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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy! – September 20, 2016

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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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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

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Today’s contestants:

Rachel Lin, a patent attorney from Tuckahoe, NY

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Bryan Hlavinka, a tequila tour manager from Houston, TX

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Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL (1-day total: $29,800)

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Final Jeopardy! category: POP CULTURE CHARACTERS

Final Jeopardy! clue: In 2015 this character was made an honorary citizen of Japan after over 60 years of residence there

Who is Godzilla?

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From the BBC:

Godzilla was granted citizenship in Japan for “promoting the entertainment of and watching over the Kabuki-cho neighborhood and drawing visitors from around the globe”. His film debut was as the title character of the 1954 classic.

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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Seth $15,600
    Bryan $14,800
    Rachel -$1,200

    Final Results:
    Bryan $14,800 – $1,601 = $13,199 (What is Goku?)
    Seth $15,600 + $15,600 = $31,200 (2-day total: $61,000)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) NATIVE AMERICANS $800 (21st clue)
    Seth 3400 +3400 (Bryan 6000 Rachel 800)
    —
    2) ROME IS WHERE THE ART IS $2000 (24th clue)
    Rachel 8800 -6000 (Bryan 14800 Seth 14400)
    3) I AM CURIOUS ABOUT YELLOW $2000 (25th clue; $4,000 left on board)
    Rachel 2800 -2000 (Bryan 14800 Seth 14400)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: NATIVE AMERICANS $200; WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME $200
    DJ! round: SEEN FROM ABOVE $400; I AM CURIOUS ABOUT YELLOW $400

    Game Stats:
    Seth 13,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.96% in first on buzzer
    Bryan 14,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 39.62% in first on buzzer
    Rachel 6,800 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 13.21% in first on buzzer

    Seth Wilson, stats to date:
    44 correct
    6 incorrect
    2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,900)
    2/2 in Final Jeopardy
    41.67% in first on buzzer (45/108)
    Average Coryat: $14,600

    Seth Wilson, to win:
    3 games: 51.55%
    4: 26.57%
    5: 13.70%
    6: 7.06%
    7: 3.64%
    Avg. streak: 3.064 games.

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