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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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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 Adventure Novels) for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 (Season 36, Game 172):

In this novel the surname of a pastor, his wife & 4 sons is not given in the text; the title was meant to evoke a 1719 novel

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jackie Wong, a consultant & figure skating analyst from New York, New York

Jackie Wong on Jeopardy!

Tiffany Vicars, a consultant pharmacist from Louisville, Kentucky

Tiffany Vicars on Jeopardy!

Ben Scripps, a television director from Cadillac, Michigan (1-day total: $18,800)

Ben Scripps on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is The Swiss Family Robinson?

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The Swiss Family Robinson, before it became a 1960 Disney film, was an 1812 novel by Johann David Wyss. It was about a Swiss family who got shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Australia. The title, of course, was meant to evoke Robinson Crusoe, a 1719 novel about the shipwreck and survival of the title character.

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Scores going into Final:
Ben $20,400
Jackie $7,000
Tiffany $4,800

Tonight’s results:
Tiffany $4,800 – $1,500 = $3,300 (What is Gulliver’s Travels?)
Jackie $7,000 – $2,601 = $4,399 (What is 20,000 leagues under the s)
Ben $20,400 – $1,042 = $19,358 (What Is?) (2-day total: $38,158)

Ben Scripps, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the May 19, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $6,000
Jackie $2,600
Tiffany $2,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) STILL STANDING IN EUROPE $600 (clue #14)
Jackie 1600 +1600 (Ben 3000 Tiffany 0)
2) GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK $1200 (clue #25)
Ben 19200 +2200 (Tiffany 4800 Jackie 7000)
3) THE LORD DEALS WITH THEE, BIBLICALLY $1200 (clue #26)
Ben 21400 -1000 (Tiffany 4800 Jackie 7000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 107

Unplayed clues:
J! Round: COOL BEANS $1000
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $1,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 363 (2.11 per episode average), 5 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:
Ben $20,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 44.64% in first on buzzer (25/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jackie $6,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Tiffany $4,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $15,600 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200

Ben Scripps, career statistics:
47 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
40.71% in first on buzzer (46/113)
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400

Tiffany Vicars, career statistics:
9 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800

Jackie Wong, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,000

Ben Scripps, to win:
3 games: 48.696%
4: 23.713%
5: 11.547%
6: 5.623%
7: 2.738%
Avg. streak: 2.949 games.


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