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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, February 24, 2020

Published Modified

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

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
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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 Music Stars) for Monday, February 24, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 121):

On July 26, 1972 he testified before a Senate subcommittee on national penitentiaries

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Steve Goodreau, a professor from Seattle, Washington

Steve Goodreau on Jeopardy!

Jennifer Aziz, a lawyer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jennifer Aziz on Jeopardy!

MacKenzie Jones, a program development director from Tulsa, Oklahoma (5-day total: $130,803)

MacKenzie Jones on Jeopardy!

Mackenzie’s 5 wins last week were taped the first week of December; these episodes were taped the first full week of January.

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Correct response: Who is Johnny Cash?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

In addition to his famous live albums recorded at Folsom and San Quentin, Johnny Cash played numerous unpaid prison concerts, dating all the way back to Huntsville State Prison in Texas in 1957. Over the course of these concerts, Cash became an advocate for prison reform, to the point that he was invited to testify before the Senate. His testimony relayed stories about some of the worst abuses he had heard of on his visits. The testimony was so moving that Senator Quentin N. Burdick (D-ND) felt the need to say “We need more Johnny Cashes, I guess”.

I feel as though a lot of viewers at home are going to say “Well, it’s either Johnny Cash or Elvis Presley”, as Presley did have his famous early-’70s meeting with Richard Nixon.

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

Scores going into Final:
Steve $16,400
MacKenzie $15,800
Jennifer $6,800

Tonight’s results:
Jennifer $6,800 + $6,700 = $13,500
MacKenzie $15,800 + $15,700 = $31,600 (6-day total: $162,403)
Steve $16,400 – $15,201 = $1,199 (Who is Elvis Presley?)

MacKenzie Jones, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the February 24, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Steve $7,000
MacKenzie $2,800
Jennifer $2,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) AROUND THE WORLD $600 (6th pick)
Steve 1000 +1000 (MacKenzie 800 Jennifer 0)
2) 19th CENTURY HISTORY $2000 (13th pick)
Steve 12200 +3000 (MacKenzie 6400 Jennifer 4000)
3) ONLY THE GOOD CHARACTERS DIE YOUNG $2000 (23rd pick)
MacKenzie 8000 +7000 (Steve 16800 Jennifer 6000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 212

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 249 (2.06 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
MacKenzie $10,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jennifer $6,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer, 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Steve $15,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on #10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600

MacKenzie Jones, stats to date:
119 correct, 17 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 26 rebound opportunities)
35.45% in first on buzzer (117/330)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,000)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,767

MacKenzie Jones, to win:
7 games: 65.840%
8: 43.349%
9: 28.541%
10: 18.791%
11: 12.372%
Avg. streak: 7.927 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • I anticipate some viewers will be up in arms over CITY FILMS $1600 and whether or not MacKenzie responded in the form of a question. It was very clear to me that her phrasing crossed over Alex saying “MacKenzie, again” (as it was the fourth consecutive clue she had rung in on) and she began speaking after Alex said “MacKenzie”, not expecting him to say “Again”.
  • As a former pub quiz host, I think I would have enjoyed a team with a team name solely as a drawing of a cat.
  • By my count, it appears as though MacKenzie has passed Tom Cubbage ($161,600) to become the highest-earning contestant from Oklahoma on Jeopardy!

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