Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century Novels) for Wednesday, May 29, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 188):
The author of this tale dedicated the novel to British philosopher William Godwin, her father
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Lisa Clark, a freelance designer from Atlanta, Georgia
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Faizan Kothari, an investment banking analyst from New York, New York
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James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (29-day total: $2,254,938)
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Correct response: What is Frankenstein?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
William Godwin was the father of author Mary Shelley, who wrote her first novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus at the age of 21. She had met her husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, as he had been one of Godwin’s followers. Godwin’s methods of educating his daughter including teaching her to write by writing letters; though she received little formal education, Godwin tutored his daughter in a variety of subjects. Frankenstein was written in the summer of 1816 in Geneva.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
James $43,914
Faizan $9,200
Lisa $2,800
Tonight’s results:
Lisa $2,800 – $2,799 = $1 (What is :)?)
Faizan $9,200 + $23 = $9,223
James $43,914 + $25,119 = $69,033 (30-day total: $2,323,971)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $10,400
Faizan $5,200
Lisa $2,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) 1919 $600 (9th pick)
James 2800 +2800 (Faizan 2800 Lisa 0)
2) ONE BIG SWAMP $1600 (2nd pick)
James 12400 +11914 (Faizan 5200 Lisa 2000)
3) SPACE “EX” $1600 (5th pick)
Faizan 6800 -4000 (James 25514 Lisa 2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 137
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
James $31,400 Coryat, 35 correct, 1 incorrect, 59.65% in first on buzzer
Faizan $13,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer
Lisa $2,800 Coryat, 6 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $47,400
Lach Trash: $3,000 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
James Holzhauer, stats to date:
1,089 correct, 32 incorrect
31/34 on rebound attempts (on 63 rebound opportunities)
58.39% in first on buzzer (988/1692)
65/69 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $610,971)
29/30 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $30,867
James Holzhauer, to win:
31 games: 97.334%
32: 94.245%
33: 91.259%
34: 91.027%
35: 89.081%
75: 35.324%
Avg. streak: 72.951 games.
(This is using the updated model and now takes into account performance on specific days of the week).
Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 72 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
James Holzhauer qualified 100.000% of the time.
Eric R. Backes qualified 93.592% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 77.744% of the time.
Lindsey Shultz qualified 50.217% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 26.747% of the time.
Jonathan Dinerstein qualified 18.674% of the time.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $69,033 is the 22nd-highest regular play total of all time. James currently holds 21 of the top 25 single-game regular-play totals of all time.
- James has been correct on his last 24 Final Jeopardy! clues.
- The prediction model gives James a 97.334% chance to win on Thursdays, 96.826% to win on Fridays, 96.832% to win on Mondays, 99.746% to win on Tuesdays, and 97.862% to win on Wednesdays.
- The prediction model currently gives James a 91.403% chance of surpassing Ken Jennings’ total of $2,520,700, and a 48.638% chance of surpassing Brad Rutter’s all-time winnings total of $4,688,436. (At his current average win total, James would pass Ken on June 3 and Brad on July 25.)
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James looks like he is willing to have some fun while playing instead of staying focused every single second. To me that makes him more human and more likable. I see him as happy and not at all disrespectful of the game.
— I was distracted during the interview segment today. What was James’ response to Alex’s question regarding his largest gambling loss?
$20,000.
— I was distracted during the interview segment today. What was James’ response to Alex’s question regarding his largest gambling loss? (This may a duplicate entry. Mea culpa)!
In an interview James said in response to the question what is your greatest memory of your historic run. James said it hasn’t aired yet. I’m confident the contestants on Jeopardy! sign a non disclousure agreement which prevents them from talking about their experience on the show until the shows air. What would be considered a violation of the Non Disclousure agreement? Is saying his greatest memory hasn’t aired yet a violation of the agreement or would he have to say what the moment was? How strict is the NDA and what is the penalty for a violation of the NDA. I’m surprised James is so open to the media with all the money he has on the line He hasn’t even got paid from Jeopardy! yet and won’t until 120 days after his final show airs. .
There are former contestants who swing by from time to time who would be better equipped than I to answer that question.
There are terms in the release you sign prior to taping that prevent various disclosures. I’m not sure how James making an unverifiable non-statement about his “greatest memory” could violate any of the terms that were in the agreement I signed.
Someone on the Jeopardy subreddit said he texted James and he said it was the “Dr. Dree” moment. People said judging by his post history, he does know James in real life. The interview was published May 23rd, and was probably conducted before that. The Dr. Dree episode aired May 24.
Thank you , for your reply. I wouldn’t think that would violate the NDA then ,because, it wasn’t talking about the actual outcome of the show or anything . James has a history on game shows I’m sure he knows what he can and can’t say. I’m just surprised he’s so open to giving interviews and doing podcasts and everything with all the money that he has on the line. I wonder how Jeopardy ! would handle that type of situation with James with a NDA I’m not saying he did commit a violation of the NDA if that was the moment he was talking about it likely wasn’t a violation of the NDA ,but, since James is obviously really helping Jeopardy! ratings getting past Judge Judy and thngs I wonder if they would give James more slack? I don’t know just wondering. His run is amazing. I’m excited to see how long it goes.
@Andy
Great news about Alex’ condition. Just heard it on CNN.!!
But btw, I think James is STILL playing. There is an audience, and even if (idk) have to sign a NDA, somebody would have leaked it already if – and when – James lost to the National Enquirer et al……
A secret is only a secret if only 2 people know it and one of them is dead.
James or anyone of the J crew would most likely not talk – the J people have a job to lose – and James seems to be a fair enough character to stick to an agreement etc. But the audience???????????? IF James lost already, SOMEBODY would have leaked it pretty fast to the highest bidder. Though the shows are aired about 8 weeks later, having somebody lose who has won over 2 million is something everybody would have figured out and also have been aware that the news would be worth a lot to some tabloid.
So I would not be surprised if we go into the summer break with James still playing…
Any thoughts on that, AndY? Anyone??
Well, if Andy did happen to know any pertinent info about this, he certainly won’t be the one to spoil it by mentioning it here. 😉
How do you prove you aren’t just making it up? I’m guessing no one is taking pics in there.