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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Nobel Peace Prize Winners) for Thursday, October 6, 2022 (Season 39, Game 19):
He served as Bishop of Lesotho from 1976 to 1978
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Jeff Parker, a professor of theatre from Arvada, Colorado
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Jo Austin, a retired IT project manager from Manlius, New York
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Cris Pannullo, a customer success operations manager from Ocean City, New Jersey (4-day total: $111,058)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today, Cris Pannullo looks to do something that hasn’t been done on Jeopardy! since Rick Knutsen in March 2001: five runaways in his first five wins. He’s played incredibly strongly over his first four victories, averaging $31,175 going into Final Jeopardy! over his first four games—scores between $28,800 and $35,300. Such consistency is going to be very difficult to beat! Jo Austin and Jeff Parker are today’s challengers, hoping they are the players who can take down a dominant champion!
Why has Cris been so good? He has been especially strong at the bottom of the board; over the 96 $800/$1000/$1600/$2000 clues he has faced in his first four games, Cris has 54 correct responses (and only 2 incorrect responses). Because the bottom of the board is less likely to be contested in a buzzer race (by nature of fewer players likely to know a higher-valued clue), deep knowledge in a wide array of categories can often overcome the vagaries of buzzer timing and has led to Cris’ very consistent play over his win streak.
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Correct response: Who is Desmond Tutu?
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Desmond Tutu, an Anglican bishop in southern Africa, was the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner “for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa”. At the time, he was General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches. Alongside Nelson Mandela, Tutu also led the early-’90s negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Word Puzzles; Books & Authors; Musical Alter Egos; U.S. Diplomacy; All Hands; Pretty Crafty)
Cris had his usual strong start, picking up $3,400 on a Daily Double and was off to the races again today! Jo and Jeff did their best, but Cris led by $9,000.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Cris 9 correct 0 incorrect
Jeff 2 correct 0 incorrect
Jo 2 correct 0 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Cris 17 correct 1 incorrect
Jo 4 correct 1 incorrect
Jeff 5 correct 1 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: U.K. Geography; Women In The Arts; Physics; Union People; Historical Tv Roles; Insignificant Idioms)
Jeff used his first pick to good use, finding the Daily Double immediately. He only bet $1,500, though. Then, Cris hit a speed bump—he missed a Daily Double for the first time, dropping $5,200! This meant that, for the first time, he didn’t have a runaway going into Final! Scores going into Final were Cris at $16,800, Jeff at $12,700, and Jo $200—Jo getting out of the red on the final clue of Double Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Cris 28 correct 3 incorrect
Jeff 14 correct 1 incorrect
Jo 5 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 7 (0 today).
Cris and Jo both got Final correct; Cris is now a 5-day champion! He goes for win #6 tomorrow!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, October 6, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Cris $16,800
Jeff $12,700
Jo $200
Tonight’s results:
Jo $200 + $200 = $400 (Who is Tu Tu)
Jeff $12,700 – $0 = $12,700 (Who Kero)
Cris $16,800 + $8,601 = $25,401 (Who is Tutu) (5-day total: $136,459)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cris $10,800
Jo $1,800
Jeff $1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) BOOKS & AUTHORS $1000 (clue #9)
Cris 3400 +3400 (Jo 600 Jeff 600)
2) HISTORICAL TV ROLES $1600 (clue #1)
Jeff 1600 +1500 (Cris 10800 Jo 1800)
3) UNION PEOPLE $1600 (clue #11, $18400 left on board)
Cris 17600 -5200 (Jo 1800 Jeff 5100)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 145
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 7 (0.37 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Cris $19,600 Coryat, 28 correct, 3 incorrect, 49.12% in first on buzzer (28/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jeff $12,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Jo $200 Coryat, 5 correct, 2 incorrect, 10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $32,600
Lach Trash: $14,000 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,400
Cris Pannullo, career statistics:
143 correct, 12 incorrect
14/15 on rebound attempts (on 28 rebound opportunities)
43.62% in first on buzzer (123/282)
11/12 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $29,700)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $24,760
Jo Austin, career statistics:
6 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
10.53% in first on buzzer (6/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $200
Jeff Parker, career statistics:
14 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
Cris Pannullo, to win:
6 games: 88.543%
7: 78.398%
8: 69.415%
9: 61.462%
10: 54.420%
Avg. streak: 12.728 games.
Today’s interviews:
Jeff wrote a book about teaching speech.
Jo reading Agatha Christie in publication order.
Cris has a girlfriend who has been a wonderful coach.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: October 6, 2022 Box Score
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Cris $16,800 Jeff $12,700 Jo $200)
Cris: Standard cover bet over Jeff is $8,601. (Actual bet: $8,601)
Jo: Bet whatever you like today. (Actual bet: $200)
Jeff: If Cris bets to cover you and is incorrect, he falls to $8,199. I’d recommend betting between $4,101 (defending against a $0 bet) and $4,499. (Actual bet: $0)
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Bishop Tutu was my first thought.
I’m guessing this is a triple get. Who else could it be? I didn’t know he had been the Bishop of Lesotho, but bishop in Africa that won the Nobel Peace Prize was information enough. I guess it’s possible that someone never heard of Tutu, but I’m guessing these three have.
It just took me a few seconds to remember his name. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the players don’t get it though.
It took me a couple of seconds too, but what doesn’t these days? 🙄
But I’m betting it’s a triple get too. The publicity surrounding his passing late last year should be enough to bring him to mind even for any younger contestants.
I’m usually as described by your first sentence, but in this case it came to me instantaneously. [Whole name, not just last name.]
I think it may be easier for someone who is GenX or older, as Bishop Tutu was a pretty regular news presence during the Apartheid era in South Africa. After the end of Apartheid, Mandela (rightfully) became the face of South Africa in the news in North America afterwards, so some of the older Millennials may be familiar with Tutu, but those over 30 may only know the name but not really know who he is.
I would expect at least one of them to get it, but I’m ont sure it’s a certain triple get.
(Would I be telling on my age by saying that all I needed was the category and “Lesotho” to know who to respond with? I didn’t even start my timer and I had it.)
That’s as straightforward a clue as you’ll ever see!
I didn’t really like Cris after his first appearance, but I’ve quickly warmed up to his subtle sense of humor as his apparent initial nervousness faded. And there’s no arguing with the breadth and depth of his knowledge base, so I’m now looking forward to each appearance of his.
I’m just glad that I didn’t jinx this champion like I appeared to have done to an earlier contestant. And no, I don’t really believe in jinxes . . . 🙄
Since the only Bishop from that area of the world, most people know, is Bishop Tutu, it should be easy for all. Lesotho can be a Red Herring if you do not immediately recall that Lesotho is adjacent to (surrounded by) South Africa. Of course, Bishop and Nobel Prize is another giveaway.
Some people would be stumped that he was Anglican Bishop and may confuse him for being a Catholic Bishop.
The correct response I thought of within a second of reading the clue. Who else could it be other than Tutu.
As for Cris, what a powerhouse of facts he carries with him. I don’t remember Rick Knutsen from 21 years ago. But hopefully Cris might have a runaway game today, plus perhaps a long run.
Ken did a rare surprise appreciation of Cris after his response “Vesalius” to the visual Science and Nature clue yesterday. (Seen here, is an illustration from 1543’s “On the Structure of the Human Body” published by this Flemish anatomist)
I am very impressed.
I find it interesting how one non-runaway game cut a third of the predicted games won off. I hope Cris can continue making his games runaways, because if he doesn’t have a runaway, he could be in deep, deep trouble.
wasn’t just not a runaway, it wasn’t even a crush game, so he could’ve lost on a triple stumper.
This is one of those responses that either “pops” in your head immediately, or you scratch your scalp! Desmond Tutu, of course!
I knew desmond tutu immediately as soon as the final jeopardy clue came up. This is one of the more easier ones but happy to see jo and cris getting final right today.
How many people have made their first five games all runaways? I remember Chuck Forrest, Robin Carroll, and Rick Knutsen, but I was wondering if there were more people that I’m missing.
Elyse Beraru definitely did in Season 1. It’s not in J! Archive, but there are reports that Michael Day did so as well.
Thank you!
Jeff Parker made a strong move in the Double Jeopardy round and in final, boy he was smart to wager nothing but wasn’t enough since Cris got final right to win. There may be a chance that Jeff Parker will be back in next season’s Second Chance Tournament. However, there are still a lot of games left to play.
Well, at least I didn’t get skunked on Finals this week. I hate when that happens! Rare, but has happened. Curiouser and curiouser, I’m tied with Cris on Finals, a guy who could mop up the floor with a wannabe like me . . .