Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category U.S. Cities) for quarterfinal #1 of the 2018 Teachers Tournament (encore presentation) on Monday, August 27, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 171):
This city, also the title of a film that won 2 Oscars, was named for a businessman known for 19th century transportation
(This episode originally aired on May 7, 2018.)
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Larry Martin, a 2nd grade teacher from Kansas City, Missouri |
Lee DiGeorge, a middle school English & technology teacher from Bayside, New York |
Claire Bishop, a high school Latin teacher from Lexington, Kentucky |
Are you going on the show and looking for information about how to bet in Final Jeopardy? Check out my new Betting Strategy 101 page!
On the most recent episode of #JeopardyLivePanel, I interviewed Ali Hasan! Check out the interview here (or on Apple Podcasts!).
(Content continues below)
Correct response: What is Fargo?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Fargo, North Dakota, the title city of a 1996 double-Oscar winning film, was originally named Centralia, but was later named after William Fargo, director of the Northern Pacific Railway and founder of the Wells Fargo Express Company. The town expanded greatly when Northern Pacific came to town.
There’s always something new coming into The Jeopardy! Fan Online Store, including something perfect for Washington, D.C. hockey fans! Here are our top-selling items!
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Larry $20,600
Claire $14,400
Lee $5,200
Tonight’s results:
Lee $5,200 – $5,200 = $0 (What is San Francisco?)
Claire $14,400 – $600 = $13,800 (What is San Antonio)
Larry $20,600 – $2,500 = $18,100 (Automatic Semi-Finalist) (What is KC?)
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Larry Martin, $18,100 ($20,600, $6,200)
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
1) Claire Bishop, $13,800 ($14,400, $5,200), 91.916% to advance
2) Lee DiGeorge, $0 ($5,200, $4,800), 0.015% to advance
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Larry $6,200
Claire $5,200
Lee $4,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) STOCK MARKET INDEXES $800 (26th pick)
Claire 2800 +2000 (Larry 6200 Lee 3800)
2) EMPIRES $1200 (3rd pick)
Larry 6600 +3000 (Claire 6400 Lee 4800)
3) COLLEGES OF OXFORD $800 (18th pick)
Larry 15200 -3000 (Claire 13600 Lee 4800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 97
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Larry $21,800 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Claire $13,200 Coryat, 18 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Lee $5,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $40,200
Lach Trash: $8,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,000
Larry Martin, stats to date:
24 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,800
Claire Bishop, stats to date:
18 correct, 4 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200
Lee DiGeorge, stats to date:
9 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts
15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,200
Miscellaneous:
- If you’re a teacher and you want to apply for a $2,500 classroom grant, you can visit the Farmers Insurance website. The deadline for the fall semester is September 27.
Become a Supporter now! Make a monthly contribution to the site on Patreon!
Contestant photo credit: jeopardy.com
When commenting, please note that all comments on The Jeopardy! Fan must be in compliance with the Site Comment Policy.
If you are going to quote any statistics from this page or this website, attribution is required.
Why is Jeopardy repeating all these Championship programs? Is it just for summer rerun season?
Yes, the show plays six weeks of reruns a season.