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
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Oscar Hyphenates) for Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 17):
This actor has never been nominated for acting–he won, though, as a writer for 1997 & as a producer for 2012
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Kirsten Morry, a lawyer from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Cody Landis, a registered nurse from New York, New York
Doug Dodson, a classical singer from Boston, Massachusetts (1-day total: $16,000)
Fun fact: Kirsten is the first player in at least 20 years, if not ever, to be introduced as being from Newfoundland and Labrador on the show.
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Correct response: Who is Ben Affleck?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
While the word “hyphenate” is usually used as a verb, it is also a noun, meaning “a person who performs more than one function (such as a producer-director in filmmaking)”. Knowing this makes the clue a significant bit easier (as you’re looking for someone who does multiple things, as opposed to a person with a hyphenated last name.)
Ben Affleck won his first Oscar for screenwriting for the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, and his second for co-producing the 2012 film Argo.
Another thing I’m impressed about: the show has really tightened up its wording as of late on its Oscar clues. Note how the clue reads “for 1997” and “for 2012”, which unequivocally points to a 1997 film and a 2012 film (which received their respective awards in 1998 and 2013.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Doug $15,000
Cody $12,000
Kirsten $2,000
Tonight’s results:
Kirsten $2,000 – $2,000 = $0 (Who is Day-Lewis?)
Cody $12,000 – $7,999 = $4,001 (Who is ?)
Doug $15,000 – $9,001 = $5,999 (2-day total: $21,999) (Who is backrolls?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cody $8,400
Doug $6,800
Kirsten $800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AT THE ZOO $800 (4th pick)
Cody 600 +1000 (Doug 600 Kirsten 0)
2) BOOKS OF THE 1940s $1600 (12th pick)
Kirsten -800 +2000 (Cody 10800 Doug 5200)
3) AFTER THE ZOO $1200 (15th pick)
Doug 6000 +3000 (Cody 10800 Kirsten 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 250
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: THE BROADWAY PLAY’S PREMIERE CAST $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $2,000
Game Stats:
Doug $13,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 41.07% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Cody $11,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Kirsten $1,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 6 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $26,600
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,600
Doug Dodson, stats to date:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts
36.94% in first on buzzer (41/111)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200
Doug Dodson, to win:
3 games: 55.04%
4: 30.29%
5: 16.67%
6: 9.17%
7: 5.05%
Avg. streak: 3.224 games.
Miscellaneous:
- Thank you to Mark Barrett for providing me with a full chart of this game.
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