Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy! – September 27, 2016

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Posted By: Andy Saunders September 27, 2016

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Today’s contestants:

Bing Kao, a business analyst from Houston, TX
wk3_0926_0930_kao_lineup		 Miranda Prince, a yarn purveyor from Albany, OR
wk3_0926_0930_prince_lineup		 Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL (6-day total: $153,700)
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Miranda’s interview spoke about roller derby. Check it out on Jeopardy!’s Facebook page!

Final Jeopardy! category: 21ST CENTURY MUSIC

Final Jeopardy! clue: The title of a Frida Kahlo painting inspired the 3-word name of this 2008 No. 1 hit by a British group

[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is “Viva La Vida”?[/spoiler]

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Here’s the painting.

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Also, the cover art for that album was Eugene Delacroix’s “Liberty Leading The People”.

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3 Comments on "Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy! – September 27, 2016"

  1. Andy Saunders | September 27, 2016 at 3:59 pm |

    Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Seth $15,800
    Miranda $9,100
    Bing $6,800

    Final Results:
    Bing $6,800 – $6,601 = $199 (What is “Ice Ice Baby”?)
    Miranda $9,100 + $1,500 = $10,600
    Seth $15,800 – $3,000 = $12,800 (What is “Shake It Off”?) (7-day total: $166,500)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) SELF-HELP BOOKS $600 (26th pick)
    Miranda 200 -100 (Seth 4600 Bing 3600)
    —
    2) THE 2016 PULITZER PRIZES $1600 (20th pick)
    Seth 9400 +2000 (Miranda 7100 Bing 6800)
    3) ARCHIPELAGOS $1600 (29th pick; $2,000 left on board, minute-to-go signal given)
    Bing 8000 -1200 (Seth 15800 Miranda 9100)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: SELF-HELP BOOKS $800 & $1000
    DJ! round: ARCHIPELAGOS $2000

    Game Stats:
    Seth 15,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 42.59% in first on buzzer
    Miranda 9,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 22.22% in first on buzzer
    Bing 8,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.07% in first on buzzer

    Seth Wilson, stats to date:
    168 correct
    22 incorrect
    9/13 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,200)
    4/7 in Final Jeopardy
    42.45% in first on buzzer (163/384)
    Average Coryat: $18,400

    Seth Wilson, to win:
    8 games: 68.13%
    9: 46.41%
    10: 31.62%
    11: 21.54%
    12: 14.68%
    Avg. streak: 9.137 games.

  2. Jason Burroughs | September 29, 2016 at 5:46 pm |

    What’s a “yarn purveyor”? Someone who sells yarn?

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