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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – November 5, 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 Characters in Children’s Lit) for Monday, November 5, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 41):

Memories of refugees in British train stations before & after WWII helped inspire the creation of this character

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Gerald Dudley, a pub quiz host & writer from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Gerald Dudley on Jeopardy!

Mary Ann Borer, a marketing coordinator from Pomona, California

Mary Ann Borer on Jeopardy!

Jonathan Greenan, a human rights legal officer from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (1-day total: $27,201)

Jonathan Greenan on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Paddington Bear?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Michael Bond created the famous children’s character Paddington Bear in the 1950s; the design of the character was inspired by a singular lonely stuffed bear near Paddington Station in a shop near that London Underground station. Then, inspired by remembering stories of millions of British children who were sent by train out of London during the Blitz, many of whom had only the clothes on their back, small suitcases, and a tag with the names and addresses of their distant relatives. Bond put it together, creating a character who had arrived in London with a small suitcase, a jar of his favorite marmalade, and a note asking that someone look after him.

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

Scores going into Final:
Mary Ann $19,200
Jonathan $14,400
Gerald $0

Tonight’s results:
Gerald $0
Jonathan $14,400 – $5,000 = $9,400 (Who is Harry Potter?)
Mary Ann $19,200 + $19,000 = $38,200 (1-day total: $38,200) (Who is Paddington?)

Mary Ann Borer, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the November 5, 2018 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Mary Ann $8,200
Jonathan $7,200
Gerald $3,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) BAD ROMANCE $600 (26th pick)
Mary Ann 3600 +3000 (Jonathan 6800 Gerald 3800)
2) BRITISH HISTORY $2000 (18th pick)
Gerald 7400 -7400 (Jonathan 15200 Mary Ann 13400)
3) CAVES $1600 (22nd pick)
Mary Ann 14600 +1000 (Jonathan 15200 Gerald 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -10

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: DRUM SCHTICK $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $2,000

Game Stats:
Mary Ann $17,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.57% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Jonathan $14,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 46.43% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Gerald $7,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer, 1/2 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $39,200
Lach Trash: $4,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400

Jonathan Greenan, final stats:
43 correct, 8 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts
38.05% in first on buzzer (43/113)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200

Mary Ann Borer, stats to date:
20 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts
28.57% in first on buzzer (16/56)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400

Mary Ann Borer, to win:
2 games: 61.98%
3: 38.41%
4: 23.81%
5: 14.75%
6: 9.14%
Avg. streak: 2.630 games.


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