Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Americana) for Monday, July 31, 2017:
It was constructed in the Paris foundry of Gaget, Gauthier & Co. from 1875 to 1884
(This game originally aired on November 9, 2016.)
(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![]() |
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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:
Monday: Lily Allingham $15,601 ($13,000, $3,800)
Tuesday:
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Thursday:
Friday:
1) Apurva Kanneganti $10,800 ($7,800, $4,600) (67.334% chance of qualifying)
2) Porter Bowman $0 ($5,300, $400) (0.018% chance of qualifying)
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Scores after the opening round:
Apurva $4,600
Lily $3,800
Porter $400
(more stats below)
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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)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -124
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
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $11,400
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
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Monday July 31: question was on celsius temperature scale. boiling point of zero and freezing point of 100 degrees? Isn’t that backwards?
Today you learned that the original Celsius scale was the reverse from how it is now. 🙂