Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Russian Culture) for Tuesday, April 17, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 157):
This work was over 50 years old & excerpts had been popularized when it had its first full U.S. performance on Christmas Eve 1944
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Eric Thorpe, a senior at Dartmouth College from Laguna Niguel, California |
Hannah Sage, a sophomore at the University of Central Florida from Sarasota, Florida |
Thatcher Chonka, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma from Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Correct response: What is The Nutcracker?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
America was very familiar with Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker prior to its first American full performance by the San Francisco Ballet company on Christmas Eve 1944; the Nutcracker Suite of eight songs from the ballet (including “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”) was very popular worldwide, to the point that it had been included in Disney’s Fantasia in 1940.
Today, performances of The Nutcracker are so popular around Christmastime that the revenues from its performances often cover a ballet company’s yearly expenses.
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Scores going into Final:
Hannah $18,200
Thatcher $14,200
Eric $10,200
Tonight’s results:
Eric $10,200 + $10,200 = $20,400
Thatcher $14,200 + $14,200 = $28,400
Hannah $18,200 + $10,201 = $28,401 (Finalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Eric $5,000
Thatcher $4,600
Hannah $3,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) ELEMENTARY $400 (7th pick)
Thatcher 1800 -1800 (Eric 800 Hannah 600)
2) ART $1600 (4th pick)
Hannah 5000 +2000 (Thatcher 5400 Eric 5400)
3) HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY $1200 (7th pick)
Thatcher 7400 +4000 (Hannah 7000 Eric 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -6
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Hannah $17,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 correct, 19.30% in first on buzzer
Thatcher $13,200 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Eric $10,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $41,200
Lach Trash: $5,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Hannah Sage, statistics to date:
35 correct, 3 incorrect
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500
Thatcher Chonka, final stats:
37 correct, 4 incorrect
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000
Eric Thorpe, final stats:
34 correct, 8 incorrect
30.70% in first on buzzer (35/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,100
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“Russian Culture” “popular” “first performed on Christmas Eve”.
If they don’t go 3 for 3, I will be surprised. Seems like a relatively easy clue (not that there’s anything wrong with that, in the College Championship).
Interesting that Hannah went from last place at J! to first. Must have run some good categories. Have to watch how.
9 of Hannah’s 14 correct responses were on the bottom two rows of the board (800/1000/1600/2000).
Hannah is from Bradenton Not Sarasota
The show’s publicity materials say Sarasota, and Johnny introduces her as same.
I’m stupid — what is coryat?
Here’s an explainer from J! Archive: http://www.j-archive.com/help.php#coryatscore
Yay Hannah! Congratulations. Had to come to this internet site to find out who won and the correct answer since CBS interrupted the last 30 seconds for breaking news that Barbara Bush had died. I loved Barbara Bush and think she was a wonderful woman and role model, but CBS certainly could have waited 30 seconds for the show to be over before they interrupted the final Jeopardy answer. They certainly made sure all of the commercials got their full airing. Poor timing. And a huge disappointment to the Jeopardy fans.
That’s what I said.
I am so glad to find the Jeopardy site tonight 4.17.18. There was special bulletin and we did not see final Jeopardy. I got it right by the way. Thank you.
Thanks for the info!
I agree with Dottie. CBS could have certainly waited the 30 seconds. We were so disappointed not to see finish.
In defense of the networks:
Being syndicated programming, Jeopardy! airs at many different times and on many different networks.
Also, the networks broke into all of their programming nationwide. The network doesn’t know that some people are watching Jeopardy! or Wheel of Fortune. And the local stations can’t overrule the network when the network wants to break in. It’s one of those things that happens.