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
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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 State Name Origins) for Tuesday, January 5, 2021 (Season 37, Game 72):
The names of these 2 states honor a king & his father, who was executed in 1649
(correct response beneath the contestants)
We may have lost Alex, but the show must go on. Alex wouldn’t want it any other way. Please, let’s remember him over this final week of banked episodes, and then afford him the same respect to his successors that we afforded Alex when he replaced Art Fleming in 1984. Alex’s last episode airs Friday, January 8, 2021; Ken Jennings’ first episode as guest host airs on January 11. Please also remember that no permanent replacement has been named as of yet and that we will be seeing multiple guest hosts before the end of the season.
Today’s contestants:
Manisha Munshi, an attorney from San Francisco, California
Molly Fisher, a college student from Berkeley, California
Brayden Smith, a policy intern from Las Vegas, Nevada (5-day total: $115,798)
Brayden is moving up on the ToC Tracker – see where he stands now!
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Correct response: What is North Carolina & South Carolina?
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According to Mental Floss, North and South Carolina were named as such because King Charles II, when granting the 1663 charter that formed the Province of Carolina, wished to honor his father Charles I. Charles I had been executed in 1649 during the English Civil War.
One thing that I think we’ve seen a lot more of these days: awkwardly worded Final Jeopardy! clues. Last night’s certainly wasn’t the greatest worded, and I had a similar reaction when I first read tonight’s. This was understandable back at the start of the season when the writers weren’t as used to the working conditions of COVID, but by this point, the writers have had months to figure this stuff out. They really need to do better with the wording of the clues.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Manisha $10,000
Brayden $6,400
Molly $3,800
Tonight’s results:
Molly $3,800 – $3,799 = $1 (What are Georgia and ?)
Brayden $6,400 – $3,601 = $2,799 (What are Georgia and —–?)
Manisha $10,000 – $2,900 = $7,100 (What are Georgia and Alaba) (1-day total: $7,100)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Manisha $4,800
Brayden $2,000
Molly -$200
Opening break taken after: 16 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) A REAL PRIZE $800 (clue #19)
Brayden 1600 -1600 (Molly -1600 Manisha 4600)
2) OF THE LAW $2000 (clue #10)
Brayden 2800 +2800 (Molly 200 Manisha 5600)
3) FICTIONAL SCHOOLS $800 (clue #15, $16800 left on board)
Manisha 11600 -4000 (Brayden 3600 Molly 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -34
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: MAPS $200 ADVERBS $200
DJ! Round: COLORFUL SCIENCE $400 NORWEGIANS $400 FICTIONAL SCHOOLS $400 POSSESSION IS 9/10 $400
Total Left On Board: $2,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 136 (1.89 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Manisha $14,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 5 incorrect, 41.18% in first on buzzer (21/51), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Brayden $7,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 8 incorrect, 37.25% in first on buzzer (19/51), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Molly $3,800 Coryat, 7 correct, 4 incorrect, 13.73% in first on buzzer (7/51), 1/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,000
Lach Trash: $9,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $17,600
Brayden Smith, career statistics:
160 correct, 21 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
47.22% in first on buzzer (153/324)
12/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $27,800)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,467
Molly Fisher, career statistics:
7 correct, 5 incorrect
1/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
13.73% in first on buzzer (7/51)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800
Manisha Munshi, career statistics:
20 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
41.18% in first on buzzer (21/51)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000
Manisha Munshi, to win:
2 games: 32.328%
3: 10.451%
4: 3.378%
5: 1.092%
6: 0.353%
Avg. streak: 1.478 games.
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