Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category The 20th Century) for Thursday, July 14, 2022 (Season 38, Game 219):
Maybe surprisingly, in 1918 this new leader was the first to recognize the independence of Finland
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s contestants:
Anjali Bhat, a lawyer from New York, New York
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Mark Primiano, a shelter veterinarian from Chicago, Illinois
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Emily Fiasco, a middle school band director from St. Louis, Missouri (1-day total: $28,000)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Steve Clarke’s 2-day run as champion ended yesterday, as he failed to come up with a correct response to yesterday’s Final Jeopardy. Emily Fiasco of St. Louis is now champion after she was correct—Mark Primiano of Chicago and Anjali Bhat of New York are your challengers in today’s game.
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Correct response: Who is Vladimir Lenin?
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In 1918, Finland declared independence from Russia following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II; Helsinki had considered the personal union between the two countries to have lost its basis. Somewhat surprisingly—as most countries generally frown upon losing territory—the new Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, led by Vladimir Lenin, has generally been considered to be the first country to recognize Finnish independence.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Founding Fathers; Earth; TV Shows by Episode Title; Units of Measure; Terrible Supervillain Names; That’s Cold)
Mark got out to the best start in today’s game, picking up 8 correct. Anjali started slowly and left some money on the table at the first Daily Double, and was still in third by the end of the round. Emily picked up her own game with 3 $1,000 clues over the round to hold the lead at the end of Single Jeopardy.
Jeopardy at the first break (15 clues):
Mark 8 correct 1 incorrect
Emily 4 correct 0 incorrect
Anjali 2 correct 1 incorrect
After the Jeopardy round:
Emily 9 correct 0 incorrect
Mark 11 correct 2 incorrect
Anjali 5 correct 2 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: River Names; Literary Castles; Romance Languages; The Winds of Pop Culture; I Know What You Did; 4 of the Same Letter)
Emily was in control during most of Double Jeopardy, but Anjali had a strong round and was holding down second place. However, the writers and judges were caught off guard by a response of “Sindh River” by Anjali on a late clue about the Indus River (The wording of the clue: In Sanskrit, the name of this river comes from “Sindhu”, which means “River”), which affected control of the board going into the game’s final Daily Double. Emily missed the Daily Double and the scores ended up very close after a judges’ reversal coming out of the break. Emily led at $14,000 to Anjali’s $12,600 and Mark’s $8,000.
After Double Jeopardy:
Emily 17 correct 2 incorrect
Anjali 15 correct 3 incorrect
Mark 17 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 83 (0 today).
Emily and Mark were correct in Final (which, thankfully, renders the question of “who should have had the final Daily Double?” completely moot) and Emily is now a 2-day champion! She’ll go for win #3 tomorrow!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, July 14, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Emily $14,000
Anjali $12,600
Mark $8,000
Tonight’s results:
Mark $8,000 + $7,500 = $15,500 (Who is Lenin?)
Anjali $12,600 – $12,600 = $0 (Who is Stalin?)
Emily $14,000 + $11,201 = $25,201 (Who is Lenin?) (2-day total: $53,201)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Emily $5,400
Mark $4,000
Anjali $2,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) THE FOUNDING FATHERS $600 (clue #13)
Anjali 400 +400 (Emily 1400 Mark 3000)
2) I KNOW WHAT YOU DID $1600 (clue #13)
Emily 9400 +3000 (Mark 5600 Anjali 5400)
3) RIVER NAMES $1200 (clue #28, $3600 left on board)
Emily 16000 -2000 (Mark 8000 Anjali 9400*)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 59
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 83 (0.38 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Emily $14,600 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Mark $8,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Anjali $12,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 10 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200
Emily Fiasco, career statistics:
34 correct, 5 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (31/114)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300
Mark Primiano, career statistics:
18 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $8,000
Anjali Bhat, career statistics:
15 correct, 4 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
Emily Fiasco, to win:
3 games: 45.630%
4: 20.821%
5: 9.501%
6: 4.335%
7: 1.978%
Avg. streak: 2.839 games.
Today’s interviews:
Anjali gets around Manhattan with an electric unicycle.
Mark got to go to Sunset Zoo during vet school.
Emily is also a bingo caller.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It’s wholly inappropriate to blame Mayim for the reversal on the RIVER NAMES $800 clue—this was a mistake by the writers not anticipating an alternatively correct response. Thankfully, it did not affect the game’s ultimate outcome, as Anjali did not get Final Jeopardy! correct.
- Link to the box score: July 14, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Emily $14,000 Anjali $12,600 Mark $8,000)
Emily: Standard cover bet over Anjali is $11,201. (Actual bet: $11,201)
Mark: If Emily covers Anjali and is incorrect, she falls to $2,799. If Anjali covers you and is incorrect, she falls to $9,199. Thus, you should bet between $1,201 and $5,199. (Actual bet: $7,500)
Anjali: Standard cover bet over Mark is $3,401. (Actual bet: $12,600)
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That seems straightforward – new leader, 1918, Finland… has to be Lenin!
Current FJ streak: 1W
Yes, I’m part Russian and part Finish so it was easy for me also.
Actually, you are probably part Finnish, unless you are only part way done.😊
Finish as a noun is the end or the end of anything. Finish as a verb is to complete something.
I’m guessing that was just a typo.
Good deduction
Yes, and I think the word surprisingly helps a lot with this one too.
The part of India where I grew up had an unhealthy fascination with communism and we learned all the “good” things about Lenin and it was easy.
Since it was a “surprise,” I figured it must be Lenin.
This one seemed to be an easy get – 1918 – new leader – Finland
Ahhh. It’s nice to have a straightforward Final. 1918 signals Russia and its new leader Lenin. Russia’s current guy, also named Vladimir, could take some guidance here and respect the independence of Ukraine.
A very easy history final and even i knew lenin from my days of studying about him in school. Happy to see mark and Emily getting final right. Congrats emily on a well deserved win.
Good FJ today. Andy, thank you, again, for pointing out that people are blaming Mayim for the missteps of writers and/or producers. Wonder who’s behind this campaign; I have a hypothesis, but won’t fan the flames by speculating. Have a great day, all.
I’m upset that they didn’t ask for more specificity than just “Adams” on the clue about “a second cousin of the second president”.
There are obviously multiple “founding fathers” with that last name.
Considering the number of times this has happened this season, no matter who is hosting, this is clearly a deliberate shift in the show’s judging.
It is interesting that we seldom hear a contestant asked to be more specific anymore. This seemed like a clear cut case for that.
This is absolutely correct, and the producers need to tighten this up.
New leader in 1918 automatically takes you to Lenin. Easy get, although, Anjali’s response of Stalin is understandable. She was probably deciding between the two and went the wrong way.
I cannot really understand why anyone ever blames the moderator for decisions that are clearly up to the judges. That’s why they have judges. In my opinion, the moderator’s job is mainly to read the clues, not to determine right and wrong answers. I kind of wish people would stop conflating the two.
The last Daily Double seemed a little harsh. I was expecting that the Spanish name would give some clue as to the answer in English, but they seem totally unrelated.