Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Figures) for Friday, August 28, 2020 (Season 36, Episode 160):
In legend, this real European leader fielded an elite corps called the 12 Peers that included Oliver & Roland
This episode originally aired on April 17, 2020.
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Today’s contestants:
Xiaoke Ying, a sophomore at the University of Southern California from Arcadia, California (yesterday’s total: $800)
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Nibir Sarma, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota from Eden Prairie, Minnesota (yesterday’s total: $22,195)
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Tyler Combs, a senior at Indiana University from Greenfield, Indiana (yesterday’s total: $200)
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Correct response: Who is Charlemagne?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
A French analog to King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table, the Twelve Peers, also known as paladins, were Charlemagne’s 12 foremost knights. They appear most often in French stories known as “chanson de geste” (“song of heroic deeds”), and while the composition of the group varies, Roland and Oliver always generally appear. The most famous “chanson de geste” today is The Song of Roland, which tells of the heroic death of Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Nibir $27,595
Tyler $14,600
Xiaoke $11,600
Tonight’s results:
Xiaoke $11,600 + $1,600 = $13,200 + $800 = $14,000 ($25,000) (Who is Charlemagne?)
Tyler $14,600 + $5,200 = $19,800 + $200 = $20,000 ($50,000) (Who is Charlemagne?)
Nibir $27,595 – $2,020 = $25,575 + $22,195 = $47,770 ($100,000) (Who is Charlemagne? Who da man?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Tyler $7,800
Nibir $6,400
Xiaoke $3,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) IN THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME $1000 (clue #18)
Tyler 4600 +2400 (Nibir 4200 Xiaoke 2400)
2) WORLD CAPITALS $1600 (clue #3)
Nibir 8400 +8400 (Tyler 9000 Xiaoke 3200)
3) GET YOUR GROUP ON $1200 (clue #22)
Nibir 28400 -5 (Tyler 10200 Xiaoke 10000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 152
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 339 (2.12 per episode average), 5 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Nibir $20,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 4 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Tyler $13,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Xiaoke $11,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 0 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $45,600
Lach Trash: $4,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,400
Tyler Combs, career statistics:
73 correct, 10 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
31.25% in first on buzzer (70/224)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,800)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,700
Nibir Sarma, career statistics:
95 correct, 17 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
43.30% in first on buzzer (97/224)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,895)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,600
Xiaoke Ying, career statistics:
46 correct, 5 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
18.10% in first on buzzer (40/221)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,250
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Nibir becomes only the fifth wild card to win the College Championship, and the first since Monica Thieu in 2012.
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Nibir: “You da man, Alex!”
Alex IS da man!
I find it strange that “radi” was accepted as a plural for “radius” when the clue clearly says that the correct response has 5 letters. The way Nibir breezed through the finals is pretty amazing, considering the fact that he was not that impressive in the quarterfinal round.
I thought of that too. She might have meant ‘radii’ but pronounced it like ‘radi’. I didn’t like the way that Nibir crossed out the right answer for Final Jeopardy in order to put a ‘tribute’ or nonsense answer.