Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 19th Century U.S. Politics) for Friday, September 17, 2021 (Season 38, Game 5):
Named after a U.K. political party that helped depose a king, the U.S. Whig Party was formed to oppose this man
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Odessa Madakacherry, a retail manager from Westminster, Colorado
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Samit Sarkar, a journalist from New Rochelle, New York
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Matt Amodio, a Ph.D student from New Haven, Connecticut (22-day total: $775,401)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: I’m very interested in seeing what happens today, especially after Matt gave himself a bit of a scare yesterday after missing the first Daily Double. Being that this show was taped just 15 minutes after yesterday’s, there may still be a knock-on effect. Moreover, Matt’s statistics on Fridays—while still incredibly strong compared to the average player—drop off a bit compared to the rest of the week. Last night, I ran my prediction model on just Matt’s Friday performances to date, and it put him only around 86% to win a Friday game, compared to the 92% he is to win the rest of the week. There are quite a few people who would love to see Matt come back on Monday to make it to his 6th different host.
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Correct response: Who is Andrew Jackson?
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In the 1830s, the Whig Party was formed in the United States as a loose coalition of those who were deeply opposed to President Andrew Jackson, who they viewed as someone who ruled with the executive tyranny of a king, especially when it came to Jackson’s shuttering of the national banks with the most notable Whig being Henry Clay (even though Clay never ascended to the Presidency). The party didn’t last particularly long, as the end of the Jackson presidency caused the party to faction. However, the party did win the 1840 (William Henry Harrison) and the 1848 (Zachary Taylor) elections.
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Matt $38,400
Samit $11,400
Odessa $3,200
Tonight’s results:
Odessa $3,200 + $3,200 = $6,400 (Who is Jackson?)
Samit $11,400 – $4,999 = $6,401 (Who is Calhoun?)
Matt $38,400 + $12,000 = $50,400 (Who is Jackson?) (23-day total: $825,801)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $12,400
Samit $4,200
Odessa $3,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE COMMON DEFENSE $800 (clue #10)
Matt 4600 +4600 (Samit 1800 Odessa 1000)
2) LET’S VISIT MARS $1600 (clue #4)
Matt 14000 +8000 (Samit 7800 Odessa 3600)
3) BROADWAY ON THE POP CHARTS $2000 (clue #23, $3600 left on board)
Matt 34400 +2000 (Samit 10600 Odessa 2800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 163
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Matt $28,200 Coryat, 31 correct, 2 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Samit $11,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Odessa $3,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $2,600 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
733 correct, 77 incorrect
38/44 on rebound attempts (on 82 rebound opportunities)
53.12% in first on buzzer (689/1297)
47/53 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $182,200)
17/23 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $26,739
Samit Sarkar, career statistics:
15 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,400
Odessa Madakacherry, career statistics:
13 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,200
Matt Amodio, to win:
24 games: 92.821%
25: 86.158%
26: 79.972%
27: 74.231%
28: 68.902%
Avg. streak: 35.930 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- On BROADWAY ON THE POP CHARTS $1600, even the show’s website itself says “Contestants may change their responses as long as neither the host nor the judges have made a ruling.” Matt being permitted to change his response from “Hard Knocks Life” to “Hard Knock Life” is perfectly within the rules as Mike and the judges had yet to rule on the response.
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I usually don’t like watching long-term winners, but Matt is a joy to watch. I like the way he plays—every answer is given a lot of thought and I think his use of “What is” for every answer is ingenious. He had me as a permanent fan the day that he gave a shout-out to all public school teachers. Go Matt!