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2016 College Championship – Finals Preview

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

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After eight games’ worth of incredibly close competition, we have our three finalists, who will play in a TWO-DAY TOTAL POINT AFFAIR Thursday and Friday for $100,000. Second place gets $50,000 and third $25,000.

Here are your three finalists:

Sarah Dubnik
Senior, University of Pittsburgh
Jamison, PA

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QF: 17 R, 1 W, 2/2 DDs, $11,600 Coryat
SF: 22 R, 1 W, 2/2 DDs, $15,400 Coryat

Niki Peters
Sophomore, University of California, Berkeley
Boise, ID

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QF: 25 R, 2 W, 1/1 DDs, $20,200 Coryat
SF: 17 R, 3 W, 2/2 DDs, $14,000 Coryat

Sam Deutsch
Junior, University of Southern California
Bethesda, MD

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QF: 17 R, 2 W, 1/1 DDs, $12,400 Coryat
SF: 17 R, 1 W, 0/0 DDs, $12,800 Coryat

Andy’s Thoughts: If everyone was at 100%, I’d say that Niki would be a distinct favorite in this match (in fact, I’d even peg her as an early favorite in the ToC if she wins this final). Unfortunately, as Niki has mentioned, she was not at 100%. (Being that this is the College Tournament, definitely shades of Joe Montana at the 1979 Cotton Bowl here.) Sarah just came off a very impressive performance in both buzzer and knowledge against Ziad Ali, a player who many felt could have done very well. Sam has probably had the least amount of luck on the buzzer thus far in two games, but as Ben Ingram showed in the 2014 ToC, all you need is to be in the game to have a shot! I expect that things will be very close between all three players. I’d say that if this final were played 10 times, that Niki would take 4 and that Sarah and Sam would take 3. Best of retroactive luck!

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