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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Laws in U.S. History) for Wednesday, March 1, 2023 (Season 39, Game 123):
A radical Republican championed this 1875 act but the Supreme Court struck it down in 1883; a new version was passed 81 years later
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Eesha Sohail, a UCLA graduate from Bakersfield, California
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Dan Oxman, a senior at the University of Maryland from South Orange, New Jersey
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Tim Cho, a senior at Columbia University from Champaign, Illinois
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today is quarterfinal #8 of the High School Reunion Tournament, between Eesha Sohail, Dan Oxman, and Tim Cho. If there’s anyone who might be out for redemption in this event, it might be Dan. His initial appearance on the show did not go well for him—his score was as low as -$7,200 at one point. Meanwhile, Tim came incredibly close to defeating Claire Sattler in November 2018, while Eesha was a semifinalist in June 2019. This is certainly going to be an interesting match. While the prediction model does favor Tim, anything can happen on the Alex Trebek Stage.
Meanwhile: “…is a disgrace”. “It may get ratings, but it deserves no respect.” “Anyone with fond memories…may well be appalled.” “…a pitiful echo of its former self.” “Alex Trebek, one of the generation of game-show host clones who popped into view during the 1970s.” Those were all phrases used by Mike Duffy of the Detroit Free Press in September 1984 to refer to Alex Trebek and the then-new version of Jeopardy!. What am I getting at? People don’t like change. People preferred Art Fleming and didn’t like the change to Alex Trebek. But, people got used to Alex, they warmed up to Alex, and Alex became a beloved institution.
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Correct response: What is the Civil Rights Act?
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It might be said that no single American has done more to regress the post-Reconstruction rights of Black Americans in the United States than Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. Bradley.
Firstly, it has been long said that Justice Bradley cast the deciding vote that led to the election of Rutherford B. Hayes—the Compromise of 1877 that allowed for Hayes to take office also led to the withdrawal of the federal troops in the Southern U.S.—those troops at the time were the only thing protecting the rights of many African-Americans in those states; by 1905, most Blacks were effectively disenfranchised.
Secondly—and more important to today’s Final Jeopardy! clue—Bradley wrote the Supreme Court’s majority opinion striking down the Civil Rights Act of 1875. According to the Fourteenth Amendment, “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The Civil Rights Act stated that people could not be discriminated against on the grounds of race or color to access services offered to the public. Bradley’s narrow interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment made it firm in his belief that only states were sufficiently public enough to be regulated by the Constitution, and that private acts of racial discrimination were things that the national government was powerless to correct.
As a direct result of Bradley’s majority opinion, by the end of the 19th century, “Jim Crow” laws had been enacted across the Southern U.S. and Black Americans became effectively second-class citizens. When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, it used the Commerce Clause of Article I of the Constitution instead of the Fourteenth Amendment as its justification.
The lone dissenter to the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Civil Rights Cases in 1883 was John Marshall Harlan, who successfully predicted what would happen to civil rights following the Court’s decision, and became known as “The Great Dissenter” for his dissents in cases that restricted civil liberties.
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Game Recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: I’m Sorry, There’s More Math; Art Supplies; Onomatopoeia; Recent Movies; Carpe Diem; Unions)
Tim easily had the best Jeopardy! round—he doubled up just before the break and picked up 17 correct in the round! Dan did a lit better than his first appearance with STAYing CLAM—he was correct on all five of his buzzes!
Statistics at the first break (14 clues):
Tim 6 correct 1 incorrect
Eesha 3 correct 0 incorrect
Dan 3 correct 0 incorrect
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Tim 17 correct 1 incorrect
Eesha 4 correct 0 incorrect
Dan 5 correct 0 incorrect
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Bridges; Give That Book A Prize!; Pop Musicians; Energy Glossary; Middle “RTH”; Re: Union)
Tim’s buzzer dominance continued, with him picking up another 12 correct in the round! Unfortunately, one of his incorrects was a Daily Double. This might have given Eesha an opening, but it was Dan who found DD3, and he lost $3,500 on his. After that Daily Double, Tim got 6 of the final 7 clues correct to get his runaway! Scores going into Final were Tim at $20,000, Eesha at $9,400, and Dan at $1,700.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Tim 29 correct 3 incorrect
Eesha 11 correct 0 incorrect
Dan 10 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 16 (0 today).
Tim and Eesha were correct in Final—Tim is semifinalist #8!
Tonight’s Game Stats:
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Scores going into Final:
Tim $20,000
Eesha $9,400
Dan $1,700
Tonight’s results:
Dan $1,700 – $38 = $1,662 ($5,000) (What is)
Eesha $9,400 + $1,117 = $10,517 ($5,000) (What is the Civil Rights Act? love u lil bro!)
Tim $20,000 + $0 = $20,000 (What is the VotingCivil Rights Act?) (Semi-Finalist)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Tim $10,600
Eesha $3,000
Dan $2,400
Opening break taken after: 14 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) UNIONS $1000 (clue #14)
Tim 3000 +3000 (Dan 1800 Eesha 2400)
2) RE: UNION $1200 (clue #17)
Tim 15800 -3000 (Dan 2800 Eesha 8200)
3) BRIDGES $2000 (clue #23, $6000 left on board)
Dan 6800 -3500 (Tim 14400 Eesha 9000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 30
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Tim 5 5 5 4 4 3 5*
Dan 5 3 3
Eesha 2 3 4 1
DJ! Round:
Tim 4 3 4 3 5 2 3* 4 3
Dan 3 4 4 5 2 5*
Eesha 2 3 2 5 1 5 1 2
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Tim 3.88
Eesha 2.58
Dan 3.78
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 16 (0.13 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Tim $21,000 Coryat, 29 correct, 3 incorrect, 50.88% in first on buzzer (29/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Eesha $9,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 0 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Dan $5,200 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,600
Lach Trash: $9,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,800
Tim Cho, career statistics:
70 correct, 9 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
39.77% in first on buzzer (68/171)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
3/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,933
Dan Oxman, career statistics:
25 correct, 15 incorrect
1/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
28.95% in first on buzzer (33/114)
0/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$6,500)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $2,900
Eesha Sohail, career statistics:
49 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
29.24% in first on buzzer (50/171)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,933
Remaining Players’ Chances of Winning Tournament:
Maya Wright: 9.636%
Avi Gupta: 15.310%
Stephanie Pierson: 7.173%
Justin Bolsen: 13.957%
Jackson Jones: 14.171%
Claire Sattler: 9.582%
Lucas Miner: 10.089%
Tim Cho: 13.600%
Hannah Nekritz: 2.079%
Caleb Richmond: 2.264%
Maggie Brown: 2.139%
Today’s interviews:
Eesha wrote for UCLA’s Al-Talib.
Dan had Mayim as a celebrity crush when growing up.
Tim went viral with an introduction in his first appearance.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: March 1, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Tim $20,000 Eesha $9,400 Dan $1,700)
Tim: Limit your bet to $1,199. (Actual bet: $0)
Dan: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $38)
Eesha: Limit your bet to $5,999. (Actual bet: $1,117)
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The 1883 bit doesn’t ring a bell, but I remember the original Civil Rights Act and the ’64 version from high school US History.
Exactly. I had no clue ’til I did the math to get to 1964.
I did the math immediately and 1964 made me think civil rights and I thought there had been a period way back (probably during Reconstruction) when there were more civil rights than in 1900 (at least) to 1964 but did not remember exactly when. But knowing that Republicans in 1875 were pretty much the exact opposite of now [even opposite of what Republicans were by 1960 when JFK & LBJ were elected], I was quite sure it would be Civil Rights.
Excellent summary of our deliberately failed reconstruction – thanks.
Imagine being saved by math of all things. Finally got an FJ after a bit of a dry spell. ☺️ Pulling for Dan, as a former Jersey girl married to a Maryland alum!
Should be an easy get for someone a little versed in math, but you never know with some of the wagers.
Andy, I truly appreciate the background and insights you provide with Final Jeopardy! clues.
As others have pointed out, I only got this one because of math! As a Canadian, I am surrounded by USA culture and history but I realise that my actual knowledge is quite shallow.
Civil rights act was something I heard of in high school history class post world war 2. Good stuff to think about for black history month next year. Happy to see Tim and eesha getting the final today
I did the math. I saw Lyndon Johnson signing the act. But, for the life of me, I couldn’t come up with the name in 30 seconds. I kept thinking voting, voting, voting.
The Civil Rights act covered more than voting, but it makes sense to get stuck on thinking of that aspect since there has been so much action from Republicans in the last few years to chip away at Voting Rights.
How much does buzzer skill affect the prediction model when it comes to this?
I talked myself out of a correct response to a Final Jeopardy again. As the clue came up, I thought the civil rights act. But thought it had been enacted later than 1964.
Maybe one of these Final Jeopardy’s I’ll learn to trust my first instinct
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 wasn’t taught in any of my schools basically because it hadn’t been passed yet, lol. Still, it was an easy get by doing the math and coming up with 1964. I wasn’t taught it in school but I lived it. Same with MLK’s “I Had A Dream” speech. Not in school but I got to hear it first hand.
edit: “I Have A Dream” speech.
So the 9th and final QF match of this tournament is tomorrow (Thurs.), will they air the semifinals on Fri., Mon., Tues., then have the 2-day Final Wed. and Thurs?
That is correct.
Is it just me or are all of the one-off celebrity clues presented by Celebrity Jeopardy contestants from this past season?