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Season 33

Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – February 2, 2017

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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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Upcoming Encore Presentations

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August 17: S42 E101 (January 26, 2026)
August 18: S42 E105 (January 30, 2026)
August 19: S42 E102 (January 27, 2026)
August 20: S42 E103 (January 28, 2026)
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August 22-23: S41 E142 (March 25, 2025)
August 24: S42 E106 (February 2, 2026)
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August 26: S42 E108 (February 4, 2026)
August 27: S42 E109 (February 5, 2026)
August 28: S42 E110 (February 6, 2026)
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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’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Thursday, February 2, 2017:

Final Jeopardy! category: THE U.S.A.

Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: The Empire State Building says that on a clear day you can see 5 states from the top: New York, New Jersey, Conn. & these 2

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Sean Dennison, a graduate student & teacher from Los Angeles, California

Warren Toland, a National Guard recruiter from Torrington, Connecticut

Lisa Schlitt, a microbiologist from Berwyn, Pennsylvania (4-day total: $85,000)

Lisa made it onto Page 1 of our ToC Tracker with her win yesterday. A win today will likely cement her spot in the next Tournament of Champions. Will it happen?

In case you missed it, check out my latest Strategy Talk article in which I quantify the future value of winning a game on Jeopardy!

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This page on the Empire State Building website is where you can find this information.

The southwest corner of Massachusetts is the part of the state closest to the Empire State Building, and it would be just on the horizon. I personally thought Delaware was the 5th, but its closest point is about 10 miles or so farther away than the closest point of Massachusetts.

From my own knowledge and what people have said in the past on #JeopardyLivePanel, it would not surprise me if the contestants today received a stern “Absolutely no shoutouts in Final Jeopardy! are permitted today” from the producers, as trying to decipher “HI MA & PA” (or other shoutouts that could be construed as state postal abbreviations) would be impossible.

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  • Scores going into Final:
    Lisa $27,500
    Sean $13,600
    Warren $4,400

    Final results:
    Warren $4,400 – $0 = $4,400 (What are Pennsylvania and Delaware?)
    Sean $13,600 – $13,600 = $0 (What are Rhode Island and Delaware?)
    Lisa $27,500 – $200 = $27,300 (What are Pennsylvania and Massachuss? — ruled illegible and/or incomplete†) (5-day total: $112,300)

    The judges ruled that Lisa’s response was not spelled out enough to be acceptable. It appeared to be squished on the right side of the screen and she appeared to have run out of room and/or time to complete her response.

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Sean $7,600
    Lisa $5,400
    Warren $1,200

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) FREQUENT FLYERS $800 (17th pick)
    Lisa 2200 +2000 (Sean 3800 Warren 1200)

    2) HISTORIC NAMES $800 (3rd pick)
    Lisa 6200 +1500 (Sean 7600 Warren 1200)
    3) RAINFORESTS $1200 (14th pick)
    Lisa 14500 +1000 (Sean 9200 Warren 2400)

    Unplayed clues:
    None!
    $ Left on Board: $0

    Game Stats:
    Lisa $25,800 Coryat, 30 correct, 2 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer
    Sean $13,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer
    Warren $4,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $7,200
    Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $3,000

    Lisa Schlitt, stats to date:
    112 correct
    15 incorrect
    5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,500)
    4/5 in Final Jeopardy
    39.78% in first on buzzer (111/279)
    Average Coryat: $15,200

    Lisa Schlitt, to win:
    6 games: 51.84%
    7: 26.88%
    8: 13.93%
    9: 7.22%
    10: 3.74%
    Avg. streak: 6.077 games.
    Avg. Total Winnings: $135,507 (+ a Tournament of Champions berth)

    Miscellany:

    • Lisa’s Coryat score of $25,800 is the highest since Andrew Pau’s of $31,600 on April 19, 2016.
    • The combined Coryat of $43,800 is the highest since July 1, 2016 ($44,400).
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