Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Classic TV Sitcoms) for Wednesday, September 2, 2020 (Season 36, Game 173):
“I Love Lucy” used the French word “enceinte” in a 1952 episode title because CBS didn’t want this word used
This episode originally aired on May 20, 2020.
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(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Rachel Keen, a compliance specialist from Washington, D.C.
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Nathan Berger, a restauranteur and sommelier from South Portland, Maine
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Ben Scripps, a television director from Cadillac, Michigan (2-day total: $38,158)
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Correct response: What is pregnant?
More information about Final Jeopardy:
The episode, which originally aired December 8, 1952, was the first of a six-episode storyline that coincided with Lucille Ball’s real-life pregnancy. Ironically, CBS had an issue with the episode title “Lucy is Pregnant”, but was OK with the very next episode title of “Pregnant Women are Unpredictable”.
The episode where Lucy gave birth to “Little Ricky” had more viewers than President Eisenhower’s inauguration the next day.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Nathan $11,800
Rachel $5,800
Ben $5,200
Tonight’s results:
Ben $5,200 + $601 = $5,801 (What is pregnant?)
Rachel $5,800 – $1,000 = $4,800 (What is ?)
Nathan $11,800 + $199 = $11,999 (What is pregnant?) (1-day total: $11,999)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ben $7,400
Nathan $2,600
Rachel $1,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) GERMAN ANIMAL NAMES $600 (clue #13)
Nathan 800 -800 (Ben 2000 Rachel -800)
2) ALEXANDER THE GREAT $800 (clue #14)
Ben 7400 +2000 (Nathan 8600 Rachel 4200)
3) CHARACTERS FROM AMERICAN FOLKLORE $1600 (clue #29)
Ben 9800 -4600 (Nathan 13800 Rachel 5800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 363 (2.10 per episode average), 5 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Nathan $12,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ben $8,600 Coryat, 19 correct, 5 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Rachel $5,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,000
Lach Trash: $13,600 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,400
Ben Scripps, career statistics:
67 correct, 12 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
40.00% in first on buzzer (68/170)
2/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,467
Nathan Berger, career statistics:
16 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600
Rachel Keen, career statistics:
14 correct, 4 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,800
Nathan Berger, to win:
2 games: 39.505%
3: 15.606%
4: 6.165%
5: 2.436%
6: 0.962%
Avg. streak: 1.653 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- On the ALEXANDER THE GREAT $1200 clue, it sounded to me that Nathan did say “What is” before the correct response, but it was somehow not picked up by the audio in post production. Closed captioning confirms this; captions did say “What is”.
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