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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – September 23, 2019

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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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
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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 Musical Theatre Inspirations) for Monday, September 23, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 11):

The title of this musical that opened on Broadway in 1964 was inspired by a Marc Chagall painting

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Trey Caliva, a Director of Technology from Wolfforth, Texas

Trey Caliva on Jeopardy!

Jacky McGoldrick, a university administrator from Maynard, Massachusetts

Jacky McGoldrick on Jeopardy!

Jason Zuffranieri, a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico (16-day total: $437,096)

Jason Zuffranieri on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Fiddler on the Roof?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

The title of the famous musical Fiddler on the Roof was inspired by the 1912 Marc Chagall painting The Fiddler. The musical itself was the first Broadway musical to have a run of 3,000 performances and won 9 Tony Awards (including Best Musical). The musical itself was based on Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye and his Daughters.

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Marc Chagall's

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

Scores going into Final:
Jason $31,200
Jacky $5,600
Trey $200

Tonight’s results:
Trey $200 – $125 = $75 (What is A Red Raider?)
Jacky $5,600 – $4,600 = $1,000 (What is Phantom of the Opera?)
Jason $31,200 + $3,800 = $35,000 (17-day total: $472,096)

Jason Zuffranieri, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the September 23, 2019 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jason $11,400
Jacky $1,200
Trey -$600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
) CLOCKS $1000 (18th pick)
Jason 5800 +2800 (Jacky 200 Trey -1000)
2) GEOGRAPHIC TRIOS $1600 (5th pick)
Jason 15400 +5000 (Jacky 1200 Trey -600)
3) BOATS & SHIPS $800 (8th pick)
Trey 1000 -2000 (Jason 20400 Jacky 1200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -19

Unplayed clues:
J! round: THEIR NAME IS LEGION $200; COUP COUP $200; CLOCKS $200
DJ! Round: FRUITFUL BOOK TITLES $400; GEOGRAPHIC TRIOS $400; CELEBRITY FAMILY TREE $400; GOD SAVE THE “U” “K” $400
Total $ Left On Board: $2,200
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 37 (3.36 per episode average)

Game Stats:
Jason $26,000 Coryat, 30 correct, 2 incorrect, 52.00% in first on buzzer, 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jacky $5,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 1 incorrect, 16.00% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Trey $2,200 Coryat, 6 correct, 6 incorrect, 18.00% in first on buzzer, 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,800
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200

Jason Zuffranieri, stats to date:
493 correct, 40 incorrect
29/32 on rebound attempts (on 61 rebound opportunities)
48.59% in first on buzzer (447/920)
30/37 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $90,305)
10/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,365

Jason Zuffranieri, to win:
18 games: 85.167%
19: 72.534%
20: 61.775%
21: 52.611%
22: 44.807%
Avg. streak: 22.742 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Jason now moves to #11 on the all-time Jeopardy! winnings list (including tournaments). Austin Rogers sits 10th at $486,000.

  • Jason remains #7 all-time in terms of number of correct responses given; he’s 21 behind Matt Jackson at #6.

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