Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category International News) for Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 157):
In 2014 this 10,000-square-mile region moved its clocks forward 2 hours to Moscow Standard Time
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Katie Grosteffon, an ergonomist from Lexington, Kentucky
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Adam Lozeau, a public defender from St. Paul, Minnesota
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James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (8-day total: $460,479)
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Correct response: What is Crimea?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
As part of the Russian annexation of Crimea in early 2014, the region moved its clocks ahead two hours on March 30, 2014, changing its time zone to Moscow Standard Time. Both Ukraine and Russia claim sovereignty over the area; most of the international community supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity in this matter.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
James $66,181
Adam $11,200
Katie $0
Tonight’s results:
Katie $0 (did not qualify for Final Jeopardy)
Adam $11,200 – $11,199 = $1 (What is Siber Crimea?)
James $66,181 + $40,000 = $106,181 (9-day total: $566,660) (What is Crimea? Happy birthday no one!)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $19,400
Adam $3,200
Katie $400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) A YEAR ENDING IN 9 $800 (8th pick)
James 5800 +5800 (Adam 1000 Katie 0)
2) LITERARY ALLUSIONS $1600 (15th pick)
James 27000 +11381 (Adam 8800 Katie -400)
3) SOUNDS LIKE PIG LATIN $1600 (22nd pick)
James 46381 +17000 (Adam 10000 Katie -400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 179
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
James $36,000 Coryat, 42 correct, 2 incorrect, 70.18% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts
Adam $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Katie $0 Coryat, 3 correct, 1 incorrect, 7.02% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $47,200
Lach Trash: $1,600 (on 1 Triple Stumper)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
James Holzhauer, stats to date:
300 correct, 13 incorrect
11/13 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
53.25% in first on buzzer (270/507)
19/21 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $181,285)
8/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $28,156
James Holzhauer, to win:
10 games: 95.34%
11: 90.90%
12: 86.67%
13: 82.63%
14: 78.78%
Avg. streak: 29.470 games.
Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 93 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 3.0152 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.1928).
An average of 4.6745 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.4815).
An early cutoff took place 0.348% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
James Holzhauer qualified 100.000% of the time.
Eric R. Backes qualified 87.509% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 64.674% of the time.
Lindsey Shultz qualified 31.367% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 7.383% of the time.
Jonathan Dinerstein qualified 1.182% of the time.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- With $566,660, James moves into the #6 spot all-time in total earnings (including tournaments.)
- The $36,000 Coryat Score is tied for the highest all-time by anyone not named Ken Jennings and is tied for 7th overall. Spots 1 through 6 are all held by Ken, the record is $39,200.
- James has yet to shout out his brother. This is clearly some next-level trolling at this point.
- With categories 5 JEFFS and YEAH, WE SAW IT ON THE INTERNET, that has to be a Jeffpardy reference, right?
- $40,000 is the most amount of money ever bet in Final Jeopardy.
- 40 times in first on buzzer is not a record, Ken Jennings went 46-for-56 (82.14%) in his 35th game (July 20).
- Effective in first on buzzer stats: James 70.81% (40/57), Adam 22.81% (13/57), Katie 7.02% (4/57).
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Next week, I will be traveling to England for a few weeks. Does anyone know if the American version of Jeopardy airs there? I hate it that I have to miss seeing James (and I’m assuming he will still be winning by next week). Thank you!
As far as I know, it does not.
That’s what I figured. At least I can read about it on this site.
Thanks for the reply!
James told the Naperville IL Sun newspaper that when he studies an uninteresting subject he checks out the children’s section at the library as they have interesting pictures and fun facts.
The main takeaway from all of this is that “More to come!” Probably means that James might still be taping at this point. So all I’m going to say is get used to seeing James dominate on Jeopardy!
“More to come!” in the Thoughts section means that I will have more thoughts once my stats are compiled. Nothing more.
I have NEVER been this excited to come home and watch a show as I am with Jeopardy since James arrived on the scene.
@Andy
Did I get that right that there was only one TS in the entire game?
Correct! THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE $1600.
Is Katie’s 3 correct responses a record low?
No; there are contestants who have had fewer.
I’m really curious what made Adam change his answer. Siberia seems wrong on at least three levels; its size, it would have to change its clocks back, not forward, if I’m not mistaken and it hasn’t been in the news recently.
Not that it matters since he was going to end up in second place regardless.
Jeff
The clues were mean to Katie.
Wow no one will beat him
I know right. I’ve been following this so deeply and he’s just unreal and his wagering confidence is through the roof.
Hard to imagine there’s someone out there who will eventually beat him.
Now he’s had a runaway 8 times out of 9. I don’t recall seeing so few Triple Stumpers, either. I usually do well on them when the contestants are young or not so good. At least I got the one tonight. James is amazing. He’s like the Leonardo da Vinci of Jeopardy!