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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – September 14, 2017

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Current Champion

Justin Robbins, career statistics:
28 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,600

To win:
2 games: 64.278%
3: 41.317%
4: 26.557%
5: 17.071%
6: 10.973%
Avg. streak: 2.799 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 Businessmen) for Thursday, September 14, 2017:

The corporation of this British man got its name from his early inexperience in business

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Larry Coben, an archaeologist & foundation executive director from New York, New York

Larry Coben on Jeopardy!

Ellen Wernecke, a social media analyst from Chicago, Illinois

Ellen Wernecke on Jeopardy!

Jen Sosnowski, a high school science teacher from Roanoke, Virginia (1-day total: $28,801)

Jen Sosnowski on Jeopardy!

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Richard Branson set up a mail-order record business in 1970, selling records for much less than could be found on “High Street” at that point. The name Virgin was suggested because of the inexperience at business of the employees. 1972 saw the record label Virgin Records founded. As luck would have it, the label’s first release, Mike Oldfield’s “Tubular Bells”, went to #1. He started Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984, a venture which he started because his flight to Puerto Rico was cancelled, and so he chartered a plane to get himself (and the other passengers) the rest of the way there (for a nominal fee in order to cover the cost of the charter).

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Ellen Wernecke, winner of the September 14, 2017 Jeopardy! game
  • Scores going into Final:
    Ellen $12,800
    Larry $6,400
    Jen $5,100

    Final results:
    Jen $5,100 + $0 = $5,100
    Larry $6,400 – $6,400 = $0 (Who is ~~Murdoch~~ Murdoch?)
    Ellen $12,800 – $6,300 = $6,500 (Who Makintosh?) (1-day total: $6,500)

    Per the rules as set forth by the show, which have been in effect in this case since November 2014, a tie game results in a tie-breaker question, and no longer results in both players returning. That explains why Ellen elected to make a bet in this scenario.

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Ellen $4,800
    Larry $3,600
    Jen $3,500

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) SYMBOLS $1000 (27th pick)
    Jen 5200 -3500 (Ellen 3800 Larry 3600)
    2) LANGUAGES OF AFRICA $1600 (23rd pick)
    Larry 8400 -2000 (Ellen 10000 Jen 7500)
    3) THE ORIENT EXPRESS $1600 (29th pick, $2,000 left on board)
    Jen 9100 -4000 (Ellen 12800 Larry 6400)
    Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -135

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

    Game Stats:
    Ellen $12,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
    Jen $12,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
    Larry $8,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
    Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400

    Jen Sosnowski, final stats:
    36 correct
    5 incorrect
    2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,500)
    2/2 in Final Jeopardy
    27.68% in first on buzzer (31/112)
    Average Coryat: $13,100

    Ellen Wernecke, stats to date:
    17 correct
    3 incorrect
    0/0 on Daily Doubles
    0/1 in Final Jeopardy
    29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
    Average Coryat: $12,800

    Ellen Wernecke, to win:
    2 games: 42.36%
    3: 17.94%
    4: 7.60%
    5: 3.22%
    6: 1.36%
    Avg. streak: 1.735 games.

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