Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 13, 2016

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Posted By: Andy Saunders October 13, 2016

Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy for Thursday, October 13, 2016:

Final Jeopardy! category: THE OSCARS

Final Jeopardy! clue: In 2005 he lost for Best Actor but won for directing, at 74 becoming the oldest winner ever in that category

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Amanda Watson, a medical student from Tulsa, Oklahoma
wk5_1010_1014_watson_lineup		 Bhaskara Marthi, a researcher from Sunnyvale, California
wk5_1010_1014_marthi_lineup		 Susan Cole, a legislative librarian from Bowie, Maryland (1-day total: $20,600)
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Eastwood won for directing Million Dollar Baby.

The oldest Best Director nominee is John Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) at 79 years 184 days.

Oldest winners in other major categories:
Best Actor: Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond), 76 years 317 days
Best Actress: Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy), 80 years 292 days
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners), 82 years 75 days
Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage To India), 77 years, 93 days.

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3 Comments on "Quick Recap & Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 13, 2016"

  1. Andy Saunders | October 13, 2016 at 4:00 pm |

    Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
    Susan $9,400
    Amanda $9,200
    Bhaskara $5,600

    Final Results:
    Bhaskara $5,600 + $5,000 = $10,600
    Amanda $9,200 + $2,001 = $11,201
    Susan $9,400 + $9,000 = $18,400 (2-day total: $39,000)

    Daily Double locations:
    1) MATH $1000 (15th pick)
    Amanda 3800 -2000 (Bhaskara 1400 Susan 1200)
    —
    2) WORLD HISTORY $800 (7th pick)
    Susan 9200 -3000 (Amanda 5600 Bhaskara 1600)
    3) TRANSPORTATION $1200 (30th pick)
    Susan 11400 -2000 (Amanda 9200 Bhaskara 5600)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: CIRCUS PERFORMERS $400

    Game Stats:
    Susan 14,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.71% in first on buzzer
    Amanda 11,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
    Bhaskara 5,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer

    Susan Cole, stats to date:
    38 correct
    8 incorrect
    2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
    1/2 in Final Jeopardy
    32.11% in first on buzzer (35/109)
    Average Coryat: $16,500

    Susan Cole, to win:
    3 games: 59.01%
    4: 34.83%
    5: 20.55%
    6: 12.13%
    7: 7.16%
    Avg. streak: 3.440 games.

  2. Harris Stutman | October 14, 2016 at 10:18 am |

    Anyone else think it odd that Susan only bet enough to ‘tie’ if Amanda had bet it all? With the ‘new’ tiebreaker policy that could have been a major faux pas.

    • Andy Saunders | October 14, 2016 at 11:57 am |

      I did notice that and was surprised by it. Especially considering a trailer’s propensity to bet it all, I definitely don’t think it was the correct play.

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