Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The 50 States) for Tuesday, July 7, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 42):
In 1840 this New England state was home to 24 of the 100 most populous U.S. urban places; now, its capital is its only one in the top 100
This episode originally aired on November 5, 2019.
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Today’s contestants:
Rachel Lindgren, an astronomy interpreter from Bend, Oregon
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Dhruv Gaur, a student at Brown University from Gainesville, Georgia
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Rob Worman, an engagement manager from Edina, Minnesota
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Correct response: What is Massachusetts?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The places ranged in population from the 93,383 of Boston (5th in the US at the time) to Barnstable on Cape Cod (#97 at 4,301). Some of these 24 places, such as Charlestown, Roxbury, Dorchester, became part of Boston; many others are still Boston suburbs. Growth outside of New England, though, caused Massachusetts to only have 12 of the top 100 by 1890. Currently, Worcester is second in Massachusetts and 136th in the United States.
One thing that I noticed yesterday when seeing the reactions of many viewers playing along at home is that Final Jeopardy! clues like yesterday’s and today’s can be incredibly easy to second-guess yourself on. If you get the clue correct, that’s great! If not, that’s absolutely not a suitable reason to shame anybody else over it. Especially contestants. The Tournament of Champions is a pressure-cooker; Stage 10 and the lights do weird things to people.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Dhruv $13,600
Rachel $10,000
Rob $400
Tonight’s results:
Rob $400 + $399 = $799 (What is VA MA)
Rachel $10,000 + $3,601 = $13,601
Dhruv $13,600 + $6,401 = $20,001 (Semifinalist)
Wild card standings:
Monday: Gilbert Collins, $16,801 ($9,000, $7,400)
Tuesday: Dhruv Gaur, $20,001 ($13,600, $6,000)
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
1. Kyle Jones, $16,800 ($8,400, $1,200), 99.707% to advance
2. Rachel Lindgren, $13,601 ($10,000, $3,600), 85.864% to advance
3. Anneke Garcia, $4,799 ($11,400, $3,400), 1.898% to advance
4. Rob Worman, $799 ($400, $2,200), 0.003% to advance
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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dhruv $6,000
Rachel $3,600
Rob $2,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS $1000 (11th pick)
Dhruv 5800 -3000 (Rachel 2000 Rob -800)
2) FICTIONAL CHARACTERS $800 (10th pick)
Rob 5400 -5400 (Dhruv 7600 Rachel 7200)
3) THE DARK AGES $2000 (11th pick)
Rob 0 -2000 (Dhruv 7600 Rachel 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -252
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 88 (2.10 per episode average), 1 Daily Double
Game Stats:
Dhruv $16,600 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer, 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $10,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Rob $7,800 Coryat, 13 correct, 6 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $11,800 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Dhruv Gaur, stats to date:
107 correct, 12 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
34.04% in first on buzzer (96/282)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,600)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,560
Rachel Lindgren, stats to date:
117 correct, 16 incorrect
7/11 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
28.65% in first on buzzer (110/384)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
3/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,143
Rob Worman, stats to date:
137 correct, 28 incorrect
8/11 on rebound attempts (on 48 rebound opportunities)
33.17% in first on buzzer (136/410)
9/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,800)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,500
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Kudos to Alex for bringing up the purple ribbons as a tribute to Larry Martin, who died from pancreatic cancer in January 2019.
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