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Jeopardy! National College Championship 2022
Jeopardy! National College Championship Game Recap – Thursday, February 17, 2022 (Semifinal #1)
Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
69 correct, 9 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (69/171)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $20,467
To win:
4 games: 54.818%
5: 30.050%
6: 16.473%
7: 9.030%
8: 4.950%
Avg. streak: 4.213 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 17, 2022 (Semifinal #1):
Today’s contestants:
Raymond Goslow, a senior at Kennesaw State University
Neha Seshadri, a senior at Harvard University
Nam Vu, a senior at Georgetown University
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 one of today’s game that you’re looking for? You can find the recap for today’s syndicated game here, and the recap for semifinal #2 here.
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Of these three players, Raymond was the strongest in the quarterfinal. Nam was slightly stronger on the signalling device, though (71% to 67% per the boxscores), so this could become very interesting. Of course, the fact that only the top 3 winning scores advance to the final means that we are very likely going to have fireworks in Final Jeopardy. Normal wagering strategy gets thrown out the window, and I would say that most criticisms of contestant wagering are out of order for the next two days. If you’re more curious about this, my semifinal preview contains more information.
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Final Jeopardy! category: Western Hemisphere Countries
In 1882, when these 2 countries’ border was settled, a minister in the southern one quit in protest out of loyalty to Central America
Correct response: What are Mexico and Guatemala?
Looking to find out who won this Jeopardy! National College Championship match? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Raymond $25,800
Nam $10,000
Neha $5,500
Tonight’s results:
Neha $5,500 – $4,501 = $999 (What is Colombia and Panama?)
Nam $10,000 – $1,119 = $8,881 (What are Nicaragua & Honduras!)
Raymond $25,800 – $5,021 = $20,779 (What are Panama + Colombia?) (Winner)
Semifinal standings:
1. Raymond Goslow, $20,799, 70.771% to advance
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Raymond $9,400
Neha $3,600
Nam $2,000
Daily Double locations:
1) OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! $800 (clue #14)
Raymond 5200 +2000 (Nam 600 Neha 3800)
2) WHITHER THE WEATHER? $2000 (clue #7)
Neha 2000 +1500 (Nam 5200 Raymond 7800)
3) AFTER THE WAR $1200 (clue #23, $3600 left on board)
Raymond 17800 +6000 (Nam 9200 Neha 5100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 147
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Raymond $19,800 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Nam $10,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Neha $6,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,800
Lach Trash: $7,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400
Nam Vu, career statistics:
34 correct, 10 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
32.46% in first on buzzer (37/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,800
Neha Seshadri, career statistics:
30 correct, 12 incorrect
4/6 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (32/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,300)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,700
Raymond Goslow, career statistics:
56 correct, 9 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (54/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $12,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,600
Today’s interviews:
Raymond took a course on great traditions, and got to visit a Baháʼí faith centre.
Neha spoke glowingly about an archaeology class.
Nam does singing and beatboxing in a group at Georgetown.
Andy’s Thoughts:
Raymond was in a difficult position: the prediction model gave his pre-Final score only a 84% chance of advancing.
Link to the box score: Jeopardy National College Championship Episode 7 Box Score
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