Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Countries of the World) for Monday, October 11, 2021 (Season 38, Game 21):
Nazi Germany annexed this nation & divided it into regions of the Alps & the Danube; the Allies later divided it into 4 sectors
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Jonathan Fisher, an actor originally from Coral Gables, Florida
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Jessica Stephens, a statistical research specialist from Nashville, Tennessee
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Matt Amodio, a Ph.D student from New Haven, Connecticut (38-day total: $1,518,601)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: The Mike Richards era of Jeopardy! has been brought to an end, with Friday’s episode being the final taping where Mike served as Executive Producer. Now, the show can move forward, with Matt Amodio returning to the studio as a 38-day champion. One of the joys of Jeopardy! is that (much like baseball, in fact) there’s just enough randomness built into the game such that you never really know at the start of the game just what’s going to happen. With how Matt’s been playing, today could be the day where he catches every break and wins over $100,000. Or, on the flip side, he could catch some unlucky breaks and today could be the day he loses. And that’s what makes things so exciting.
On a slightly more personal note: From October 16-23, there will be the 6th 168-hour charity live-streaming relay on Twitch to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada; more information can be found at gamersvsms.ca. 1 in 385 Canadians live with MS. I’ll be doing my shift as part of the relay on Thursday, October 21 from 2:00 AM to 8:00 AM EDT on my own Twitch channel, twitch.tv/andythequizzer/.
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Correct response: What is Austria?
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Much like post-World War II Germany, post-World War II Austria (and Vienna) was partitioned into American, British, French, and Soviet occupation sections; Austria was famously annexed by the Nazis in 1938, in what was known as the Anschluss. From 1942 to 1945, the area was known as “Alpine and Danube Reichsgaue”. For many years following World War II, Austria portrayed itself as “the Nazis’ first victim” which completely failed to acknowledge the country’s contribution to the Nazi regime; it was not until nearly the turn of the century before Austria began reckoning with its past (its President, Nazi intelligence officer Kurt Waldheim, was seen as persona non grata in much of the world during his Presidency in the late ’80s and early ’90s).
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Jonathan $14,600
Jessica $14,400
Matt $10,600
Tonight’s results:
Matt $10,600 – $5,000 = $5,600 (What is Poland?)
Jessica $14,400 + $14,399 = $28,799 (What is Austria?)
Jonathan $14,600 + $14,600 = $29,200 (What is Austria?) (1-day total: $29,200)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $9,800
Jonathan $4,000
Jessica $2,400
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THIS ONE GOES TO 2011 $600 (clue #19)
Jonathan 1600 +1600 (Matt 7400 Jessica 2200)
2) GEORGE WASHINGTON DID IT $1200 (clue #22)
Jonathan 12800 -2000 (Matt 8600 Jessica 13600)
3) NATIONAL LITERARY TITLES $800 (clue #23, $3600 left on board)
Jonathan 10800 +3000 (Matt 8600 Jessica 13600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 112
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:
Jonathan $13,400 Coryat, 16 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Jessica $14,400 Coryat, 14 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Matt $10,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 5 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,400
Lach Trash: $6,200 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,400
Matt Amodio, career statistics:
1305 correct, 122 incorrect
55/64 on rebound attempts (on 125 rebound opportunities)
56.00% in first on buzzer (1237/2209)
76/86 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $304,200)
29/39 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $27,913
Jessica Stephens, career statistics:
15 correct, 0 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,400
Jonathan Fisher, career statistics:
17 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,600)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Jonathan Fisher, to win:
2 games: 46.990%
3: 22.081%
4: 10.376%
5: 4.875%
6: 2.291%
Avg. streak: 1.886 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This is a reminder that Jeopardy! airs as early as noon Eastern on some stations.
- After James’ and Ken’s losses leaked in advance, I am genuinely surprised that no advance video of today’s game leaked. This is one instance where I don’t at all mind being wrong, though.
- Obviously, finding both Daily Doubles in Double Jeopardy! helped Jonathan’s victory chances significantly, but what I think really hurt Matt was only scoring a net $800 in Double Jeopardy, only getting in first on the signalling device 9 times and giving 4 incorrect responses.
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We will truly miss Matt Amodio. He was great & we loved him.
He kept us watching Jeopardy every week. We wish him the very best in life.
It was a great run for Matt, but all good things must come to an end. I will truly miss him. Until TOC, good luck Mr. Amodio & invest your money wisely.
I shall miss Matt, and his “What’s” … looking forward to seeing him again in the TOC.
Well done, Matt. Well done, all three players today.
Sad day for the Jeopardy community. Unlike James’s loss, it felt like Matt really delivered a subpar performance. 5 mistakes is very un Mattlike. Also, I couldn’t believe he missed that Final Jeopardy. It was like watching a sports legend hobble off the court in defeat his last game.
Drama, excitement, and three excellent contestants. Thanks to all three for a terrific game today.
It was great fun watching Matt win every night. He will be missed. Good luck Matt in your future endeavors. If he had to be beaten, I am happy it was someone that gave him a run for his money.
Matt’s streak wasn’t going to last forever, but I figured the end was year when he panicked during Double. Kudos to a great player. It will be a treat to see Matt play in the next Tournament of Champions.
I’ll miss you Matt! Good luck in all you do. I hope we see more of you and Ken Jennings. You are a winner no matter what! Good bless you. 🙏
It was time…..and like Andy always said, it would be a Monday or a Friday. Jessica answering none wrongly reminds me of a basketball player that ends the game with 0 fouls. I wish she had taken a few more chances. As for Matt, I wondered if he ever imagined all the people around the water coolers and the bars talking about him. I am sure we will see Matt vs. James vs. Ken!!
What was there for Jessica to take a few more chances? Did you want her to guess on some of the clues and perhaps be wrong? Yeah, perhaps she would have been in the lead going into FJ, but at the time of any guessed responses (only six triple stumpers , nobody knew what would happen with the clues afterwards.
No we won’t see Matt vs James vs Ken. Ken is now ineligible after hosting.
After he joined the show as Consulting Producer in Season 37, actually. Prior to that he already said he was done competing after the GOAT tournament.
Matt had an off day. Sad to see. If Matt had to lose I’m sad Jessica didn’t win. Ken and James were defeated by women so that would have been cool to see!
Jessica didn’t get a break in the draw. Outplayed Matt and still didn’t win because she was $200 behind the leader going into final.
Indeed, she was the best of the bunch. (Coryat scores don’t lie).
Boo, had a meeting so didn’t see Jeop but saw he was trending so was afraid of this bad news. I don’t know if I can handle the contestants going back to starting at $200 😉 Matt was incredible, impressive 30 yr old millionaire!