Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Meteorology) for Tuesday, March 15, 2022 (Season 38, Game 132):
It was feared this word caused panic, but in 1950 the USWB ended a ban on it in forecasts, saying prediction wasn’t impossible
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Simi Landau, an elementary school teacher from Washington, D.C.
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Ariel San Jose, a digital marketing manager from South San Francisco, California
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Amy Bekkerman, an academic copy editor from Durham, New Hampshire (1-day total: $16,100)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: After being the only player to get yesterday’s Final Jeopardy! correct, Amy Bekkerman returns on today’s episode as a 1-day champion with winnings of $16,100. Ariel San Jose of South San Francisco and Simi Landau of Washington, DC are your challengers. Now, I can’t be the only person who has really struggled this week with the time change in North America. It really would be simpler if we just stayed on UTC−04:00 all year in the Eastern Time Zone.
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Correct response: What is tornado?
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Until the late 1940s, while they were dangerous and caused significant damage, tornadoes were seen as impossible to predict. However, in March 1948, Major Ernest J. Fawbush and Captain Robert C. Miller of the U.S. Air Force were able to successfully predict a series of tornadoes over the southern Plains, and were able to save lives at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma with their successful prediction.
There is a history of tornado forecasting (published in 2007 for the NOAA’s 200th anniversary) available at the NOAA website.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round categories: Foreign Words & Phrases; TV News; Fashion; The Ancient Mariner; Water, Water; Everywhere.
Both of our challengers struggled with incorrect responses in the first segment, with Simi picking up three and Ariel a shocking four (however, the fourth one was refunded after the break). Amy also picked up the first Daily Double for $2,000.
The break seemed to help settle down the challengers, as both rebounded very well—Simi picked up five correct responses and Ariel four. Amy still held a small lead after Single Jeopardy.
Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Buildings in History; Glow-pourri; Authors; Movie Madness; Classical Music; Crossword Clues “Q”.
This round was mostly all Amy: she picked up both Daily Doubles for $5,000 apiece. However, Simi, buoyed by four $2,000 correct responses, kept Amy from having a runaway. Scores going into Final were Amy at $28,000, Simi at $17,000, and Ariel at $200.
In Final Jeopardy! today, Amy was only correct player, and that was enough for her to pick up win #2!
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Amy $28,000
Simi $17,000
Ariel $200
Tonight’s results:
Ariel $200 – $199 = $1 (What is surprise!?)
Simi $17,000 – $5,000 = $12,000 (What is hurricane?)
Amy $28,000 + $10,000 = $38,000 (What is tornado) (2-day total: $54,100)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $6,000
Simi $4,200
Ariel $1,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) WATER, WATER $800 (clue #12)
Amy 2800 +2000 (Ariel -1600 Simi 1400)
2) GLOW-POURRI $1600 (clue #2)
Amy 7200 +5000 (Ariel -200 Simi 4200)
3) AUTHORS $1600 (clue #19, $12400 left on board)
Amy 22200 +5000 (Ariel -1400 Simi 8600)
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: 47 (0.36 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amy $20,000 Coryat, 26 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Simi $17,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ariel $200 Coryat, 7 correct, 6 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $9,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Amy Bekkerman, career statistics:
43 correct, 4 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (32/114)
5/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,300
Ariel San Jose, career statistics:
7 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $200
Simi Landau, career statistics:
19 correct, 4 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,000
Amy Bekkerman, to win:
3 games: 60.574%
4: 36.693%
5: 22.226%
6: 13.463%
7: 8.155%
Avg. streak: 3.536 games.
Today’s interviews:
Simi planned her entire wedding in two weeks.
Ariel has spent a lot of time doing friend celebrations in Las Vegas.
Amy has sons who were excited she was going to be on, but they didn’t really know what Jeopardy! was.
Andy’s Thoughts:
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Link to the box score: March 15, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
Amy: Standard cover bet is $6,001. If you feel really good about the category, your maximum reasonable bet is $10,999. I’d recommend limiting your bet to $6,001 though, as trailers often just don’t realize they need to bet aggressively here.
Ariel: There’s really not much you can do here unless either leader overbets. I like $198, but really, pick your favorite number between $0 and $200 to bet here.
Simi: You need to bet at least $5,000—but, really, you might as well bet $16,599—it maximizes your potential winnings and keeps Ariel locked out.
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I never knew this fact but, as an advanced trained weather spotter, my first thought was tornado.
Same here. Guessed correctly, only cause I couldn’t think of anything else.
Yeah, it seemed to be the only weather phenomenon that fit.
Current FJ streak – 4W
I have to mention Ken’s comment at the end of yesterday’s Jeopardy! Round when he said that Matt would be looking to “increase his lead of $7200.” That was actually Matt’s score, not his lead, which just goes to show that Ken is not perfect with his terminology either.
Alex made mistakes, too. I fail to see your point.
My comment was unclear, but was meant to be in response to recent comments about Mayim’s faults compared to Ken’s. It seems others (below) may have picked up on my intent.
Ken just left the chase I’m betting he gets the permanent job at this point
My money’s on Mayim, but my hope’s on Ken too.
I’d be fine with either, but my heart is with Mayim 🙂
I don’t think so honestly they don’t use her nearly as much as ken and now with the chase move he’s completely free to take the role full time my hunch is he gets the full time gig mayim get prime time jeopardy
Can anyone tell me the correct answer to the female author question whose books were risque? Or it might have been the “Q” category. Thanks.
Julia Quinn is the author behind this steamy series of books that include “The Viscount Who Loved Me” & “To Sir Phillip, with Love”
What is Bridgerton?
I hope that Ken gets the permanent job as host of Jeopardy! no matter how human he is.
Nice Final bet by Simi. Bring her back for the second-chance tourney!
The tornado was the only storm that I can think of given the fact that that the midwest and the south have been hit by these deadly storms in the past. Also I think Ken should be the permanent host for Jeopardy if he isn’t on the chase.
For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to know two stats, and if anybody on this planet knows the answer, it would be Andy.
First, what is the record for the number of triple stumpers in a game?
Second, what is the record for becoming a Jeopardy champ with the fewest correct responses?
Michael:
There are known records, but I do believe that the likelihood is that the record occurred in an early-season game that hasn’t been put into J! Archive yet. (There was one instance where we found a set of four games last year, and two of them are the equal record for most combined incorrect responses in a game.)
As people make the hosting more of an issue, I want to say that I think both hosts do a fine job. I have my preferences, but if either were the host, they would be great and in a year no one would care. I dislike the way in which stories keep cropping up that are disparaging to Mayim. I find it hard to believe this isn’t just sexism. I wish the popular participation in this decision would stop.
I agree. So many people have such a double standard.
My opposition to Mayim as Jeopardy host is anything but sexist. She mispronounces words, is atrocious on even easy foreign pronunciations (see “Edinburg” Scotland), has only two reactions any time a Daily Double is revealed (“Oh, there’s a Daily Double” or “Ooh, there’s a Daily Double”), and sometimes speaks ungrammatically.
I was initially hugely in her favor, as I figured the last thing the world needed was another white male in an important post. But there seem to be only two options, and Ken understands the game in a way she never will. Plus, if after all this time she still cannot pronounce words correctly, it seems unlikely that she’ll learn. Jeopardy, a show that celebrates knowledge, needs a host who can rise to the level of getting basic things right, and I just don’t think she can.
I prefer Ken, but naming Mayim would not be a deal-breaker. Jeopardy will remain our favorite TV show either way. My wife of 57 years and I take almost an hour to watch each show because we pause the clue and discuss our answer choices before revealing the player’s answer. It helps stimulate the brain cells! Jeopardy should be a doctor’s prescription for everyone!