Today’s Encore Presentation brings you the first game of the final of the 2016 College Championship!
This game originally aired on February 11, 2016.
It’s the first game of a two-day total-point affair: today’s scores will be added to tomorrow’s to determine the champion.
Today’s contestants:
Sam Deutsch, a junior at the University of Southern California from Bethesda, MD |
Niki Peters, a sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley originally from Boise, ID |
Sarah Dubnik, a senior at the University of Pittsburgh from Jamison, PA |
From clue 19 through to the end-of-round signal in this round (after clue 29), Niki went from $2,400 to $13,600, picking up eight of the ten clues! It was breathtaking to watch.
Final Jeopardy! category: NAMES IN THE NEWS
Final Jeopardy! clue: When this man joined Twitter in September 2015, his first follow was the National Security Agency’s account
Who is Edward Snowden?
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Sarah $18,000
Niki $13,600
Sam $11,000
Final Results:
Sam $11,000 + $11,000 = $22,000
Niki $13,600 + $5,000 = $18,600
Sarah $18,000 + $4,001 = $22,001
Daily Double locations:
1) I’LL NEED A TRANSLATOR 800 (4th pick)
Sarah 800 +1000 (Sam 400 Niki 0)
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2) DOCTORS WITHIN BORDERS 1000 (15th pick)
Sarah 8000 +4000 (Sam 10200 Niki 2400
3) CLASSICAL MUSIC 1600 (19th pick)
Sarah 13600 +3600 (Sam 11000 Niki 2400)
Game Stats:
Sarah 13,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 27.78% in first on buzzer
Sam 11,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.63% in first on buzzer
Niki 13,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 25.93% in first on buzzer
Sarah Dubnik, stats to date:
59 correct
4 incorrect
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
29.17% in first on buzzer (49/168)
Average Coryat: $13,600
Sam Deutsch, stats to date:
52 correct
4 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
29.52% in first on buzzer (49/166)
Average Coryat: $12,067
Niki Peters, stats to date:
58 correct
6 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,800)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
33.74% in first on buzzer (55/163)
Average Coryat: $15,933
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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