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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy! – September 21, 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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 26-27: S42 E174 (May 7, 2026)
October 3-4: S42 E175 (May 8, 2026)
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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:

Sharren Lee Gibbs, a retired federal employee from Gainesville, FL

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Sala Levin, a writer and editor from Washington, DC

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Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL (2-day total: $61,000)

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Final Jeopardy! category: COLLEGE DISCIPLINES

Final Jeopardy! clue: Embracing the future & new technology in 1962, Purdue established the 1st college dept. in the U.S. for this 2-word discipline

What is computer science?

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Samuel D. Conte, who died in 2002 at the age of 85, was the head of the Purdue department, after coming from TRW systems.

Purdue’s computer science program began with five faculty members and 24 students who were pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees. An undergraduate program began in 1968.

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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Seth $12,800
    Sala $10,800
    Sharren $10,400

    Final Results:
    Sharren $10,400 – $10,000 = $400 (No answer)
    Sala $10,800 – $7,000 = $3,800 (What is digital communications?)
    Seth $12,800 + $10,000 = $22,800 (3-day total: $83,800)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) STORIES OF THE WAR $800 (15th pick)
    Seth 3200 +2000 (Sharren 2400 Sala 1800)
    —
    2) FORBIDDING WORDS $1600 (17th pick)
    Seth 13400 -3000 (Sharren 7600 Sala 6000)
    3) CAPITAL RIVERS $1200 (28th pick, $3,600 left on board)
    Sala 10800 -2000 (Seth 12800 Sharren 10400)

    Unplayed clues:
    None!

    Game Stats:
    Seth 14,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 6 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer
    Sala 12,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer
    Sharran 10,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer

    Seth Wilson, stats to date:
    68 correct
    12 incorrect
    3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,900)
    3/3 in Final Jeopardy
    42.42% in first on buzzer (70/165)
    Average Coryat: $14,600

    Seth Wilson, to win:
    4 games: 50.96%
    5: 25.97%
    6: 13.23%
    7: 6.74%
    8: 3.44%
    Avg. streak: 4.039 games.

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