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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Word Origins) for Tuesday, February 7, 2023 (Season 39, Game 107):
This Sanskrit word referring to a spoken word or phrase comes from a word for “to think”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Greg Snyder, a call center manager from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Carolyn Shivers, an associate professor from Grand Island, New York
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Matthew Marcus, a software developer from Portland, Oregon (3-day total: $87,400)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Matthew Marcus is a 3-day champion, winnings $87,400; he needs to keep winning in order to solidify a spot in this fall’s Tournament of Champions. Today, Carolyn Shivers and Greg Snyder hope to stop him.
Continuing on the general path that I have been using my Pregame Thoughts section for as of late, I found this Gamespot article to be a good read and a good explainer as to why so many people are taking issue with J.K. Rowling as of late.
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Correct response: What is mantra?
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The word “mantra”, derived from the root “man-” in Sanskrit, for “to think”, is generally used to refer to words that are said to have religious, magical, or spiritual powers in many world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The most famous example of a mantra is Hinduism’s “Om”.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Which War?; Nuts To You!; Also An NFL Team; Whoa, “O”!; We’re Halfway There; Livin’ On A Prairie)
Everyone played well in the opening segment, with all three players getting 5 correct! Carolyn held a $600 lead after 15 clues. The second half of the round saw the perfect game continue—all 30 clues were responded to correctly, with no incorrect. The only hiccup was Carolyn’s fearful wager on the Daily Double, which kept things very close after 30.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Carolyn 5 correct 0 incorrect
Greg 5 correct 0 incorrect
Matthew 5 correct 0 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Carolyn 11 correct 0 incorrect
Matthew 9 correct 0 incorrect
Greg 10 correct 0 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Literary Title Characters; The 20th Century By Country; Science & Technology; Role: Model; Holidays Around The Globe; Words With Diphthongs)
Greg got to both Daily Doubles in this round; unfortunately, he missed the last one to fall into a tie for the lead with Matthew. Matthew played very strongly from there, enough to clear the two-thirds mark going into Final! Scores going into Final were Matthew at $19,800, Greg at $13,000, and Carolyn at $10,800.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Matthew 18 correct 1 incorrect
Greg 20 correct 3 incorrect
Carolyn 19 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 15 (0 today).
Carolyn and Matthew were correct in Final—but Greg’s response certainly will give him points at home for life! Thus, Matthew’s overbet in Final ends up being moot; he is a 4-day champion!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers:
Scores going into Final:
Matthew $19,800
Greg $13,000
Carolyn $10,800
Tonight’s results:
Carolyn $10,800 + $9,001 = $19,801 (What is mantra?)
Greg $13,000 – $13,000 = $0 (What is my lovely wife?)
Matthew $19,800 + $7,000 = $26,800 (What is a mantra) (4-day total: $114,200)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Carolyn $7,200
Matthew $5,400
Greg $5,200
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) LIVIN’ ON A PRAIRIE $1000 (clue #25)
Carolyn 6000 +800 (Matthew 5200 Greg 4600)
2) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY $1200 (clue #7)
Greg 8800 +5000 (Matthew 10200 Carolyn 6400)
3) HOLIDAYS AROUND THE GLOBE $1200 (clue #15, $15200 left on board)
Greg 16200 -4000 (Matthew 12200 Carolyn 8000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 45
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Matthew 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 1 2
Carolyn 5 4 2 2 5 4 2 5*
Greg 1 4 5 5 4 4 3 5
DJ! Round:
Matthew 3 3 2 4
Carolyn 3 4 2
Greg 5 4 4 3* 5 2 5 3*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Matthew 2.77
Carolyn 3.45
Greg 3.88
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 15 (0.14 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Matthew $19,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 1 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Carolyn $11,000 Coryat, 19 correct, 2 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Greg $13,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $44,000
Lach Trash: $2,800 (on 2 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Matthew Marcus, career statistics:
99 correct, 9 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
42.29% in first on buzzer (96/227)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,000)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $21,550
Carolyn Shivers, career statistics:
20 correct, 2 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $800)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000
Greg Snyder, career statistics:
20 correct, 4 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,200
Matthew Marcus, to win:
6 games: 74.586%
7: 55.630%
8: 41.492%
9: 30.947%
10: 23.082%
Avg. streak: 7.935 games.
Today’s interviews:
Greg won a Pontiac on The Price is Right 15 years ago.
Carolyn has 13 nieces and nephews.
Matthew named his daughter after Magdalen College in Oxford.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Matthew $19,800 Greg $13,000 Carolyn $10,800)
Matthew: Standard cover bet over Greg is $6,201. Whatever you do, do not bet more than $6,799. (Actual bet: $7,000)
Carolyn: Betting between $2,801 and $6,399 gives you the best chance of taking second if Greg is incorrect, plus will give you a win on a single-get Final. (Actual bet: $9,001)
Greg: Standard cover bet over Carolyn is $8,601. (Actual bet: $13,000)
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Eh, at least I know the word, if not the particulars of its origin. I wouldn’t have made the connection to it from the clue :/
Current FJ streak: 1L
I incorrectly guessed Om. Which is mantra. So I guess I was close. Kind of.
Om came up 3 years ago, when I was an alternate. One of the easiest to write in 30 seconds ever!
That’s funny. That was the next thing I thought about ‘mantra’ after thinking “oh, oh, I can hardly believe that I got it right with only maybe 10 seconds of thinking even though I hadn’t KNOWN it”. BTW, do you remember how the “om” clue was worded?
As a person of Indian origin, with a few years of Sanskrit in school and a religious boarding school upbringing – I had a huge advantage here today 🙂
Andy!
A technical question about the site…
the two ‘All time winnings’ lists are not the same length – any special reason? Thanks.
I noticed that as well…
Andy will probably answer when he has time, but I had been assuming that it was because the top five are “in a league of their own”. [this would not just be in terms of amount won (since there is a similar size break between the 4th and 5th on the non-tournament list) but original winning streak length and the fact that some of them have had more opportunities for tournament winnings than most of the 20 below them]
It’s because one is the Top 20 and the other one is the Top 25. JK
I had meditation on the mind and all I could think of was “Impractical Jokers” when they played meditation experts and with Q saying the mantra was the guys mothers name “Estelle, Estelle” … but I couldn’t think of the word mantra … I went with Zen but dang … I had it but just didn’t follow through.
My coming up with meditation is what led me to then (quickly) think of ‘mantra’.
The most frustrating part about the whole debacle going on right now is that Matthew seems to be constantly flip-flopping back and forth as to which side of the debate he is on, reading through his comments on Twitter. So it’s much more difficult for me to understand his actual viewpoint on the subject.
Which debacle is this? (I can’t keep up.)
I looked at his Twitter® briefly and it seemed slightly incoherent. A bit disjointed. Even contradictory. But I also thought is was a good representation of his quirky self and his thought processes.
I decided not to follow him.
I know Sanskrit, so this one was easy for me. 😉 I love to see it!
Yoga meditation wasmy mom’s forte so this one was pretty easy. I got mantra. Still though Carolyn will be back for the second chance tournament as she had a strong game today. Congrats to her and Matt getting final. Matt needs that 5th win to get into the toc.
What about Greg?
Why would Carolyn have a better chance at a second chance tournament than Greg when Greg had a stronger game? For second chance, I think you have to look at the pre-Final Jeopardy score. Greg’s was higher than Carolyn’s and he had more correct answers and a higher percentage of first in on buzzer. That said, neither one of them had as high a score after Double Jeopardy as many other contestants so far in this season. I don’t really see either one of them as having particularly high odds as making it to a second chance tournament but that depends on how the rest of the season goes. For second chance, the pre-Final Jeopardy score is more relevant than the score after Final Jeopardy.
When a comment is marked for moderation – what is supposed to happen? In the past, nothing happened, and it seems that is the case today too.
Today was 100% my bad—I saw you’d commented and didn’t realize it had gotten trapped.
Andy, thanks for posting the link to the piece in Gamespot.
I am actively losing my patience with Jeopardy “fans” as we speak.
And yes, this is entirely to do with Ken’s “favorite author” joke.
Due to Biden’s speech, Jeopardy was broadcast late PST. So this comment joins the others from yesterday, the 7th. Though I am no scholar, I’studied’ through US Sanskrit Institute. I am displeased about that Final Jeopardy. Most of all I concur with comments of late about Ken Jennings tactics. The questions, answers and contestants are not as important to him as gaming the game. I doubt there is anyone to redress this trend.
You’re going to need to elaborate on what your issues are. Because I have no idea what you’re talking about.
More than likely, it’s Ken joking “Matthew, he’s your favorite author!” when Matthew rang in for a clue that mentioned Oscar Wilde.
Not only did Ken not do anything wrong by making that joke, but Matthew got the clue incorrect anyway, so the entire “hint” was a moot point.