Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Names) for Semifinal #3 in the 2017 Tournament of Champions, on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 (Season 34, Episode 48):
In 2013 the village of Belrain renamed the last street in France that bore the name of this hero who became a traitor
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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Today’s contestants:
Tim Aten, an editor from Vermilion, Ohio |
Pranjal Vachaspati, a Ph.D. student from Urbana, Illinois |
Alan Lin, a software engineer from Riverside, California |
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Final Jeopardy! Correct Response/Question’]Who is Philippe Pétain?[/spoiler]
Philippe Pétain, during World War I, became a national hero at the Battle of Verdun, and after the war was made a Marshal of France. Unfortunately, during World War II, Pétain became installed as an authoritarian head of Vichy France, which collaborated with Nazi Germany. Seen as the French equivalent of Norway’s Quisling after the war, he was sentenced to death after being convicted of treason, but his sentence was commuted to life in light of his advanced age and his World War I heroics.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Alan $18,000
Pranjal $12,200
Tim $3,200
Tonight’s results:
Tim $3,200 – $13 = $3,187 (Who was just too old and slow?)
Pranjal $12,200 + $0 = $12,200
Alan $18,000 + $6,401 = $24,401 (Finalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alan $3,400
Pranjal $3,000
Tim $1,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) STATE SYMBOLS $400 (3rd pick)
Pranjal 200 -1000 (Alan 0 Tim 0)
2) BOOK SMARTS $1200 (20th pick)
Alan 15400 +5000 (Pranjal 10600 Tim 2000)
3) BALTIC BELIEFS $800 (23rd pick)
Alan 21200 -4000 (Pranjal 12600 Tim 2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -86
Unplayed clues:
J! round: STEPPENWOLF THEATRE ALUMNI $200, STATE SYMBOLS $200
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $400
Game Stats:
Alan $19,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 1 incorrect, 30.91% in first on buzzer
Pranjal $13,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 7 incorrect, 45.45% in first on buzzer
Tim $3,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 18.18% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $8,200 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,000
Alan Lin, stats to date:
196 correct
18 incorrect
10/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,205)
7/9 in Final Jeopardy
36.44% in first on buzzer (184/505)
Average Coryat: $16,800
Pranjal Vachaspati, stats to date:
202 correct
46 incorrect
14/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $39,410)
6/9 in Final Jeopardy!
42.48% in first on buzzer (209/492)
Average Coryat: $15,978
Tim Aten, stats to date:
171 correct
16 incorrect
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
5/10 in Final Jeopardy
28.18% in first on buzzer (155/550)
Average Coryat: $11,440
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It was ironically Gen. de Gaulle who commuted Marshal Petain’s death sentence to life imprisonment in 1945. Petain five years earlier had sentenced Charles de Gaulle to death for treason in absentia, de Gaulle having escaped to England after the French army had been defeated by Nazi Germany. Quasi-independent Vichy France lasted only until November of 1942 when American and British armies landed in French North Africa and the Germans responded by occupying all of France down to the Mediterranean coast as Petain predicted they would.
Austin has excelled on FJs, but he might have trouble accumulating large totals during the first two rounds. Alan has demonstrated the deepest TOC-level knowledge among the finalists. But I worry that the stress might eventually get to him. I think Buzzy has the best balance of knowledge and confidence, so he’s my pick. Can’t wait to see what happens!