Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Oscar Hyphenates) for Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (Season 35, Episode 17):
This actor has never been nominated for acting–he won, though, as a writer for 1997 & as a producer for 2012
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Kirsten Morry, a lawyer from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Cody Landis, a registered nurse from New York, New York |
Doug Dodson, a classical singer from Boston, Massachusetts (1-day total: $16,000) |
Fun fact: Kirsten is the first player in at least 20 years, if not ever, to be introduced as being from Newfoundland and Labrador on the show.
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Correct response: Who is Ben Affleck?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
While the word “hyphenate” is usually used as a verb, it is also a noun, meaning “a person who performs more than one function (such as a producer-director in filmmaking)”. Knowing this makes the clue a significant bit easier (as you’re looking for someone who does multiple things, as opposed to a person with a hyphenated last name.)
Ben Affleck won his first Oscar for screenwriting for the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, and his second for co-producing the 2012 film Argo.
Another thing I’m impressed about: the show has really tightened up its wording as of late on its Oscar clues. Note how the clue reads “for 1997” and “for 2012”, which unequivocally points to a 1997 film and a 2012 film (which received their respective awards in 1998 and 2013.)
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Scores going into Final:
Doug $15,000
Cody $12,000
Kirsten $2,000
Tonight’s results:
Kirsten $2,000 – $2,000 = $0 (Who is Day-Lewis?)
Cody $12,000 – $7,999 = $4,001 (Who is ?)
Doug $15,000 – $9,001 = $5,999 (2-day total: $21,999) (Who is backrolls?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cody $8,400
Doug $6,800
Kirsten $800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AT THE ZOO $800 (4th pick)
Cody 600 +1000 (Doug 600 Kirsten 0)
2) BOOKS OF THE 1940s $1600 (12th pick)
Kirsten -800 +2000 (Cody 10800 Doug 5200)
3) AFTER THE ZOO $1200 (15th pick)
Doug 6000 +3000 (Cody 10800 Kirsten 3200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 250
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: THE BROADWAY PLAY’S PREMIERE CAST $2000
Total $ Left On Board: $2,000
Game Stats:
Doug $13,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 2 incorrect, 41.07% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts
Cody $11,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.93% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Kirsten $1,600 Coryat, 8 correct, 6 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $26,600
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,600
Doug Dodson, stats to date:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts
36.94% in first on buzzer (41/111)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200
Doug Dodson, to win:
3 games: 55.04%
4: 30.29%
5: 16.67%
6: 9.17%
7: 5.05%
Avg. streak: 3.224 games.
Miscellaneous:
- Thank you to Mark Barrett for providing me with a full chart of this game.
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I guessed Billy Bob Thornton, who I knew had won for his Sling Blade screenplay. Upon further googling, I see that was the year before, and he also was nominated for Best Actor for the same. I’m not sure if he produces movies either. Oh well, Jeopardy! isn’t horseshoes.
We are now gone 0-6 in Final Jeopardy.
ben affleck was the first person i thought of but of course i assumed this had to do with hyphenated names…. and even with hyphenated names (wrong path), are seymour hoffman and daniel day lewis hyphenated. i don’t think so.
i haven’t commented in days but alot of easy FJ’s recently. feels like 1997…..don’t get me wrong, i can go through a 2 week period and barely get one as well
off the top of my head, i don’t ever remember vocabulary misdirection in an FJ subject name….. i think it’s fair game and very clever.
That was a strange category title in the Final. If you don’t know the movie business lingo, it makes you believe the answer is a hyphenated last name. It appears that’s what Kirsten thought, and maybe the men too. Why not just make the title Academy Award Winners. I believe the Jeopardy staff got a little too cute with this one.
I see your point. I’m in entertainment journalism and had no trouble deciphering the category (assuming it would be about someone who has competed in a variety of categories) and I knew it was Affleck before Alex was done reading the question. I usually see the term as “multi-hyphenates” so I wonder if calling the category “Oscar Multi-hyphenates” would have helped. Maybe not, but helpful to get some other perspectives on how the contestants went 0-3 on this one.
Bad clue…looked like they wanted a hyphenated name. They clearly didn’t want to pay much money wanting players to lose.
I disagree that it was a bad clue. There was nothing wrong with the clue itself.
It was the fact that they chose a word in the category where 98% of their audience has no idea as to the definition that is the problem here.
That was a bogus category name. I’ll bet they bring back Kirsten and Cody.
I’d bet against it. Regardless of category, Kirsten wasn’t going to win, and there was nothing technically wrong with the clue, in the respect that the wording was perfectly correct.
It’s just that it hinged on a definition that very few people actually know. Which is a different problem, but not one that warrants bringing contestants back.
The FJ question subject was simply unacceptable. I watch Jeopardy to learn and to be challenged. Not to have categories that are misleading at best. I hope the Jeopardy staff doesn’t continue with stuff like this.
Kind of sneaky, Jeopardy people. I’m sure you were all very amused by today’s final jeopardy category of “Oscar Hyphenates”, but I would guess that most viewers feel let down, even tricked by your little smoke screen. I have watched Jeopardy for years because I love knowledge and learning. I admire the people who are brave enough to become contestants on your show. And, to be clear, I also admire all of you who work so hard behind the scene to make the show a success. I love how little clues to the question on are hidden in the answer. It’s reminiscent of the kind of essay questions we used to be given on our exams when I was a kid. However, we were never thrown for a loop by the use of an archaic or little used word.
My apologies for the double comment. – cweaverking
If you knew which actor won a writing Oscar for 1997 and a producing Oscar for 2012, what the heck difference would the name of the category make? If it was named differently you’d still either know it or not.
If you go down the path of “people with hyphenated names”, though, which the category led you in the direction of, it takes a good clue and makes it nearly impossible.
You go, Andy…!!
Fiddle-faddlery, in my estimation…