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Season 33

Today’s Final Jeopardy – June 14, 2017

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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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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 today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Books & Authors) for Wednesday, June 14, 2017:

His first novel, from 1920, incorporated some of his pieces from the Nassau, a Princeton literary magazine

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Phil Ricciardi, a management consultant from North Wales, Pennsylvania

Phil Ricciardi on Jeopardy!

Becca Arm, a library worker from Herndon, Virginia

Becca Arm on Jeopardy!

Tucker Dunn, an E.S.L. teacher from Tucson, Arizona (3-day total: $39,999)

Tucker Dunn on Jeopardy!

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This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s debut novel, incorporated many of his Nassau Lit works, including “The Spire and the Gargoyle”, “The Debutante”, “Babes in the Woods”, “Princeton—The Last Day,” and “On a Play Twice Seen.” Its immmense success in 1920 allowed Fitzgerald to resume his engagement with Zelda Sayre.

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  • Scores going into Final:
    Becca $22,200
    Phil $16,900
    Tucker $5,200

    Final results:
    Tucker $5,200 – $311 = $4,889 (Who is Arnold Toynbee?)
    Phil $16,900 + $16,500 = $33,400 (1-day total: $33,400)
    Becca $$22,200 + $5,300 = $27,500

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Becca $9,000
    Phil $6,200
    Tucker $3,200

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) THE ARMED FORCES $1000 (29th pick)
    Becca 7000 +2000 (Phil 6200 Tucker 3000)
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    2) BIBLICAL PAIRS $800 (7th pick)
    Phil 9800 -2500 (Becca 8600 Tucker 4800)
    3) SCIENCE $1200 (28th pick, $3600 left on board)
    Becca 18200 +2000 (Phil 16900 Tucker 5200)

    Unplayed clues: None!

    Game Stats:
    Phil $19,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
    Becca $20,400 Coryat, 24 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer
    Tucker $5,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $4,400 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
    Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,600

    Tucker Dunn, final stats:
    59 correct
    12 incorrect
    0/0 on Daily Doubles
    1/4 in Final Jeopardy
    27.35% in first on buzzer (61/223)
    Average Coryat: $9,550

    Phil Ricciardi, stats to date:
    21 correct
    2 incorrect
    0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
    1/1 in Final Jeopardy
    33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
    Average Coryat: $19,400

    Phil Ricciardi, to win:
    2 games: 65.95%
    3: 43.49%
    4: 28.68%
    5: 18.91%
    6: 12.47%
    Avg. streak: 2.937 games.

    With a projected 52 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 250,000 simulations, our model shows:
    An average of 1.9075 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.0679).
    An average of 2.9486 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.2894).

    An early cutoff took place 6.873% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).

    Phil Ricciardi qualified 24.334% of the time.
    Tim Kutz qualified 59.444% of the time.
    Todd Giese qualified 19.156% of the time.
    Rob Liguori qualified 3.204% of the time.

    Miscellany:

    • Clue of the Day contained a particularly egregious typographical error today, one that completely changes the correct response.

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