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 World Geography) for Wednesday, January 13, 2021 (Season 37, Game 78):
The Oyapock river forms part of Brazil’s 400-mile border with the territory of this European country
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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Today’s contestants:
Cameron Whiteside, a real estate agent from Mesa, Arizona
Josiah Jenkins, a risk management professional originally from Rugby, North Dakota
Lucy Ricketts, an illustrator originally from Atlanta, Georgia (1-day total: $33,100)
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Lucy showed she wasn’t afraid to play aggressively when she needed to, parlaying a $9,000 True Daily Double into a big win yesterday. With a 71.7% chance of winning today per the prediction model, the chances are good of us seeing the post-Trebek era’s first multi-day winner.
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Correct response: What is France?
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Yes, France does still have territory in South America; French Guiana is an overseas department of France; as recently as 2010 its voters voted for full integration into the French state. It’s the only territory in the Americas to be fully integrated into a European country. A large part of the French Guiana economy is due to the fact that the Guiana Space Center is located there; it serves as the European Space Agency’s primary launch site near the equator. (Launch sites as close to the equator as possible are preferable because it takes less energy to maneuver a spacecraft into orbit from the equator.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Lucy $31,400
Josiah $9,400
Cameron $2,300
Tonight’s results:
Cameron $2,300 + $2,103 = $4,403 (What is France?)
Josiah $9,400 + $8 = $9,408 (What is France?)
Lucy $31,400 – $1 = $31,399 (What is Suriname?) (2-day total: $64,499)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lucy $6,600
Josiah $4,200
Cameron -$900
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS $1000 (clue #15)
Cameron -200 -500 (Lucy 2400 Josiah 3000)
2) COMPANY NAME ORIGINS $1200 (clue #23)
Lucy 18200 +4000 (Josiah 9400 Cameron 300)
3) CHOREOGRAPHERS $1600 (clue #29, $2000 left on board)
Lucy 25400 +4000 (Josiah 9400 Cameron 2300)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -12
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 142 (1.82 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Lucy $26,200 Coryat, 28 correct, 1 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Josiah $9,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Cameron $2,800 Coryat, 7 correct, 5 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,400
Lach Trash: $10,000 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,600
Lucy Ricketts, career statistics:
51 correct, 4 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,800
Josiah Jenkins, career statistics:
16 correct, 1 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400
Cameron Whiteside, career statistics:
8 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,800
Lucy Ricketts, to win:
3 games: 81.945%
4: 67.150%
5: 55.026%
6: 45.091%
7: 36.950%
Avg. streak: 6.539 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Thank you to Mark Barrett and Jay Johnson for their assistance in providing the information for this game.
Yes, Cameron is the first horse to compete on Jeopardy!. (If you don’t get why I’m saying this, watch the contestant interviews.)
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