Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century Supreme Court Cases) for Friday, October 23, 2020 (Season 37, Game 30):
Part of the dissent in this 1896 landmark case read, “In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law”
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Today’s contestants:
Jamelle Shannon, a senior crime scene analyst from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Brian Adams, an educator from Big Bear Lake, California
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Colin Davy, a data scientist originally from Chicago, Illinois (1-day total: $26,100)
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Correct response: What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
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Widely considered one of the worst decisions in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, Plessy v. Ferguson was an 1896 case whose decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as those facilities were equal in quality; it became known as the “separate but equal” doctrine. It legitimized the racial segregation and provided further cover for further segregation laws. Amazingly, it was a 7-1 Supreme Court decision; John Marshall Harlan was the lone dissenter; Harlan became known as “The Great Dissenter” for dissenting in many of the decisions that legitimized segregation.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Brian $9,200
Jamelle $8,600
Colin $8,200
Tonight’s results:
Colin $8,200 + $0 = $8,200 (What is Plessy v. Ferguson?)
Jamelle $8,600 – $4,000 = $4,600 (What is the Dred Scott case?)
Brian $9,200 + $8,001 = $17,201 (What is Plessy v. Ferguson?) (1-day total: $17,201)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Colin $4,600
Jamelle $3,000
Brian $2,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORIC OBJECTS $1000 (clue #8)
Colin 400 -1000 (Brian -2000 Jamelle 1200)
2) HYBRIDS $1200 (clue #13)
Brian 4400 +2400 (Colin 4200 Jamelle 4200)
3) OPERA $2000 (clue #23)
Jamelle 8200 -2000 (Colin 8600 Brian 6800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -70
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 60 (2.00 per episode average), 1 Daily Double
Game Stats:
Brian $8,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 5 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Colin $9,200 Coryat, 19 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jamelle $10,600 Coryat, 14 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $27,800
Lach Trash: $12,000 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,200
Colin Davy, career statistics:
41 correct, 8 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (42/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $8,400)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,500
Brian Adams, career statistics:
16 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Jamelle Shannon, career statistics:
14 correct, 3 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,600
Brian Adams, to win:
2 games: 32.779%
3: 10.744%
4: 3.522%
5: 1.154%
6: 0.378%
Avg. streak: 1.488 games.
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Can we just have a 2-time champion? Is that too much to ask?
Getting that first win is no small feat in itself; trying to repeat for subsequent games does begin to take its toll, albeit in different ways for each contestant. And, taping five shows in a day, and random selection of contestants, can place a different strain on the contestants who play ‘later in the week’ than those who may have started the week, so each win is a moment to savor, and to realize how fortunate you are to win a game, given how even the smallest change could totally alter the outcome. So, it really is a matter of “walking a mile in the other person’s shoes” or, in this case, “standing for 30 minutes at the other person’s podium.” And look at Kevin Walsh, who was a 5-time champ just last week.
I guess law school was worth it after all 😀
With a $26,100 win yesterday, and 60% odds to win 2 games, I had great hopes for Colin to win again.
Colin’s Coryat on Thursday was 11,800 and Lindsey’s was higher at 12,800 for an indicator to me that Colin’s run would be shorter rather than longer.
They didn’t mention the name of the justice who wrote the dissenting opinion. He is my distant cousin, and his name was John Marshall Harlan. Yay, cousin John!
Considering his viewpoints on the court, especially what he was up against, you should be proud of him!
The year (1896) gives it away, just as 1857 would have given away Dred Scott as the response. There was no need for the rest of the clue.
For FJ, I guessed Marbury v. Madison. The obvious answer of Plessy v. Ferguson never occurred to me.
Yes, I read the response explanations. I bet Andy would prefer “became” instead of “because” in “it because known as the “separate but equal” doctrine . . .
De nada. I’m your rock . . .