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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 9, 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 Historical Areas) for Monday, October 9, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 21):

An ancient quote mentions this area & 3 population groups, the Belgae, Aquitani & Celts

(correct response beneath the contestants)

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Today’s contestants:

Rain Dunaway, a medical student from Louisville, Kentucky

Rain Dunaway on Jeopardy!

Rich Coble, an attorney from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rich Coble on Jeopardy!

Austin Rogers, a bartender from New York, New York (9-day total: $332,400)

Austin Rogers on Jeopardy!

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The quote comes from the opening line of Book 1, Chapter 1, of Julius Caesar’s The Gallic Wars:

All Gaul is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our Gauls, the third. All these differ from each other in language, customs and laws.

You can find the full text of The Gallic Wars at the Internet Classics Archive

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Scores going into Final:
Austin $24,000
Rain $7,400
Rich $1,600

Final results:
Rich $1,600 – $1,599 = $1 (What is I had fun)
Rain $7,400 – $4,000 = $3,400 (What is Paris?)
Austin $24,000 + $9,000 = $33,000 (10-day total: $365,400)

Austin Rogers, winner of the October 9, 2017 Jeopardy! episode

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Austin $5,400
Rain $4,600
Rich $0

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) VIDEO GAMES $1000 (5th pick)
Austin 2000 -2000 (Rich 0 Rain 0)
2) SOMETHING ABOUT MARY $1200 (13th pick)
Austin 9400 +5000 (Rain 3800 Rich 800)
3) NAUGHTY BY NATURE $2000 (23rd pick)
Rain 5000 +2000 (Austin 18400 Rich 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -7

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0

Game Stats:
Austin $22,200 Coryat, 30 correct, 5 incorrect, 56.14% in first on buzzer
Rain $7,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer
Rich $1,600 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $15,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400

Austin Rogers, stats to date:
264 correct
34 incorrect
17/21 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $91,600)
9/10 in Final Jeopardy
44.27% in first on buzzer (247/558)
Average Coryat: $18,920
Also check out further detailed game-by-game statistics!

Austin Rogers, to win:
11 games: 82.29%
12: 67.71%
13: 55.72%
14: 45.85%
15: 37.73%
Avg. streak: 14.645 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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