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Season 32

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – May 9, 2016

Published

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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 2026)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

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

Semifinal #1 of the Teachers Tournament from Washington, DC!

I know that some of you have been looking for stats. I should have the backlog up-to-date tomorrow morning.

Today’s contestants:

Nicole Throckmorton, an 11th grade English & creative writing teacher from Williamsburg, VA

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Kaberi Chakrabarty, an elementary bilingual teacher from Joliet, IL

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Peter Buchholz, a 6th grade US History and Language Arts teacher from Minneapolis, MN

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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Kaberi $26,600
Peter $15,600
Nicole $9,400

Final Jeopardy! category: LEGISLATION

Final Jeopardy! clue: The original law called this was passed in 1944; today there’s a “post-9/11” version that also pays for 36 months of university education

What is a GI Bill?


Nicole 9400 + 9400 = 18800 Peter 15600 + 7500 = 23100 Kaberi 26600 + 4601 = 31201

From the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs:

It has been heralded as one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the federal government—one that impacted the United States socially, economically and politically. But it almost never came to pass.The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944—commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights—nearly stalled in Congress as members of the House and Senate debated provisions of the controversial bill.Some shunned the idea of paying unemployed Veterans $20 a week because they thought it diminished their incentive to look for work. Others questioned the concept of sending battle-hardened Veterans to colleges and universities, a privilege then reserved for the rich.Despite their differences, all agreed something must be done to help Veterans assimilate into civilian life.Much of the urgency stemmed from a desire to avoid the missteps following World War I, when discharged Veterans got little more than a $60 allowance and a train ticket home.


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  • Tonight’s stats:
    Kaberi: 15,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 14.81% in first on buzzer
    Peter 15,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
    Nicole 9,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.19% in first on buzzer
    4 Triple Stumpers

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