Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Pop Music) for Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (Season 37, Game 87):
First released as a single in 1982, this song was re-released & charted again 17 years later & 17 years after that
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Today’s contestants:
Gabriela Kaufman, a fashion buyer from San Francisco, California
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Stephen Newman, an attorney originally from New Hartford, New York
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Brian Chang, an attorney from Chicago, Illinois (5-day total: $116,503)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Brian won his fifth game yesterday after getting a difficult Final Jeopardy! correct. Now that Tournament of Champions (ToC) qualification is secured, everything now is just gravy. If he makes it to Thursday, though, he’ll get to battle Zach Newkirk, the 4-time champion from the end of last season, finally able to return to defend after being unable to make the trip back to Los Angeles to tape thanks to the pandemic. (I hope this is a sufficient explanation for those who were not around at the end of last season.)
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Correct response: What is “1999”?
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Prince’s smash hit song “1999”, released in 1982, charted highly on its release in 1982, charted again in the year 1999, and then re-entered the Billboard charts again in 2016 when Prince passed away that year. Interestingly, Phil Collins listened to the song significantly while touring with Genesis, giving that as an explanation as to why the Phil Collins hit “Sussudio” is musically similar to “1999”.
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Scores going into Final:
Brian $21,600
Stephen $15,400
Gabriela $8,800
Tonight’s results:
Gabriela $8,800 – $3,700 = $5,100 (What is Like a Virgin)
Stephen $15,400 + $2,500 = $17,900 (What is 1999?)
Brian $21,600 + $9,201 = $30,801 (What is 1999?) (6-day total: $147,304)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Stephen $8,200
Brian $6,800
Gabriela $4,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) HOBBIES & PASTIMES $1000 (clue #19)
Stephen 4600 +3000 (Brian 6000 Gabriela 2400)
2) LOCATION $1200 (clue #14)
Brian 9600 +9600 (Stephen 10200 Gabriela 11200)
3) FICTIONAL BEINGS $1200 (clue #18, $14400 left on board)
Gabriela 16000 -8000 (Brian 19200 Stephen 10200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 115
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 150 (1.72 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Brian $13,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Stephen $13,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Gabriela $16,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $43,400
Lach Trash: $8,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $2,400
Brian Chang, career statistics:
137 correct, 14 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 22 rebound opportunities)
38.46% in first on buzzer (130/338)
8/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,900)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,967
Stephen Newman, career statistics:
17 correct, 1 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Gabriela Kaufman, career statistics:
21 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$8,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,800
Brian Chang, to win:
7 games: 58.279%
8: 33.964%
9: 19.794%
10: 11.536%
11: 6.723%
Avg. streak: 7.397 games.
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I wonder if he will ever face off with Zach
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