Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Business & Industry) for Wednesday, January 24, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 98):
This company’s first mailers in 1953 offered 20 different magazine subscriptions–prizes came 14 years later
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Eric Raygor, a pastor from Somerset, Pennsylvania |
Del Scott, a data scientist from San Francisco, California |
Rachel Lindgren, a fire lookout from Bend, Oregon (3-day total: $54,200) |
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Correct response: What is Publishers Clearing House?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) was founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz; its original mailing of 10,000 envelopes received 100 magazine subscription requests. Once prizes began being offered, PCH realized that response rates to its mailings were increasing. PCH is now known for its “Prize Patrol”, where they surprise winners with a check at home.
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Scores going into Final:
Rachel $12,800
Del $7,300
Eric $4,800
Tonight’s results:
Eric $4,800 + $4,798 = $9,598 (What is Publisher’s Clearinghouse)
Del $7,300 – $5,501 = $1,799 (What is Reader’s Digest?)
Rachel $12,800 – $1,801 = $10,999 (4-day total: $65,199) (What is Publisher’s?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Del $4,600
Rachel $2,000
Eric $400
Opening break taken after:15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) ONLY GEOGRAPHY $1000 (12th pick)
Rachel 400 -1000 (Del 2200 Eric -800)
2) SOUNDS LIKE MY FIRST MARRIAGE $1600 (25th pick)
Del 9800 -2500 (Rachel 12800 Eric 4400)
3) Unplayed!
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -126
Unplayed clues:
J! round: BALLET $800 & 1000
DJ! Round: PITT LIT $800, $1200 & $1600
Total $ Left On Board: $5,400
Game Stats:
Rachel $13,800 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.30% in first on buzzer
Eric $4,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.53% in first on buzzer
Del $9,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 30.19% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $28,400
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Rachel Lindgren, stats to date:
72 correct, 8 incorrect
30.52% in first on buzzer (65/213)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,400)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Rachel Lindgren, to win:
5 games: 45.20%
6: 20.43%
7: 9.23%
8: 4.17%
9: 1.89%
Avg. streak: 4.825 games.
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You’d probably have to have never owned a television to not get this correct, and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the commercials on Jeopardy!, so anything less than 3 for 3 would be a surprise.
Gotta agree, though I am normally not for extreme predictions (3/3 or 0/3). But this is as simple as 2 days ago with Novosibirsk.
Jim & John: You’re too optimistic.
Looks like it. Leaving “Clearinghouse” out does not help either, though it was in the end a lucky day for Rachel.And we have another -at least- 4 day champ!
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I got this one right away, although I never participated in it. I didn’t get New Siberia, however, though after looking at longer, I should have, as a linguistics person. I’ve looked more at Polish (my husband’s heritage) and Czech (mine — a Dvorak in my family tree.)
I got FJ right of the bat. Hooray for me.
Settle pls abig argument
Was jeopardy pre emted tonight? Did it start late!
We r on los angeles time
Not that I was aware of?