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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Foreign-Born Authors) for Tuesday, January 3, 2023 (Season 39, Game 82):
Early in her career she translated romance novels into Spanish, often changing the dialogue to make the heroines smarter
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Lloyd Sy, a graduate student in literature originally from Rockford, Illinois
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Claire Theoret, a high school registrar from Essex, Vermont
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Ray Lalonde, a scenic artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (13-day total: $386,400)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Ray Lalonde—buoyed by a stellar record in Final Jeopardy, getting nine in a row—is now a 13-day champion, with his winnings nearing the US$400,000 mark. (At today’s exchange rates, Ray’s total would be somewhere in the neighborhood of CAD$526,700, just over halfway to a house in Toronto.) He’s survived a few scares so far; will he continue his winning ways, or will Claire Theoret or Lloyd Sy play giant killer today?
I’ve seen a few people starting to worry online about the fact that there have only been 4 players who have won 4 or more games thus far. However, we are only between 25-30% of the way through Season 39’s regular-play games—there’s still plenty of time for us to see more worthy champions this season. (Yes, I realize this is a point against one of the predictions I made yesterday, but I digress.)
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Correct response: Who is Isabel Allende?
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Famous Chilean author Isabel Allende (her father’s cousin was Chilean president Salvador Allende; Salvador Allende was overthrown by a U.S.-backed coup that installed a military dictatorship overseen by Augusto Pinochet), at the very start of her career, translated Barbara Cartland into Spanish. However, Allende found the stories too formulaic and boring. Initially, she began changing the dialogue to make the female characters sound better; however, she began changing the endings. When the publisher caught wind of these unauthorized changes to works, Allende was fired. During her exile in Venezuela, she began writing her own stories, beginning with 1982’s The House of the Spirits.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Fiction’s Fictional Places; American Art & Artists; Orgs. For Short; Romantic Movie Lines; Here’sS Looking At “U”; Kid Cuisine)
Today’s game started off very evenly matched, with all three players within $600 at the first break. Lloyd found the Daily Double and made a rare house minimum $5 bet, keeping it out of Ray’s hands, but Ray led after 30 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Lloyd 5 correct 1 incorrect
Claire 3 correct 0 incorrect
Ray 4 correct 2 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Ray 10 correct 2 incorrect
Lloyd 9 correct 2 incorrect
Claire 6 correct 0 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: The Good, Old, U.S. Of A.; Science News; Pop Music-Pourri; l’Histoire De France; Fun With 21; Same First & Last Letter)
Ray wasn’t quite as on his game in Double Jeopardy, picking up 4 incorrect responses, including a Daily Double. He made a valiant attempt on clue #30 for the lead, but his incorrect guess put him a shade behind Lloyd. Scores going into Final were Lloyd with a slim lead at $12,490, Ray at $12,000, and Claire at $11,200.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lloyd 14 correct 3 incorrect
Ray 22 correct 6 incorrect
Claire 14 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).
All three players got Final today, which means Lloyd is a giant killer! He’s the new champion and returns to defend tomorrow!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
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Scores going into Final:
Lloyd $12,490
Ray $12,000
Claire $11,200
Tonight’s results:
Claire $11,200 + $11,200 = $22,400 (Who is Isabel Allende?)
Ray $12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000 (Who is Allende?)
Lloyd $12,490 + $12,000 = $24,490 (Who is Isabel Allende?) (1-day total: $24,490)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Ray $5,000
Lloyd $4,595
Claire $3,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) KID CUISINE $800 (clue #22)
Lloyd 3600 -5 (Ray 3600 Claire 2800)
2) L’HISTOIRE DE FRANCE $1600 (clue #4)
Lloyd 5795 +3095 (Ray 6600 Claire 5200)
3) SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER $2000 (clue #14, $16400 left on board)
Ray 11400 -3000 (Claire 9600 Lloyd 10490)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 27
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Ray 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 1
Claire 4 3 2 1
Lloyd 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 4*
DJ! Round:
Ray 5 4 5† 2† 5*
Claire 4 3 3† 1† 5 2
Lloyd 4* 3 3
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Lloyd 3.46
Ray 3.62
Claire 2.80
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.15 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Lloyd $11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Ray $15,000 Coryat, 22 correct, 6 incorrect, 45.61% in first on buzzer (26/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Claire $11,200 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $37,200
Lach Trash: $7,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,600
Ray Lalonde, career statistics:
354 correct, 43 incorrect
25/28 on rebound attempts (on 49 rebound opportunities)
41.98% in first on buzzer (335/798)
16/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $36,800)
12/14 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,957
Claire Theoret, career statistics:
15 correct, 1 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200
Lloyd Sy, career statistics:
15 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,090)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000
Lloyd Sy, to win:
2 games: 41.880%
3: 17.540%
4: 7.346%
5: 3.076%
6: 1.288%
Avg. streak: 1.721 games.
Today’s interviews:
Lloyd folded 1,000 cranes as part of a promposal.
Claire met Green Day at a radio station—at the age of six months.
Ray is a two-time skydiver.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- At 354, Ray moves into 22nd all time in terms of correct responses given on the show.
- I’m glad everyone who went for the first name spelled “Isabel” properly; I would not have wanted to chance the judges on “Isobel” after Berry vs. Barry Gordy.
- It was a little bit disappointing to see all of the obeluses and 1s on my “Clue Selection by Row” chart.
- Today’s box score: January 3, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lloyd $12,490 Ray $12,000 Claire $11,200)
Ray: Standard cover bet over Claire is $10,401. (Actual bet: $12,000)
Claire: Cap your bet at $9,599 to win a potential Triple Stumper.(Actual bet: $11,200)
Lloyd: Standard cover bet over Ray is $11,511. (Actual bet: $12,000)
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Couldn’t think of any women Spanish speaking authors so randomly guessed foreign born author Agatha Christie.
Same here.
I guessed right after the first half, prominent Spanish language writer who’s a woman. Second half of the clue doesn’t tell you much? Unless you were supposed to be clued in because she is notably brainy (no idea if she is)?
The category seems to be more of clue. “Foreign-born” rather than just “foreign” strongly implies someone who is a US citizen, or at least US-based. I’m sure there are many possibilities, but Allende was the only prominent female Spanish-language writer I could think of that fit the bill.
I have read most, if not all, of her books, which are full of strong, female protagonists. In her honor, I guessed her name. Imagine my surprise when I was correct! Two for two this year. Doing the happy dance!
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I have never read Barbara Cartland, but now I would like to read a re-translated to English one that Isabel Allende improved.
tch The only Isabel Allende I know is the daughter of the former president :/
Current FJ Streak: 1L
With pretty much all her English versions of books at home, it was an easy get today for me.
Also, it will probably be the first guess for many, even if you do not know the specific detail.
brain fart here…what is it called when a player clears a category?
It’s generally referred to as “running” the category.
This was a tough one! I went with Sandra Cisneros because all of her short stories are centered around Mexican culture, only to remember that she was literally born in Chicago smh. Not my brightest moment.
Slightly surprised they used the word foreign-born. Seems like “World” is preferred nowadays in such contexts.
Isabel Allende has American citizenship; “World” may have been seen as misleading.
the US isn’t considered part of the “World”?
wow!
Considering America is generally not included when Jeopardy! refers to “world literature”, this should not come as any particular surprise.
Yeah, Cisneros was the only name to pop in my head, and I couldn’t come up with somebody else in time. I figured I was wrong, and I saw the answer and went “Oh, duh!” Whoops! You can only remember so much from The Writer’s Almanac in 30 seconds.
I guess if all else fails in regards to the TOC they can have a whole bunch of second chance qualifiers if necessary.
I was going to say Cisneros but I am surprised that everyone knew Isabel Allende today. Well I think ray has played well so far for his 13 game run He tied with matt Jackson with the number of wins so far.
Super-close game. Although Ray generally had been quite good on Daily Doubles during his run, a DD miss today ended up costing him the game.
A few days ago, someone mentioned that there was no one with all-time regular play winnings in the $300,000 to $400,000 bracket. Well, Ray has now taken care of that. Whoever that was, congratulations on foreshadowing Ray’s final total. The next bracket that needs to be filled in is the $600,000 to $700,000 level. Will it be Lloyd or do we have to wait a while longer?
Re: Andy’s comment with respect to Isabel vs. Isobel, I would actually have liked to see that just to find out how the judges would have ruled. This makes me think it is advisable to just go with the last name in most cases. Obviously, there are times when the first name is mandatory such as Samuel Adams as opposed to John Adams. As we saw with today’ FJ, Allende was sufficient.
I would think that being a non-English name might make the judges more likely to accept such a similar version of the first name. But I also feel that for a spoken response, two names that sound VERY much alike (such as Barry/Berry) and can be unintentionally/unknowingly slightly altered by an individual’s particular voice/intonation/accent, should not be questioned and thus, when written, that amount of “wrong” should also be accepted and we know they don’t do that.
Also, I am wondering if maybe the two contestants were more inclined to write both first and last names because they weren’t 100% confident of the spelling and thought a “slightly off” spelling might be more apt to be accepted when providing both names proved they knew who they were naming.
when I heard/read the clue I came up with Allende immediately. somehow I just knew can’t explain why. The only book of hers that I’ve read was her take on Zorro.