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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – December 5, 2017

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Current Champion

Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300

To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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Upcoming Encore Presentations

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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 19th Century Europe) for Tuesday, December 5, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 62):

This 1814-1815 gathering of leaders prompted Beethoven to compose the cantata “The Glorious Moment”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Kimberly Kist, a retired teacher from Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Kimberly Kist on Jeopardy!

Matthias Clark, a financial software consultant from River Forest, Illinois

Matthias Clark on Jeopardy!

Kyle Becker, a research scientist from Nashville, Tennessee (1-day total: $18,401)

Kyle Becker on Jeopardy!

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The Congress of Vienna took place in order to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe in the wake of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Signed nine days before Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo, it caused France to lose most of its recent territorial gains, where Prussia, Austria, and Russia all gained territory. It was meant to seen as a balance between the main European powers, in order to remain at peace. While it did suppress many republican movements in Europe, it was generally seen as successful in its aim in creating long-term stability and peace in much of mid-19th century Europe, as their work prevented a wide-scale European war until 1914.

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

Scores going into Final:
Kyle $12,200
Matthias $6,200
Kimberly $5,400

Tonight’s results:
Kimberly $5,400 – $5,000 = $400 (What is the coronation)
Matthias $6,200 – 5,800 = $400 (What is the Council of N)
Kyle $12,200 – $201 = $11,999 (2-day total: $30,400) (What is the College of Cardinals?)

Kyle Becker, today's Jeopardy winner (for the December 5, 2017 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matthias $2,200
Kimberly $2,200
Kyle -$600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) 9-LETTER WORDS $600 (13th pick)
Kyle -400 +1000 (Matthias 3000 Kimberly 600)
2) THE ELEMENT NAMED FOR… $1600 (4th pick)
Kyle 1000 +2000 (Kimberly 2200 Matthias 1800)
3) FEELING YOUR OATHS $1600 (24th pick)
Kyle 9400 +2000 (Kimberly 5400 Matthias 4600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 221

Unplayed clues:
J! round: COOKBOOKS $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: POP CULTURE 2000 $400
Total $ Left On Board: $2,200

Game Stats:
Kyle $11,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 24.07% in first on buzzer
Matthias $6,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 7 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
Kimberly $5,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.81% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $22,600
Lach Trash: $17,600 (on 18 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,600

Kyle Becker, stats to date:
32 correct, 7 incorrect
24.53% in first on buzzer (26/106)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600

Kyle Becker, to win:
3 games: 41.27%
4: 17.04%
5: 7.03%
6: 2.90%
7: 1.20%
Avg. streak: 2.703 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)

Miscellaneous:

  • Kyle’s total Daily Double efficiency of 221 is 3rd-highest for all regular-play games since October 4, 2004, behind only Philip Tiu on March 15, 2016 (285) and Jason Zollinger on January 12, 2010 (222).

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