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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – January 31, 2017

Published Modified

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 answer and question for Tuesday, January 31, 2017:

Final Jeopardy! category: ACTRESSES

Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: From 1959 to 1968, she made only 4 films but received Oscar nominations for Best Actress for all 4

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Doug Baker, a sustainability specialist from Tecumseh, Michigan

Ben Smolen, a writer from Los Angeles, California

Lisa Schlitt, a microbiologist from Berwyn, Pennsylvania (2-day total: $43,000)

Doug is the husband of superchamp Stephanie Jass!

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Katharine Hepburn’s 4 films during that time frame: 1959’s Suddenly Last Summer, 1962’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, 1967’s Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, and 1968’s The Lion In Winter. She went 2 for 4, winning for the last two films.

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  • Scores going into Final:
    Doug $12,000
    Lisa $10,600
    Ben $7,400

    Final results:
    Ben $7,400 + $3,199 = $10,599
    Lisa $10,600 + $10,600 = $21,200 (3-day total: $64,200)
    Doug $12,000 – $9,201 = $2,799 (Who is Audrey Hepburn?)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Doug $3,000
    Ben $1,800
    Lisa $1,000

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN WRITIN’ & SPEAKIN’ $800 (26th pick)
    Lisa 1600 -1000 (Doug 2000 Ben 1600)
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    2) THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSE $1600 (12th pick)
    Doug 4200 +2000 (Lisa 6200 Ben 4200)
    3) JOHN DONNE $1200 (28th pick, $3,600 left on board)
    Doug 12600 -600 (Lisa 10600 Ben 7400)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: TRAVEL & TOURISM $200
    $ Left on Board: $200

    Game Stats:
    Lisa $11,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 37.50% in first on buzzer
    Ben $7,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.79% in first on buzzer
    Doug $12,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $13,200

    Lisa Schlitt, stats to date:
    58 correct
    8 incorrect
    1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
    3/3 in Final Jeopardy
    35.15% in first on buzzer (58/165)
    Average Coryat: $11,667

    Lisa Schlitt, to win:
    4 games: 35.71%
    5: 12.75%
    6: 4.55%
    7: 1.63%
    8: 0.58%
    Avg. streak: 3.555 games.
    Avg. Total Winnings (including possible ToC): $81,096

    Miscellany:

    • Thanks to Jay Johnson for providing me with a full chart of this game.
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