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Jeopardy! National College Championship 2022
Jeopardy! National College Championship Game Recap – Thursday, February 10, 2022 (Quarterfinal #6)
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 are today’s contestants for the Jeopardy! National College Championship for Thursday, February 10, 2022 (Quarterfinal #6):
Today’s contestants:
Elijah Odunade, a junior at University of Georgia
Matt Downing, a senior at University of Notre Dame
Lauren Rodriguez, a senior at Pomona College
This is currently a placeholder post which will be updated with Final Jeopardy! information and a game recap once it is known. Is this not the game you’re looking for? You can find today’s syndicated recap here, and quarterfinal #5 here.
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: In this second of today’s quarterfinals, we have Pomona’s Lauren Rodriguez, Notre Dame’s Matt Downing, and Georgia’s Elijah Odunade. The winner of this game will be competing in the second semifinal on February 17 against Stanford’s Isaac Applebaum and LSU’s Stephen Privat.
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Final Jeopardy! category: Poetry
It contains the line “Whereat in either hand the hastening angel caught our lingering parents, & to the eastern gate led them direct”
Correct response: What is “Paradise Lost”?
Looking to find out who won this Jeopardy! National College Championship match? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Lauren $20,300
Elijah $3,800
Matt -$1,200
Tonight’s results:
Matt -$1,200 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Elijah $3,800 + $0 = $3,800 (What is Paradise Lost)
Lauren $20,300 – $0 = $20,300 (What is The Wasteland?) (Semi-Finalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lauren $7,300
Elijah $1,400
Matt $1,000
Daily Double locations:
1) FEMALE AUTHORS $400 (clue #14)
Lauren 4000 -1500 (Matt 1400 Elijah 0)
2) WORLD CAPITALS $1200 (clue #3)
Matt 1400 -1400 (Lauren 7300 Elijah 600)
3) FAMOUS PAINTINGS $1600 (clue #21, $12000 left on board)
Lauren 16500 -1000 (Matt 0 Elijah 2600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -114
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Lauren $22,800 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Elijah $3,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 5 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Matt $200 Coryat, 5 correct, 4 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $26,800
Lach Trash: $17,600 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600
Lauren Rodriguez, career statistics:
27 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,800
Matt Downing, career statistics:
5 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,400)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $200
Elijah Odunade, career statistics:
12 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800
Today’s interviews:
Elijah is a big fan of comic books.
Matt helps run Camp Kessum (summer camp) at Notre Dame.
Lauren goes to a school across the street from four other colleges.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I’m disappointed that Mayim failed to remind Matt that he could bet up to $2,000 on a Daily Double.
- Unfortunately, we are still waiting for an instance of all three players in a game betting $0 in Final Jeopardy.
Link to the box score: Jeopardy National College Championship Episode 3 Box Score
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