Today's Final Jeopardy - August 12, 2019

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Poets) for Monday, August 12, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 171, encore presentation):

A poem by him includes, “It was grassy and wanted wear; / Though…the passing there / Had worn them really about the same”

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s contestants:

Julia Rosinski Bailey, a 10th grade chemistry teacher from Austin, Texas
Julia Rosinski Bailey on Jeopardy!

Joe Rengstorf, a middle school education teacher from Poulsbo, Washington
Joe Rengstorf on Jeopardy!

Mariah Minges Klusman, a 12th grade English language arts teacher from Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Mariah Minges Klusman on Jeopardy!

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Correct response: Who is Robert Frost?

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The poem those lines come from is Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”; its more famous line comes at the end: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference”.

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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!

Scores going into Final:
Joe $16,000
Julia $10,200
Mariah $2,400

Tonight’s results:
Mariah $2,400 + $2,395 = $4,795
Julia $10,200 + $5,000 = $15,200
Joe $16,000 + $4,401 = $20,401 (Semifinalist)

Wild card standings:
Monday: Joe Rengstorf, $20,401 ($16,000, $9,800)
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
1) Julia Rosinski Bailey, $15,200 ($10,200, $1,400), 97.281% to advance
2) Mariah Minges Klusman, $4,795 ($2,400, $2,400), 1.840% to advance
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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Joe $9,800
Mariah $2,400
Julia $1,400

Opening break taken after: 15 clues

Daily Double locations:
1) CLASSIC NOVELS $800 (10th pick)
Joe 1200 +1200 (Julia 1400 Mariah 0)
2) THE PLANETS $1600 (4th pick)
Joe 10600 +3000 (Mariah 1600 Julia 600)
3) ARCHAEOLOGY $1200 (8th pick)
Joe 14800 +5200 (Julia 2600 Mariah 1600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 163

Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0

Game Stats:
Joe $10,200 Coryat, 26 correct, 5 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Julia $10,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 6 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer, 4/5 on rebound attempts
Maria $2,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 5 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer, 0/2 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $22,800
Lach Trash: $14,200 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $17,000

Joe Rengstorf, stats to date:
27 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200

Julia Rosinski Bailey, stats to date:
15 correct, 6 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,200

Mariah Minges Klusman, stats to date:
9 correct, 5 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,400

Andy’s Thoughts:

While a score of $16,000 has a 98.429% chance to advance as a wild card, there’s a great deal to be said for not having to sweat the wild cards all day in studio. That ability to relax may be helpful for Joe next week.
Effective in first on buzzer %age: Joe 50.94% (27/53), Julia 28.30% (15/53), Mariah 20.75% (11/53).

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