Today’s Final Jeopardy – August 28, 2017

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category A Year Of Firsts) for Monday, August 28, 2017:

Year in which the Dept. of Energy was created, the Indy 500 had its first female driver & the 1st Pres. was sworn in under a nickname

(This game originally aired on May 8, 2017.)

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Graham Toben, a middle school English teacher from Portola Valley, California

George Deane, a high school humanities teacher from Colchester, Vermont

Gail Ansheles, a kindergarten teacher from Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Scores going into Final:
Gail $13,800
George $9,100
Graham $8,400

Final results:
Graham $8,400 – $0 = $8,400 (What is 2008?)
George $9,100 – $7,000 = $2,100 (What is 1950?)
Gail $13,800 + $2,000 = $15,800 (Automatic semifinalist)

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
George $4,100
Gail $3,800
Grahan $800

Wild Card scores (and qualification chances):
Monday: Gail Ansheles, $15,800 ($13,800, $3,800)
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
1) Graham Toben $8,400 ($8,400, $800), 53.791% chance of advancing
2) George Deane $2,100 ($9,100, $4,100), 0.571% chance of advancing
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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) 20th CENTURY AMERICA $1000 (6th pick)
George 1000 +500 (Gail -200 Graham -600)
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2) RELIGION $1200 (18th pick)
George 5700 +3000 (Gail 8200 Graham 5200)
3) THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE $2000 (30th pick)
George 11100 -2000 (Gail 13800 Graham 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 85

Unplayed clues: None!

Game Stats:
Gail $13,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Graham $8,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
George $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer
Lach Trash: $15,600 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400

Gail Ansheles, stats to date:
17 correct
1 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
Average Coryat: $13,800

Graham Toben, stats to date:
15 correct
5 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
Average Coryat: $9,800

George Deane, stats to date:
15 correct
4 incorrect
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
Average Coryat: $9,800

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