Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Word Origins) for Monday, August 21, 2017:
The first recorded use of this word in print was when Nathan Hope posted an image of his busted lip online in 2002
(This game originally aired on February 20, 2017.)
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Alex Bourzutschky, a junior at Caltech from Potomac, Maryland |
Lilly Chin, a senior at M.I.T. from Decatur, Georgia |
Julia Marsan, a senior at Georgetown University from Brookfield, Wisconsin |
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[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response/Question’]What is “selfie”?[/spoiler]
Here’s the photo of Nathan Hope’s busted-lip “selfie”.
It was certainly not invented by him, as the term was certainly in vogue in Australia at that time, but it is still the first recorded use of it.
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Scores going into Final:
Julia $18,200
Lilly $14,800
Alex $12,600
Final results:
Alex $12,600 – $12,600 = 0 (What is fatlip?)
Lilly $14,800 + $8,001 = $22,801 (Finalist)
Julia $18,200 – $8,200 = $10,000 (What is swoll?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Julia $6,200
Lilly $5,600
Alex $3,400
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NAMED FOR A PLACE $400 (26th pick)
Julia 4400 +1400 (Lilly 5400 Alex 3000)
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2) WOMEN WRITERS $1200 (12th pick)
Julia 8200 +2000 (Lilly 10000 Alex 9400)
3) FLOWERS $2000 (15th pick)
Lilly 11200 +2000 (Julia 12200 Alex 9400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 74
Unplayed clues:
None!
Game Stats:
Lilly $14,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer
Julia $16,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Alex $12,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct clues): $3,800
Lilly Chin, stats to date:
49 correct
3 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
38.60% in first on buzzer (44/114)
Average Coryat: $17,200
Julia Marsan, stats to date:
42 correct
6 incorrect
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
45.09% in first on buzzer (40/114)
Average Coryat: $15,700
Alex Bourzutschky, stats to date:
35 correct
6 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
30.70% in first on buzzer (35/114)
Average Coryat: $14,500
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