Today is Monday, April 5, 2021. It’s Aaron Rodgers’ first day guest-hosting; all of the contestants’ winnings over his two weeks of hosting will be matched and donated to the North Valley Community Foundation. For those who are football-unaware, and there are a few in the Jeopardy! fandom who are, Rodgers is the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, reigning NFL Most Valuable Player, and Celebrity Jeopardy! winner from 2015. You can find Aaron’s guest host interview at Jeopardy!’s YouTube channel. Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy:
Daytime TV Personalities: Accepting a Lifetime Achievement Emmy, he said, “Just take… 10 seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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:
Jobeth Thomas, a database architect from Carrollton, Georgia
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Brandon Deutsch, a student from Long Beach, California
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Scott Shewfelt, a writer originally from Tavistock, Ontario, Canada (2-day total: $46,800)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Scott won the final two games of the Dr. Oz era, but a new host will mean a new cadence to get used to. It’s been a very long time since someone has won three games. Will Scott be able to break that curse?
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Correct response: Who is Fred Rogers?
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Fred Rogers, the much-beloved host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood on PBS, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 at the Daytime Emmy Awards.
In his speech, he said, “All of us have special ones who loved us into being. Would you just take, along with me, 10 seconds to think of the people who have helped you become who you are, those who cared about you and wanted what was best for you in life. 10 seconds, I’ll watch the time. Whomever you’ve been thinking about, how pleased they must be to know the difference you feel they have made.”
You can watch the entire speech on YouTube.
The 2018 documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor was made by Morgan Neville about Rogers’ life.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Brandon $22,300
Scott $9,300
Jobeth $8,400
Tonight’s results:
Jobeth $8,400 – $901 = $7,499 (Who is ?)
Scott $9,300 – $0 = $9,300 (Who wanted to kick that field goal?)
Brandon $22,300 + $924 = $23,224 (Who is Mr. Rogers?) (1-day total: $23,224)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Brandon $7,000
Jobeth $4,000
Scott $3,600
Opening break taken after: 16 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) FORTUNE FAVORS THE BALD $1000 (clue #2)
Brandon 800 +1000 (Scott 0 Jobeth 0)
2) HISTORY POTPOURRI $2000 (clue #4)
Brandon 7400 +4500 (Scott 2000 Jobeth 2400)
3) HEMINGWAY $1600 (clue #30, $0 left on board)
Scott 4800 +4500 (Brandon 22300 Jobeth 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 255
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 169 (1.24 per episode average), 2 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Brandon $19,800 Coryat, 27 correct, 4 incorrect, 42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57), 4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Scott $6,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 8 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jobeth $8,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: $5,800 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,600
Scott Shewfelt, career statistics:
55 correct, 15 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
32.75% in first on buzzer (56/171)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,100)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,667
Brandon Deutsch, career statistics:
28 correct, 4 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
42.11% in first on buzzer (24/57)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,800
Jobeth Thomas, career statistics:
12 correct, 2 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,400
Brandon Deutsch, to win:
2 games: 64.347%
3: 41.405%
4: 26.643%
5: 17.144%
6: 11.031%
Avg. streak: 2.805 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Thus far, $26,224 has been donated to the North Valley Community Foundation.
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I wasn’t thinking that children’s shows qualify for Daytime Emmys. I was thinking serials, game shows, and talk shows. I thought of Phil Donahue as the pioneer in the talk show field. Now of course Mister Rogers makes sense. I need to expand my TV knowledge.
I suppose it was just a coincidence that Brandon, like Aaron, attended UC-Berkeley. When Aaron said “Go Bears” he meant of course Golden Bears, not the Chicago Bears.