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Season 37

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Monday, May 31, 2021

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

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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

Happy Monday! Today’s the first day of Mayim Bialik’s hosting stint. All contestant winnings will be matched and donated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Business of Television) for Monday, May 31, 2021 (Season 37, Game 176):

The day it debuted in 1980, this network with an Italian name aired a Carnegie Hall celebration of Aaron Copland’s 80th birthday

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Kevin Hirsh, an attorney from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Kevin Hirsh on Jeopardy!

Eliza Cope, an elementary school science teacher originally from Boston, Massachusetts

Eliza Cope on Jeopardy!

Amanda Ganske, a product marketing manager from Austin, Texas (3-day total: $53,199)

Amanda Ganske on Jeopardy!

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: The Tournament of Champions has finished, and Amanda Ganske returns as a 3-day champion having won $53,199. The usual Memorial Day technical difficulties have beset Jeopardy!’s website today; the information about her challengers will be posted once it becomes available.

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Correct response: What is Bravo?

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Bravo, which launched on December 8, 1980, aired An American Birthday: Copland at 80 from Carnegie Hall on its launch day. The American Symphony Orchestra, under Copland’s direction, played Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” and “Short Symphony”.

Launched as a premium cable channel dedicated to film and the performing arts, it is now best known for programming such as the early-2000s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, The Real Housewives franchise, Top Chef, Project Runway, Vanderpump Rules, and Million Dollar Listing.

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

Scores going into Final:
Kevin $16,400
Amanda $12,600
Eliza $11,100

Tonight’s results:
Eliza $11,100 – $1,501 = $9,599 (What is)
Amanda $12,600 + $12,600 = $25,200 (What is Bravo?)
Kevin $16,400 + $8,801 = $25,201 (What is Bravo?) (1-day total: $25,201)

Kevin Hirsh, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the May 31, 2021 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Kevin $5,600
Eliza $5,100
Amanda $5,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) NOT QUITE A CONSTELLATION $800 (clue #19)
Eliza 2800 +1300 (Amanda 5000 Kevin 1200)
2) POSSESSIVE GEOGRAPHY $800 (clue #4)
Kevin 7200 +2000 (Amanda 3800 Eliza 5500)
3) IT’S ALL IN THE PAST $1200 (clue #20, $12800 left on board)
Eliza 8300 +2000 (Amanda 9000 Kevin 14400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 98

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 188 (1.07 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Kevin $15,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Amanda $12,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Eliza $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,600
Lach Trash: $11,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400

Amanda Ganske, career statistics:
79 correct, 12 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
34.65% in first on buzzer (79/228)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,650

Eliza Cope, career statistics:
15 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,300)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Kevin Hirsh, career statistics:
20 correct, 1 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200

Kevin Hirsh, to win:
2 games: 49.146%
3: 24.153%
4: 11.870%
5: 5.834%
6: 2.867%
Avg. streak: 1.966 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Thus far, $28,201 has been donated to the National Alliance for Mental Illness.
  • Today’s game is the first regular-play game won by $1 since February 19, 2020.

  • I’m clearly of the opinion that Jeopardy! should prompt for more information more often. I personally think that the judges should have asked for a “be more specific” on Hoffman, referring to the actor who portrayed Truman Capote in Capote. (Notably, there are two major Oscar-winning actors named Hoffman—Dustin and Philip Seymour. Obviously, the judges disagreed. It’s their judgement call.

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