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Jeopardy! National College Championship 2022
Jeopardy! National College Championship Game Recap – Wednesday, February 9, 2022 (Quarterfinal #4)
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 Wednesday, February 9, 2022 (Quarterfinal #4):
Today’s contestants:
Joey Kornman, a junior at Brandeis University
Mitch Macek, a sophomore at Villanova University
Yejun Kim, a senior at Northwestern University
This is currently a placeholder post which will be updated with Final Jeopardy! information and a game recap once it is known. If this isn’t the game you’re looking for, you can find the recap to today’s syndicated game here, and the recap for Quarterfinal #3 here.
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: In this quarterfinal, Yajun (Northwestern), Mitch (Villanova), and Joey (Brandeis) look to become the 4th of 12 semifinalists.
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Final Jeopardy! category: 20th Century Leaders
He’s called “A flame of inspiration in freedom’s darkest hour” in the proclamation making him an honorary U.S. citizen
Correct response: Who is Winston Churchill?
Looking to find out who won this Jeopardy! National College Championship match? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Joey $16,400
Mitch $8,600
Yejun $6,000
Tonight’s results:
Yejun $6,000 + $0 = $6,000 (Who is Churchill?)
Mitch $8,600 – $8,600 = $0 (Who is Nelson Mandela?)
Joey $16,400 + $801 = $17,201 (Who is Winston Churchill) (Semi-Finalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Joey $5,600
Mitch $4,600
Yejun $2,800
Daily Double locations:
1) THE ELEMENTS $800 (clue #8)
Mitch 800 +1000 (Yejun 0 Joey 1800)
2) PREFIXES $1600 (clue #3)
Joey 6400 -3000 (Yejun 3200 Mitch 4600)
3) ART APPRECIATION $1600 (clue #24, $5200 left on board)
Joey 11800 +3000 (Yejun 4400 Mitch 8600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 79
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Joey $18,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 5 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Yejun $6,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Mitch $8,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,400
Lach Trash: $12,200 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Yejun Kim, career statistics:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,000
Mitch Macek, career statistics:
11 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400
Joey Kornman, career statistics:
25 correct, 5 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,000
Today’s interviews:
Joey is a big fan of vexillology—his favorite flag is Antigua’s.
Mitch has had a longstanding iced tea feud with his roommate.
Yejun started watching Jeopardy! with her roommate.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Rules note: Mitch was asked to clarify his first Daily Double bet because “True Daily Double” and “All-In” are two different numbers when you have less than $1000.
- Also, for those who aren’t as aware about Jeopardy! math: to go from incorrect to correct, you need to double the value of the clue. That was why Joey was refunded $4,000 after a $2,000 clue.
Link to the box score: Jeopardy National College Championship Episode 2 Box Score
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