Today’s contestants:
Carolyn Riegle, a pediatrician from Norfolk, VA![]() |
Pranjal Vachasparti, a PhD student from Shaker Heights, OH![]() |
Ellen Corrigan, a law clerk from Philadelphia, PA (3-day total: $40,000)![]() |
Final Jeopardy! category: JUDGES
Final Jeopardy! clue: Before he headed up the S.C., he argued only 1 case before it–a 1796 case he ironically argued on states’ rights grounds
Who is John Marshall?
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It’s been a few years, at least from what I can remember, when the Final Jeopardy category has been tied into the game boards like this!
Jeopardy! round categories: THESE AREN’T BIBLE BOOKS; DUDE-ERONOMY; JOB, NOT JOB; FIRST, QUEENS; ADAPTATIONS 5; SYNONYMS 1 & 2
Double Jeopardy! round categories: THESE ARE BIBLE BOOKS; I KINGS; EXODUS; SONG OF SOLOMON; REVELATION; and L”UKE”.
Meanwhile, with regards to Final Jeopardy: the 1796 case was Ware v. Hilton. It allowed British creditors to recover debts previously owing to them by American citizens, as per the 1783 Treaty of Paris (in spite of a Virginia law nullifying those debts). John Marshall’s arguments for states rights in this case greatly enhanced his reputation, and he became Chief Justice himself in 1801.
Finally: With Ellen at the 3-win mark, she’s now onto the ToC Tracker (of course, in this instance, she’s on Page 2 at the moment.)
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Pranjal $21,410
Ellen $11,200
Carolyn $7,000
Final Results:
Carolyn $7,000 – $0 = $7,000 (Who is John Jay?)
Ellen $11,200 + $11,000 = $22,200
Pranjal $21,410 + $4,500 = $25,910 (1-day total: $25,910)
Daily Double locations:
1) SYNONYMS 1 & 2 $800 (4th pick)
Ellen 1000 -1000 (Carolyn 200 Pranjal 0)
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2) REVELATION $2000 (5th pick)
Ellen 6200 +3000 (Pranjal 6600 Carolyn 2600)
3) THESE ARE BIBLE BOOKS $2000 (27th pick; $2400 left on board)
Pranjal 18200 +3210 (Ellen 11200 Craolyn 7000)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: JOB, NOT JOB $200 & $400
DJ! round: THESE ARE BIBLE BOOKS $800 & EXODUS $800
Game Stats:
Pranjal 20,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.06% in first on buzzer
Ellen 11,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.53% in first on buzzer
Carolyn 7,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 16.98% in first on buzzer
Ellen Corrigan’s final stats:
76 correct
7 incorrect
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 9,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
30.36% in first on buzzer (68/224)
Average Coryat: $14,850
Pranjal Vachaspati’s stats:
25 correct
3 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Double (Net Earned: 3,210)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
49.06% in first on buzzer (26/53)
Average Coryat: $20,200
Pranjal Vachaspati, to win:
2 games: 68.41%
3: 46.80%
4: 32.02%
5: 21.91%
6: 14.99%
Avg. streak: 3.166 games.
I’m looking for the answer to one of the unanswered questions in the category Job, Not Job. I was hoping to find a definition, but I cannot remember the word. If you could help with this – I would appreciate it. The episode I am referring to aired on 7-19-2016.
$600: We certainly appreciate a good scrivener, one of these (What is a writer? — “what is a secretary” accepted)
$800: Q&A is what quiz shows serve up; QA usually stands for this job of making sure the product is up to snuff (What is quality assurance?)
$1000: It’s the job title of Chicago City Council’s 47th ward rep (What is alderman?)
(The $200 and $400 clues were unseen. They’ll probably find themselves in a LEFTOVERS or POTPOURRI category at some point.)
Hey, thanks! Have a great day.