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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – January 17, 2017

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 Tuesday, January 17, 2017:

Final Jeopardy! category: PLAYS

Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: this play was derived from a 1565 story, “Un Capitano Moro”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Pete Tachibana, a bartender from North Highlands, California

Andrea Keppers, a history educator from Denver, Colorado

John Avila, an attorney from Arlington, Virginia (1-day total: $14,001)

In case you missed it, check out my latest Strategy Talk article in which I quantify the future value of winning a game on Jeopardy!

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! tonight? 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.

“Un Capitano Moro” was a story in Giraldi Cinthio’s Hecatommithi from 1565. In the original story, the Moor is unnamed, but Desdemona is (Disdemona in the original). Obviously, in Shakespeare’s play, the famed Moor of Venice is given the titular name.

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  • Scores going into Final:
    John $24,600
    Andrea $11,200
    Pete $2,400

    Final results:
    Pete $2,400 – $2,400 = $0 (What is ?)
    Andrea $11,200 + $0 = $11,200
    John $24,600 – $400 = $24,200 (What is A Dead Captain?) (2-day total: $38,201)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    John $11,400
    Andrea $2,600
    Pete $1,400

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) THE CONSTITUTION $800 (13th pick)
    John 3000 +3000 (Andrea 600 Pete 0)

    2) THE ANCIENT WORLD $800 (2nd pick)
    Pete 1800 +1800 (John 11400 Andrea 2600)
    3) COMPOSERS $1600 (8th pick)
    Andrea 3400 +3400 (Jon 14200 Pete 3600)

    Unplayed clues:
    None!
    $ Left on Board: $0

    Game Stats:
    John $22,400 Coryat, 29 correct, 1 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer
    Andrea $9,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer
    Pete $1,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $13,200

    John Avila, stats to date:
    44 correct
    6 incorrect
    2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,700)
    1/2 in Final Jeopardy
    34.23% in first on buzzer (38/111)
    Average Coryat: $17,900

    John Avila, to win:
    3 games: 62.90%
    4: 39.56%
    5: 24.88%
    6: 15.65%
    7: 9.84%
    Avg. streak: 3.695 games.
    Avg. Total Winnings (Including Possible ToC): $82,016

    Miscellany:

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