Today’s Final Jeopardy – August 10, 2017

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

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4: 41.102%
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6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
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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
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13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
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19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

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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 Famous Names) for Thursday, August 10, 2017:

At a May 1989 ceremony in Cape Town, he received a Bachelor of Laws correspondence degree in absentia

(This game originally aired on November 21, 2016.)

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Alec Fischthal, a junior from North Woodmere, New York

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Sharath Narayan, a sophomore from Madison, Alabama

Michael Borecki, a junior from Darien, Connecticut

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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Sharath $20,000
Michael $13,600
Alec $10,000

Final Results:
Alec $10,000 + $6,500 = $16,500
Michael $13,600 – $13,600 = $0 (Who is Mohandas Ganhdi?)
Sharath $20,000 + $8,000 = $28,000

Scores after the opening round:
Michael $5,200
Sharath $4,800
Alec $4,200

(more stats below)

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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) LANGUAGES $400 (4th pick)
Alec 1200 +1200 (Michael 800 Sharath 0)
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2) GEOGRAPHY $800 (5th pick)
Alec 5800 +3000 (Sharath 6000 Michael 5200)
3) COLONIAL AMERICA $1600 (12th pick)
Michael 5600 +5600 (Sharath 12800 Alec 7600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 252

Unplayed clues:
J! round: MANIC PIXEL DREAM GIRLS $200

Game Stats:
Sharath $20,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer
Alec $7,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
Michael $9,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $9,000 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200

Michael Borecki, stats to date:
68 correct
7 incorrect
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,600)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
35.50% in first on buzzer (60/169)
Average Coryat: $16,733

Alec Fischthal, stats to date:
70 correct
12 incorrect
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
36.47% in first on buzzer (62/170)
Average Coryat: $14,133

Sharath Narayan, stats to date:
65 correct
7 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,400)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
34.71% in first on buzzer (59/170)
Average Coryat: $14,600

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