Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Innovations) for Friday, December 18, 2020 (Season 37, Game 70):
This co. takes credit for inventing modern gift wrap, dating to its sale of fancy decorated envelope linings at Christmas in 1917
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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Today’s contestants:
Devon Cromwell, a voice over actor & Realtor from Tarzana, California
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Amanda Barkley-Levenson, a behavioral genetics researcher originally from Portland, Oregon
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Brayden Smith, a policy intern from Las Vegas, Nevada (3-day total: $93,800)
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Correct response: What is Hallmark?
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According to Hallmark’s website, modern decorated gift wrap was “invented” by Hallmark in 1917 when the Hall Brothers ran out of solid-colored gift wrap. Realizing that they still had fancy decorated French envelope linings, the brothers improvised and began selling the linings as gift paper. It proved to be popular enough that they began printing their own decorated wrapping paper for future holiday seasons.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Brayden $16,200
Amanda $14,200
Devon $1,200
Tonight’s results:
Devon $1,200 + $0 = $1,200 (What is Hallmark?)
Amanda $14,200 – $11,000 = $3,200 (What is 3M?)
Brayden $16,200 – $12,201 = $3,999 (What is Western Union?) (4-day total: $97,799)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Brayden $7,600
Devon $2,400
Amanda $1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) RUTH BADER GINSBURG $800 (clue #2)
Brayden 1000 +1000 (Amanda 0 Devon 0)
2) BIOLOGY $800 (clue #11)
Amanda 6400 +3000 (Brayden 12400 Devon 1600)
3) MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND $1200 (clue #18, $10000 left on board)
Brayden 16400 -5000 (Amanda 11000 Devon 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 116
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 125 (1.79 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Brayden $21,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 4 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Amanda $12,000 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Devon $1,200 Coryat, 9 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,200
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,200
Brayden Smith, career statistics:
121 correct, 10 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
50.23% in first on buzzer (111/221)
10/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $21,400)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,600
Amanda Barkley-Levenson, career statistics:
15 correct, 2 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000
Devon Cromwell, career statistics:
10 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $1,200
Brayden Smith, to win:
5 games: 83.296%
6: 69.382%
7: 57.792%
8: 48.138%
9: 40.097%
Avg. streak: 8.986 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Had I been in Amanda’s position, I would have bet somewhere between $4,001 and $10,199. Let’s be kind to her, though. She knows her wager wasn’t ideal. (If her Reddit username is any indication.)
- This episode taped very shortly (within two weeks, I believe) after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.
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That was too close for comfort but Brayden is still in it. Phew.
I would have guessed Sears, probably related to a catalog item of gift envelopes and wrapping.
Was anyone paying attention when Devon was doing his so-called “mediocre” impression–WHAT the heck was he doing??
I think it was Kermit the Frog, but what it really was is anyone’s guess.
My mom in the other room screamed out “Kermit!”, but I didn’t get the impression.
Brayden got very lucky today that Amanda did not make a more strategic bet in FJ. Sometimes getting past a game like this, though, is all a person needs to stick around for quite a while.
I know I have the luxury of being free to guess without penalty while playing at home, but I got four of the nine Triple Stumpers yesterday and five of the nine today. If Brayden has a weakness, it’s his age. I’ve always attributed my Triple Stumper success to a long life. That said, I’m always amazed how contestants his age could know so much. He’s obviously a smart kid who could wipe the floor with me most (not all!) days of the week 😪