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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – February 14, 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, February 14, 2017:

Final Jeopardy! category: WRITERS

Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: A New Orleans literary festival in his honor includes various panels, a walking tour & a Stanley & Stella shouting contest

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Hannah Whisnant, a junior at the United States Military Academy from Nokomis, Florida

Viraj Mehta, a junior at Stanford University from Austin, Texas

Jennifer Katz, a sophomore at Macalester College from Atlanta, Georgia

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Stanley and Stella, of course, are famous characters in Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire.

You can find more information about the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival here. The 2017 edition runs from March 22-26.

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  • Scores going into Final:
    Viraj $23,000
    Hannah $7,000
    Jennifer $6,100

    Final results:
    Jennifer $6,100 + $6,000 = $12,100
    Hannah $7,000 – $6,999 = $1 (Who is Miller?)
    Viraj $23,000 – $0 = $23,000 (Who is Toole?) (Automatic semifinalist)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Viraj $8,200
    Hannah $4,400
    Jennifer $3,800

    Wild Card standings:
    Monday: Lilly Chin, $24,399 ($20,000, $7,200)
    Tuesday: Viraj Mehta, $23,000 ($23,000, $8,200)
    Wednesday:
    Thursday:
    Friday:
    1) Netanel Paley $18,000 (99.846%) ($15,600, $4,200)
    2) Jennifer Katz $12,100 (58.555%) ($6,100, $3,800)
    3) Hannah Whisnant $1 (0.0002%) ($7,000, $4,400)
    4) Esteban Fernandez $0 (0.000002%) ($7,400, $4,200)
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    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) SCI-FI BOOKS $600 (4th pick)
    Viraj 1000 +1000 (Jennifer 0 Hannah 0)
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    2) 10-LETTER WORDS $1200 (15th pick)
    Jennifer 7000 -2500 (Viraj 14200 Hannah 7600)
    3) A HISTORY LESSON $2000 (27th pick)
    Hannah 12000 -3000 (Viraj 22200 Jennifer 6100)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: None!
    DJ! round: None!
    $ Left on Board: $0

    Game Stats:
    Viraj $22,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 1 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer
    Jennifer $8,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
    Hannah $10,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $6,000
    Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $6,800

    Viraj Mehta, stats to date:
    27 correct
    2 incorrect
    1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
    0/1 in Final Jeopardy
    45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
    Average Coryat: $22,600

    Jennifer Katz, stats to date:
    12 correct
    1 incorrect
    0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
    1/1 in Final Jeopardy
    17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
    Average Coryat: 8,600

    Hannah Whisnant, stats to date:
    16 correct
    3 incorrect
    0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
    0/1 in Final Jeopardy
    31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
    Average Coryat: $10,000

    Miscellany:

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