Here’s tonight’s Final Jeopardy answer and question for Thursday, January 26, 2017:
Final Jeopardy! category: 20TH CENTURY PLAYWRIGHTS
Final Jeopardy! clue/answer: He said of his 1949 play & its main character, “I could write about failure only because I could deal with it…I knew how he felt”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Josiah Drewien, an engineer & off-grid homesteader from Hayden Lake, Idaho |
Christy Karras, a writer & editor from Seattle, Washington |
Loren Lee Chen, a basketball podcaster from West Newton, Massachusetts (2-day total: $36,038) |
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[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response/Question’]Who is Arthur Miller?[/spoiler]
The article in which Arthur Miller speaks about failure (and a few other items that may raise the eyebrow of a more prudish sort) appeared in Esquire in 2003. The quote above was a reference to Willy Loman, the title character of his well-known play Death Of A Salesman.
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Scores going into Final:
Christy $23,600
Loren $6,200
Josiah $4,600
Final results:
Josiah $4,600 – $0 = $4,600 (Who is ?)
Loren $6,200 – $3,001 = $3,199 (Who is Williams?)
Christy $23,600 + $7,000 = $30,600 (1-day total: $30,600)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Christy $5,800
Josiah $1,000
Loren $800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THAT’S MY SCIENTIFIC NAME $1000 (22nd clue)
Josiah 2000 -2000 (Christy 5000 Loren 2200)
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2) WORDS FOR TRAVELERS $1200 (20th clue)
Loren 5200 +2200 (Christy 13400 Josiah 2200)
3) UNCROWNED ENGLISH MONARCHS $1200 (22nd clue)
Christy 14200 +3000 (Loren 7400 Josiah 2200)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: OSCAR HOSTS $1000
DJ! round: THE MIDWEST $1200
$ Left on Board: $2,200
Game Stats:
Christy $21,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 34.55% in first on buzzer
Josiah $6,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.09% in first on buzzer
Loren $5,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 4 incorrect, 25.45% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $10,200
Loren Lee Chen, final stats:
56 correct
13 incorrect
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
36.20% in first on buzzer (59/163)
Average Coryat: $12,333
Christy Karras, stats to date:
23 correct
1 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
34.55% in first on buzzer (19/55)
Average Coryat: $21,800
Christy Karras, to win:
2 games: 73.29%
3: 53.72%
4: 39.37%
5: 28.86%
6: 21.15%
Avg. streak: 3.744 games.
Avg. Total Winnings (including possible ToC): $96,763
Miscellany:
In the first round Oscar Hosts I thought Alex said that Crocodile Dundee came out in 1984, pretty sure it was 86. Did you catch that??
I’m reasonably certain that Alex did imply ’86, not ’84, with that clue.
Christy may be the most impressive first-time champ in several weeks. $21,800 Coryat, 22-1 for responses, 35% first buzzer versus 29% for the runner up. I can see why she’s listed as a better-than-even chance to win three games. I’ll be watching tonight’s match with a lot of interest.