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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – November 21, 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 Classic Albums) for Tuesday, November 21, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 52):

Hailed as the “Greatest Album of All Time”, in 2017 it returned to the top of the charts 50 years after its first release

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Wilbur Farley, a lecturer from Patchogue, New York

Wilbur Farley on Jeopardy!

Kiana Nakamura, a graduate student from Corona, California

Kiana Nakamura on Jeopardy!

Eric Maher, an attorney from Epping, New Hampshire (1-day total: $31,500)

Eric Maher on Jeopardy!

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The classic Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, released in June 1967, was hailed as the “Greatest Album of All Time” by Rolling Stone magazine; in June 2017, on the 50th anniversary of its release, returned to the UK album chart, where it reached #1.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Wilbur $10,200
Eric $9,200
Kiana $9,200

Tonight’s results:
Kiana $9,200 + $1,300 = $10,500 (1-day total: $10,500)
Eric $9,200 – $7,000 = $2,200 (What is The White Album The Wall)
Wilbur $10,200 – $8,201 = $1,999 (What is Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart)

Jeopardy! has released an article on its website detailing why Wilbur’s response was not accepted.

Kiana Nakamura, today's Jeopardy! champion (for the November 21, 2017 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Eric $7,200
Kiana $2,200
Wilbur $2,000

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) STATE CAPITAL HAIKU $1000 (13th pick)
Eric 2800 +2800 (Kiana 600 Wilbur -400)
2) “INSTA”! $1200 (4th pick)
Kiana 3000 +1000 (Eric 8000 Wilbur 2000)
3) TRUUUE $1600 (25th pick) ($7,600 left on board, minute-to-go signal given)
Wilbur 11600 -1400 (Eric 9200 Kiana 9200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 121

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: TRUUUE $2000, NETFLIX & SPELL $800, $1200, $1600, $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $7,600

Game Stats:
Kiana $9,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.15% in first on buzzer
Eric $7,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 40.38% in first on buzzer
Wilbur $11,600 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.92% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $28,400
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,400

Eric Maher, stats to date:
38 correct, 9 incorrect
37.96% in first on buzzer (41/108)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000

Kiana Nakamura, stats to date:
14 correct, 1 incorrect
21.15% in first on buzzer (11/52)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,400

Kiana Nakamura, to win:
2 games: 34.32%
3: 11.78%
4: 4.04%
5: 1.39%
6: 0.48%
Avg. streak: 1.523 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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