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Jeopardy! National College Championship 2022
Jeopardy! National College Championship Game Recap – Thursday, February 17, 2022 (Semifinal #2)
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 #2):
Today’s contestants:
Stephen Privat, a junior at Louisiana State University
Isaac Applebaum, a junior at Stanford University
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 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 #1 here.
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Lauren and Stephen were both dominant in their respective quarterfinal, but both missed a pair of Daily Doubles. Isaac, on the other hand, went 2-for-2. Lauren was the strongest on the signalling device in the opening round. If she can keep that up, she’s got the best chance of winning tonight. (Though, Stephen has more of an upside if he figures out the timing; he was only 50% in the quarters.) As I said in the semifinal #1 recap, though, viewers need to be aware that only the top 3 winning scores advance to the final. This means that normal wagering strategy is thrown out the window. I still hope that a contestant doesn’t go unnecessarily viral because of viewers’ misunderstanding of the rules. You can find more about the potential Final Jeopardy! strategies tonight in my semifinal preview.
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Final Jeopardy! category: Words from Mythology
A 1525 textbook on anatomy says this, being “so different of colours”, could also be called “rain bowys”
Correct response: What is the iris?
Looking to find out who won this Jeopardy! National College Championship match? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Lauren $14,800
Isaac $13,000
Stephen $9,400
Tonight’s results:
Stephen $9,400 – $5,798 = $3,602 (What is hippocampus eyes)
Isaac $13,000 + $5,801 = $18,801 (What are irises?) (Winner)
Lauren $14,800 – $11,201 = $3,599 (What are capillaries?)
Semifinal standings:
1. Raymond Goslow, $20,799, 100% to advance
2. Isaac Applebaum, $18,801, 49.630% to advance
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Isaac $2,400
Lauren $2,000
Stephen $1,400
Daily Double locations:
1) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS $600 (clue #11)
Isaac 200 +800 (Lauren 200 Stephen 200)
2) NONFICTION $1200 (clue #12)
Isaac 6800 +2600 (Lauren 3600 Stephen 5800)
3) MILLENNIALS $800 (clue #17, $17200 left on board)
Lauren 4400 +2000 (Isaac 11400 Stephen 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 164
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Isaac $11,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 5 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 2/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Stephen $9,400 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Lauren $13,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800
Lauren Rodriguez, career statistics:
47 correct, 9 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
39.47% in first on buzzer (45/114)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,200
Isaac Applebaum, career statistics:
36 correct, 6 incorrect
3/5 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,800)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,800
Stephen Privat, career statistics:
32 correct, 12 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,500)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600
Today’s interviews:
Stephen is on the rowing team at LSU and got to be a movie extra.
Isaac works in chem labs where he researches machine learning methods to develop vaccines.
Lauren had a grandfather that also studied sociology at Ponoma.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I hope Isaac doesn’t regret not betting more.
Link to the box score: Jeopardy National College Championship Episode 7 Box Score
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