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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – December 15, 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 Movie Settings) for Friday, December 15, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 70):

The setting for this 1994 Oscar-winning animated film was inspired by Kenya’s Hell’s Gate National Park

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Denise Littlejohn, a project manager from West Hollywood, California

Denise Littlejohn on Jeopardy!

Kiersten Brown, a writer and retail clerk from Champlain, New York

Kiersten Brown on Jeopardy!

Craig Tollin, a professor from Roanoke, Virginia (1-day total: $22.001)

Craig Tollin on Jeopardy!

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Many settings from The Lion King, including Pride Rock, and the gorge where Mufasa was killed, were inspired by Hell’s Gate National Park in Kenya.

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

Scores going into Final:
Denise $13,600
Craig $10,800
Kiersten $8,600

Tonight’s results:
Kiersten $8,600 + $7,999 = $16,599
Craig $10,800 + $6,401 = $17,201
Denise $13,600 + $8,001 = $21,601) (1-day total: $21,601)

Denise Littlejohn, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the December 15, 2017 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Craig $4,600
Kiersten $3,400
Denise $1,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) BEFORE THE EURO $600 (9th pick)
Denise 1200 +1200 (Kiersten 1000 Craig 400)
2) LIVE IN TEXAS $1600 (11th pick)
Craig 6600 -2000 (Kiersten 6200 Denise 4800)
3) ALL MY… $2000 (20th pick)
Craig 8200 -1000 (Denise 8800 Kiersten 6200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 58

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: HISTORICAL ODD PAIRS $400 & $800
Total $ Left On Board: $1200

Game Stats:
Denise $13,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Craig $13,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Kiersten $8,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $8,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600

Craig Tollin, final stats:
36 correct, 6 incorrect
29.46% in first on buzzer (33/112)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,300

Denise Littlejohn, stats to date:
16 correct, 3 incorrect
29.09% in first on buzzer (16/55)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,000

Denise Littlejohn, to win:
2 games: 45.05%
3: 20.29%
4: 9.14%
5: 4.12%
6: 1.85%
Avg. streak: 1.820 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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