Jeopardy Encore Presentation Recap – August 12, 2016

This is the second game of a two-day final!

This game originally aired on November 20, 2015.

Today’s contestants:

Kerry Greene, a volunteer CASA guardian ad litem from Manchester, NH (yesterday’s total: $3,400)

Alex Jacob, a currency trader from Chicago, IL (yesterday’s total: $29,600)

Matt Jackson, a paralegal from Washington, DC (yesterday’s total: $3,000)

Kaya Chua was in the audience for the semifinals and finals; she provided her thoughts back in November to The Jeopardy! Fan.

Well, this one was decided on the 8th clue of Double Jeopardy; Matt did what he had to, sending $10,000 at a Daily Double. Unfortunately, he missed, and found himself playing for second — which he barely eked out from Kerry (by the margin of a single clue).

Final Jeopardy! category: PHILOSOPHERS

Final Jeopardy! clue: His last name means a type of burial place & in 1855 that’s where he went

[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]Who is Søren Kierkegaard?[/spoiler]

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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Alex $18,700
Matt $7,200
Kerry $3,200

Final Results:
Kerry $3,200 + $1,500 = $4,700
Matt $7,200 – $0 = $7,200 (Who is . . .?)
Alex $18,700 – $0 = $18,700 (Who is Thanks to everyone who works on the world’s greatest game show!!)

Final Tournament Results:
Kerry $3,400 + $4,700 = $8,100
Matt $3,000 + $7,200 = $10,200
Alex $29,600 + $18,700 = $48,300

Daily Double locations:
1) HOW MANY MILES? $800 (13th pick)
Alex 2800 +2800 (Matt 3200 Kerry 1800)
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2) HOW THE EAST WAS WON $1200 (5th pick)
Alex 11800 +100 (Matt 8400 Kerry 3200)
3) THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH $1600 (8th pick)
Matt 10000 -10000 (Alex 11900 Kerry 3200)

Game Stats:
Alex 17,800 Coryat, 23 correct, 0 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Matt 17,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer
Kerry 3,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer

Alex Jacob’s stats to date:
287 correct
34 incorrect
14/16 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 76,100)
2/11 in Final Jeopardy
45.74% in first on buzzer (279/610)
Average Coryat: $20,091

Matt Jackson’s stats to date:
488 correct
28 incorrect
32/35 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 126,395)
9/18 in Final Jeopardy
44.30% in first on buzzer (443/1000)
Average Coryat: $23,078

Kerry Greene’s stats to date:
192 correct
23 incorrect
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 10,500)
9/11 in Final Jeopardy
28.99% in first on buzzer (180/621)
Average Coryat: $12,255

(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)

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