Today’s Final Jeopardy – August 14, 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

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 Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

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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
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 of the Bible) for Monday, August 14, 2017:

It begins with God saying, “Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel”/b>

(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)
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
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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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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