Happy Festivus! Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Early United States) for Thursday, December 23, 2021 (Season 38, Game 74):
The final piece in this series points out “the analogy of the proposed government to your own state constitution”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Andrew Tyler, an orthopedic surgeon from Friendswood, Texas
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Kelly Hartman, a retired librarian from Powell, Ohio
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Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California (16-day total: $631,400)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: On this December 23, I have a lot fewer grievances with Jeopardy! than I thought I would have four months ago; the good ship Jeopardy! has been righted under Michael Davies and ultrachamps like Matt Amodio, Jonathan Fisher, and Amy Schneider have gone a long way to help the show turn the corner. Now, will Amy win today’s Feats of Academic Strength, or will Kelly or Andrew pull off a Festivus miracle?
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Correct response: What are the Federalist Papers?
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Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym Publius, the Federalist Papers were written to convince Americans of the merits of the U.S. Constitution, especially in the state of New York. The quote from the clue comes from the 85th and final paper in the series. It is said that the 85th paper, the Concluding Remarks, were written by Hamilton. New York ratified the Constitution in July 1788, the 11th of the 13 colonies to ratify (only North Carolina and Rhode Island took longer.)
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Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Tonight’s results are below!
Scores going into Final:
Amy $38,000
Kelly $9,000
Andrew $3,600
Tonight’s results:
Andrew $3,600 + $3,600 = $7,200 (What are the Federalist Papers?)
Kelly $9,000 – $1,799 = $7,201 (What are the Madison Papers?)
Amy $38,000 + $18,000 = $56,000 (What are the Federalist Papers?) (17-day total: $687,400)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $14,400
Kelly $4,600
Andrew $1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS $600 (clue #24)
Amy 9000 +4000 (Kelly 3600 Andrew 1200)
2) BUILT IN THE 1800s $2000 (clue #10)
Amy 20000 +4000 (Kelly 8200 Andrew 0)
3) 5, 5 $1600 (clue #18, $13600 left on board)
Amy 29200 +4000 (Kelly 9000 Andrew 2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 78
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 11 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amy $30,200 Coryat, 34 correct, 1 incorrect, 54.39% in first on buzzer (31/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kelly $9,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $3,600 Coryat, 11 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $3,600 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,600
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
536 correct, 30 incorrect
29/33 on rebound attempts (on 64 rebound opportunities)
50.36% in first on buzzer (486/965)
27/30 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $93,200)
15/17 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,729
Kelly Hartman, career statistics:
12 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,000
Andrew Tyler, career statistics:
12 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $3,600
Amy Schneider, to win:
18 games: 92.740%
19: 86.008%
20: 79.764%
21: 73.973%
22: 68.603%
Avg. streak: 29.775 games.
Today’s interviews:
Andrew moved every two years while growing up.
Kelly had a bug phobia and was coerced into eating mealworms and crickets while at work.
Amy has a cat named “Meep”.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Amy moves to #6 on the all-time winnings list (including tournaments), passing Larissa Kelly to become the all-time winningest woman in Jeopardy! history. David Madden sits 5th at $773,733.
- Taking doubled dollar values into account, $56,000 is tied for the 42nd-highest one-day score of all time.
- $30,200 is tied for the 83rd-highest known single-game Coryat score of all time.
- At 536, Amy passes Matt Jackson for #8 all time in terms of correct responses given on the show. David Madden sits 7th at 542.
- Amy is starting to hunt for Daily Doubles—I approve!
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Guessing all three will get this one (is there a term like triple stumper that means triple correct?)
Trifecta?
Wow! I actually got this FJ. Pulled it right out of my sleigh
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While they don’t really fit the clue, I could see somebody saying the Articles of Confederation. What the states controlled vs what the federal government controlled was a key issue in those.
That was my guess.
So excited for Amy. I can’t watch the show without knowing if she’s won, it’s too stressful! So thank you Andy for this site, it keeps my blood pressure down.
If Amy does start playing more aggressively on Daily Doubles, she’s my favourite for the ToC. I’m not sure her knowledge base is broader than Matt’s, but she’s definitely stronger on the buzzer. Of course, I said the same thing about Jennifer Quail. 🙁
It is mind-boggling to think that both players were on the verge of losing their opening matches save for one wrong answer by their opponents!
Finally, we’re guaranteed to get at least two more ultra-champs that lose their ToC. James Holzhauer is somehow (as he is in so many other ways) the only ultra-champ to win a ToC. And I don’t think Matt, Amy, or Jonathan is a shoo-in either. I don’t think we’ve yet seen Andrew He’s final form.
Amy certainly looks like a tough out in the ToC. Just to point out – Matt’s average First Buzzer % over his run was 56%, a little bit better than Amy’s 50.1%
I got today’s FJ right also 🙂 Now to see if I can get a win streak started!
I also got this one because as a us history buff the federalist papers was a good topic to pick up on. Furthermore history will always be my favorite subject. I am happy Amy won again
I agree with Jaydee. I Always check site before I watch. Thank you for your hard work. Amy is going to be difficult to beat!
Yay for Amy again! At the rate she is growing as a player, I wouldn’t be surprised to see her daily average reach $50,000 before the end of her run.
Andy, I couldn’t agree with you more about Jeopardy! having righted the ship. A capable new producer, the Bialik/Jennings decision, and a few fantastic champs in close succession…Kudos to the J! crew! Now let’s see if Wheel of Fortune can get THEIR act together.
Wheel of Nepotism?
Mind boggling that Matt’s streak might topped so soon. Matt was a little weak in pop culture but I see no weakness im Amy’s knowledge base.