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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – December 26, 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)
October 10-11: S42 E176 (May 11, 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

Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Monday, December 26, 2016:

Final Jeopardy! category: MOONS & PLANETS

Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: The name of this moon refers to the mythical group that its planet’s name belonged to

(correct response beneath the contestants)

A win today for Sam moves him into the Top 15 on our ToC Tracker!

Today’s contestants:

Stephanie Schlatter, a stay-at-home parent from Toledo, Ohio

Wren Allen, a botanical artist from Santa Fe, New Mexico

Sam Scovill, a G.I.S. technician from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (3-day total: $56,201)

Remember, you can tune in at 8:05 PM Eastern as current champion Sam Scovill (and others) join us on this week’s episode of #JeopardyLivePanel!

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Today’s Jeopardy! results will go up on this page late afternoon, with full stats early evening. They will be seen in the comments section at the bottom of this page.

Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is the second-largest moon in the Solar System, following Ganymede, is often described as a planet-like moon. It’s the only object in space besides Earth where evidence of stable surface liquid has been found. However, Titan would certainly not be habitable, as it receives only 0.1% of the amount of surface-light Earth does (due to a very thick atmosphere), and a thick atmospheric haze reflects significant sunlight back into space. Titan’s surface temperature is about -290°F! (-179.2°C)

Of course, in Greek mythology, Saturn is one of the Titans, which is how this clue tonight gets its wording!

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  • Scores going into Final:
    Stephanie $7,000
    Sam $6,600
    Wren -$2,200

    Final results:
    Sam $6,600 + $6,600 = $13,200
    Stephanie $7,000 + $6,201 = $13,201 (1-day total: $13,201)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Wren $5,400
    Sam $4,400
    Stephanie $3,000

    Opening break taken after: 14 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) LITERARY TERMS $1000 (14th pick)
    Stephanie 1000 -1000 (Sam 1400 Wren 800)
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    2) GEOGRAPHIC EXTREMES $800 (8th pick)
    Sam 6000 +1000 (Wren 6600 Stephanie 5400)
    3) TIME: THE 1980s $1200 (16th pick)
    Sam 6200 +1200 (Stephanie 3400 Wren 2200)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: None!
    DJ! round: NONFICTION $400, $800 & $1200

    Game Stats:
    Stephanie $8,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 16.67% in first on buzzer
    Sam $6,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 40.74% in first on buzzer
    Wren -$2,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 8 incorrect, 37.03% in first on buzzer

    Sam Scovill, final stats:
    83 correct
    16 incorrect
    7/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,600)
    4/4 in Final Jeopardy
    39.62% in first on buzzer (84/212)
    Average Coryat: $9,650

    Stephanie Schlatter, current stats:
    13 correct
    2 incorrect
    0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
    1/1 in Final Jeopardy
    16.67% in first on buzzer (9/54)
    Average Coryat: $8,000

    Stephanie Schlatter, to win:
    2 games: 26.83%
    3: 7.20%
    4: 1.93%
    5: 0.52%
    6: 0.14%
    Avg. streak: 1.367 games.

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