Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Flags of the World) for Friday, October 13, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 25):
The flag of Laos shows the white circle of the moon over the blue band, representing this river
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Did you miss Jeopardy! and want to see what happened and who won Jeopardy last night?
Today’s contestants:
Michelle Kritselis, a managing editor from Rolling Meadows, Illinois |
Manny Abell, a Naval officer from Lacey, Washington |
Scarlett Sims, a stay-at-home mom from Oak Ridge, Tennessee(1-day total: $33,201) |
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Final Jeopardy! Correct Response/Question’]What is the Mekong River?[/spoiler]
The flag of Laos, one of the few communist-country flags (other than Cuba) not to include any communist symbolism (and the only one not to include a five-pointed star.) Originally adopted in 1945, it was re-adopted in 1975. The red color has always been on a Laotian flag.
The Mekong, at a length of 2,703 miles, is the 12th-longest in the world.
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Scores going into Final:
Manny $16,000
Michelle $15,600
Scarlett $7,400
Results for tonight:
Scarlett $7,400 – $7,000 = $400 (What is the Ganges?)
Michelle $15,600 – $5,000 = $10,600 (What is the Yangtze)
Manny $16,000 + $1,199 = $17,199 (1-day total: $17,199)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Scarlett $3,400
Michelle $3,400
Manny $3,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) STOCKING THE CABINET DEPARTMENT $1000 (23rd pick)
Manny 1000 +1000 (Michelle 2800 Scarlett 1600)
2) “THE” MOVIE $1200 (1st pick)
Manny 3200 +1200 (Scarlett 3400 Michelle 3400)
3) BOTANY $2000 (29th pick, $1,600 left on board)
Michelle 12600 +3000 (Manny 16000 Scarlett 7400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 161
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Manny $16,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer
Michelle $14,600 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Scarlett $7,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 0 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $38,000
Lach Trash: 11,600 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): 4,400
Scarlett Sims, final stats:
36 correct
2 incorrect
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
Average Coryat: $14,300
Manny Abell, stats to date:
23 correct
3 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
Average Coryat: $16,000
Manny Abell, to win:
2 games: 53.95%
3: 29.11%
4: 15.71%
5: 8.47%
6: 4.57%
Avg. streak: 2.172 games.
(Note: This model has been adjusted to take pre-Final Jeopardy! score into account instead of Coryat Score.)
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back to the leader not making the cover bet.lol
Yes, but there was some strategy to Manny’s bet. If you notice, it does lock Scarlett out completely.
true but if michelle decides to bet 0 that bet loses a much safer bet for him would have been 399 to stay ahead of michelle’s score case she bets 0.
Very competitive game today…almost a 3-way tie after the J Round. I wonder if there’s ever been one. There must be a rule for who would go first in DJ if it ever happened..don’t remember ever seeing it though.
I’d think it’d be the same as a 2-way tie for second at the end of the Jeopardy! round – in which case, the player leftmost on stage (closest to Alex) selects first in Double.
The giant killer curse lives on.
Yep!
Are there any actual stats re how often the Giant Killer Curse strikes?
I didn’t score the game, but it is my impression that Scarlett hardly buzzed in at all during Double Jeopardy.
Jasper
She buzzed in three times in Double Jeopardy!
(As an aside, while I’m here and typing:) A number of former contestants have said, especially on JBoard today, that there is a distinct shock that kicks in after winning a game of Jeopardy!, and that certainly has been known to hamper one’s play in a championship defence — especially as usually, only 15 minutes occurs between tapings. I would also venture that the shock of being a “giant killer” exacerbates this, which certainly explains why these contestants don’t do as well in their second game, and why it is patently unfair to cast aspersions on them, or the players whom they might have defeated.
That’s what makes it all the more special when someone emerges who has that something extra to overcome such things. As in sports, they’re called the “intangibles”, and we celebrate them for it all the time. Some have it, some don’t.
Ken has it, Juliá has it, Buzzy has it, and Austin definitely has it. Speaking of whom, his delight for Scarlett at the end was so spontaneous and genuine, it definitely changed my opinion of him. Good luck to him and everyone in the T of C!
You’ve misunderstood my question re the Giant Killer Curse. By no means was I casting aspersions on anyone. I am simply curious as to how often this so-called curse strikes.
As someone who has fared poorly in playing the game (other than a few select categories). I greatly admire anyone who is sharp enough to qualify as a contestant.
Jasper
So do I. 🙂
Jasper:
I’m sorry if I you thought I was misunderstanding your question. There were about a half a dozen people whose comments were not approved as they were casting aspersions on various happenings, and I wanted to put out a blanket reply to those statements. (Hence, the “as an aside, while I’m here”.)