Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Wednesday, November 9, 2016:
Final Jeopardy! category: AMERICANA
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: It was constructed in the Paris foundry of Gaget, Gauthier & Co. from 1875 to 1884
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Apurva Kanneganti, a senior from Germantown, Tennessee |
Porter Bowman, a junior from Darien, Connecticut |
Lily Allingham, a sophomore from Wilmington, Delaware |
What is the Statue of Liberty?
One question I’ve been seeing a lot of on the Internet recently: Why did the Teen Tournament start on a Wednesday?
The simple answer: The calendar. Election Day is November 8; Thanksgiving is November 24. Both days see Jeopardy! pre-empted in a number of markets. Because November is an important television ratings month (known as “sweeps”), Jeopardy! often schedules tournaments during sweeps. However, in order to make sure that a high-profile event doesn’t face wholesale preemptions, Jeopardy! needs to fit the tournament in between Election Day and Thanksgiving. Thankfully, the calendar and the tournament format allows for 10 episodes to squeeze in very nicely between November 9 and November 22 (the finals taking place on November 21 and 22).
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Lily $13,000
Apurva $7,800
Porter $5,300
Final Results:
Porter $5,300 – $5,300 = $0 (What is the Hope Diamond?)
Apurva $7,800 + $3,000 = $10,800
Lily $13,000 + $2,601 = $15,601
Wild Card Standings:
Wednesday: Lily Allingham $15,601 ($13,000, $3,800)
Thursday:
Friday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
1) Apurva Kanneganti $10,800 ($7,800, $4,600)
2) Porter Bowman $0 ($5,300, $400)
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Scores after the opening round:
Apurva $4,600
Lily $3,800
Porter $400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) MONEY, MONEY, MONEY $800 (24th pick)
Porter 2200 -1200 (Lily 4200 Apurva 3800)
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2) BODIES OF WATER $800 (19th pick)
Porter 5200 -1500 (Lily 10600 Apurva 5400)
3) X GAMES $1600 (24th pick)
Porter 4900 -2000 (Lily 13000 Apurva 7800)
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Lily 13,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer
Apurva 7,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Porter 10,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 6 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
Lily Allingham, stats to date:
14 correct
2 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
Average Coryat: $13,000
Porter Bowman, stats to date:
17 correct
7 incorrect
0/3 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
Average Coryat: $10,000
Apurva Kanneganti, stats to date:
17 correct
3 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
Average Coryat: $7,800
Dates for the quarterfinal winners are wrong (consistent with a normal, Monday-to-Friday tournament).
That they are, thank you for letting me know, Matt!
Sorry about that, Porter, but at least,you can still wait for my next Email message on Gmail that I’ll post and send later tonight.
Correct me if I’m reading this wrong, but I’m not sure I’m comfortable with other people’s communications posted as comments on this site.
When Jeopardy! is preempted in my area, I watch the show’s episodes online.
Andy, I respect your opinion that you’re not sure if you’re not comfortable with other people’s communications as posted on this website, but I already sent Porter an Email message and I am not speaking of this anymore.