Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Nicknames) for Tuesday, March 22, 2022 (Season 38, Game 137):
Napoleon’s troops gave him this nickname not to mock him but for showing the courage of an infantryman in battle
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Caitlin Gillooly, an e-commerce professional from Boston, Massachusetts
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Mihir Nene, an engineer from Rochester, New York
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Margaret Chipowsky, an attorney from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (1-day total: $18,800)
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Correct response: What is “The Little Corporal”?
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According to PBS’ Napoleon at War, Napoleon got his famous nickname, “The Little Corporal” due to his actions at the Battle of Lodi on May 10, 1796. The French army, at Napoleon’s command, defeated the Austrian army, who were forced to retreat. The victory caused Napoleon to earn the respect of his troops (Napoleon had come out covered in gunsmoke) and they nicknamed him “The Little Corporal”. The battle also gave Napoleon further confidence to believe that he was destined for greatness—within a year, the Austrians were suing for peace with Napoleon.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round categories: 1860s America; “G” as in Geography; Investing; Ice Cream Flavors?; Football & Football; A Word to the Wise
A strong first half of Single Jeopardy that saw zero Triple Stumpers or incorrect responses was punctuated by Margaret scoring $2000 on the game’s first Daily Double. The strong play continued after the break, with only 2 Triple Stumpers and 1 incorrect response. On the way out of the round, Ken misspoke by declaring that Caitlin was going to select first in Double, in spite of Mihir having the podium closest to the host.
Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Recent Bios of Writers; Scientific Intials; Those Darn Etruscans; National Historic Trails; Characters Named Alex; Silent Letter Starters
Ken’s error wasn’t corrected, meaning the wrong player selected first in Double Jeopardy. Thankfully, Mihir got the first clue and took control. (Ball don’t lie.) It took a few clues for the Daily Doubles to come out; Margaret picked the first one for $3,000, and Mihir dropped $2,500 on the final Daily Double. Meanwhile, Margaret’s buzzer went nearly cold over the final 12 clues, with Margaret only picking up one $400 on the way to the finish. Caitlin and Mihir had some strong gets to make for some very strong scores going into Final.
Going into Final, Margaret had a strong $20,600, to Caitlin’s $15,400 and Mihir’s $12,500.
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Scores going into Final:
Margaret $20,600
Caitlin $15,400
Mihir $12,500
Tonight’s results:
Mihir $12,500 + $12,499 = $24,999 (What is the little corporal?) (1-day total: $24,999)
Caitlin $15,400 – $15,400 = $0 (What is the brave little soldier?)
Margaret $20,600 – $10,300 = $10,300 (What was little general)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Margaret $7,200
Caitlin $4,600
Mihir $4,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) 1860s AMERICA $1000 (clue #15)
Margaret 2800 +2000 (Mihir 2800 Caitlin 2400)
2) RECENT BIOS OF WRITERS $800 (clue #14)
Margaret 13600 +3000 (Mihir 7400 Caitlin 10200)
3) SILENT LETTER STARTERS $1600 (clue #22, $10400 left on board)
Mihir 9800 -2500 (Margaret 20200 Caitlin 11800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 68
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 48 (0.35 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Mihir $15,000 Coryat, 16 correct, 1 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Margaret $17,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 0 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Caitlin $15,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 2 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $47,800
Lach Trash: $2,600 (on 3 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $3,600
Margaret Chipowsky, career statistics:
36 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (34/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $5,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,600
Mihir Nene, career statistics:
17 correct, 1 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,000
Caitlin Gillooly, career statistics:
20 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 0 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400
Mihir Nene, to win:
2 games: 40.705%
3: 16.569%
4: 6.745%
5: 2.745%
6: 1.118%
Avg. streak: 1.686 games.
Today’s interviews:
Caitlin reprimanded Sen. Ted Kennedy when she was very young.
Mihir shares a birthday with Alex Trebek.
Margaret lost her Zoom connection midway through her audition, but was given a re-do.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- If the host does give control to the wrong player, contestants are instructed to play through it. It does happen occasionally.
- Link to the box score: March 22, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
Margaret: Standard cover bet today is $10,201.
Mihir: You should really consider limiting your bet to $2,099, staying ahead of Margaret.
Caitlin: You can’t both cover Mihir and win a Double Stumper with Margaret. Depending on how you feel about the category, bet at least $9,601 (covering Mihir), or no more than $4,999 (winning a Double Stumper with Margaret).
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This week, some Jeopardy contestants have tweeted the date of their first Jeopardy appearance.
I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. There are always* at least 2 new challengers each game (with the exception being if something like covid travel restrictions prevent a reigning champ from returning for the next taping day, leading to a game with TWO returning champs; and of course, the ToC and soon the debut of the 2nd Chance tourney). So revealing your upcoming debut doesn’t spoil anything.
I kind of hope they have to use the J6 clue in today’s football category. When they posted an explanatory note regarding the Ukraine clue a week or two ago, it wasn’t funny at all. But if they had to do the same thing today, it would be. (I’m not trying to be mysterious; the J6 football clue is about the retirement of a certain quarterback.)
Correctly got “Green Bay Packers,” unlike the last time, when Aaron Rodgers was hosting.
Fondly remember that. And then the pastor got “Who are the Boston Celtics?” and Rodgers was like “You knew that one, huh?” Absolutely glorious, and that wasn’t the only great moment from those two weeks (other two being “Who wanted to kick that field goal?” and Rodgers talking trash about the guy he beat on Celebrity Jeopardy when he turned up in a clue).
Rodgers was great as a host even if he’s a whiny diva and the reason I say the male equivalent of “Karen” is “Aaron.” P.S. I’m a Packers fan.
I feel for Margaret, as for many years I had also thought Napoleon’s nickname was “Little General”.
I finally learned what he WAS called when my $500 question came up on WWTBAM in March 2000 and “Little General” was NOT one of the possible answers for his nickname. Despite Regis pointing out that “Little Corporal” was there when I mentioned my confusion, I remembered Executive Producer Michael Davies telling us during our run-through earlier in the day that Regis didn’t really know much. 🙂 Thankfully the audience did.
At first i thought Napoleon was called little general but now i know he was little corporal. Interesting stuff sbout Napoleon here. I remember him during history class back in middle school. Still this clue made me recall every detail about Napoleon
Ha! Another easy one for an old grognard 😉
Current FJ streak: 2W
This FJ was an instaget for me, thanks to my hometown… in Kankakee (IL), there used to be a nice little restaurant called the Little Corporal, complete with Napoleon’s face on the big sign outside.
It’s long gone now, but their claim to fame was that Barry Manilow’s first paid solo piano gig was at this very restaurant, back in 1967. He played tunes in the “Waterloo Lounge” section of the restaurant – yep, they really played up the whole Napoleon deal there.
Jeopardy wrong on Pony Express ran from St. Joe to Sacramento not San Francisco.
Can’t believe no one caught this. Born and raised in St. Joe.
Claude:
According to the National Park Service, the Pony Express National Historic Trail runs from St. Joseph to San Francisco. See the map here (which clearly shows San Francisco as a terminus): https://www.nps.gov/poex/planyourvisit/maps.htm
I got a little chuckle from Neapolitan and Napoleon being on the same show. As a kid, I would see the carton and think it was called Napoleon ice cream.
Just as Mihir rings in for the first clue of DJ! you can see the board control light on Caitlin’s podium. Is it possible the show has altered that rule? Making a mistake is a reasonable explanation as well, but it wasn’t only Ken making the error.
I was sure I had it with Little Boots. Yeah, Caligula’s nickname. Seemed to fit perfectly . . .
We were confused about the mispronunciation of Tesla’s first name by Caitlin with the correct answer going to Mihir yet one or two clues later only the last name was given and deemed correct.
A couple of long-standing rules came in to play: 1) Generally, only last names are required; 2) If you give a first name, it has to be correct, as giving incorrect information to an otherwise correct response turns the entire response incorrect. Thus, Caitlin’s giving of an incorrect first name—even though she was not required to do so—made her response incorrect. This also doesn’t automatically mean that first names are required in the rest of the category—the normal rules still applied.
Thanks for the clarification.
Isn’t that the reason most players only say the last name — not because they are unsure but because why risk getting tongue-tied or even accidentally say the wrong name when it is probably not going to be required and even if it is, they will be prompted for it?
What would they do if a contestant questioned an error like that? i.e. if right after Ken had said that Caitlin was to pick first in DJ, Mihir interjected asking why they weren’t following the usual tiebreak protocol? (I don’t think they’d actually air that part, but they could do a 2nd take with the “correct” person selecting first).