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Season 36

Today’s Final Jeopardy – Friday, January 10, 2020

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Current Champion

Mark Ramirez, career statistics:
52 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
44.74% in first on buzzer (51/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,600

To win:
3 games: 61.692%
4: 38.059%
5: 23.479%
6: 14.485%
7: 8.936%
Avg. streak: 3.610 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 Constitutions of the World) for Friday, January 10, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 90):

This country’s 1979 constitution forbids amendments altering its official ideology or religion

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Jack McGuire, a travel & tourism consultant from San Antonio, Texas

Jack McGuire on Jeopardy!

Alek Van Houghton, an environmental consultant from Los Angeles, California

Alek van Houghton on Jeopardy!

Katie Needle, a retail supervisor from Brooklyn, New York (1-day total: $36,001)

Katie Needle on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: What is Iran?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

Once again, the Jeopardy! writers are prescient. Today’s episode was taped on October 23. Because of this week’s news, I would anticipate this Final Jeopardy! playing easier at home than in-studio.

Iran’s constitution was rewritten in 1979 after the Iranian Revolution overthrew the Shah (the Pahlavi dynasty) and Ruhollah Khomeini became the country’s supreme leader. Among the parts that may not be amended include the country’s official religion of Islam and the Islamic character of the government and laws.

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

Scores going into Final:
Katie $12,400
Alek $8,800
Jack $5,800

Tonight’s results:
Jack $5,800 + $5,200 = $11,000
Alek $8,800 – $3,000 = $5,800 (What is China)
Katie $12,400 + $5,201 = $17,601 (2-day total: $53,602)

Katie Needle, today's Jeopardy! winner (for the January 10, 2020 game.)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Katie $4,800
Alek $4,400
Jack $2,200

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) TOYS $600 (15th pick)
Katie 3800 +1000 (Alek 1800 Jack 400)
2) AMERICAN HISTORY $800 (16th pick)
Katie 7600 +2000 (Alek 8400 Jack 3400)
3) BOOK MARKS $800 (20th pick)
Jack 5000 -2000 (Katie 9600 Alek 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 13

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: BOOK MARKS $1600 & $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $3,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 159 (1.77 per episode average), 1 Daily Double

Game Stats:
Katie $10,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Jack $7,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 6 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunities)
Alek $8,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,400
Lach Trash: $16,000 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000

Katie Needle, stats to date:
36 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
27.68% in first on buzzer (31/112)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,500

Katie Needle, to win:
3 games: 52.390%
4: 27.447%
5: 14.379%
6: 7.533%
7: 3.947%
Avg. streak: 3.100 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

  • Say what you will about the large number of unplayed clues this season, but the contestants have generally been good at making sure that unplayed clues are in the top row. (Unlike today).
  • Although no explanation was provided on-air by Alex or the judges, it appears as though the judges elected to refund Katie’s response, originally ruled incorrect, on the 30th clue of the Jeopardy! round (WHERE’S THAT CHURCH $200), likely as a way out of the geopolitical maelstrom the show painted itself into. Readers are reminded that this is a fan site and comments on this situation will not be entertained; you can provide feedback to Jeopardy via its own website. Statistics compiled for this match are treating Katie’s response to this clue as a non-event. A correction was published on January 13, 2020.


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