Today’s Final Jeopardy – October 28, 2019

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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century America) for Monday, October 28, 2019 (Season 36, Episode 36):

Before its official opening on May 24, 1883 Emily Roebling became the first person to cross it in a carriage

(correct response beneath the contestants)

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Today’s contestants:

Steve Moulds, a playwright from Louisville, Kentucky

Diana Smith, a scheduler & planner from Memphis, Tennessee

Kris Prue, a customer service representative from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1-day total: $37,600)

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Correct response: What is the Brooklyn Bridge?

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More information about Final Jeopardy:

Emily Roebling was responsible for the majority of the construction on the Brooklyn Bridge, a massive bridge across the East River in New York City. John A. Roebling was the original chief engineer, but died a few days into construction after he contracted tetanus. His son Washington Roebling succeeded his father as chief engineer, but then decompression sickness debilitated him and was essentially an invalid from 1872 onward. Emily became a de facto chief engineer, skillfully managing the interests of all parties involved and the bridge opened to great fanfare in 1883. Emily Roebling was first to cross, carrying her good-luck rooster as a symbol of victory..

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

Scores going into Final:
Steve $17,400
Diana $10,600
Kris $7,200

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Tonight’s results:
Kris $7,200 + $6,200 = $13,400
Diana $10,600 + $3,400 = $14,000
Steve $17,400 + $3,801 = $21,201 (1-day total: $21,201)

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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Diana $5,000
Kris $4,800
Steve $4,400

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Opening break taken after: 15 clues

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Daily Double locations:
1) HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS $800 (19th pick)
Diana 2600 +1000 (Kris 3000 Steve 1600)
2) PEN NAMES $800 (19th pick)
Diana 10600 -1200 (Steve 9200 Kris 8800)
3) GREEK ISLES $1200 (22nd pick)
Steve 10000 +3000 (Diana 9400 Kris 9200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 57

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Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 88 (2.44 per episode average), 1 Daily Double

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Game Stats:
Steve $15,600 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Diana $11,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer, 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Kris $7,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer, 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200

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Kris Prue, final stats:
42 correct, 7 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,700

Steve Moulds, stats to date:
22 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: 3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,600

Steve Moulds, to win:
2 games: 55.668%
3: 30.989%
4: 17.251%
5: 9.603%
6: 5.346%
Avg. streak: 2.256 games.

Andy’s Thoughts:

• This is only the third game this season that all 3 players got Final Jeopardy! correct; players now move to 43.93% on Final Jeopardy. (Last season finished at 54.33%.)
• Both Kris and Diana made Final Jeopardy! bets that were not particularly useful for the situation at hand. Kris should have bet at least $6,400 (but, really, everything is the play here) in order to ensure he has a faint hope in Final Jeopardy. Meanwhile, because Kris has such an incentive to bet everything, Diana really needs to make a bet that covers Kris’ doubled score. (Though, again, because she only wins if she’s right and Steve is wrong, she also has incentive to bet nearly everything, in order to maximize winnings if she’s correct).

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