Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Women Writers) for quarterfinal #4 of the 2018 Teachers Tournament (encore presentation) on Thursday, August 30, 2018 (Season 34, Episode 174):
On her 2012 passing this Oscar nominee was described as “an essayist and humorist in the Dorothy Parker mold” (but funnier)
(This episode originally aired on May 10, 2018.)
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Katherine Saxby, a high school English & French teacher from Alameda, California |
Indi Ekanayake, an 8th grade science teacher from Seattle, Washington |
Beth Binder, a 6th grade teacher from Fort Collins, Colorado |
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Correct response: Who is Nora Ephron?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Ephron’s obituary in the New York Times described her as such. Nora Ephron’s screenplays included such classics as “Sleepless in Seattle”, “When Harry Met Sally…”, “You’ve Got Mail”, and “Julie & Julia”.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Katherine $7,000
Beth $6,800
Indi $2,500
Tonight’s results:
Indi $2,500 – $2,000 = $500 (Who is )
Beth $6,800 – $4,000 = $2,800 (What was Fannie Flagg?)
Katherine $7,000 + $6,601 = $13,601 (Automatic Semi-Finalist)
Wild Card standings:
Monday: Larry Martin, $18,100 ($20,600, $6,200)
Tuesday: Rachel Niegelberg, $14,400 ($10,400, $6,000)
Wednesday: Judy Tymkiw, $15,200 ($7,600, $1,200)
Thursday: Katherine Saxby, $13,601 ($7,000, $3,800)
Friday:
1) Scott Montanaro, $14,400 ($14,900, $3,200), 100% to advance
2) Claire Bishop, $13,800 ($14,400, $5,200), 100% to advance
3) Erika Eason, $5,600 ($11,200, $2,800), 59.007% to advance
4) Beth Binder, $2,800 ($6,800, $5,600), 5.359% to advance
5) Bob Julian, $2,400 ($8,200, $5,600)
6) Mary Alice Korth, $2,000 ($12,000, $2,800)
7) Indi Ekanayake, $500 ($2,500, $3,400)
8) Lee DiGeorge, $0 ($5,200, $4,800)
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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Beth $5,600
Katherine $3,800
Indi $3,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS $800 (16th pick)
Katherine 2400 +1000 (Beth 3200 Indi 1600)
2) ASIAN GEOGRAPHY $2000 (10th pick)
Indi 5000 -2500 (Beth 5600 Katherine 2600)
3) AN APPELATION FOR THE TEACHER $1200 (24th pick)
Indi 2900 -2000 (Beth 7600 Katherine 3000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -77
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Katherine $6,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer, 2/3 on rebound attempts
Beth $6,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts
Indi $7,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 6 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $20,600
Lach Trash: $19,400 (on 16 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,000
Katherine Saxby, stats to date:
17 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts
28.07% in first on buzzer
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,800
Beth Binder, stats to date:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts
19.30% in first on buzzer
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,800
Indi Ekanayake, stats to date:
16 correct, 7 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts
35.09% in first on buzzer
0/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned -$4,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,000
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.
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