Today’s Final Jeopardy – August 14, 2017

(This game originally aired on February 13, 2017.)

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Netanel Paley, a senior at Yeshiva University from Teaneck, New Jersey

Esteban Fernandez, a freshman at San Francisco State University from Coronado, California

Lilly Chin, a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from Decatur, Georgia

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Scores going into Final:
Lilly $20,000
Netanel $15,600
Esteban $7,400

Final results:
Esteban $7,400 – $7,400 = $0 (What is Exodus?)
Netanel $15,600 + $2,400 = $18,000
Lilly $20,000 + $4,399 = $24,399 (Automatic semifinalist)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lilly $7,200
Esteban $4,200
Netanel $4,200

Wild Card standings:
Monday: Lilly Chin, $24,399 ($20,000, $7,200)
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Thursday:
Friday:
1) Netanel Paley $18,000 (99.397%) ($15,600, $4,200)
2) Esteban Fernandez $0 (0.00004%) ($7,400, $4,200)
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(Here is the Wild Card prediction methodology.)

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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) IN OLDEN TIMES $800 (11th pick)
Lilly 3200 +1200 (Esteban 1000 Netanel 400)
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2) BODIES OF WATER $1200 (12th pick)
Netanel 6200 +3000 (Lilly 12400 Esteban 5400)
3) A “B”-PLUS STUDENT $2000 (17th pick)
Lilly 13200 +2000 (Netanel 13600 Esteban 5400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 101

Unplayed clues:
None!

Game Stats:
Lilly $19,200 Coryat, 27 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer
Netanel $13,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Esteban $7,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $5,200

Lilly Chin, stats to date:
28 correct
2 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
45.61 in first on buzzer (26/57)
Average Coryat: $19,600

Netanel Paley, stats to date:
18 correct
2 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
29.82 in first on buzzer (17/57)
Average Coryat: $13,800

Esteban Fernandez, stats to date:
11 correct
2 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
17.54 in first on buzzer (10/57)
Average Coryat: $7,400

Miscellany:

• Per the prediction model, Esteban’s chances of advancing from 3rd place with $7,400 would have been 1.764%. From 3rd at $14,800: 72.762%.
• Per our prediction model, Netanel risked his chances of advancing falling from 95.003% to 51.401% with his bet in Final Jeopardy.

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