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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Asian Country Names) for Tuesday, October 4, 2022 (Season 39, Game 17):
Like the T-U-V in Tuvalu, this landlocked country has 3 consecutive letters in its English name in alphabetic sequence
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jacqueline Liao, an engineer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Sean Holloway, a software engineer originally from Kansas City, Kansas
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Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey (2-day total: $63,379)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
It seems as though I have underestimated my effect on the morning routines of the world. The feedback I received yesterday has trumped my other concerns, and I will return to a 9:00 AM Eastern publishing time, stolen content disregarded—for now.
Today, 2-day champion Cris Pannullo faces challengers Jacqueline Liao and Sean Holloway as he goes for victory number three.
Why has Cris Pannullo been so dominant over his first two victories? The answer can be found at the bottom of the board. Our two-day champion has been very strong in the bottom two rows of the board, averaging 12.5 (out of a possible 24) correct in the bottom two rows over his first two games. Matt Amodio was equally strong at the bottom of the board; if Cris can keep this up, or even improve on his currently-just-average 52% buzzer percentage (calculated from the box scores based on actual attempts), we could see him go onto a lengthy run!
Also, last night, the Second Chance Tournament matches were released. The show commented on last night’s “Inside Jeopardy!” podcast that invitee Isaac Applebaum could not take part in the tournament and that they will be attempting to bring him back at some point in the future. They did not specifically cite a reason as to why Isaac was unable to take part. Here are the matchups for the Second Chance Tournament, beginning October 17:
Second Chance Tournament Schedule:
Week 1:
Monday, October 17: Cindy Zhang v. Aaron Gulyas v. Jessica Stephens
Tuesday, October 18: Erica Weiner-Amachi v. Tracy Pitzel v. Molly Karol
Wednesday, October 19: James Fraser v. Renée Russell v. Pam Schoenberg
Thursday, October 20: Week 1 Final, Game 1
Friday, October 21: Week 1 Final, Game 2
Week 2:
Monday, October 24: Sarah Snider v. Jeff Smith v. Sadie Goldberger
Tuesday, October 25: Tom Philipose v. Alicia O’Hare v. Jack Weller
Wednesday, October 26: Nikkee Porcaro v. Do Park v. Rowan Ward
Thursday, October 27: Week 1 Final, Game 1
Friday, October 28: Week 1 Final, Game 2
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Correct response: What is Afghanistan?
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This is a pretty straightforward Final Jeopardy! clue — the show’s doing as much as it can by limiting a search scope to “Asia” and “landlocked countries”, as Tuvalu and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world with three consecutive letters in their English-language name. Keith Williams over at The Final Wager always hated such “geographic name” questions, as they tend to play deceptively hard within the thirty-second time limit the show affords.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The 50 States; A “C” In Literature; Ships & Boats; Toying With You; Their First U.S. No. 1 Hit; It’s A Mystery)
The game turned immediately following the first commercial break, where Cris converted a true Daily Double. He then ended up with over $12,000 at the second break, with both Sean and Jacqueline well behind.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Cris 8 correct 2 incorrect
Sean 4 correct 1 incorrect
Jacqueline 3 correct 1 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Cris 17 correct 2 incorrect
Sean 7 correct 1 incorrect
Jacqueline 6 correct 2 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Central American History; See ‘Em At The Museum; Wait Just A Mineral!; All That Glitters; Films By Characters; The “Ize” Have It)
Cris found Daily Doubles 7 and 8 of his Jeopardy! career in Double Jeopardy, picking up another $7,900. He also ended up with—just like the opening round—17 correct and 2 incorrect. Scores going into Final were Cris at $35,300, Sean at $7,400, and Jacqueline at $800.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Cris 34 correct 4 incorrect
Sean 12 correct 3 incorrect
Jacqueline 9 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 7 (0 today).
Final Jeopardy! was a Triple Stumper; unfortunately for Cris, today was the day where he went big in Final and got burned a bit! He’ll be back tomorrow to go for win #4, though!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Cris $35,300
Sean $7,400
Jacqueline $800
Tonight’s results:
Jacqueline $800 – $800 = $0 (What is Mongolia?)
Sean $7,400 – $0 = $7,400 (What is Kyrgyz)
Cris $35,300 – $15,221 = $20,079 (What is Tajikistan) (3-day total: $83,458)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cris $12,600
Sean $3,400
Jacqueline $2,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) TOYING WITH YOU $600 (clue #16)
Cris 4600 +4600 (Sean 1800 Jacqueline 1400)
2) SEE ‘EM AT THE MUSEUM $1600 (clue #4)
Cris 14200 +4900 (Sean 3400 Jacqueline 800)
3) WAIT JUST A MINERAL! $1200 (clue #9, $22000 left on board)
Cris 23900 +3000 (Sean 1800 Jacqueline -2000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 147
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 7 (0.41 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Cris $26,200 Coryat, 34 correct, 4 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 6/6 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Sean $7,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 1/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
Jacqueline $800 Coryat, 9 correct, 7 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,400
Lach Trash: $6,000 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,600
Cris Pannullo, career statistics:
83 correct, 7 incorrect
12/12 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
39.88% in first on buzzer (67/168)
8/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $28,700)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,267
Sean Holloway, career statistics:
12 correct, 4 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,400
Jacqueline Liao, career statistics:
9 correct, 8 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $800
Cris Pannullo, to win:
4 games: 93.078%
5: 86.635%
6: 80.637%
7: 75.055%
8: 69.860%
Avg. streak: 16.446 games.
Today’s interviews:
Jacqueline has her pilot’s license.
Sean has created a simulator that renders the bending of light around black holes.
Cris is a Final Jeopardy! blind guesser.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Cris was net-11 correct today in the bottom two rows of the board (12 correct, 1 incorrect). He’s going to be hard to dethrone!
- Today’s box score: October 4, 2022 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Cris $35,300 Sean $7,400 Jacqueline $800)
Cris: Bet between $0 and $20,499 and enjoy win #3! (Actual bet: $15,221)
Sean: You’re guaranteed second place if you bet between $0 and $5,799. (Actual bet: $0)
Jacqueline: Bet whatever you like today! (Actual bet: $800)
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I got it quick – unfair advantage of having my country of birth be a next-door neighbor to Afghanistan.
I’d hardly call that an unfair advantage, Diganta.
Thanks.
This type of name spelled in English type category stumped Amy Schneider – that was another neighboring country of India, Bangladesh 🙂
In my haste to read question and get in 30 seconds, I misread and thought it had to be the first three letters (like the example) – and missed it. I hope none of the contestants make the same error that I did.
I made the same error 🙁
Me three…but never would have gotten it no matter how much time 😄😉
For me, I had not read the clue as requiring that the three letters begin the name, but after reading your comment I read the clue again and it really does sound that way [until you examine it a third time and realize that it does say “in” the name.] My mistake was forgetting that the category was Asian countries and I started trying to think of European ones — I think because of the FJ in the first Celebrity game this year being a landlocked European country.
I was a bit daunted by this clue at first, but getting over it I started thinking of landlocked countries. Afghanistan was the first one that came to mind!😅
I’m just glad the clue gives Tuvalu and correct response is Afghanistan. I don’t think many people would get it the other way around. I’ll admit I am not very good with world geography, but I have never heard of Tuvalu.
Tuvalu is neither Asian, nor landlocked.
I had heard of Tuvalu in a show on PBS called ‘We Are Tuvalu’ that I only saw a few months ago. It was about how this island country is or will be effected by climate change. However, I am certain if the clue/response had been reversed AND they specified it was the first three letters, I still would never have gotten it.
One thing I’ve noticed about super strong Daily Double players like Cris is that Final Jeopardy isn’t exactly their strong point. For example, Eric Ahasic – he went 13-for-15 on Daily Doubles (netting almost $50,000) but I believe his Final Jeopardy rate of just 29% is by far the lowest out of anyone in the 2022 ToC roster. I like Cris a lot, and I hope he goes on a really long streak, but his Final rate isn’t looking good so far. If he gets into a situation where he doesn’t have a runaway, that could be his downfall.
To be fair, we’re looking at an incredibly small sample size, and today’s clue is basically a throwaway. Very few Finals require cycling through all the possibilities and hoping you hit on the correct one in time.
I had another comment on the SCT lineup. I attended the second day of the SCT recording and was the first in line. Almost ALL of the contestants from Day 1 came to watch the recording of the second day. They were given priority, of course, and they got in front of me in the line.
Of course, being a fanatic Jeopardy viewer, I knew almost all of them, and they were all gracious to entertain my mundane chitchat and my request for pictures. Some were a bit surprised that fans like me exist who would recognize them and remember exactly why they were in SCT. Their spouses of them were there with many of them, and they were all very proud.
My highlight of the day was being able to shout out a word of support to Sadie Goldberger as a fellow Marylander and get a response.
That’s freaking COOL!
Fortunately, I am able to enjoy such things vicariously 😊
That is very interesting. Thank you so much for telling us about that! And thank you for giving them that fan feedback — they deserve it. I bet it will remain a special part of their Jeopardy! experiences.
I like cris a lot and I hope he does go on a long streak. Although my first guess was Tajikstan as well until I realized now that the Landlocked A country was in the Asian nation so I went with Afghanistan. Still though Cris is pretty dominant in this game despite losing a bundle today. He will make up for it tomorrow with another big pay day I hope.
Tajikistan is landlocked. But if that had been the correct answer, I’m guessing that your spelling would have been deemed incorrect due to your spelling changing the pronunciation.
Tajikistan could not be the correct response as the name in English does not have three consecutive letters in alphabetic sequence like the “FGH” in the correct response.
Perhaps that was just a typo from Lou 😀. If so, maybe that’s a point against using keyboards for FJ! 😉. [I just feel one’s handwriting flows with the thoughts/spelling in one’s head better than using a keyboard, no matter how good of a typist you are. I also feel that handwriting skill is less affected by your position at your podium than keyboard skill would be, considering that everyone is different heights, widths, arm-lengths, hand-sizes, etc. and the keyboard provided might be a different size or angle than you are used to using. In fact, if possible it might be interesting to look back at all those who had had bad handwriting in FJ! (whether it made them lose or not) and see if an exceptional number of them were extra tall, extra short, or wore glasses.]
Because of all the times that Afghanistan appeared in the news, I long ago noticed that the “fgh” were in alphabetical order. That made the correct response come to me immediately. If it hadn’t been for that, I think it would have taken way longer than 30 seconds to come up with. The time pressure and pressure of being onstage made this a particularly difficult clue in my opinion. Fortunately for Cris, the game wasn’t close. I hope Cris goes on a long run (or should I say, went on a long run, given it has already happened).
My mind locked in on Afghanistan, even though I missed the F and was going based on the GH. Not having the I, I thought I was wrong, but wouldn’t have come up with anything better, so I’d still have been right.
You would not have been ruled correct-enough spelling had you left out the ‘f’, but I am thinking that you meant that in thinking of the ‘gh’ your mind just skipped over the ‘f’ but if you had had to write it down [not knowing an alternative], you would have known how to spell it and after (or while) WRITING it you would have realized the key was the ‘fgh’, not a ‘ghi’. Going ahead and writing it down when only being able to come up with a name with two letters in a row seems to be what Sean did, too. Cris and Jacqueline seemed to be hoping for the long shot that they had misunderstood the clue and just CONTAINING 3 letters in a row FROM the alphabet (actually 4 for Mongolia) would do, without them being in a row in the name.
I almost second guessed myself tonight as I originally thought that Afghanistan wasn’t land locked, but it is. Pretty easy none the less.
Yeah, a real no-brainer — NOT! There are 48 countries in Asia (I Googled it, of course). I guess if you started with A’s. I got two Finals last week when there were only four correct responses all week, and I missed it. But, if it makes you feel good to say you got it because you don’t get much positive reinforcement in your real lives, good for you . . .