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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – January 9, 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 Monday, January 9, 2017:

Final Jeopardy! category: 19TH CENTURY NOTABLES

Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: Calling him a red-headed madman, in 1889 a group of his neighbors signed a petition to ban him from his home in Arles, France

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jack Paleczny, a law student from Chicago, Illinois

Blair Moorhead, a social worker from Arlington, Virginia

Joe Bartolomeo, a professor & associate dean from Florence, Massachusetts (2-day total: $36,500)

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Suffering from hallucinations and paranoia that he was being poisoned, about thirty of Van Gogh’s neighbors, calling him fou roux (French for “Red-Headed Madman”) and which saw him spend time in hospital in Arles. During his lifetime, Van Gogh’s artwork was not particularly well-regarded, and he was not seen as an artistic genius until after his death. Today, his works are among some of the most expensive paintings in the world.

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  • Scores going into Final:
    Jack $17,400
    Blair $10,600
    Joe $8,800

    (N.B.: These scores reflect a $3,200 reversal in Jack’s favor between Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy.)

    Final results:
    Joe $8,800 + $8,000 = $16,800
    Blair 10,600 + $6,802 = $17,402 (1-day total: $17,402)
    Jack $17,400 – $4,000 = $13,400 (Who is Zimmerman?)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Joe $3,600
    Blair $2,600
    Jack $2,200

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) THRILLER & SUSPENSE NOVELS $1000 (25th pick)
    Joe 4400 -1000 (Blair 2600 Jack 1200)
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    2) “G” CITIES $1600 (4th pick)
    Jack 4600 +2000 (Joe 3600 Blair 2600)
    3) WORDS OF PEACE $2000 (25th pick, $6,000 left on board)
    Jack 13400 +2000 (Blair 10600 Joe 8800)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: A BATEMAN $800 & $1000
    $ Left On Board: $1800

    Game Stats:
    Blair $10,600 Coryat, 14 Correct, 1 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer
    Joe $9,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 27.27% in first on buzzer
    Jack $17,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.64% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $7,800

    Joe Bartolomeo, final stats:
    56 correct
    6 incorrect
    1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,400)
    2/3 in Final Jeopardy
    29.94% in first on buzzer (50/167)
    Average Coryat: $13,400

    Blair Moorhead, current stats:
    15 correct
    1 incorrect
    0/0 on Daily Doubles
    1/1 in Final Jeopardy
    25.45% in first on buzzer (14/55)
    Average Coryat: $10,600

    Blair Moorhead, to win:
    2 games: 34.94%
    3: 12.21%
    4: 4.26%
    5: 1.49%
    6: 0.52%
    Avg. streak: 1.537 games.

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