Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, January 18, 2021

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 Movie Settings) for Monday, January 18, 2021 (Season 37, Game 81):

In 2017 this New York City luxury store opened its first café, with truffle eggs, waffles & croissants on the menu

(correct response beneath the contestants)

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Today’s contestants:

Helen Belcastro, a medical device program manager originally from West Lafayette, Indiana

Donesh Olyaie, a strategist from Corona, California

Jennifer Linde, an associate professor from Minneapolis, Minnesota (1-day total: $24,800)

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Jennifer took down three-day champion Lucy Ricketts on Friday, buoyed by 17 correct responses and 0 incorrect. Avoiding incorrect responses are a very underrated skill; if she can “stay clam” and avoid being incorrect, Jennifer has a good chance of defending her title.

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Correct response: What is Tiffany (& Co.)?

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Currently closed, the Blue Box Cafe opened at high-end New York City jeweler Tiffany & Co. in 2017, in an attempt to draw potential shoppers into the store. When it opened in 2017, it had set breakfast, lunch, and tea service for between $29 and $49. Its opening made for very easy references to the 1961 Audrey Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

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

Scores going into Final:
Donesh $18,400
Jennifer $15,200
Helen $8,400

Tonight’s results:
Helen $8,400 + $8,400 = $16,800 (What is Tiffany’s)
Jennifer $15,200 + $3,500 = $18,700 (What is Tiffany’s?)
Donesh $18,400 + $10,000 = $28,400 (What is Tiffany & Co.) (1-day total: $28,400)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jennifer $6,000
Donesh $3,400
Helen $400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORICAL MARKERS $1000 (clue #26)
Donesh 4400 -1000 (Jennifer 4800 Helen -200)
2) HISTORIC TV $800 (clue #2)
Helen 400 +2000 (Jennifer 6000 Donesh 3400)
3) BUSINESS PAIRS $1600 (clue #20, $13600 left on board)
Donesh 9400 +5000 (Jennifer 10400 Helen 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 130

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 146 (1.80 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Donesh $16,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Jennifer $15,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Helen $7,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,400
Lach Trash: $6,800 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,800

Jennifer Linde, career statistics:
41 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800

Donesh Olyaie, career statistics:
19 correct, 2 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,000

Helen Belcastro, career statistics:
13 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,200

Donesh Olyaie, to win:
2 games: 55.141%
3: 30.406%
4: 16.766%
5: 9.245%
6: 5.098%
Avg. streak: 2.229 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• While I don’t think he would have seen the bets from Friday, Donesh’s choice not to make a covering bet (instead betting a random number) was especially risky considering that Jennifer went all-in on Friday. Donesh’s bet today is one thing that players in the audience should absolutely pay attention to and adjust their own strategies accordingly — if I were coming on to play him, any situation where I am trailing him going into Final Jeopardy would now very likely become “bet it all”.

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