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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – September 25, 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 British Poets) for Monday, September 25, 2017:

The statue of a sailor seen here in Watchet, England is based on a famous poem by this man

Statue of a sailor, used in Final Jeopardy on September 25, 2017

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Dennis Fawcett, a painter & handyman from San Diego, California

Dennis Fawcett on Jeopardy!

Anupama Srirangan, a technology director from Aurora, Illinois

Anupama Srirangan on Jeopardy!

Ivan Plis, a magazine editor from Washington, DC (1-day total: $23,200)

Ivan Plis on Jeopardy!

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The poem, of course, is Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the statue signifies the sailor with the albatross around his neck. In the poem, a sailor who shot a friendly albatross was forced to wear the carcass around his neck as a punishment.

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Scores going into Final:
Ivan $15,500
Dennis $12,000
Anupama -$3,000

Final results:
Anupama -$3,000
Dennis $12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000 (1-day total: $24,000)
Ivan $15,500 + $4,000 = $19,500

Dennis Fawcett, winner of the September 25, 2017 episode of Jeopardy!

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ivan $5,200
Dennis $4,800
Anupama -$1,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) LIBRARIANS $1000 (19th pick)
Ivan 2200 +800 (Dennis 3000 Anupama 200)
2) MYTHOLOGY $1600 (12th pick)
Ivan 9200 +2000 (Dennis 9200 Anupama -1800)
3) WORLD HISTORY $1200 (15th pick)
Ivan 12400 -2500 (Dennis 9200 Anupama -1800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 38

Unplayed clues:
J! round: NFL TEAMS BY HALL OF FAMER $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: IT’S IN YOUR BODY $2000, LIBRA-RIANS $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $5,800

Game Stats:
Dennis $12,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.42% in first on buzzer
Ivan $17,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 39.62% in first on buzzer
Anupama -$3,000 Coryat, 7 correct, 8 incorrect, 26.42% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,800

Ivan Plis, final stats:
42 correct
3 incorrect
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,300)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
34.55% in first on buzzer (38/110)
Average Coryat: $17,300

Dennis Fawcett, stats to date:
16 correct
3 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
26.42% in first on buzzer (14/53)
Average Coryat: $12,000

Dennis Fawcett, to win:
2 games: 39.48%
3: 15.59%
4: 6.16%
5: 2.43%
6: 0.96%
Avg. streak: 1.652 games.


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