It’s Friday, March 19, 2021, the end of the week and Katie Couric’s last day of hosting the show. Over Couric’s first 9 days of guest-hosting Jeopardy!, the show has raised $200,703 for Stand Up to Cancer. What will today bring? Today’s Final Jeopardy is:
Artists: The February 17, 1901 death of his friend Carles Casagemas made this grief-stricken artist change his color palette
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The Jeopardy! community is mourning the loss of Brayden Smith, who passed away on February 5. The Brayden Smith Memorial Fund has been established, dedicated to furthering the educational aspirations of Southern Nevada students.
Today’s contestants:
Nick Cascone, an orthopedic physician assistant originally from Queens, New York
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Jilana Rose-Silverberg, a data analyst originally from Madison, Wisconsin
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Morgan Briles, a librarian from Nacogdoches, Texas (2-day total: $37,200)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Morgan has gone 2-for-2 on Final Jeopardy and it’s propelled her to two victories. Will today be the day that we see a 3-day champion? Morgan was much better on the signalling device yesterday (21 times in first instead of 15 on Wednesday); she’ll need to keep that up in order to have a good chance of winning today.
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Correct response: Who is Pablo Picasso?
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Pablo Picasso’s “Blue Period” was a result of the death of fellow painter Carles Casagemas (who had been stricken with depression over his being unable to consummate a relationship with the woman he loved); this period was characterized by works tinted blue and blue-green; several posthumous portraits of Casagamas are a part of this period, including 1903’s La Vie.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Nick $15,200
Jilana $13,400
Morgan $11,800
Tonight’s results:
Morgan $11,800 + $10,000 = $21,800 (Who Pablo Picasso?)
Jilana $13,400 + $11,801 = $25,201 (Who is Picasso Picasso?)
Nick $15,200 + $11,601 = $26,801 (Who was Picasso?) (1-day total: $26,801)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Nick $4,600
Jilana $3,400
Morgan $2,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) AMERICAN HISTORY $1000 (clue #12)
Nick 1600 -1600 (Morgan 1600 Jilana 1000)
2) THE HUMAN BODY $1600 (clue #4)
Nick 7400 +7400 (Morgan 2600 Jilana 3400)
3) PLAY “IN” $1600 (clue #9, $23600 left on board)
Nick 18800 -8000 (Morgan 4600 Jilana 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -43
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 165 (1.32 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Nick $19,000 Coryat, 25 correct, 5 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Jilana $13,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Morgan $11,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,200
Lach Trash: $4,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400
Morgan Briles, career statistics:
57 correct, 4 incorrect
2/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
30.36% in first on buzzer (51/168)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,067
Jilana Rose-Silverberg, career statistics:
15 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Nick Cascone, career statistics:
26 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,000
Nick Cascone, to win:
2 games: 44.675%
3: 19.959%
4: 8.917%
5: 3.984%
6: 1.780%
Avg. streak: 1.808 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- In Katie Couric’s two weeks of hosting, $230,504 has been raised for Stand Up to Cancer.
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I cannot believe that no one picked up on the fact that Morgan did not phrase her answer in the form of a question in the category about Ad Slogans. The clue was “Loreal: _____ you’re worth it” and she answered “BECAUSE you’re worth it” and she and Katie had a chuckle. My husband rewound the play to be sure, and she did not saw “What is BECAUSE you’re worth it.” I found it astounding that no one came back after the break or prior to final jeopardy with a “scoring update” to point out her mistake. I have never seen something like that get past the judges before.
Liz:
It didn’t get past the judges. In fact, Katie even said “Remember your phrasing.”
For the entire history of the show, even dating back to the days of Art Fleming, failing to phrase is a warning if it comes in the Jeopardy! Round. It’s only in Double Jeopardy or on a Daily Double where you are penalized for failing to phrase.