Today is Wednesday, March 31, 2021. So far, $204,501 has been raised for Dr. Oz’s charity. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy:
Logos: After 9/11, designer Milton Glaser modified this iconic logo of his, adding a bruise & the words “more than ever”
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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:
Kevin Tanager, a pathologist originally from Chicago, Illinois
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Emily Seaman, a law clerk from Houston, Texas
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Bryce Hwang, a medical student from Santa Clara, California (2-day total: $68,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Bryce has been incredibly strong through two games, but it is going to get increasingly harder for him to keep his buzzer mojo – contestants have been reporting in many circles that tapings are going much, much longer. After her own Reddit post the other day, I think that a lot of viewers, at least over on Reddit, will be cheering for Emily today.
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Correct response: What is “I Love New York”?
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The “I <3 New York" slogan and logo has been used since 1977 in order to promote tourism in New York State and New York City. The logo used after the September 11 attacks is shown here.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Bryce $16,800
Kevin $16,000
Emily $12,600
Tonight’s results:
Emily $12,600 – $4,200 = $8,400 (What is Fed Ex) (1-day total: $8,400)
Kevin $16,000 – $9,201 = $6,799 (What is is the Peace symbol?)
Bryce $16,800 – $16,000 = $800 (What is Johnson & Johnson?)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Emily $7,800
Kevin $4,800
Bryce -$800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) FUNNY BOOKS $1000 (clue #15)
Emily 4800 +2000 (Bryce -2800 Kevin 3000)
2) NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY $1200 (clue #5)
Kevin 7600 +2400 (Bryce -800 Emily 11000)
3) ENGLISH DRAMA THAT AIN’T SHAKESPEARE $2000 (clue #25, $6400 left on board)
Bryce 8000 +6000 (Emily 12600 Kevin 14000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 148
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 169 (1.27 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Emily $11,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 1 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Kevin $14,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Bryce $12,800 Coryat, 16 correct, 4 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,200
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Bryce Hwang, career statistics:
74 correct, 12 incorrect
9/9 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
40.24% in first on buzzer (68/169)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $18,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,400
Emily Seaman, career statistics:
17 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600
Kevin Tanager, career statistics:
18 correct, 3 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,800
Emily Seaman, to win:
2 games: 38.130%
3: 14.539%
4: 5.544%
5: 2.114%
6: 0.806%
Avg. streak: 1.616 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Zach Newkirk (June 9, 2020) is still the most recent person to finish the Jeopardy! round at $0 or lower and win.
- Thus far, $215,901 has been donated to Healthcorps, Inc.
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I am cheering for Emily because she sounds like a good player.
Andy: What did Emily say on Reddit?
“Can you imagine waiting your whole life to be on Jeopardy! and then Dr. Oz is the host? I can! Watch me on Wednesday (or y’know, don’t, because Oz is reprehensible.”
From: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/mfuj1c/can_you_imagine_waiting_your_whole_life_to_be_on/
Wait until next week if there is a contestant from Chicago, Detroit, or Minnesota on the show – especially if they are diehard fans of their local pro football team. 🙂
Wishing Bryce (a Californian) good luck with this FJ.
Let Reddit be Reddit. I’m tolerating Oz to cheer for a 3rd big win for Bryce.
GO BRYCE GO !!! U CAN DO IT!!
Wait a minute. On Reddit – is Emily already talking that she won..?
of course not
I’m disappointed Bryce felt he had to wager so much on FJ.
The upside – I won’t have to tolerate the Oz tonite OR Friday and then he’s gone forever.
This FJ might favor a contestant who is in their 30s or older. 9/11 was 20 years ago. This doesn’t seem like the kind of thing you might know unless you were exposed to it at the time, or maybe grew up in NY.
There’s a famous photo of John Lennon wearing a shirt with this logo, taken post-1977. He died before I was born but I know the image. It was just a hard Final, not ignorance of 9/11. I almost missed it but the word bruise tipped me off to the Big Apple at the last second.
The famous photo of John Lennon shows him wearing a t-shirt with cut-off sleeves, and a simple “New York City” across the chest. Not the “I (Heart) NY” logo.
I did grow up in NYC and it was very easy for me!
No. She just posted a picture with Dr Oz and said about waiting to be on Jeopardy your whole life & it is with Dr Oz. Trevor gave the link to the Reddit post above.
Moot point, but Emily would have been better wagering 4201 instead of 4200 in final jeopardy. There would be no downside with the upside being if Bryce thought he didn’t know the category and wagered zero, she would’ve only been tied instead of the outright win with a correct answer.
Emily’s wager of $4,200 didn’t add up. Shouldn’t it have been $4,201.
exactly what I said two minutes before you 🙂
Here’s an analysis that explains why $4,200 is better than $4,201: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/mhajwf/jeopardy_recap_for_wed_mar_31/gsywl1e/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
I thought that “9/11” was a dead giveaway and am surprised nobody got it right. I realize, of course, that it’s much easier playing from home. I wonder if the 30-second “think music” really helps the players or just adds to their stress.
All I could think of was a big apple. I think this FJ favors east coasters, primarily New Yorkers, and would be difficult for middle America to the west coast residents.
This was a GREAT game. Courageous comeback by Brice after a disastrous beginning. Still,I hate endings like that.
Yes, I love it when everybody is over $10K going into FJ, and it’s not a runaway. Too bad it was a really tough final. Three strong contestants today.
Would have been nice if Bryce had completed his comeback from -800 after the Jeopardy round by nailing FJ and winning again, becoming the 16th to win > $100k in three days, but alas a triple stumper ☹️!
I thought that Emily’s response in FJ “What is Fed Ex” was a tip-of-the-cap to Ken Jennings since she had no idea what the correct response was.
Good catch! That one slipped by me. I did pick up on “H & R Block” a couple of months ago.
I always figured the “Think” tune served at least two purposes: (1) to give the players a sense of how much time they have left; and (2) to drown out any stray comments from the audience.
A Kodiak bear is a grizzly
No, they aren’t. They’re both brown bears, but they’re different from each other.