This episode originally aired on November 16, 2015.
The difference between a win and a loss in this specific game? At least $40,000 (third place in the tournament earns $50,000; semifinalists earn $10,000). Thus, I often find Tournament of Champions semifinals to be some of the most dramatic matches of the season. As you’ll see below, this one did not disappoint.
Today’s contestants:
Dan Feitel, an attorney from Gillette, NJ |
John Schultz, a computer programmer from Ann Arbor, MI |
Kerry Greene, a volunteer CASA guardian ad litem from Manchester, NH |
My own thoughts? This semifinal reminded me about how shocking Jeopardy! results can sometimes be. For the suspense, back in November, I somehow managed to keep myself unspoiled on this specific result until I watched it, after my own pub quiz that night. The final outcome — especially seeing the responses to Final Jeopardy — was my favourite moment to date from my time writing for TJF. (A close second was watching Final Jeopardy during Game 1 of the 2014 Tournament of Champions final.) I’m probably slightly biased here, as when I was watching, I was twelve hours from a flight to Boston to watch the second semifinal with a group of Jeopardy! fans that included Kerry herself as well as Brennan Bushee. But I’ll get to more of that with tomorrow’s recap.
Final Jeopardy! category: CITIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Final Jeopardy! clue: A Hanseatic city, this port of 1.8 million is the largest European Union city that’s not a capital
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is Hamburg, Germany?[/spoiler]
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Dan $9,000
Kerry $7,400
John $5,400
Final Results:
John $5,400 + $600 = $6,000
Kerry $7,400 + $5,400 = $12,800
Dan $9,000 – $5,801 = $3,199 (What is Marsei?)
Daily Double locations:
1) AMERICAN PLACE NAMES $800 (5th pick)
John 1200 -1200 (Dan 200 Kerry 0)
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2) WHAT A BEAST! $2000 (10th pick)
Dan 9400 -4000 (Kerry 5200 John -600)
3) HE WAS THE POPE… $800 (20th pick)
Kerry 9200 -6200 (Dan 7400 John 1800)
Game Stats:
Kerry 10,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer
John 6,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer
Dan 13,000 Coryat, 21 correct, 5 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer
Kerry Greene’s stats to date:
171 correct
18 incorrect
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 10,500)
8/9 in Final Jeopardy
31.16% in first on buzzer (158/507)
Average Coryat: $13,711
John Schultz’s stats to date:
147 correct
24 incorrect
6/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 25,000)
4/8 in Final Jeopardy
31.38% in first on buzzer (139/443)
Average Coryat: $13,375
Dan Feitel’s stats to date:
175 correct
24 incorrect
2/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -8,000)
6/8 in Final Jeopardy
39.10% in first on buzzer (174/445)
Average Coryat: $15,250
(contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com)
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