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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 5, 2017

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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 Actors & Their Movie Roles) for Thursday, October 5, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 19):

He played Shakespearean title characters 4 times, receiving Best Actor Oscar nominations each time

(correct response beneath the contestants)

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Today’s contestants:

Cathy Subick, an architectural conservator from Spring City, Pennsylvania

Cathy Subick on Jeopardy!

Todd McCafferty, a compliance manager from Brooklyn, New York

Todd McCafferty on Jeopardy!

Austin Rogers, a bartender from New York, New York (7-day total: $278,300)

Austin Rogers on Jeopardy!

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The four Shakespearean films: Henry V (1946), Hamlet (1948), Richard III (1955), and Othello (1965). Olivier also received Oscar nominations for Best Actor for Wuthering Heights, Rebecca, The Entertainer, Sleuth, the Boys from Brazil, and for Best Supporting Actor for Marathon Man.

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Scores going into Final:
Austin $20,600
Todd $11,600
Cathy $11,200

Final results:
Cathy $11,200 – $5,500 = $5,700 (Who is Anthony Hopkins?)
Todd $11,600 – $11,600 = $0 (Who is Kenneth Branaugh?)
Austin $20,600 + $8,000 = $28,600 (8-day total: $306,900)

Austin Rogers, winner of the October 5, 2017 Jeopardy! episode.

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Todd $4,400
Austin $3,200
Cathy $2,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) SPORTS STUFF $800 (19th pick)
Austin 2000 -2000 (Todd 4400 Cathy 1400)
2) THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION $1200 (11th pick)
Cathy 6800 -2000 (Todd 6400 Austin 4800)
3) BOOKS’ FIRST LINES $1200 (18th pick)
Austin 5600 +5000 (Todd 9600 Cathy 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -40

Unplayed clues:
J! round: IT’S LIEBERMAN! $800 & $1,000
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $1,800

Game Stats:
Austin $18,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 5 incorrect, 43.64% in first on buzzer
Cathy $13,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer
Todd $11,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.82% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $43,600
Lach Trash: $3,600 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,000

Austin Rogers, stats to date:
207 correct
25 incorrect
15/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $88,100)
7/8 in Final Jeopardy
42.57% in first on buzzer (189/444)
Average Coryat: $18,800

Austin Rogers, to win:
9 games: 85.62%
10: 73.31%
11: 62.77%
12: 53.74%
13: 46.02%
Avg. streak: 13.955 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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