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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 21, 2019

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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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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 U.S. Cities) for Monday, October 21, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 31):

Named for the ore once mined there, this city at an altitude of 10,152 feet is home to the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Ryan Bradley, a TV & animation marketing executive from West Hollywood, California

Ryan Bradley on Jeopardy!

Mononita Nur, an aerospace engineer from Huntsville, Alabama

Mononita Nur on Jeopardy!

Daryn Firicano, a clinical representative from Las Vegas, Nevada (2-day total: $21,799)

Daryn Firicano on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Leadville, Colorado?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

The area around Leadville, Colorado was first thought to contain gold; however, the gold mining operations were hampered significantly by heavy sand, which turned out to be cerussite (a lead mineral with a high silver content); Leadville was founded in 1877 at the source of the cerussite.

In the 1980s, when the mines of the area fell on hard times, 100 contributors donated $1,000 each to open the National Mining Hall of Famer, in order to commemorate the work of miners and those who worked with natural resources. The former Leadville Junior High School houses the museum. Exhibits include a walk-through replica of an underground hard rock mine.

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

Scores going into Final:
Ryan $14,200
Daryn $9,600
Mononita $7,200

Tonight’s results:
Mononita $7,200 – $7,001 = $199 (What is Red Rocks?)
Daryn $9,600 – $4,801 = $4,799 (What is Golden, CO)
Ryan $14,200 – $5,001 = $9,199 (1-day total: $9,199) (What is Golden?)

Ryan Bradley, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the October 21, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ryan $5,800
Daryn $4,200
Mononita $200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) QUOTABLE NOTABLES $1000 (7th pick)
Daryn 1600 -1600 (Ryan 1000 Mononita -1000)
2) BAN THAT BOOK! $1200 (3rd pick)
Mononita 1400 +1400 (Ryan 5800 Daryn 4200)
3) AMERICAN HISTORY $1200 (9th pick)
Daryn 6600 -5000 (Ryan 7800 Mononita 800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -106

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 88 (2.84 per episode average), 1 Daily Double

Game Stats:
Ryan $14,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Daryn $16,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer, 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mononita $7,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,400
Lach Trash: $7,800 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,800

Daryn Firicano, final stats:
61 correct, 11 incorrect
7/9 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
34.55% in first on buzzer (57/165)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,600)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600

Ryan Bradley, statistics to date:
20 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,200

Ryan Bradley, to win:
2 games: 45.811%
3: 20.986%
4: 9.614%
5: 4.404%
6: 2.018%
Avg. streak: 1.845 games.


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