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Today’s Final Jeopardy – Thursday, July 9, 2020

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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 20th Century Art) for Thursday, July 9, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 44):

A derisive description of the shape of the houses in the 1908 painting “Houses at l’Estaque” gave this art style its name

This episode originally aired on November 7, 2019.

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(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Emma Boettcher, a user experience librarian from Chicago, Illinois

Emma Boettcher on Jeopardy!

Eric R. Backes, an attorney & government relations professional from Oviedo, Florida

Eric R. Backes on Jeopardy!

Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas

Josh Hill on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is cubism?

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The George Braque painting Houses at l’Estaque was mocked by art critic Louis Vauxcelles, who referred to the houses as “little cubes”, leading to the painting being rejected by the 1908 Salon d’Automne. The term “cubism” became used by 1911 to refer to Picasso’s and Braque’s paintings.

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

Scores going into Final:
Emma $23,800
Eric $13,000
Josh $12,200

Tonight’s results:
Josh $12,200 – $1,603 = $10,597 (What is minimalism)
Eric $13,000 – $5,000 = $8,000 (What is Art Deco?)
Emma $23,800 + $0 = $23,800 (Semifinalist)

Emma Boettcher, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the July 9, 2020 game.)

Wild card standings:
Monday: Gilbert Collins, $16,801 ($9,000, $7,400)
Tuesday: Dhruv Gaur, $20,001 ($13,600, $6,000)
Wednesday: James Holzhauer, $30,635 ($30,309, $8,800)
Thursday: Emma Boettcher, $23,800 ($23,800, $5,000)
Friday:
1. Kyle Jones, $16,800 ($8,400, $1,200), 100% to advance
2. Lindsey Shultz, $14,000 ($10,800, $4,000), 100% to advance
3. Rachel Lindgren, $13,601 ($10,000, $3,600), 94.638% to advance
4. Josh Hill, $10,597 ($12,200, $4,200), 40.105% to advance
5. Eric R. Backes, $8,000 ($13,000, $3,000)
6. Anneke Garcia, $4,799 ($11,400, $3,400)
7. Rob Worman, $799 ($400, $2,200)
8. Alan Dunn, $1 ($6,000, $4,000)
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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Emma $5,000
Josh $4,200
Eric $3,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) NAME & NUMBER $800 (4th pick)
Emma 600 +1000 (Josh 0 Eric -600)
2) THE HUMAN BODY $800 (13th pick)
Emma 14200 +4000 (Josh 6600 Eric 5400)
3) GHOSTWRITERS $800 (21st pick)
Eric 7400 +3600 (Emma 23000 Josh 9800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 177

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 88 (2.00 per episode average), 1 Daily Double

Game Stats:
Emma $20,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Josh $12,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Eric $10,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $7,000 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,200

Emma Boettcher, stats to date:
127 correct, 7 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
38.52% in first on buzzer (109/283)
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,200)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,200

Josh Hill, stats to date:
207 correct, 32 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
42.43% in first on buzzer (213/502)
7/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $24,195)
4/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,578

Eric R. Backes, stats to date:
150 correct, 18 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
43.82% in first on buzzer (149/340)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,667

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