Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The Middle Ages) for Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (Season 38, Game 182):
It was the surname of the 2 Scottish brothers who claimed monarchies of 2 different countries in the 13-teens
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Bonnie Kistler, a novelist from Sarasota, Florida
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Eric Pérez, an order management specialist from Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada
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Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7-day total: $145,201)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Philadelphian Ryan Long picked up his seventh victory last night! His unorthodox betting strategy has worked out for him so far, but it is vulnerable—especially if trailing opponents notice and start going all-in to try to counteract it. Will our challengers, Ontarian Eric Pérez or Floridian Bonnie Kistler, unseat the champion?
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Correct response: What is Bruce?
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Robert the Bruce is definitely the more famous of the two brothers; he was King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329. However, his brother Edward Bruce was sent to attempt a claim on the Irish throne, and he was High King of Ireland from 1315 to 1318.
In an ironic twist, Shallow Lake, Ontario’s location (northwest of Owen Sound, Ontario) would be seen by many as being situated at the south end of a famous piece of local geography known as the Bruce Peninsula. The Bruce Peninsula was named after one of Robert the Bruce’s descendants, James Bruce, better known as Lord Elgin (his father Thomas Bruce being the Lord Elgin of Elgin Marbles fame), who served as Governor-General in pre-Confederation Canada in the 1840s and 1850s.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round categories: Water Under the Bridge; Sports Shorts; Ripped from the Headlnes; Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders; Wartime U.S. Presidents; Xs, Then Os
Ryan got off to a strong start and was cruising late in Single Jeopardy!, when he dropped $2,000 on a Daily Double. This gave Bonnie life, and she charged to tie the game after 30 clues.
Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Literature; News Personalities Past & Present; U.S. Geographic History; Med. Abbrev.; We Do Talk About Bruno; Yes, Yes, Yes
Eric struggled mightily on the signalling device in this round, getting in only three times. Meanwhile, Ryan was dominant, getting in first 27 times throughout the game. He was cruising again when he lost another $2,000 on the final Daily Double, which meant that he didn’t have a runaway; Bonnie had exactly half of Ryan’s score at the end of Double Jeopardy!, with scores at Ryan $15,200, Bonnie $7,600, and Eric $5,800.
In Final today, Eric was the only correct player (which makes sense if you consider my words in the “More Information” section above). Ryan stood pat, which would have made things very interesting had Bonnie been correct, and Ryan’s streak is now a snowman 8! He goes for win #9 tomorrow!
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Ryan $15,200
Bonnie $7,600
Eric $5,800
Tonight’s results:
Eric $5,800 + $5,798 = $11,598 (What is Bruce?)
Bonnie $7,600 – $7,600 = $0 (What is Stuart?)
Ryan $15,200 – $0 = $15,200 (What is Stuart?) (8-day total: $160,401)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Bonnie $3,600
Ryan $3,600
Eric $2,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) WARTIME U.S. PRESIDENTS $600 (clue #27)
Ryan 5600 -2000 (Eric 2200 Bonnie 1600)
2) LITERATURE $1200 (clue #11)
Bonnie 3200 +1200 (Ryan 8800 Eric 3000)
3) U.S. GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY $1600 (clue #21, $12800 left on board)
Ryan 12400 -2000 (Eric 4600 Bonnie 7200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -14
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 73 (0.40 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ryan $19,200 Coryat, 24 correct, 6 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Eric $5,800 Coryat, 8 correct, 0 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Bonnie $7,600 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 11 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,800
Ryan Long, career statistics:
189 correct, 27 incorrect
7/10 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
41.10% in first on buzzer (187/455)
7/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,075
Eric Pérez, career statistics:
9 correct, 0 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,800
Bonnie Kistler, career statistics:
15 correct, 5 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,200)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,600
Ryan Long, to win:
9 games: 63.046%
10: 39.748%
11: 25.060%
12: 15.799%
13: 9.961%
Avg. streak: 9.706 games.
Today’s interviews:
Bonnie is a recovering lawyer.
Eric has a collection of 2,000 bottle caps from around the world.
Ryan watches Jeopardy! with his mom.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Ryan is now #30 all-time in terms of regular-play winnings.
- Link to the box score: May 24, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Scores: Ryan $15,200 Bonnie $7,600 Eric $5,800)
Ryan: Unless you absolutely hate this category and would rather chance a random tiebreaker over this category, bet exactly $1. (Don’t bet more than $1 as oftentimes, the trailing player in this situation doesn’t bet everything.) (Actual bet: $0)
Bonnie: You have exactly half of Ryan’s score. You have one good bet—$7,600—and the rest are terrible. (Actual bet: $7,600)
Eric: Assuming Ryan doesn’t do something silly, you’re playing for second place today. Because Bonnie has reason to go all-in, you shouldn’t do that yourself. But any bet between $0 and $5,798 is more than OK. (Actual bet: $5,798)
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I honestly didn’t think Ryan Long would last this long (no pun intended!), but that shows how much I know. He deserves credit for his persistence and success that eludes so many contestants. I doubt his strategy will hold up much longer, or against the other TOC contestants, but he’s still a 7-day Jeopardy! Champion, something most of us will never achieve.
I like watching him – he seems very genuine – I think he’s playing more by instinct than by design, which probably doesn’t bode well for a long (no pun intended) run.
Ryan better bet big here. Anyone who has ever seen the movie Braveheart should get this.
Yes, I think that is really how I got it right, though I have no MEMORY of whether there was anything in it about a brother becoming a king of Ireland (or even about Robert the Bruce being or becoming the King of Scotland, for that matter). I believe I heard this fraternal fact on a PBS show touring Irish castles but did not remember the names and just guessed Bruce because I remembered that surname from Braveheart.
No offense, Marvin, but the category wasn’t “Braveheart,” but the Middle Ages. There is no point in betting big if the category is not a strong point for you. Ryan saw the category and knowing it didn’t play to his strength, he did the wise thing and bet nothing, thereby, assuring he could do no worse than a tie. For Ryan, it made more sense to take his chances on getting a better category in the case of going to a tiebreaker. This is smart strategy and much better than betting big and risk losing outright.
exactly. do people honestly not know that the wagers are made BEFORE the clue is revealed?
An additional plus for risking a tie-breaker is that his buzzer success was running over 50% above Bonnie’s.
Thanks, Andy, for your write-up on the Bruce clan, especially your tie-in with Ontario and with the Elgin marbles.
Yes – thanks – more Canadian history that I did not know
I love this guy, and I am absolutely thrilled that he keeps winning. I’m a huge fan of Matt and Amy as well, but they both had style, and there is something very refreshing about a guy who showed up with no note cards, no buzzer practice, no betting strategy, and only two dress shirts because, he said, that was all he could afford, who presents very humbly and simply, who embodies the antithesis of style — and who keeps winning and winning simply because of his accrued life knowledge.
Breath of fresh air doesn’t begin to cover it.
Agree! Beautifully said.
I agree, too, but I believe that his success has depended on luck a good bit more than theirs did — because of his relatively high error rate, generally not quite as high buzzer rate (though today that was exceptional), and unorthodox (but LUCKY) betting strategy.
[I am comparing his error rate and buzzer rate to the last few “long” champions, not to his opponents.]
If anyone here is a fan of that movie braveheart you should know Bruce. But still i like watching Ryan play. His unorthodix method of brtting tells me he could be a new superchamp
I agree with Debby. Ryan is my favorite contestant this year. Imagine how many rides he would need to give to make $160k!
Yet another instance of him not betting to cover for the peanut gallery to complain about. haha
Did I hear that Mayim stated ‘The Bridge Over The River Kwai’ was a 1967 film?
No, she said 1957.
Just as a matter of fact, there was no 1957 or 1967 film called “The Bridge Over The River Kwai.” That is one of the most common errors in film history. “The Bridge on The River Kwai” is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. More people seem to think it is “Over” than the actual “On” of the title.
Scottish history, I know a little 🙂 I DIDN’T know about Robert the Bruce’s brother, but I knew Robert had to be involved from the given time frame.
Current FJ streak: 1W