Hello! Today is Wednesday, April 14, 2021 (Season 37, Game 143). The silence from Jeopardy! is growing more and more deafening in the face of the 230,000-signature strong petition asking for LeVar Burton to host. This is becoming an increasingly bad look on Mike Richards’ part and could eventually be seen as another strike against a producer who has been sued by former employees on multiple occasions for discrimination. Richards also seems to think that, somehow, Dr. Oz isn’t political or divisive; I’m very quickly losing confidence in the judgement of Mike Richards.
(I would also like to explicitly point out that none of this is the fault of any of the other guest hosts chosen, some of whom I have worked closely with in the past. You’re doing your best to honour Alex’s memory the best way that you can, and I hope that you feel that you did an incredible job. My criticisms are pointed solely at the Executive Producer.)
On with the show, here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Shakespeare):
With 4,042 lines, it’s Shakespeare’s longest play & it’s also the one that’s been filmed the most
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Patrick Hume, a project manager originally from Stoneham, Massachusetts
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Kari Stadem, a retired homeschooler from Willmar, Minnesota
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Erick Loh, a pastor from Northridge, California (1-day total: $21,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Erick won yesterday after being the only person to get Final Jeopardy! correct; however, he would not have won had either of his opponents done so, despite leading going into Final. If Patrick or Kari picked up on that from the audience.
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Correct response: What is Hamlet?
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Since the beginning of the 20th century, over 50 versions of Hamlet have been released. The most significant of these include Laurence Olivier’s 1948 version that won the Oscar for Best Picture. Interestingly, because the play at full length will run about four hours long, this has given directors the opportunity to shape the narrative more to their own personal liking (for example, Fortinbras is omitted in Olivier’s version, giving it a less political tone).
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Patrick $20,600
Erick $12,200
Kari $7,800
Tonight’s results:
Kari $7,800 – $4,000 = $3,800 (What is Romeo + Juliet?)
Erick $12,200 – $12,200 = $0 (What is Romeo and Juliet?)
Patrick $20,600 + $3,801 = $24,401 (What is Hamlet?) (1-day total: $24,401)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Patrick $5,800
Kari $5,800
Erick $2,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) BIBLICALLY INSPIRED BOOK TITLES $800 (clue #9)
Kari 1000 +1000 (Erick 800 Patrick 2000)
2) OLD OCCUPATIONS $1600 (clue #19)
Patrick 14600 -3000 (Erick 10200 Kari 7400)
3) MALFUNCTION $1600 (clue #29, $2000 left on board)
Patrick 17600 +3000 (Erick 12200 Kari 7800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 96
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 171 (1.20 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Patrick $22,200 Coryat, 23 correct, 2 incorrect, 40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Kari $7,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Erick $12,200 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,000
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $4,800
Erick Loh, career statistics:
40 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,200
Kari Stadem, career statistics:
13 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600
Patrick Hume, career statistics:
24 correct, 2 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (23/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $0)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,200
Patrick Hume, to win:
2 games: 60.837%
3: 37.011%
4: 22.516%
5: 13.698%
6: 8.333%
Avg. streak: 2.553 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Thus far, $194,626 has been raised for the North Valley Community Foundation.
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Another one I would like to see get a guest host spot is Wayne Brady. He seems pretty sharp and has a ton of personality.
Interesting option.
I think Jeff Probst would be good too–and he has past Jeopardy!-hosting experience, having hosted Rock-and-Roll Jeopardy!
I thought you’d lost confidence entirely in Richards entirely by January 29? After all, from the “More info about Final” that day: “Mike Richards, you should have vetoed this clue. Forcing your contestants to weigh in on these matters in 2021 is a mark of an incompetent Executive Producer. Sony needs to find a new one.”
He didn’t say he was losing confidence in Mike. All he said was that Sony should fire him.
At the top of this post, Andy said “I’m very quickly losing confidence in the judgement of Mike Richards.”
I think that Andy’s call for Richards’s firing nearly eleven weeks ago is quite fairly interpreted as a vote of no confidence whatsoever in the current Executive Producer.
I know that. I was just referring to his older comment.
Is it just me, or did the John Major clue seem badly worded? I haven’t had a chance to watch the episode, but supposedly (not supposably!) the clue just read “Until 1997, his official residence was 10 Downing Street.” Was there more to it? That would make it sound like he was the PM for his entire life up until then. Am I missing something?
Patrick had a Daily Double question where he didn’t even guess. He just shook his head and said, “I don’t know. I have no idea.” I remember that I did know the answer, but I don’t remember what the question was, and I was surprised he didn’t at least take a guess. Does anyone remember what the Daily Double question was?
Washer woman
I’ve deleted the recording, but it went something like, “Today this word refers to a color or a flower, but it originally referred to a washer woman.” I didn’t know it either, despite my high school Latin.
BTW, the correct answer was lavender, from the Latin lavare = to wash. It’s actually quite a good clue, which could have been used for FJ.
Thanks!
BTW, the correct answer was lavender, from the Latin lavare = to wash. It’s actually quite a good clue, which could have been used for FJ.