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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – March 19, 2018

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Current Champion

Mark Ramirez, career statistics:
52 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
44.74% in first on buzzer (51/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,600

To win:
3 games: 61.692%
4: 38.059%
5: 23.479%
6: 14.485%
7: 8.936%
Avg. streak: 3.610 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 The U.S. Government) for Monday, March 19, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 136):

Before signing the bill creating this, President George W. Bush noted its “nearly 170,000 employees” & “a new kind of war”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Regis Michelena, a civil engineer from Casper, Wyoming

Regis Michelena on Jeopardy!

Lisa Mueller, a technical services librarian from Naperville, Illinois

Lisa Mueller on Jeopardy!

Rahul Gupta, a data engineer from Midlothian, Virginia (1-day total: $12,399)

Rahul Gupta on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is the Department of Homeland Security?

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The American Presidency Project, hosted by the University of California, Santa Barbara, has George W. Bush’s Remarks on Signing the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which created the Department of Homeland Security.

From Bush’s remarks:

The new Department will analyze threats, will guard our borders and airports, protect our critical infrastructure, and coordinate the response of our Nation to future emergencies. The Department of Homeland Security will focus the full resources of the American Government on the safety of the American people.

Since its creation, it has expanded to over 240,000 employees, and was originally headed by Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania. The current United States Secretary of Homeland Security is Kirstjen Nielsen, who was confirmed by the Senate 8 days prior to this episode being taped.

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

Scores going into Final:
Lisa $16,800
Rahul $8,000
Regis $6,000

Tonight’s results:
Regis $6,000 – $5,999 = $1 (What is the Department of Homeland Seurit NSA?)
Rahul $8,000 + $4,000 = $12,000
Lisa $16,800 + $0 = $16,800 (1-day total: $16,800)

Lisa Mueller, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the March 19, 2018 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lisa $3,000
Rahul $2,800
Regis $0

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) CALENDARS $800 (25th pick)
Regis 3200 -3200 (Lisa 3000 Rahul 2800)
2) MUST SEA TV $1200 (14th pick)
Rahul 10800 -4800 (Lisa 5400 Regis 2400)
3) SUNNY QUOTES $1200 (20th pick)
Lisa 5400 +5400 (Rahul 7600 Regis 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -44

Unplayed clues:
J! round: THE FLIES OF THE LORD $200, WORLD OF SOUP $200, ART & ARTISTS $200, INFAMOUSLY EPONYMOUS $200
DJ! Round: ON-SCREEN ROMANCES $400, “HIT” & “MISS” $400
Total $ Left On Board: $1,600

Game Stats:
Lisa $12,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 27.45% in first on buzzer
Rahul $12,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.41% in first no buzzer
Regis $9,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 27.45% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,800

Rahul Gupta, final stats:
39 correct, 7 incorrect
35.85% in first on buzzer (38/106)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$9,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000

Lisa Mueller, stats to date:
15 correct, 3 incorrect
27.45% in first on buzzer (14/51)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600

Lisa Mueller, to win:
2 games: 54.93%
3: 30.18%
4: 16.58%
5: 9.11%
6: 5.00%
Avg. streak: 2.219 games.


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