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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – November 21, 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 Presidential Irony) for Wednesday, November 21, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 53):

1 of the 2 Presidents who offered Daniel Webster the VP slot; he declined both, thinking the job went nowhere

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Abby Roughton, a lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts

Abby Roughton on Jeopardy!

Casey Amspacher, a senior data engineer from Brooklyn, New York

Casey Amspacher on Jeopardy!

Mary Ann Borer, a a marketing coordinator from Pomona, California (2-day total: $53,400)

Mary Ann Borer on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who are William Henry Harrison or Zachary Taylor?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Daniel Webster was seen in the 19th century as one of the leading constitutional experts of the era, and often was instrumental in shaping the Supreme Court’s thoughts. When offered the Vice Presidency by Zachary Taylor, Daniel Webster was reported as saying, “I do not propose to be buried until I am really dead and in my coffin.” He later became a Whig politician and twice served as Secretary of State (for the Harrison-Tyler presidencies and then again for Millard Fillmore).

Of course, the irony is that both William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, the first two U.S. Presidents to die in office (in 1841 and 1850 respectively), wanted Webster as their VP, a position that while Webster thought was dead-end, would have elevated Webster to the Presidency.

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

Scores going into Final:
Mary Ann $19,400
Casey $5,600
Abby $800

Tonight’s results:
Abby $800 – $790 = $10 (Who is A)
Casey $5,600 + $3,999 = $9,599 (Who was Zachary Taylor?)
Mary Ann $19,400 – $5,000 = $14,400 (3-day total: $67,800) (Who is Lincoln?)

Mary Ann Borer, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the November 21, 2018 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mary Ann $8,000
Casey $2,600
Abby $1,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY $800 (26th pick)
Casey 2800 -1200 (Mary Ann 7000 Abby 1600)
2) 5 SAINT’S DAYS $1200 (23rd pick)
Mary Ann 16000 +3000 (Casey 9400 Abby 800)
3) U.S. LAKES & RIVERS $800 (30th pick)
Casey 12600 -7000 (Mary Ann 19400 Abby 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -80

Unplayed clues:
J! round: SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY $200 & $400
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $600

Game Stats:
Mary Ann $17,600 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 52.73% in first on buzzer
Casey $13,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 23.64% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Abby $800 Coryat, 6 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.73% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $32,200
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600

Mary Ann Borer, stats to date:
76 correct, 11 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts
45.18% in first on buzzer (75/166)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,467

Mary Ann Borer, to win:
4 games: 72.07%
5: 51.94%
6: 37.44%
7: 26.98%
8: 19.45%
Avg. streak: 5.581 games.


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