Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Comic Book Superheroes) for Thursday, April 18, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 159):
During his years with the Justice League of America, this superhero sometimes used the identity “C. King”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Gregory Bodkin, an institutional development manager from Brooklyn, New York
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Samantha Merwin, a graduate student from Irvine, California
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James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (10-day total: $697,787)
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Correct response: Who is Aquaman?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
Aquaman (Orin, or Arthur Curry) used the alias C. King (“Sea King”) in Justice League of America Vol 1 #27 (May 1964), The “I” Who Defeated the Justice League.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
James $47,825
Samantha $9,800
Gregory $8,200
Tonight’s results:
Gregory $8,200 – $4,000 = $4,200 (Who is Batman?)
Samantha $9,800 – $6,601 = $3,199 (Who is Superman>)
James $47,825 + $26,308 = $74,133 (11-day total: $771,920) (Who is Aquaman Hi Katie & Jo Jo <3)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $13,200
Gregory $3,400
Samantha $1,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NEXT YEAR $800 (9th pick)
James 3000 +3000 (Gregory 2000 Samantha 1000)
2) BATTLE ROYALE $1600 (5th pick)
James 15200 +6013 (Gregory 4600 Samantha 2200)
3) GREEK & ROMAN LIT $2000 (8th pick)
James 24013 +9812 (Gregory 4600 Samantha 2200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 180
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
James $33,400 Coryat, 39 correct, 0 incorrect, 61.40% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Gregory $8,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 0 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer
Samantha $9,800 Coryat, 11 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $51,400
Lach Trash: $1,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $800
James Holzhauer, stats to date:
381 correct, 13 incorrect
13/15 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
55.07% in first on buzzer (342/621)
24/26 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $237,024)
10/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $29,400
James Holzhauer, to win:
12 games: 95.13%
13: 90.50%
14: 86.10%
15: 81.91%
16: 77.93%
Avg. streak: 30.551 games.
Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 91 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 2.9578 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.1761).
An average of 4.5679 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.4607).
An early cutoff took place 0.272% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
James Holzhauer qualified 100.000% of the time.
Eric R. Backes qualified 88.752% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 66.629% of the time.
Lindsey Shultz qualified 33.041% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 7.903% of the time.
Jonathan Dinerstein qualified 1.064% of the time.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $74,133 is the seventh-highest single-day score of all time. James holds 5 of the top 7 single-day scores.
- At $771,920, James stays in 4th place in all-time winnings (including tournaments), $1,813 behind David Madden.
- James has now heard 142 consecutive clues without giving an incorrect response. The record is at least 179.
- $51,400 is the highest combined Coryat Score for a game since April 25, 2016 (also $51,400). December 23, 2009’s game had $51,600.
- Effective in first on buzzer stats: James 63.64% (35/55), Gregory 14.55% (8/55), Samantha 21.82% (21/55).
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I am fascinated most about his overall knowledge of an innumerable number of topics – that and his casual demeanor with his bets and the buzzer. It it luck however to hit the daily doubles and when he does he plays them doggone well. I feel a little sorry for the competition sometimes. It sure makes for a quick half hour though.
I think there is some luck in hitting the daily doubles, but because he usually controls the entire board, by buzzing in first and getting almost every clue correct, there’s a very high chance he will be the one to get the daily doubles.
So Jamie a professional gambler, does that allow him to qualify for this kind of quiz program?
Why wouldn’t it allow him?
Does your model giving James a 100.0% chance of making the Tournament of Champions account for any probability that he wins all this season’s games and would only be eligible for next season’s tourney?
James is going to qualify for something, whether it’s this ToC or the one following. Thus, 100%.
However, the %age for Jonathan Dinerstein is the chance that James will still be champion at the projected cutoff date.
@Andy
So you are giving James a 1.064 % chance to be still playing by the cutoff date?
At the moment, yes.
Not only is James a fantastic Jeopardy contestant, but he seems to be a well-adjusted, happy person. He also demonstrates a strong love and loyalty to his family and friends. My advice to him: James: Enjoy every moment during your times on Jeopardy. But above all, do not let success and fame change you into a person of lesser virtue!!!
If I were a contestant, to have any chance at all, I would fish around for the Daily Doubles in the middle of the categories in hope of taking them away from James. That’s what he does. They’re never, if ever (?), the first or last answers…
They’re in the first row once a season on average. They are most likely to be in the third or fourth row; they’re occasionally in rows 2 and 5.
They need to come up with some kind of strategy—anything! That is, if they can get a chance to pick. A “row,” now I know. If ever a Jeopardy! Stats category comes up, the smart money’s on Andy Saunders. Thanks, dude…