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 American Authors) for Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 153):
She published under her middle name; her first name was Nelle, Ellen backward in honor of her grandmother Ellen Finch
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Kylie Weaver, a senior at Penn State from McLean, Virginia
Londyn Lorenz, a sophomore at the University of Mississippi from Perryville, Missouri
Alistair Gray, a sophomore at the University of California, San Diego from Sunnyvale, California
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Correct response: Who is Harper Lee?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Harper Lee, best known for To Kill a Mockingbird, named the family of the protagonist in that book the Finch family for that reason; the book had autobiographical elements to it. In fact, Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird is based upon Truman Capote, who was a close childhood friend of Lee. Lee generally used the name Nelle in real life and generally eschewed personal publicity for the last fifty-plus years of her life.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Londyn $19,400
Kylie $10,400
Alistair $400
Tonight’s results:
Alistair $400 – $399 = $1 (Who was Dickinson?)
Kylie $10,400 – $8,400 = $2,000 (Who ?)
Londyn $19,400 + $1,401 = $20,801 (Who is Harper Lee?) (Semi-Finalist)
Wild card standings:
Monday: Marshall Comeaux, $17,599
Tuesday: Nathaniel Miller, $24,001
Wednesday: Londyn Lorenz, $20,801
Thursday:
Friday:
1. Kayla Kalhor, $16,501, 99.794% to advance
2. Emma Farrell, $6,799, 36.921% to advance
3. Sophie Casarico, $6,400, 7.877% to advance
4. Kylie Weaver, $2,000, 0.028% to advance
5. Sirad Hassan, $100
6. Alistair Gray, $1
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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Londyn $7,400
Kylie $3,400
Alistair $600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) STATE THE STATE $800 (clue #12)
Alistair 1400 -1400 (Londyn 1200 Kylie 2000)
2) THE OLYMPIC GAMES $1200 (clue #18)
Kylie 8200 +3000 (Alistair 4600 Londyn 12600)
3) THE SOLAR SYSTEM $1200 (clue #29)
Alistair 6200 -6200 (Londyn 19400 Kylie 10400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -163
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 332 (2.17 per episode average), 5 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Londyn $19,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Kylie $8,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Alistair $8,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,000
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,800
Alistair Gray, career statistics:
10 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$7,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Londyn Lorenz, career statistics:
26 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,400
Kylie Weaver, career statistics:
16 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,600
Andy’s Thoughts:
- A 2nd-place score of $10,400 has a 35.183% chance of advancing as a wild card; Kylie was absolutely correct to make an aggressive wager in Final Jeopardy as the historical data says that she likely needed a correct response in Final Jeopardy! in order to advance. Remember, contestants are sequestered during the quarterfinals; she would have had no idea that the position she was in would have left her in a better spot than normal in this specific tournament.
This is a fan site with no ties whatsoever with the show; thus, there is no way to get definitive reasonings for judges’ rulings here. However, I would surmise that the fact that the “3 title things” part of the BOOK TITLE ANIMALS $400 clue caused enough ambiguity into what the judges were looking for that they elected to accept Londyn’s response even though it was missing the internal articles. Moreover, this ruling had no effect on the eventual outcome of the game (due to Londyn’s large lead and her being the only player to get Final Jeopardy! correct). The show’s contact page is available to give feedback on shows; please direct your comments there.
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