
4: 24.208%
5: 15.088%
6: 9.403%
Avg. streak: 2.654 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I’ve been asked in this section to be kinder to contestants regarding their in-game strategic choices. That said, I also think $10,000 would have been a better choice for Kate than $8,000 on the final Daily Double (as, in my opinion, it was her best chance of holding a lead going into Final, while still keeping her around for Final if she was incorrect). Obviously, the point was moot with how Final Jeopardy! turned out.
- Today’s game ends a streak of 16 consecutive games where all clues were revealed.
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