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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category English Cities) for Friday, November 18, 2022 (Season 39, Game 50):
William the Conqueror’s son built a fortress on a key Northern river in 1080, giving this city its name
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California (0 wins)
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California (2 wins)
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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California (2 wins)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today is the day for Game 5 of the final of the 30th Tournament of Champions. For the second game in a row, the tournament could end today. However, there are now two players on the cusp of victory: Amy Schneider and Andrew He both have two wins apiece. Today is now a must-win game for Sam Buttrey; the tournament ends today if Sam is not the victor. (If Sam is the victor today, the tournament extends to Monday.)
One thing that has happened over the past couple of games is that Sam and Amy have done a much better job of keeping the Daily Doubles away from Andrew, and that has certainly increased their chances of winning individual games.
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Correct response: What is Newcastle? (Newcastle upon Tyne)
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In 1080, William the Conqueror sent Robert Curthose, his eldest son, to the area near the Tyne River to build fortifications against the Scots. A “new castle” was built, leading to the town being named Newcastle. For centuries, it served as the northern fortification of England. The British offshoot of Jersey Shore, Geordie Shore, has been set in the Newcastle area for its entire run.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: U.S. Cities; Furniture; 5-Syllable Words; Tv Dramas By Episode Titles; The “Anti” Category; The Neanderthals)
It was a slow start for all three of our players; Sam gave 3 incorrect responses in the first six clues and Amy missed the Daily Double. Things turned around, though, by the end of 30, with Amy holding a lead of triple Andrew’s score!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Amy 4 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 3 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 3 correct 3 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Amy 11 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 7 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 7 correct 3 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historic Castles; Band Ad; Paint Samples; American Women; 20Th Century Fiction; Before, During & After)
Andrew got to both Daily Doubles on successive clues! Unfortunately, he went all-in on both of them, and missed the second, falling back down to $0. Meanwhile, Amy played well enough to hold a lead going into Final! Scores going into Final were Amy at $15,800, Sam at $11,200, and Andrew at $6,800.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Amy 22 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 14 correct 3 incorrect
Andrew 15 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).
Amy and Sam got this Final correct—but for the second day in a row, Amy didn’t make a cover bet. This one came back to bite her, as Sam doubled up, and this means Sam now has a win, and the tournament continues until Monday!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
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Scores going into Final:
Amy $15,800
Sam $11,200
Andrew $6,800
Tonight’s results:
Andrew $6,800 – $6,700 = $100 (What is Avon?) (2 wins)
Sam $11,200 + $11,200 = $22,400 (What is Newcastle Upon Tyne?) (1 win)
Amy $15,800 + $1,800 = $17,600 (What is Newcastle?) (2 wins)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Amy $6,600
Andrew $2,200
Sam $1,600
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) FURNITURE $600 (clue #4)
Amy 1000 -1000 (Andrew 200 Sam -1000)
2) 20th CENTURY FICTION $1600 (clue #9)
Andrew 5000 +5000 (Amy 8600 Sam 6000)
3) PAINT SAMPLES $1200 (clue #10, $22400 left on board)
Andrew 10000 -10000 (Amy 8600 Sam 6000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -100
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Amy 1 2 3*
Andrew 5
Sam
DJ! Round:
Amy 2 2 2
Andrew 5 4* 3*
Sam 3 4 5 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Sam 4.00
Amy 2.00
Andrew 4.25
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.24 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Sam $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Amy $16,800 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $13,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 26.32% in first on buzzer (15/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $41,400
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1485 correct, 98 incorrect
70/86 on rebound attempts (on 186 rebound opportunities)
50.15% in first on buzzer (1367/2726)
70/82 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $217,200)
31/48 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,167
Andrew He, career statistics:
280 correct, 40 incorrect
15/17 on rebound attempts (on 44 rebound opportunities)
35.76% in first on buzzer (265/741)
19/25 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $84,400)
4/13 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,754
Sam Buttrey, career statistics:
244 correct, 27 incorrect
12/14 on rebound attempts (on 38 rebound opportunities)
37.96% in first on buzzer (238/627)
6/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
6/11 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,891
Remaining Players’ Tournament of Champions Chances (after 100,000 Simulations)
Amy 47.833%
Andrew 46.068%
Sam 6.099%
Chances of 6 games: 75.006%
Chances of 7 games: 24.994%
Today’s interviews:
Sam was visiting Venice in the middle of the big 2019 flood.
Andrew is looking forward to hitting up Koreatown with Margaret Shelton.
Amy is getting to show off her Ozma tattoo.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This format has certainly turned the wagering strategies on their head; Amy keeps betting not to lose to Andrew, and in doing so is losing to Sam.
- That being said, Amy’s betting to ensure Andrew doesn’t win today basically gave her a chance to end the tournament today, but also giving her another chance to win Monday (or Tuesday) if it doesn’t work.
- Moreover, this gambit may end up pushing Sam—or even Andrew—into a sub-optimal strategy later that could work against them if either Game 6 or Game 7 has an incredibly difficult Final Jeopardy.
- Today’s box score: November 18, 2022 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Amy $15,800 Sam $11,200 Andrew $6,800)
Amy: Standard cover bet over Sam is $6,601—I suggest covering, because Sam’s in Stratton’s Dilemma and he has occasion to go all in. (Actual bet: $1,800)
Andrew: Go all in, because the only way you can win is if you’re right and Amy isn’t. (Actual bet: $6,700)
Sam: You’re in Stratton’s Dilemma—you can’t both cover Andrew and win a Double Stumper with Amy. Because Andrew needs to go all in, you need to cover. Therefore, you should probably consider going all in yourself, even moreso because Amy has shown a propensity not to cover. (Actual bet: $11,200)
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Woo! Newcastle upon Tyne is near the Eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall. Knowing a bit about the Roman occupation helped, as William’s son used the site of the old Roman fort for his castle.
Newcastle was the first city that came to mind.
I’m guessing this could be a triple get, meaning that the all-important lead going into FJ! could be what clinches the tournament tonight, unless the leader is Sam.
To your point, Andy, about Sam and Amy keeping DDs away from Andrew. It doesn’t seem like they have changed their strategy, but have just done better controlling the board, not giving Andrew a chance. With DDs still out, they still go to places where a DD is not likely to be; the top row, quirky categories like Jeoportmanteau, and clues delivered by a celebrity guest. There is a element of predictability in DD placement. History is a category Jeopardy likes a lot. Three of the DDs this week have been in a category with “History” in the title. Andrew seems to be the only one making a beeline for such categories. The word “Historic” is in a DJ category tonight. It may not have a DD, but history shows it is a good place to go searching for one, if that is your intent.
On the contrary—Amy and Sam haven’t gone to the top row before the Daily Doubles have been found in Double Jeopardy since Game 2.
For the DJ round, another place where a DD will not be found is in the same category where the first one was. Curiously, though, contestants this week have gone back to that category with the second DD still on the board. Someone who was aggressively seeking DDs wouldn’t do that.
Yes. Both Amy and Sam did this last night. They stuck with a category after the DD was found there, even though the second DD was still out somewhere.
With this being the end of trans awareness week, how appropriate would it be for Amy to win it today. Good luck to them all.
The last time the idea of a triple get was said, not all got the correct response. Nonetheless it would be great to see Sam win at least one game.
Man I just assumed the tournament would conveniently end on a Friday. As Andrew gestured to Sam at the end of the game I hope Andrew sends Sam a huge gift basket if Andrew wins the tournament 🙂
Was like on day 4 of the GOAT tournament, Brad found a daily double and turned to Ken and said “You are welcome.” James was chasing to keep the tournament going and would have been helped by the daily double. Though James ultimately had enough to win the day but got the second FJ wrong.
Happy to see Sam win. He has played well in the tournament. Would have been interesting to see what would have happened had he searched for Daily Doubles and bet big from the beginning (same with Amy).
Interesting to see the cumulative stats. In just 2 more games played, Andrew has found 25 daily doubles compared to Sam’s 8 (Andrew has gotten 19 of those right earning $84,400 and Sam has gotten 6 right and earned $10,600). And Andrew has struggled with Final Jeopardy (4 of 13 right). Sam has 2 more FJ right with 2 fewer games.
Would love to see Sam win Monday. Then Tuesday is a winner take all game. And would love to see that come down to FJ. Maybe too much to wish for (though its odd thinking the chances of that are already certain just not known to us).
So happy to see Sam win! I would like to see him win it all.
Happy to see Sam winning today. I would love to see him trying to get a daily double hopefully next week. Newcastle came to me after I saw the clue with william the conqueror. Anything can happen next week as long as any Amy can make a comeback
No triple get BUT Sam won…good for him as I am rooting for him. Now all he has to do is to win the next two games. Now that will be tough!! Go Sam Go!!!
Fingers crossed for Sam
It’s surprising Amy is playing defensively and not to lose, hoping Sam or Andrew make the mistakes. This is not a winning strategy at this level.
As I mentioned recently, my favorite aspect of Jeopardy! is the demonstration of knowledge rather than strategy or betting (which I guess is a part of strategy) so my favorite to win is Amy primarily because of having the lowest career error rate, only 6.2%. It seems long-term regular champions usually (during their streaks) have error rates under 7.5% and very few over 10%, but Sam is sitting at exactly 10% and Andrew at 12.5%! However, Andrew is being fairly consistent as his error rate JUST during these 5 ToC games is 12.1% but Sam’s error rate has increased to 12.4% and Amy’s has increased, too, though to just 7.15% for these 5 games. [By contrast Mattea’s career error rate was 8.9% and Matt’s 9.2%, so obviously one cannot count on that for winning, but one can still use it to pick favorites 😀.]
So, anyway, Amy’s strategy may contain a component of expectation that she can get more responses correct than her opponents can, but those statistics include low-value clues as well has high-value ones and each past Daily Double only accounted for one correct or one incorrect but may have accounted for a very large amount added or subtracted.