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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 30, 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 Today’s Innovators) for Tuesday, October 30, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 37):

The Ballbarrow was an early invention by this British man who’s had greater success with sophisticated household devices

The Ballbarrow, as mentioned during Final Jeopardy on October 30, 2018.

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Emily Frey, a professor from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Emily Frey on Jeopardy!

Allen Adams, a writer/editor from Bangor, Maine

Allen Adams on Jeopardy!

Tori Campbell, an attorney from Chicago, Illinois (2-day total: $21,799)

Tori Campbell on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is James Dyson?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

James Dyson is a British inventor and founder of the Dyson company; best known for its vacuum cleaners that use cyclonic separation (so that the vacuum cleaner would not lose suction as it picked up dirt). It also did not require the use of expensive replacement dust bags. Another product of his is the Dyson Airblade hand dryer which is now found in many public restrooms worldwide.

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

Scores going into Final:
Allen $17,700
Tori $14,200
Emily $10,000

Tonight’s results:
Emily $10,000 + $7,701 = $17,701 (1-day total: $17,701)
Tori $14,200 – $6,000 = $8,200 (Who is Elon Musk?)
Allen $17,700 – $10,777 = $6,923 (Who is Elon Richard Branson)

Emily Frey, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the October 30, 2018 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Allen $7,800
Tori $5,400
Emily $2,800

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) ETYMOLOGY $1000 (10th pick)
Allen 2600 +1000 (Tori 800 Emily 600)
2) ART FOR ART’S SAKE $1600 (2nd pick)
Emily 1600 +2000 (Allen 7800 Tori 5400)
3) NO OSCAR FOR YOU! $1600 (13th pick)
Allen 6600 +3500 (Tori 10200 Emily 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 191

Unplayed clues:
J! round: NATIONAL MEMORIALS $200
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $200

Game Stats:
Emily $9,600 Coryat
Tori $14,200 Coryat
Allen $15,800 Coryat
Combined Coryat Score: $39,600

Game Stats:
Emily $9,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.86% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Tori $14,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Allen $15,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 4 incorrect, 44.64% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $39,600
Lach Trash: $7,400 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,800

Tori Campbell, final stats:
61 correct, 7 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts
35.40% in first on buzzer (57/161)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,267

Emily Frey, stats to date:
12 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts
17.86% in first on buzzer (10/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600


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