Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 20th Century Novels) for Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 22):
The protagonist of this novel “was fairly sure that his age was 39, and he believed that he had been born in 1944 or 1945”
Programming note: Due to the New Jersey gubernatorial debate, tonight’s Jeopardy! episode will air on WABC New York at 2:07 AM and on WPVI Philadelphia at 1:07 AM.
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Sarah Favorite, a graduate student & health data specialist from Williston, North Dakota |
Chris Cardinal, a software entrepreneur from Phoenix, Arizona |
Austin Rogers, a bartender from New York, New York (10-day total: $365,400) |
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Final Jeopardy! Correct Response/Question’]What is 1984?[/spoiler]
The relevant quote, as referring to Winston Smith early in George Orwell’s work:
He sat back. A sense of complete helplessness had descended upon him. To begin with, he did not know with any certainty that this was 1984. It must be round about that date, since he was fairly sure that his age was thirty-nine, and he believed that he had been born in 1944 or 1945; but it was never possible nowadays to pin down any date within a year or two.
Playing along with this clue at home, my thought process was definitely “1944 or 1945 plus 39, what’s a book set in 1984? Oh. Yeah.”
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Scores going into Final:
Austin $26,300
Chris $11,200
Sarah $2,200
Final results:
Sarah $2,200 + $2,100 = $4,300
Chris $11,200 – $0 = $11,200 (What is Picture of Dorian Gray?)
Austin $26,300 + $3,000 = $29,300 (11-day total: $394,700)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Austin $6,000
Chris $3,400
Sarah $800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) TRANS”PO”TATION $800 (15th pick)
Austin 1400 +1400 (Sarah 800 Chris 600)
2) THE NEWSPAPER GAME $2000 (19th pick)
Chris 6200 +5000 (Austin 14800 Sarah 2600)
3) ZOOLOGY $2000 (23rd pick)
Austin 17200 +3500 (Chris 11200 Sarah 3800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 201
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Austin $24,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer
Chris $8,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer
Sarah $2,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: 13,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Austin Rogers, stats to date:
291 correct
35 incorrect
19/23 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $96,500)
10/11 in Final Jeopardy
43.90% in first on buzzer (270/615)
Average Coryat: $19,400
Also check out further detailed game-by-game statistics!
Austin Rogers, to win:
12 games: 82.69%
13: 68.38%
14: 56.54%
15: 46.76%
16: 38.66%
Avg. streak: 15.777 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)
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Has to be one of the easiest FJs ever…if you can add, you’re in.
I’m loath to describe any Final as “easiest”, as, to be honest, Jim, there are other novels set in or around that year.
True, but not too many are titled “1984”.
For the record, I’m not criticizing anyone by pointing out today’s FJ is easy. It just is.
Thanks for the heads up about tonight’s NY pre-emption. I usually watch on DVR, so I would have missed it. Re-programming now!
Did this just after I woke up. “Huh, what’s a novel that would be set in the mid-nineties?”
New rule: shower and breakfast first.
What is “The Bridges of Madison County”? 😉
If it was going to be another book instead of 1984, the clue would have been something else.
I believe Alex called him Austin Rivers? Twice?!
He just corrected himself abt Austin Rivers…I have said Austin Powers a couple times, we’re all human😃
Alex definitely seemed off his game tonight.
Mr. Trebek is probably mentally exhausted at this point…I don’t blame him. He’s a legend though, and is handling the situation with the great aplomb he’s always displayed. I’m in awe.
What has it been 10, 11 games? Alex Trebek should win 10 Emmys next year…he’s definitely earned it.
Same here, except I’ve confused him for Austin Jackson. Just my luck that he happens to play for an MLB team currently in the playoffs.
I skipped the math and thought “a protagonist around 40 in the mid-80’s” and came up with The World According to Garp. Shortcuts can be a killer sometimes.