Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Fashion Brands) for Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 167):
Translated from Roman numerals, “55” appears in luggage & watch product names from a company founded by this man
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Geoff Brousseau, an epidemiologist from Centennial, Colorado |
Jan Brown, an air traffic controller from Warwick, Rhode Island |
Osman Syed, a student from Jamesville, New York (1-day total: $33,333) |
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Correct response: Who is Louis Vuitton?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The Louis Vuitton brand began in the mid-19th century as a trunk-maker, as baggage in those days was handled pretty roughly by horse-drawn carriages, boats, and trains (the main modes of transportation at that time). Louis Vuitton’s trunks became quickly valued as they were custom-made to clients’ wishes. A further innovation by the company late in the 19th century was the unpickable lock, which made the brand even more valued by travelers.
Today, the company is one of the world’s leading international fashion houses.
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Scores going into Final:
Osman $13,900
Geoff $13,600
Jan $9,800
Tonight’s results:
Jan $9,800 – $7,000 = $2,800 (Who is Versace)
Geoff $13,600 – $6,001 = $7,599 (Who is Versace) (1-day total: $7,599)
Osman $13,900 – $9,000 = $4,900 (Who is Versace Verscace)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Geoff $6,400
Jan $4,200
Osman $2,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) I’LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT $600 (26th pick)
Geoff 6400 -2000 (Jan 3200 Osman 1400)
2) SCIENCE FRICTION $800 (10th pick)
Osman 2800 +2800 (Jan 8200 Geoff 7600)
3) WE’RE AN AMERICAN LAND $2000 (19th pick)
Osman 7600 +5500 (Geoff 11600 Jan 11000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 141
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Geoff $15,600 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer
Osman $8,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer
Jan $9,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $33,800
Lach Trash: $13,200 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Osman Syed, final stats:
46 correct, 8 incorrect
40.54% in first on buzzer (45/111)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,300)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,900
Geoff Brousseau, stats to date:
22 correct, 2 incorrect
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600
Geoff Brousseau, to win:
2 games: 45.09%
3: 20.33%
4: 9.17%
5: 4.13%
6: 1.86%
Avg. streak: 1.821 games.
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It should be interesting what they accept as a correct response. I thought of it right away, but had no idea how to correctly spell or pronounce Louis’ last name, so I would have been up the creek as they say.
It will be interesting to see the way contestants spell his name, assuming they have the correct response. I wasn’t sure about the U in his last name, and whether it was before or after the I. Thankfully spelling isn’t graded so long as the pronunciation fits.
Hint: All three contestants have the same spelling and it begins, “Ve.”
I knew the Latin for 55 was LV but knew nothing about the man or his company. Not my world.
Osman was looking VERY strong last game. So it is a surprise that he ended up not winning any more than the single game. Congratulations to the new Champion, Geoff.
As for the Louis Vuitton Final Jeopardy, I got it correct, but only because I have a moderate interest in men’s fashion. The Roman Numeral clue was enough to get me to “a fashion man with the initials LV”. Since the name “Louis Vuitton” gets tossed around that world every once in a while (especially in regard to handbags), I lucked out. Although I can’t say the style of the brand does much for me. I’m more of a Brooks Brothers guy.
On last night’s #JeopardyLivePanel, Alexandra mentioned that Osman was surprisingly nervous, so that might explain the dropoff in performance.
Oh, that’s too bad! It’s difficult to know how a big stage will feel, until you’re standing on it.
Yeah. It’s been over a week since a successful returning champ. I thought Osman had a chance for a long run. A quick check of j-archive.com shows that it isn’t close to being the longest such streak of the season.
And a rather offbeat wager by Osman. Seems he was not too comfy with the category and anticipated the others to strike out as well. His wager should normally have been 13.301.
I have always been wondering why the super bowl numbers are given in Roman numerals? Maybe because the NFL players fight as ferocious as the Roman gladiators did???
I thought he would be a contender for more wins, but, alas, not to be.
Initials to Roman Numerals to Numbers is the most awesome category of all time, so having the reverse was awesome, too.
A childhood spent in Brooklyn amidst many a market with this logo writ all over some counterfeit gear that I even SPORTED in those days prepped me for this answer.