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Season 35

Today’s Final Jeopardy – September 19, 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 18th Century Americans) for Wednesday, September 19, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 8):

In a famous 1775 speech, he said, “Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jordan Moore, a librarian from Atlanta, Georgia

Jordan Moore on Jeopardy!

Jonathan Lau, an actuarial consultant from Jersey City, New Jersey

Jonathan Lau on Jeopardy!

Kyle Jones, a music teacher from Aurora, Colorado (5-day total: $107,602)

Kyle Jones on Jeopardy!

At 5 wins, Kyle has found his way onto our ToC Tracker; see where he stands here!

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Correct response: Who is Patrick Henry?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

This March 23, 1775 speech was made by Patrick Henry to the Second Virginia Convention and its much more famous quote was its closing words: “Give me liberty or give me death!”

The “our chains are forged” quote is in reference to the fact that Henry thought that war with British was “inevitable” and it was “too late to retire from the contest”.

You can find the full text of the speech here.

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

Scores going into Final:
Kyle $10,000
Jordan $9,800
Jonathan $7,000

Tonight’s results:
Jonathan $7,000 – $3,500 = $3,500 (Who is Revere?)
Jordan $9,800 + $6,999 = $16,799
Kyle $10,000 + $9,601 = $19,601 (6-day total: $127,203)

Kyle Jones, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the September 19, 2018 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jordan $4,600
Jonathan $2,600
Kyle $2,600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) SAY IT 3 TIMES $800 (22nd pick)
Kyle 800 +1000 (Jordan 3600 Jonathan 3400)
2) AWARDS & HONORS $1600 (14th pick)
Kyle 13800 -3000 (Jordan 4600 Jonathan 1400)
3) HERE’S YOUR METAL $1200 (18th pick)
Jordan 5400 +2000 (Kyle 8800 Jonathan 1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 115

Unplayed clues:
J! round: WHERE “YU” GOIN’? $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: POETS & POETRY $1600 & $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $5,400

Game Stats:
Kyle $12,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.42% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Jordan $9,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.08% in first on buzzer, 1/2 on rebound attempts
Jonathan $7,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 5 incorrect, 33.96% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $28,800
Lach Trash: $10,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800

Kyle Jones, stats to date:
131 correct, 12 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts
36.97% in first on buzzer (122/330)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,533

Kyle Jones, to win:
7 games: 55.80%
8: 31.14%
9: 17.38%
10: 9.70%
11: 5.41%
Avg. streak: 7.263 games.

Miscellaneous:

  • Thank you to Mark Barrett for providing me with a full chart of this game.

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