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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – November 24, 2017

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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 Novel Title Characters) for Friday, November 24, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 55):

One orphan arriving before him was given the surname Swubble; some arriving later were to be Unwin & Vilkins

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jennifer Chang, a journalist from Brooklyn, New York

Jennifer Chang on Jeopardy!

Marcus Gresham, a WRAP facilitator from Corydon, Indiana

Marcus Gresham on Jeopardy!

Jesse Parks, a performance manager from Houston, Texas (1-day total: $11,000)

Jesse Parks on Jeopardy!

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In Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, Mr. Bumble gave their orphan foundlings surnames in alphabetical order. Mr. Bumble proudly exclaimed:

The last was a S,–Swubble, I named him. This was a T,–Twist, I named him. The next one comes will be Unwin, and the next Vilkins. I have got names ready made to the end of the alphabet, and all the way through it again, when we come to Z.’

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

Scores going into Final:
Marcus $14,600
Jesse $10,200
Jennifer $4,600

Tonight’s results:
Jennifer $4,600 + $4,600 = $9.200
Jesse $10,200 – $4,800 = $5,400 (Who is Tom Thumb)
Marcus $14,600 + $5,801 = $20,401 (1-day total: $20,401)

Marcus Gresham, tonight's Jeopardy! winner (for the November 24, 2017 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Marcus $8,600
Jesse $3,400
Jennifer -$600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) TEAM MASCOTS $600 (3rd pick)
Marcus 400 +1000 (Jesse 200 Jennifer 0)
2) THIS…WAS…SPARTA! $1200 (3rd pick)
Jennifer 200 -2000 (Marcus 8600 Jesse 3800)
3) “P” IN PHYSICS $800 (25th pick)
Jesse 6600 +2000 (Marcus 12600 Jennifer 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 30

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0

Game Stats:
Marcus $14,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Jennifer $6,600 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer
Jesse $9,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $29,800
Lach Trash: $17,200 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000

Jesse Parks, final stats:
34 correct, 9 incorrect
34.55% in first on buzzer (38/110)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,900

Marcus Gresham, stats to date:
21 correct, 3 incorrect
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200

Marcus Gresham, to win:
2 games: 49.76%
3: 24.77%
4: 12.32%
5: 6.13%
6: 3.05%
Avg. streak: 1.991 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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