Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Literary Brothers) for Tuesday, January 23, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 96):
This character first appeared in “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter”, an 1893 story in London’s Strand Magazine
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Katie Champagne, a graduate student from Reno, Nevada |
Alex Schindele, an investment analyst from Jersey City, New Jersey |
Rachel Lindgren, a fire lookout from Bend, Oregon (2-day total: $42,201) |
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Correct response: Who is Mycroft Holmes?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes’ brother, first appeared in “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter”. While Mycroft is said to be even more skilled at deduction than Sherlock, according to Sherlock, Mycroft:
…he has no ambition and no energy. He will not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right.
However, Mycroft puts his supreme skills to use serving as a trusted advisor to the British government.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Rachel $13,600
Katie $7,600
Alex $4,000
Tonight’s results:
Alex $4,000 – $0 = $4,000 (Who is Karamoz)
Katie $7,600 – $4,400 = $3,200 (Who is Sherlock Holmes?)
Rachel $13,600 – $1,601 = $11,999 (3-day total: $54,200) (Who is Luigi)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Alex $4,000
Katie $3,800
Rachel $3,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORIC LOSERS $1000 (18th pick)
Alex 3800 -2000 (Katie 2000 Rachel 1000)
2) ANIMALS $800 (3rd pick)
Rachel 3400 +3400 (Alex 4400 Katie 3800)
3) A HISTORY OF VIOLINS $2000 (25th pick)
Katie 6600 -1000 (Rachel 13600 Alex 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 32
Unplayed clues:
J! round: WOMEN AUTHORS $200, $400 & $600
DJ! Round: IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS $400, $800 & $1200
Total $ Left On Board: $3,600
Game Stats:
Rachel $11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 27.45% in first on buzzer
Alex $6,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 25.49% in first on buzzer
Katie $8,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 27.45% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $25,600
Lach Trash: $17,400 (on 13 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Rachel Lindgren, stats to date:
55 correct, 4 incorrect
31.25% in first on buzzer (50/160)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,267
Rachel Lindgren, to win:
4 games: 46.92%
5: 22.01%
6: 10.33%
7: 4.85%
8: 2.27%
Avg. streak: 3.884 games.
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Unless there is a Sherlock fan among the players: we had a triple solve, today I tend more to a total whiff.
One player has it half right to keep it from a total whiff, but yeah, good call.
So you’re saying all three will get it (a triple solve?) or nobody? You usually sneak in two outcomes. You should figure out a way to get a one- or two-player scenario in your “predictions” to cover all your bases,,,
“if one player talks about it in their interview, they’ll get it”
I clearly went for the triple whiff- after mentioning the triple solve the day before, just to show how inconsistent the grades of clues and players can be. Only mentioned the triple solve the day before as comparison.
re: “No Harm, No Foul!”
His usage isn’t really correct. Even though all three contestants lose the same amount, it is a bigger percentage of the trailing contestants’ scores, and hurts them more than it does the leader.
For example, if one player has $15,000 and the other $8,000, the one with $8K would still be within striking range of taking the lead on a Daily Double or in Final. If they both lose $2,000 on the final clue of the Double Jeopardy round, the first player is left with $13,000 and the second has only $6,000 – and it’s now a runaway.
I thought the same thing when he stated that.
I have been thinking the same thing for years. I don’t know if Trebek is bad at math and actually believes what he is saying about “no harm, no foul” or if Trebek is good at math and is just trying to be polite.
I wonder if Katie would had just wrote Holmes down would the judges have accepted it.
I’m guessing probably not.
I just ask cause they done stuff like in the past.I remember a few years ago JR Ewing was the answer to a final jeopardy and the person wrote down just Ewing and it got accepted even through Dallas had many Ewings on the show.
I doubt it because it would not be a correct answer. Holmes (Sherlock) had appeared in several stories prior to this, so one would have to state Mycroft as this was the first story in which he appeared. Just sayin’…
What was the question about snowmobiles. Hubby insists that Alec did not say because snowmobiles, snowblowers, etc are all so similar we ‘re giving her credit
I think we’d have to go to the closed-captioning to get Alex’s exact wording.
Judging from their(the closed-captioners) transcription in the “will.i.ambic pentameter” situation from a couple of weeks back, I’m thinking maybe not?
How do we get close captioning?