Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Writers) for Tuesday, August 15, 2017:
A New Orleans literary festival in his honor includes various panels, a walking tour & a Stanley & Stella shouting contest
(This game originally aired on February 14, 2017.)
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Hannah Whisnant, a junior at the United States Military Academy from Nokomis, Florida |
Viraj Mehta, a junior at Stanford University from Austin, Texas |
Jennifer Katz, a sophomore at Macalester College from Atlanta, Georgia |
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[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response/Question’]Who is Tennessee Williams?[/spoiler]
Scores going into Final:
Viraj $23,000
Hannah $7,000
Jennifer $6,100
Final results:
Jennifer $6,100 + $6,000 = $12,100
Hannah $7,000 – $6,999 = $1 (Who is Miller?)
Viraj $23,000 – $0 = $23,000 (Who is Toole?) (Automatic semifinalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Viraj $8,200
Hannah $4,400
Jennifer $3,800
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Lilly Chin, $24,399 ($20,000, $7,200)
Tuesday: Viraj Mehta, $23,000 ($23,000, $8,200)
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
1) Netanel Paley $18,000 (99.846%) ($15,600, $4,200)
2) Jennifer Katz $12,100 (58.555%) ($6,100, $3,800)
3) Hannah Whisnant $1 (0.0002%) ($7,000, $4,400)
4) Esteban Fernandez $0 (0.000002%) ($7,400, $4,200)
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Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) SCI-FI BOOKS $600 (4th pick)
Viraj 1000 +1000 (Jennifer 0 Hannah 0)
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2) 10-LETTER WORDS $1200 (15th pick)
Jennifer 7000 -2500 (Viraj 14200 Hannah 7600)
3) A HISTORY LESSON $2000 (27th pick)
Hannah 12000 -3000 (Viraj 22200 Jennifer 6100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 39
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Viraj $22,600 Coryat, 27 correct, 1 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer
Jennifer $8,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
Hannah $10,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses: $6,800
Viraj Mehta, stats to date:
27 correct
2 incorrect
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
Average Coryat: $22,600
Jennifer Katz, stats to date:
12 correct
1 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57)
Average Coryat: 8,600
Hannah Whisnant, stats to date:
16 correct
3 incorrect
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
Average Coryat: $10,000
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