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Season 34

Today’s Final Jeopardy – January 8, 2018

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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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Jeopardy! Masters Standings

(through 5 episodes)

1) Victoria Groce, 12 points, 4 wins, 138 correct responses, $99,800 Coryat Score, $91,400 earned before Final Jeopardy
2) Yogesh Raut, 11 points, 3 wins, 92 correct responses, $65,400 Coryat Score, $66,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
3) Paolo Pasco, 7 points, 1 win, 77 correct responses, $48,800 Coryat Score, $56,300 earned before Final Jeopardy
4) Long Nguyen, 5 points, 1 win, 59 correct responses, $36,600 Coryat Score, $41,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
5) Juveria Zaheer, 3 points, 1 win, 70 correct responses, $51,400 Coryat Score, $56,200 earned before Final Jeopardy
6) Andrew He, 2 point, 0 wins, 72 correct responses, $39,200 Coryat Score, $36,600 earned before Final Jeopardy

Upcoming Encore Presentations

September 2: S42 E113 (February 11, 2026)
September 3: S42 E114 (February 12, 2026)
September 4: S42 E115 (February 13, 2026)
September 5-6: S41 E144 (March 27, 2025)
September 7: S42 E116 (February 16, 2026)
September 8: S42 E117 (February 17, 2026)
September 9: S42 E118 (February 18, 2026)
September 10: S42 E119 (February 19, 2026)
September 11: S42 E120 (February 20, 2026)
September 12-13: S41 E145 (March 28, 2025)
(Source: Bell Fibe TV program guide)

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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category U.S. Presidents) for Monday, January 8, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 86):

He became an ex-president while flying over a point 13 miles southwest of Jefferson City, Missouri

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Dave Daniel, a retired security manager from Shelley, Idaho

Dave Daniel on Jeopardy!

Jamie Rosler, an event host from Brooklyn, New York

Jamie Rosler on Jeopardy!

Brandon Brooks, an HR manager from Chicago, Illinois (1-day total: $10,801)

Brandon Brooks on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Richard Nixon?

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This fact featured prominently not as much in biographies of Nixon, but in obituaries of Nixon’s Air Force One pilot, Ralph Albertazzie.

In “The Flying White House,” writing in the third person, Colonel Albertazzie recounted a dramatic moment on Aug. 9, 1974, the day Nixon resigned. After Mr. Ford was sworn in as president, the plane had to be redesignated as SAM 27000, indicating no president was on board.“Air Force One was 39,000 feet over a point 13 miles southwest of Jefferson City, Missouri,” he wrote. “The time was 3 minutes and 25 seconds past noon. Albertazzie picked up his microphone and spoke to ground control: ‘Kansas City, this was Air Force One. Will you change our call sign to SAM 27000?’Back came the reply: ‘Roger, SAM 27000. Good luck to the President.’“ ‘Roger, 27000.’ ”

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

Scores going into Final:
Dave $9,800
Brandon $8,600
Jamie $6,000

Tonight’s results:
Jamie $6,000 + $4,001 = $10,001
Brandon $8,600 + $8,000 = $16,600 (2-day total: $27,401)
Dave $9,800 – $7,799 = $2,001 (Who was Truman?)

Brandon Brooks, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the January 8, 2018 episode.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dave $5,800
Brandon $1,800
Jamie $600

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) THE SPANISH INQUISITION $600 (28th pick)
Jamie 1200 -600 (Dave 5800 Brandon 1800)
2) BRITISH AUTHORS $800 (20th pick)
Jamie 2600 +1000 (Dave 9800 Brandon 6200)
3) NATIONAL COATS OF ARMS $1200 (29th pick)
Jamie 8000 -2000 (Dave 9800 Brandon 7800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -37

Unplayed clues:
J! round: THE SPANISH INQUISITION $800 & $1000
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $1,800

Game Stats:
Brandon $8,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer
Jamie $8,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 27.27% in first on buzzer
Dave $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $26,800
Lach Trash: $15,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000

Brandon Brooks, stats to date:
34 correct, 9 incorrect
37.74% in first on buzzer (40/106)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,500)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,800

Brandon Brooks, to win:
3 games: 27.99%
4: 7.83%
5: 2.19%
6: 0.61%
7: 0.17%
Avg. streak: 2.389 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)


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