Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Adventure Novels) for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 (Season 36, Game 172):
In this novel the surname of a pastor, his wife & 4 sons is not given in the text; the title was meant to evoke a 1719 novel
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Jackie Wong, a consultant & figure skating analyst from New York, New York
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Tiffany Vicars, a consultant pharmacist from Louisville, Kentucky
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Ben Scripps, a television director from Cadillac, Michigan (1-day total: $18,800)
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Correct response: What is The Swiss Family Robinson?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The Swiss Family Robinson, before it became a 1960 Disney film, was an 1812 novel by Johann David Wyss. It was about a Swiss family who got shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Australia. The title, of course, was meant to evoke Robinson Crusoe, a 1719 novel about the shipwreck and survival of the title character.
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Scores going into Final:
Ben $20,400
Jackie $7,000
Tiffany $4,800
Tonight’s results:
Tiffany $4,800 – $1,500 = $3,300 (What is Gulliver’s Travels?)
Jackie $7,000 – $2,601 = $4,399 (What is 20,000 leagues under the s)
Ben $20,400 – $1,042 = $19,358 (What Is?) (2-day total: $38,158)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $6,000
Jackie $2,600
Tiffany $2,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) STILL STANDING IN EUROPE $600 (clue #14)
Jackie 1600 +1600 (Ben 3000 Tiffany 0)
2) GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK $1200 (clue #25)
Ben 19200 +2200 (Tiffany 4800 Jackie 7000)
3) THE LORD DEALS WITH THEE, BIBLICALLY $1200 (clue #26)
Ben 21400 -1000 (Tiffany 4800 Jackie 7000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 107
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: COOL BEANS $1000
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $1,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 363 (2.11 per episode average), 5 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ben $20,400 Coryat, 25 correct, 3 incorrect, 44.64% in first on buzzer (25/56), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Jackie $6,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Tiffany $4,800 Coryat, 9 correct, 2 incorrect, 19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $31,200
Lach Trash: $15,600 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,200
Ben Scripps, career statistics:
47 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
40.71% in first on buzzer (46/113)
1/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,800)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,400
Tiffany Vicars, career statistics:
9 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,800
Jackie Wong, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
19.64% in first on buzzer (11/56)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,000
Ben Scripps, to win:
3 games: 48.696%
4: 23.713%
5: 11.547%
6: 5.623%
7: 2.738%
Avg. streak: 2.949 games.
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Didn’t realize either of those novels were that old but did guess this one right away.
Pretty clear their name wasn’t actually Robinson, since that is neither a French, German, or Italian surname and therefore not “Swiss.”
I watched Lost in Space for several years before I caught the reference that their name was ‘Robinson’
And it was based on a comic book called Space Family Robinson I believe. 🛸🏝
I like Ben! He has a great personality! I can’t wait to see him pull off another win!
Hopefully! Yesterday Ben nearly lost in a runaway, but today wins in a runaway. You never know what to expect…
Do you have information about where this week’s episodes fit in with regards to COVID-19 tapings and how may more new episodes there are? Several of last night’s clues seemed more than familiar. There was still audience applause. Have we gotten to where that might be dubbed in when they get to episodes with no live audience?
I’ve watched a few episodes of the celebrity “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” It was taped without an audience, and the audience was much more integral to that show than the Jeopardy audience. Jeopardy could certainly do the same, but the contestants aren’t six feet apart. They may have to redesign the set.
According to Jackie’s Twitter (@rockerskating) tonight’s episode was taped 3/10, which was the Tuesday of the week everything began to shut down.
I noticed that Alex didn’t shakes hands with any of the contestants at the end of today’s show (or yesterday’s either, I believe)
Ben is an appealing champ and even though he “stole” the game yesterday, I thought he was the best player. Hope he keeps going!
We just got a triple stumper as this was a tough FJ clue.
Too many convolutions in this one for me to settle on anything. I hope I do better on some categories at least..,.
Kudos to those here that got this one right. I thought it was very difficult, and am not surprised it was a TS.
Can you explain the numbers in the Buffett donations to the Gates’ Foundation answer? How did Buffett give annual billions and yet the total was 2.8 billion in 2018? What am I missing?
The 2018 donation was 2.8 billion, not the total cumulative donation from 2006 through 2018.
What Disney fan wouldn’t know the correct response to FJ tonight? I’ve climbed into the Disneyland tree-house more times than I can remember, and the constantly-playing polka on the treadle-pump organ is an ear-worm that will haunt me all night now.
It’s my sixth FJ “skunk” for 2020. I’m shooting for eight this year, and a new personal best. If they start shooting new shows, I’ve got a real good shot at it.
BTW, I knew “Noah” as well.
Well, this Disney fan for one…:-)
Interesting coincidence that there would be a question about Ruby Rose playing Batwoman in the episode that ends up airing on the day she quits the show.