Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Royalty) for Wednesday, December 16, 2020 (Season 37, Game 68):
In 1521 this monarch published the theological treatise “Defense of the Seven Sacraments”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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Today’s contestants:
Spencer Robins, a graduate student & teacher originally from New York, New York
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Rhonda Byer, a retired educator from Los Angeles, California
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Brayden Smith, a policy intern from Las Vegas, Nevada (1-day total: $31,000)
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Correct response: Who is Henry VIII?
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Inspired to respond to Martin Luther’s attacks on the Catholic church regarding indulgences, King Henry VIII of England, assisted by Thomas More, wrote Defence of the Seven Sacraments. Pope Leo X even awarded Henry the title Defender of the Faith for the work; it is a title still carried by English monarchs.
There is an irony behind Henry’s defense of Catholicism, though; by the 1530s, Henry had broken from the Catholic church and the English Reformation had begun, mostly because the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Brayden $31,800
Spencer $7,400
Rhonda $2,200
Tonight’s results:
Rhonda $2,200 + $2,199 = $4,399 (Who is Henry VIII?)
Spencer $7,400 – $2,999 = $4,401 (Who is James I (of England))
Brayden $31,800 + $3,200 = $35,000 (Who is Henry VIII?) (2-day total: $66,000)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Brayden $7,600
Spencer $5,000
Rhonda $1,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) U.S. FACT SHEET $1000 (clue #12)
Brayden 2000 +2000 (Rhonda 600 Spencer 1000)
2) MINCED OATHS $1200 (clue #6)
Brayden 8000 +5000 (Rhonda 4200 Spencer 6200)
3) MEDICAL TERMS $1200 (clue #23, $6000 left on board)
Brayden 29400 +2000 (Rhonda 4200 Spencer 9000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 169
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: BOATS & SHIPS $400 MEDICAL TERMS $400 ENDING $800
Total Left On Board: $1,600
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 125 (1.84 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Brayden $26,200 Coryat, 28 correct, 1 incorrect, 44.44% in first on buzzer (24/54), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Spencer $7,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.48% in first on buzzer (17/54), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Rhonda $2,200 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.81% in first on buzzer (8/54), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,800
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Brayden Smith, career statistics:
59 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
47.66% in first on buzzer (51/107)
6/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,000
Rhonda Byer, career statistics:
8 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
14.81% in first on buzzer (8/54)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,200
Spencer Robins, career statistics:
15 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
31.48% in first on buzzer (17/54)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400
Brayden Smith, to win:
3 games: 85.709%
4: 73.461%
5: 62.963%
6: 53.965%
7: 46.253%
Avg. streak: 7.997 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Especially on Daily Doubles, the audio in studio is better than the audio we hear over the television. The judges also have the ability to isolate audio and to stop tape. If the judges give credit for a correct response, it is because they feel that the contestant has given a correct response.
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If you’re good with the dates that notable English monarchs ruled, that’s an easy backdoor way to get this one. I am not very good with the dates that far back. I thought I had this one nailed with James I of King James Bible fame.
That is the only way I guessed this correct. By the date.
WOW! You GO JAMES – I mean BRAYDEN!
I like him. He seems a little shy. Even apologized yesterday when he found the third daily double.
Like James, from Las Vegas! But will he lose tomorrow or go on a long streak? Nobody knows, but > 60% chance to make TOC…
And here I thought Ryan Hemmel would be the last multi-day, TOC level champion in the Trebek era! At this rate, Brayden may be the last champ under Alex, period. Future opponents will need big Daily Doubles, but hard to hit them if you don’t get them!
Second impressive lock in 2 days. Maybe……could Brayden be the one to go to 5 (and more?)?
Ok, we’ve got another great player to get behind for a long streak. But remember John a few weeks ago looked amazing and then only won two games.
Nous verrons….
Of course, hitting 6 out of 6 DDs and getting all right does not happen that often.
In the post-game chat, Alex said to Rhonda and Spencer “You played well, but you ran into Billy Buzzsaw.” So because of that, I’ll just give him the nickname Buzzsaw Brayden.