Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category State Name Origins) for Tuesday, January 5, 2021 (Season 37, Game 72):
The names of these 2 states honor a king & his father, who was executed in 1649
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Today’s contestants:
Manisha Munshi, an attorney from San Francisco, California
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Molly Fisher, a college student from Berkeley, California
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Brayden Smith, a policy intern from Las Vegas, Nevada (5-day total: $115,798)
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Correct response: What is North Carolina & South Carolina?
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According to Mental Floss, North and South Carolina were named as such because King Charles II, when granting the 1663 charter that formed the Province of Carolina, wished to honor his father Charles I. Charles I had been executed in 1649 during the English Civil War.
One thing that I think we’ve seen a lot more of these days: awkwardly worded Final Jeopardy! clues. Last night’s certainly wasn’t the greatest worded, and I had a similar reaction when I first read tonight’s. This was understandable back at the start of the season when the writers weren’t as used to the working conditions of COVID, but by this point, the writers have had months to figure this stuff out. They really need to do better with the wording of the clues.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Manisha $10,000
Brayden $6,400
Molly $3,800
Tonight’s results:
Molly $3,800 – $3,799 = $1 (What are Georgia and ?)
Brayden $6,400 – $3,601 = $2,799 (What are Georgia and —–?)
Manisha $10,000 – $2,900 = $7,100 (What are Georgia and Alaba) (1-day total: $7,100)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Manisha $4,800
Brayden $2,000
Molly -$200
Opening break taken after: 16 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) A REAL PRIZE $800 (clue #19)
Brayden 1600 -1600 (Molly -1600 Manisha 4600)
2) OF THE LAW $2000 (clue #10)
Brayden 2800 +2800 (Molly 200 Manisha 5600)
3) FICTIONAL SCHOOLS $800 (clue #15, $16800 left on board)
Manisha 11600 -4000 (Brayden 3600 Molly 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -34
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: MAPS $200 ADVERBS $200
DJ! Round: COLORFUL SCIENCE $400 NORWEGIANS $400 FICTIONAL SCHOOLS $400 POSSESSION IS 9/10 $400
Total Left On Board: $2,000
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 136 (1.89 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Manisha $14,000 Coryat, 20 correct, 5 incorrect, 41.18% in first on buzzer (21/51), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Brayden $7,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 8 incorrect, 37.25% in first on buzzer (19/51), 2/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Molly $3,800 Coryat, 7 correct, 4 incorrect, 13.73% in first on buzzer (7/51), 1/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,000
Lach Trash: $9,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $17,600
Brayden Smith, career statistics:
160 correct, 21 incorrect
6/8 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
47.22% in first on buzzer (153/324)
12/14 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $27,800)
2/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,467
Molly Fisher, career statistics:
7 correct, 5 incorrect
1/4 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
13.73% in first on buzzer (7/51)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,800
Manisha Munshi, career statistics:
20 correct, 6 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
41.18% in first on buzzer (21/51)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$4,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,000
Manisha Munshi, to win:
2 games: 32.328%
3: 10.451%
4: 3.378%
5: 1.092%
6: 0.353%
Avg. streak: 1.478 games.
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I don’t remember the last game I watched where all 3 contestants looked that young.
Never watched the College Tournament…? Just kidding!!😊
That was very depressing. Once again the contestants got the century wrong. Once again they showed no knowledge of basic European history. Or maybe they did not associate Carolina and Charles?
Ugh, it was absolutely another awkwardly worded Final. My mind went to King Charles after about ten seconds but thought there must have been another separate name for the second state so I was confused.
Watching Alex deliver so well on these last shows, it’s hard to believe he was gone just 10 days later…what he must have worked through. What an incredible man he was.