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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 24, 2017

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Current Champion

Will Goree, career statistics:
50 correct, 14 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (56/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $14,200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,200

To win:
3 games: 64.675%
4: 41.829%
5: 27.053%
6: 17.496%
7: 11.316%
Avg. streak: 3.831 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 Etymology) for Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 32):

This 8-letter word meaning “cultured” or “intellectual” originated with a phrenology concept

(correct response beneath the contestants)

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Today’s contestants:

Rod Swain, an Americorps recruiter from Columbus, Ohio

Rod Swain on Jeopardy!

Kristina Witzling, a market researcher from Flemington, New Jersey

Kristina Witzling on Jeopardy!

Nan Bauer, a writer from Brooklyn, Michigan (1-day total: $15,001)

Nan Bauer on Jeopardy!

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The word “highbrow” comes straight from the theories of the founder of the pseudoscience of phrenology, Dr. Franz Joseph Gall, who supported the old folk notion that people with large foreheads had more brains. Even though it was later discredited, this led to the term “highbrow” being coined to describe intellectuals in the late 19th century.

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

Scores going into Final:
Rod $15,900
Nan $13,400
Kristina $3,400

Tonight’s results:
Kristina $3,400 – $0 = $3,400 (What is cerebral?)
Nan $13,400 – $6,601 = $6,799 (What is eggheaded?) (2-day total: $21,800)
Rod $15,900 – $11,000 = $4,900 (What is adroit?)

Nan Bauer, tonight's Jeopardy! winner (for the October 24, 2017 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Rod $7,100
Nan $2,000
Kristina $0

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) ROBOTS $800 (23rd pick)
Rod 3800 +1500 (Nan 2000 Kristina 1400)
2) ORGANIZATIONS $1200 (8th pick)
Kristina 2000 +1000 (Rod 10300 Nan 2000)
3) PROFESSORS $1600 (19th pick)
Nan 4800 +3000 (Rod 11500 Kristina 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 152

Unplayed clues:
J! round: SULLIVAN AWARD WINNERS $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $1800

Game Stats:
Nan $12,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Rod $15,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.00% in first on buzzer
Kristina $3,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 4 incorrect, 18.18% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $30,800
Lach Trash: 12,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600

Nan Bauer, stats to date:
37 correct
9 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
35.71% in first on buzzer (40/112)
Average Coryat: $13,900

Nan Bauer, to win:
3 games: 41.35%
4: 17.10%
5: 7.07%
6: 2.92%
7: 1.21%
Avg. streak: 2.705 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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