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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Brand Names) for Monday, December 19, 2022 (Season 39, Game 71):
Unable to make these candies perfectly round, the confectioner embraced this flawed name for the product
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Miranda Onnen, an assistant Attorney General from Astoria, New York
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Andrew Schmidt, an automotive marketing consultant from Roswell, Georgia
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Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2-day total: $60,600)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
It’s time for a new week on Jeopardy!, and your returning champion is Ray Lalonde. He’s won two games and over $60,000 at this point. How long into the new week will his streak last?
A couple of notes regarding today’s game: Today is a travel day for me—assuming the weather doesn’t turn any worse here—thus, there might be delays in terms of results and statistics. The second important note is that I am taking a Twitter break. I no longer wish to provide content for a website run by its current ownership, as I believe the website is turning into a cesspool of hate—with the current leadership enthusiastically joining in the bullying and hatred. I hope that Jeopardy! itself chooses to follow suit in the near future.
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Correct response: What are Milk Duds?
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According to the current owners of the brand—Hershey—Milk Duds were introduced in the late 1920s; the brand got its name because F. Hoffman & Co. of Chicago, the initial manufacturer, were unable to get the chocolate-covered caramels completely round. Thus, they were called “duds”, and the brand name Milk Duds took off.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Christmas Traditions Elsewhere; Life Snapshots; Birds Are Real; Repeating Numbers; Television Then & Now; Anagrammed Occupations)
It was Miranda who got off to the best start, having $3,600 after 5 clues! However, Ray found his buzzer timing after the first break, picking up 11 correct responses between clues 16 and 30!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Miranda 7 correct 1 incorrect
Andrew 5 correct 0 incorrect
Ray 3 correct 1 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ray 14 correct 1 incorrect
Miranda 9 correct 2 incorrect
Andrew 6 correct 0 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historic Women; 2, 3 Or 4-Letter Geography; Americana; Movie Characters; “In The”; Line Of Fire)
Ray’s dominance continued, highlighted by his finding Daily Doubles on consecutive clues in the round. He picked up a combined $7,000, en route to $31,600 going into Final! Miranda had $9,800 and Andrew $4,000.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Ray 29 correct 2 incorrect
Miranda 18 correct 4 incorrect
Andrew 9 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).
Miranda was the only player correct in Final; Ray dropped a little bit, but he’s still a 3-day champion!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, December 19, 2022 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Ray $31,600
Miranda $9,800
Andrew $4,000
Tonight’s results:
Andrew $4,000 – $2,727 = $1,273 (What is Hersheys Kiss?)
Miranda $9,800 + $200 = $10,000 (What are milk duds?)
Ray $31,600 – $7,400 = $24,200 (What are gummy bears?) (3-day total: $84,800)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ray $7,000
Miranda $5,800
Andrew $2,800
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) TELEVISION THEN & NOW $1000 (clue #5)
Miranda 1800 +1800 (Ray 200 Andrew 0)
2) AMERICANA $1200 (clue #12)
Ray 19000 +3000 (Andrew 1200 Miranda 9400)
3) LINE OF FIRE $1200 (clue #13, $18000 left on board)
Ray 22000 +4000 (Andrew 1200 Miranda 9400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 134
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Ray 3 4
Andrew
Miranda 1 2 5*
DJ! Round:
Ray 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 3* 3*
Andrew 3
Miranda 1 2 5
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Ray 3.73
Miranda 2.67
Andrew 3.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Ray $27,000 Coryat, 29 correct, 2 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Miranda $9,000 Coryat, 18 correct, 4 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $4,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,000
Lach Trash: $5,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,600
Ray Lalonde, career statistics:
82 correct, 10 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
46.20% in first on buzzer (79/171)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $16,600)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,600
Andrew Schmidt, career statistics:
9 correct, 2 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,000
Miranda Onnen, career statistics:
19 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,000
Ray Lalonde, to win:
4 games: 83.567%
5: 69.835%
6: 58.359%
7: 48.770%
8: 40.755%
Avg. streak: 8.085 games.
Today’s interviews:
Miranda was on a 30th birthday trip in Spain when she got The Call.
Andrew is a former professional baseball player.
Ray has an identical twin brother that is also trying out for the show.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Ken’s going “It’ll come down to the wager” at the end is a nice throwback to what Alex did, especially in the late ’80s. (Can you tell I’ve been watching a lot of old episodes recently?)
- Today’s box score: December 19, 2022 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Ray $31,600 Miranda $9,800 Andrew $4,000)
Ray: Limit your bet to $11,999 and enjoy win #3! (Actual bet: $7,400)
Andrew: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $2,727)
Miranda: Limit your bet to $1,799 and enjoy second place! (Actual bet: $200)
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Tootsie Roll was the only thing I could think of. Doh!
Not an unreasonable guess. I was stumped and guessed Life Savers even though I was sure it was wrong (because they have, IME, always been perfectly round). I used to love Milk Duds when I was a kid😋
Current FJ streak: 1L
Andy – a question on a different topic. Do you have a preference on where the “Jeopardy Twitter” should migrate, if at all? I (and many others) are stuck on Twitter following Jeopardy and talking about it.
Guessed Hershey kisses. Loved milk duds mixed with popcorn at the movies.
Me too!!
Milk duds just stick to my teeth too much 😅
I don’t really like milk duds but I like Tootsie Rolls better because it does not stick to your teeth. I would avoid the milk duds.
I’ve never liked Milk Duds, either, but only liked Tootsie Rolls a little better back when I was a kid, but even less now.
I loved the Hagar shout out by Ken. Sammy can’t drive 55 😁
I guessed goobers because a goober certainly sounds flawed and they aren’t round but milk dud makes much more sense
Andy, I listen to old episodes all the time and Ken’s game phrasing and repartee with contestants is very similar to Alex.
If Ken wants pointers on how to act as host of Jeopardy, what better way to find them by watching Alex. But I hope as he becomes more and more comfortable as the host of Jeopardy, he developes his own style.
I imagine Alex at one point watched Art Flemming, but except for some possible phrasing, did it his way.
Good call on Twitter, Andy.
Agreed.
Agreed
Agreed too. I never had a Twitter account primarily because it’s always been a place where many people share far too much.
Indeed. Hopefully a critical mass of people take the same action.
I threw Rolo out there because I couldn’t think of anything. Not really a Milk Duds guy so that’s probably why I couldn’t think of it in 30 seconds!
As for Twitter… I’ve thought it’s been toxic for quite some time now, long before the all-consuming musky stench overtook it. Ownership being involved in the hivemind has made it even worse, though the same was true of Facebook a couple years ago. They’ve since rectified that.
Andy, do they possibly not have Milk Duds in Canada? Gummy bears do not seem to make any sense as a choice. I really did not think Hershey’s Kisses were correct, but it is all I could think of — maybe because I have never liked Milk Duds — and it is hard for me to see why anyone wouldn’t think of and try putting Kisses rather than gummy bears.
Had the clue said the confectioner was trying to make them “spherical” rather than “round”, I would have guessed Junior Mints even though the name wouldn’t seem to imply “flawed”.
The key to final Jeopardy was the word “flawed.” A dud is certainly something that is flawed. Aside from that, this was easy because Milk Duds were the favorite of one of my kids.
On a separate note, hasn’t Twitter always been a cesspool of sorts?
Would Reddit provide a good alternative for those seeking someplace to migrate? Just asking as I’m not too familiar with that site either.
My first thought was Mounds! Obviously wrong 🙁
Well done and kudos for your twitter stand. Continue to encourage others to follow your lead.