Today’s Final Jeopardy – May 26, 2017

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Posted By: Andy Saunders May 26, 2017

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Ancient Authors) for Friday, May 26, 2017:

His famous work culminates in accounts of Xerxes’ invasion & Greek victories at Salamis & Plataea

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Liz Bass, a college journalism teacher from Manhasset, New York
Liz Bass on Jeopardy		 Sam Spencer, an engineering graduate student from Champaign, Illinois
Sam Spencer on Jeopardy		 Jon Groubert, a former attorney from Denver, Colorado (1-day total: $22,401)
Jon Groubert on Jeopardy!

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[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Final Jeopardy! Correct Response/Question’]Who is Herodotus?[/spoiler]

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Divided into nine books, the famous Histories of Herodotus, published around 440 BC, is a record of the ancient histories surrounding the various Eastern Mediterranean cultures and their clashes, including the Greeks and Persians, of which Herodotus recounts their slaughter at Salamis and Plataea over the final three books.

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8 Comments on "Today’s Final Jeopardy – May 26, 2017"

  1. Andy Saunders | May 26, 2017 at 10:47 am |

    Scores going into Final:
    Jon $18,595
    Liz $7,800
    Sam $6,000

    Final results:
    Sam $6,000 + $3,428 = $9,428
    Liz $7,800 – $4,300 = $3,500 (Who is Thucydides?)
    Jon $18,595 – $5 = $18,590 (Who is Homer?) (2-day total: $40,991)

    Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
    Liz $4,600
    Jon $4,200
    Sam $2,400

    Opening break taken after: 15 clues

    Daily Double locations:
    1) FAMOUS WOMEN $400 (5th pick)
    Liz 1200 +1000 (Jon 200 Sam -400)
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    2) LIBERTY $1600 (2nd pick)
    Sam 3600 +3600 (Liz 4600 Jon 4200)
    3) OPERA & BALLET $1600 (29th pick, $2000 left on board)
    Jon 18600 -5 (Sam 8000 Liz 7800)

    Unplayed clues:
    J! round: 400 SHOWS ON IN 2017 $600, $800 & $1000
    DJ! round: None!
    $ Left On Board: $2,400

    Game Stats:
    Jon $18,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 3 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer
    Sam $4,000 Coryat, 10 correct, 5 incorrect, 20.37% in first on buzzer
    Liz $7,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 in correct, 24/07% in first on buzzer
    Lach Trash: $9,800 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
    Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $12,000

    Jon Groubert, stats to date:
    41 correct
    7 incorrect
    1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,195)
    1/2 in Final Jeopardy
    37.96% in first on buzzer (41/108)
    Average Coryat: $15,700

    Jon Groubert, to win:
    3 games: 53.53%
    4: 28.66%
    5: 15.34%
    6: 8.21%
    7: 4.40%
    Avg. streak: 3.152 games.
    Avg. Total Winnings (including possible ToC): $71,167.

    With a projected 65 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 250,000 simulations, our model shows:
    An average of 2.4329 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.2081).
    An average of 3.7976 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.4632).

    An early cutoff took place 18.312% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).

    Jon Groubert qualified 18.107% of the time.
    Tim Kutz qualified 38.173% of the time.
    Todd Giese qualified 9.622% of the time.
    Rob Liguori qualified 1.392% of the time.

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    • Thanks to Jay Johnson for providing me with a full chart of this game.
  2. john blahuta | May 26, 2017 at 7:47 pm |

    Sort of a tough FJ. On Fridays they usually are a little bit on the easier side.

  3. Dal Higbee | May 26, 2017 at 9:20 pm |

    What was the question to the $400 clue of the Pursuit of Happiness category?

  4. Dal Higbee | May 27, 2017 at 11:02 am |

    The correct answer was 7th Heaven.

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