Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 20th Century Art) for Thursday, July 9, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 44):
A derisive description of the shape of the houses in the 1908 painting “Houses at l’Estaque” gave this art style its name
This episode originally aired on November 7, 2019.
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Today’s contestants:
Emma Boettcher, a user experience librarian from Chicago, Illinois
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Eric R. Backes, an attorney & government relations professional from Oviedo, Florida
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Josh Hill, a network engineer from North Little Rock, Arkansas
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Correct response: What is cubism?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The George Braque painting Houses at l’Estaque was mocked by art critic Louis Vauxcelles, who referred to the houses as “little cubes”, leading to the painting being rejected by the 1908 Salon d’Automne. The term “cubism” became used by 1911 to refer to Picasso’s and Braque’s paintings.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Emma $23,800
Eric $13,000
Josh $12,200
Tonight’s results:
Josh $12,200 – $1,603 = $10,597 (What is minimalism)
Eric $13,000 – $5,000 = $8,000 (What is Art Deco?)
Emma $23,800 + $0 = $23,800 (Semifinalist)
Wild card standings:
Monday: Gilbert Collins, $16,801 ($9,000, $7,400)
Tuesday: Dhruv Gaur, $20,001 ($13,600, $6,000)
Wednesday: James Holzhauer, $30,635 ($30,309, $8,800)
Thursday: Emma Boettcher, $23,800 ($23,800, $5,000)
Friday:
1. Kyle Jones, $16,800 ($8,400, $1,200), 100% to advance
2. Lindsey Shultz, $14,000 ($10,800, $4,000), 100% to advance
3. Rachel Lindgren, $13,601 ($10,000, $3,600), 94.638% to advance
4. Josh Hill, $10,597 ($12,200, $4,200), 40.105% to advance
5. Eric R. Backes, $8,000 ($13,000, $3,000)
6. Anneke Garcia, $4,799 ($11,400, $3,400)
7. Rob Worman, $799 ($400, $2,200)
8. Alan Dunn, $1 ($6,000, $4,000)
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Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Emma $5,000
Josh $4,200
Eric $3,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NAME & NUMBER $800 (4th pick)
Emma 600 +1000 (Josh 0 Eric -600)
2) THE HUMAN BODY $800 (13th pick)
Emma 14200 +4000 (Josh 6600 Eric 5400)
3) GHOSTWRITERS $800 (21st pick)
Eric 7400 +3600 (Emma 23000 Josh 9800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 177
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 88 (2.00 per episode average), 1 Daily Double
Game Stats:
Emma $20,400 Coryat, 23 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Josh $12,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer, 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Eric $10,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $7,000 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,200
Emma Boettcher, stats to date:
127 correct, 7 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
38.52% in first on buzzer (109/283)
7/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,200)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,200
Josh Hill, stats to date:
207 correct, 32 incorrect
4/7 on rebound attempts (on 25 rebound opportunities)
42.43% in first on buzzer (213/502)
7/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $24,195)
4/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,578
Eric R. Backes, stats to date:
150 correct, 18 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
43.82% in first on buzzer (149/340)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,600)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,667
Andy’s Thoughts:
- As I said in my predictions, Emma very much proved she is deserving of a spot in this tournament.
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Hi. I don’t really get the any of FJ wagers.
The only one I understand is Emma’s. She was pretty sure that even if she lost, $23,800. would be enough to earn a wildcard spot.
I would say that she could still bet enough to win with an all-in bet by the second place contestant and still feel confident of at least a wildcard spot if she missed Final Jeopardy. My rule of thumb for a wildcard spot is $14,000. So if one has less than $14,000, you should bet everything, because if you miss Final Jeopardy, you’re out of it anyway. If you have more than $14,000, you could either take a shot at first place or just bet what you have in excess of $14,000.