Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Shakespeare’s Time) for Monday, June 3, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 191):
The line “a great reckoning in a little room” in “As You Like It” is usually taken to refer to this author’s premature death
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Emma Boettcher, a user experience librarian from Chicago, Illinois
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Jay Sexton, a senior research engineer from Atlanta, Georgia
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James Holzhauer, a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (32-day total: $2,462,216)
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If you’re curious to see how James’ stats so far shape up to those of Ken Jennings, you can find them at A James Holzhauer vs. Ken Jennings Statistical Comparison.
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Correct response: Who is Christopher Marlowe?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
A contemporary of Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe (also known as Kit Marlowe) was a major Elizabethan playwright and was a great influence on Shakespeare. In 1593, Marlowe was accused of holding treasonous opinions, and after the “Dutch church libel” was published (which contained several allusions to Marlowe’s plays), Marlowe was arrested. While awaiting his trial at the Privy Council, Marlowe was killed under mysterious circumstances ten days later in an altercation with Ingram Frizer.
Shakespeare’s As You Like It provides the most famous tribute to Marlowe, where Marlowe’s Hero and Leander was quoted, as well as the “a great reckoning in a little room” line referred to in today’s clue.
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Scores going into Final:
Emma $26,600
James $23,400
Jay $11,000
Tonight’s results:
Jay $11,000 + $6,000 = $17,000
James $23,400 + $1,399 = $24,799
Emma $26,600 + $20,201 = $46,801 (1-day total: $46,801)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
James $9,000
Emma $6,400
Jay $2,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) LITERATURE $1000 (1st pick)
James 0 +1000 (Jay 0 Emma 0)
2) CAPITAL “A” $800 (4th pick)
Emma 7600 +7600 (James 12600 Jay 2600)
3) POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY $2000 (14th pick)
Emma 20400 +3000 (James 17800 Jay 7400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 215
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Game Stats:
Emma $18,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 0 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer
James $23,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 0 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer
Jay $11,000 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer
Combined Coryat Score: $53,200
Lach Trash: $400 (on 1 Triple Stumper)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $400
James Holzhauer, final stats:
1,186 correct, 36 incorrect
33/36 on rebound attempts (on 68 rebound opportunities)
57.81% in first on buzzer (1077/1863)
72/76 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $654,416)
32/33 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $30,576
Emma Boettcher, stats to date:
22 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,800
Emma Boettcher, to win:
2 games: 78.319%
3: 61.338%
4: 48.039%
5: 37.624%
6: 29.466%
Avg. streak: 4.612 games. #Jeopardy
Methodology: https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/04/jeopardy-predictions-updated-methods.html
Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 69 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 2.1568 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.1836).
An average of 3.7189 4+-time champions (standard deviation 1.4397).
An early cutoff took place 0.391% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
Emma Boettcher qualified 45.564% of the time.
Eric R. Backes qualified 84.074% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 57.753% of the time.
Lindsey Shultz qualified 24.059% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 4.468% of the time.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Emma’s $46,801 is the sixth-highest first-game winning total in regular play of all time. (Thank you to those who have contacted me with a correction.)
- The Combined Coryat score for the game of $53,200 is an all-time regular-play record.
- James has been correct on his last 27 Final Jeopardy! clues.
- According to the prediction model, a score of $23,400 going into Final Jeopardy wins 86.868% of the time.
- Given James’ mean average score going into Final Jeopardy of $47,655 and standard deviation of $13,422, the chances of James having a score of $23,400 or worse going into Final Jeopardy are about 1 in 30.
- There was absolutely nothing wrong with James’ Final Jeopardy bet of $1,399. He knew that Emma was overwhelmingly likely to bet what she did and, thus, his only chance of winning was if Emma did not get Final Jeopardy! correct. $1,399 ensures that his score stays above Jay’s and gives James the best chance of winning the game. Had James gone all-in, he would have finished at $46,800 and lost by $1.
- 42.11% in first on buzzer is the worst that James did in on the signalling device since going 36.84% in his second game on April 5.
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I write this comment as a sad fellow. It feels a friend was lost when James was eliminated on Monday. Truth be told, I saw the spoiler clip on Sunday morning and was hoping it was not true. Congrats to Emma on a well played game. Would James edge her 8, maybe 9 times out of 10? I think so, but Emma played a great game and took advantage of the DD’s that she hit. We will miss you James!