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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 13, 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

Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy for Thursday, October 13, 2016:

Final Jeopardy! category: THE OSCARS

Final Jeopardy! clue: In 2005 he lost for Best Actor but won for directing, at 74 becoming the oldest winner ever in that category

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Amanda Watson, a medical student from Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Bhaskara Marthi, a researcher from Sunnyvale, California

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Susan Cole, a legislative librarian from Bowie, Maryland (1-day total: $20,600)

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Who is Clint Eastwood?

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Eastwood won for directing Million Dollar Baby.

The oldest Best Director nominee is John Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) at 79 years 184 days.

Oldest winners in other major categories:
Best Actor: Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond), 76 years 317 days
Best Actress: Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy), 80 years 292 days
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners), 82 years 75 days
Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage To India), 77 years, 93 days.

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  • Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Susan $9,400
    Amanda $9,200
    Bhaskara $5,600

    Final Results:
    Bhaskara $5,600 + $5,000 = $10,600
    Amanda $9,200 + $2,001 = $11,201
    Susan $9,400 + $9,000 = $18,400 (2-day total: $39,000)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) MATH $1000 (15th pick)
    Amanda 3800 -2000 (Bhaskara 1400 Susan 1200)
    —
    2) WORLD HISTORY $800 (7th pick)
    Susan 9200 -3000 (Amanda 5600 Bhaskara 1600)
    3) TRANSPORTATION $1200 (30th pick)
    Susan 11400 -2000 (Amanda 9200 Bhaskara 5600)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: CIRCUS PERFORMERS $400

    Game Stats:
    Susan 14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer
    Amanda 11,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
    Bhaskara 5,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer

    Susan Cole, stats to date:
    38 correct
    8 incorrect
    2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
    1/2 in Final Jeopardy
    32.11% in first on buzzer (35/109)
    Average Coryat: $16,500

    Susan Cole, to win:
    3 games: 59.01%
    4: 34.83%
    5: 20.55%
    6: 12.13%
    7: 7.16%
    Avg. streak: 3.440 games.

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