Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Famous Speeches) for Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (Season 38, Game 183):
In a draft of FDR’s speech of December 8, 1941, the words “world history” were changed to this one word
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Noura Dabbouseh, a physician from Clarendon Hills, Illinois
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Kris Olson, a high school music teacher from Lexington, Kentucky
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Ryan Long, a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8-day total: $160,401)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts: Ryan Long of Philadelphia is now at eight victories; he’s only the 24th person to win 8. Only 16 people have won 9; will Ryan become the 17th? Lexington high school music teacher Kri Olson and Chicagoland physician Noura Dabbouseh are your challengers today. Will either of them take down our champion?
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Correct response: What is infamy?
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“Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in world history—the United States was simultaneously and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan”. Those were the initial words in the first draft of FDR’s very famous speech to Congress and the world of December 8, following the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. During editing, the opening became the famous and oft-quoted “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round categories: Let’s Get Historical; Movie Supervillains; Fun with U.S. City Flags; ’80s & ’90s Nonfiction; 5-Letter “W”s; Bond Appetit!
This round was nearly all Ryan; our defending champion picked up nineteen correct in this round! Neither challenger was heard from much; however, Kris did manage to find the round’s Daily Double, and went from $200 to $1200 on it.
Double Jeopardy! Round categories: Rough National Anthem Lyrics; The One Before the Famous One; My Name is Stephen; Lending TV Support; It’s the Jurassic Period; Here Comes a Bronte Thesaurus
As much as Ryan dominated Single Jeopardy!, he struggled in Double Jeopardy, picking up only 9 correct (to 4 incorrect). Meanwhile, Kris had his chances, but was unable to get either Daily Double correct. The $2,700 he lost ended up being crucial, as it let Ryan use the last clue played in Double to cement a runaway. (For the record: There’s no way Mayim can be blamed for the two unplayed clues today, as Double Jeopardy! saw 7 incorrect responses and 6 Triple Stumpers). Scores going into Final were Ryan at $12,800, Kris at $6,300, and Noura at $4,200.
Kris and Ryan got Final correct today, and Ryan added a nominal $100 to his total in becoming a 9-day champion! He’s now the 17th to win 9 and he looks to become the 14th to win at least 10 tomorrow!
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Ryan $12,800
Kris $6,300
Noura $4,200
Tonight’s results:
Noura $4,200 – $4,000 = $200 (What is democracy)
Kris $6,300 + $6,300 = $12,600 (What is infamy?)
Ryan $12,800 + $100 = $12,900 (What is infamy?) (9-day total: $173,301)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ryan $10,000
Noura $1,400
Kris $600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) LET’S GET HISTORICAL $800 (clue #16)
Kris 200 +1000 (Ryan 4200 Noura 1400)
2) THE ONE BEFORE THE FAMOUS ONE $1200 (clue #4)
Kris 1800 -1700 (Ryan 10000 Noura 1800)
3) ROUGH NATIONAL ANTHEM LYRICS $1600 (clue #16, $18800 left on board)
Kris 3700 -1000 (Ryan 7600 Noura 2200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -12
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: HERE COMES A BRONTE THESAURUS $400 $2000
Total Left On Board: $2,400
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 75 (0.41 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ryan $12,800 Coryat, 28 correct, 5 incorrect, 58.18% in first on buzzer (32/55), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Kris $8,800 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 14.55% in first on buzzer (8/55), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Noura $4,200 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 16.36% in first on buzzer (9/55), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,800
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $14,200
Ryan Long, career statistics:
218 correct, 32 incorrect
8/11 on rebound attempts (on 31 rebound opportunities)
42.94% in first on buzzer (219/510)
7/11 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
6/9 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600
Kris Olson, career statistics:
11 correct, 3 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
14.55% in first on buzzer (8/55)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,700)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,800
Noura Dabbouseh, career statistics:
8 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
16.36% in first on buzzer (9/55)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,200
Ryan Long, to win:
10 games: 60.690%
11: 36.833%
12: 22.354%
13: 13.567%
14: 8.234%
Avg. streak: 10.544 games.
Today’s interviews:
Noura has a special interest in helping cancer patients.
Kris is a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
Ryan is a huge Queen fan.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- $173,301 sits 25th all-time in terms of regular-play winnings.
- Link to the box score: May 25, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! betting suggestions:
(Scores: Ryan $12,800 Kris $6,300 Noura $4,200)
Ryan: Bet anywhere between $0 and $199, and enjoy your 9th victory! (Actual bet: $100)
Kris: Standard cover bet over Noura is $2,101. However, with Ryan not having much of a runaway margin, you might want to bet everything just in case Ryan pulls a Clavin. (Actual bet: $6,300)
Noura: If Kris bets to cover, he falls to $4,199. Bet $0. (Actual bet: $4,000)
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I got this immediately – I am old enough that I remember hearing it when it was first said. And so appropriate for an answer today because of all the horror that happened in Texas Elementary School yesterday – Prayers for all involved there.
So many days of infamy in our current clime.
Hurray for easy ones!
Current FJ streak: 2W
Infamy will always be the word that goes down in history. I hear it all the time when it applies to pearl harbor or the Titanic
One thing that this game demonstrates, in my opinion, is that there isn’t much point in hunting for Daily Doubles. With only 13 responses (10 correct, 3 incorrect), Kris found all 3 Daily Doubles as opposed to Ryan’s 33 responses with no Daily Doubles. My feeling is just play the categories you like and let the DD’s come as they may. I don’t really see much advantage in actually hunting for them. YMMV
getting Daily Doubles can totally make or break your game.
Being wrong (or failing to respond) to 2 of them tends to “break” your game.
If he had correctly responded to those 2, it could have been a very different game.
However, I do enjoy when contestants play the board naturally instead of DD hunting or bouncing around.
It would have made a $5400 swing in his score going into FJ. That would have been a huge difference in deciding the wagers for Ryan and Kris.
Felt like that was a really tough board in double jeopardy.