Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Sports In Court) for Thursday, April 26, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 164):
This athlete lost a 1931 lawsuit against the Curtiss Candy Company
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Carolyn Walsh, a software engineer from Brooklyn, New York |
Robert Marx, a graduate student from Nashville, Tennessee |
Jen Regan, a travel marketer from North Bergen, New Jersey (1-day total: $14,780) |
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Correct response: Who is Babe Ruth?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The lawsuit was surrounding the Baby Ruth candy bar; the Curtiss Candy Company had declined to negotiate an endorsement deal with the baseball legend, instead claiming that the bar was named after the first-born daughter of President Grover Cleveland. Moreover, when Ruth did endorse his own candy bar, in 1931, Curtiss sued, and won, in George H. Ruth Candy Co. v. Curtiss Candy Co.
Longtime Jeopardy! fans may remember that back in 2003, the Baby Ruth candy bar was the subject of the Final Jeopardy! that resulted in Frank Amanat’s return to the show.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Robert $12,800
Carolyn $10,600
Jen $5,200
Tonight’s results:
Jen $5,200 + $2,500 = $7,700
Carolyn $10,600 – $0 = $10,600 (1-day total: $10,600) (Who is ?)
Robert $12,800 – 8,201 = $4,599 (Who was Cane?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Robert $8,000
Carolyn $1,400
Jen $0
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) POLITICS $400 (29th pick)
Jen 2200 -2200 (Robert 8000 Carolyn 1400)
2) THE OLD WEST $1200 (15th pick)
Carolyn 4200 -4000 (Robert 13200 Jen 3600)
3) ITALIAN LITERATURE $1600 (25th pick)
Carolyn 6600 +4000 (Robert 11600 Jen 5200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -135
Unplayed clues:
J! round: POLITICS $200
DJ! Round: THE OLD WEST $2000 & CHEESY MASHUPS $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $4,200
Game Stats:
Carolyn $12,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.48% in first on buzzer
Jen $7,400 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 20.37% in first on buzzer
Robert $12,800 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 37.04% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score $32,400
Lach Trash: $10,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Jen Regan, final stats:
21 correct, 4 incorrect
19.27% in first on buzzer (21/109)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400
Carolyn Walsh, stats to date:
19 correct, 5 incorrect
31.48% in first on buzzer (17/54)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Carolyn Walsh, to win:
2 games: 35.92%
3: 12.91%
4: 4.64%
5: 1.67%
6: 0.60%
Avg. streak: 1.561 games.
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Sloth: “Ruth! Ruth! Ruth! Baby! Ruth!”
Poor guy just wanted a nice snack.
Granted, it’s a moot point given the result, but if Robert was trying to cover for Carolyn’s doubled score shouldn’t he have wagered $8401?
I understand Carolyn’s wager – especially if she wasn’t a sports expert – since she couldn’t be caught from behind, but I am wondering about Jen’s wager. On a triple stumper Jen would still finish behind Robert.
Might be as simple as flubbing the math and being off by two – something I’m sure our esteemed moderator can attest to from recent experience. 🙂
Was inspired by the “More Information” regarding FJ to check out the Baby Ruth article on Wikipedia–So much for it being a black and white certainty that it was “actually” inspired by the daughter of Grover Cleveland…or that Babe Ruth DIDN’T have some influence on the naming of the candy bar…Most interesting new factoids for me surrounding the “controversy” was that Ruth was then sued when he tried to market a candy bar of his own and the Baby Ruth sign at Wrigley Field (there until the 70’s supposedly) “strategically” placed approximately where Ruth’s “called shot” landed…