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Jeopardy! National College Championship 2022
Jeopardy! National College Championship Game Recap – Thursday, February 10, 2022 (Quarterfinal #6)
Current Champion
Matthew Riggle, career statistics:
47 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
41.23% in first on buzzer (47/114)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,300
To win:
3 games: 68.027%
4: 46.277%
5: 31.481%
6: 21.415%
7: 14.568%
Avg. streak: 4.128 games.
(Next game: September 14)
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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 $1,098,403
7. Mattea Roach $897,983
8. Jamie Ding $885,605
9. David Madden $785,733
10. Victoria Groce $773,801
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Larissa Kelly $671,930
14. Matt Jackson $623,612
15. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
16. Andrew He $534,365
17. Scott Riccardi $533,000
18. Jerome Vered $499,102
19. Julia Collins $495,767
20. Austin Rogers $493,000
21. Ben Ingram $449,201
22. Paolo Pasco $448,717
23. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
24. Buzzy Cohen $441,603
25. Juveria Zaheer $441,000
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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
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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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