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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category TV & Film Characters) for Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (Season 39, Game 198):
He debuted on TV in 1967; the show’s creator wanted someone from behind the Iron Curtain to be on “our side”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Neilay Amin, a psychiatrist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Holly Hassel, an English professor from Fargo, North Dakota |
Suresh Krishnan, a networking engineer from Suwanee, Georgia (6-day total: $96,595) |
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Correct response: Who is Pavel Chekov? (from Star Trek)
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Pavel Chekov was a character introduced for the second season of Star Trek (the original series) in 1967. According to legend, Gene Roddenberry had been made aware of a Pravda editorial that criticized the series for not having a Russian on board, in spite of the Russians being the first into space. Walter Koenig was cast as Chekov as Roddenberry was hoping to have an actor reminiscent of one of The Beatles or The Monkeys on the show.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Go, Canada; A Novel Category; 3-, 4- Or 5-Letter Words; Random Stuff; Holidays & Observances; A Chorus Line)
Neilay got off to a slow start, but got back into the black by the end of the round. Meanwhile, Holly had the best time, finding the Daily Double late in the round to extend her lead!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Holly 5 correct 0 incorrect
Suresh 2 correct 1 incorrect
Neilay 2 correct 3 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Neilay has always been fascinated by stars.
Holly sings and plays guitar in a band that wrote a song about Emma Boettcher.
Suresh wants to travel with his winnings.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Holly 9 correct 1 incorrect
Suresh 5 correct 1 incorrect
Neilay 5 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Holly $5,200
Suresh $2,000
Neilay $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Unesco World Heritage Sites; Gimme 5; “M”Pires; Latino Actors & Actresses; Medicine; J Not Sounding Like Juh)
Neilay came on very strong in Double Jeopardy, finding both Daily Doubles! Unfortunately, his incorrect response on the last one brought him back a little bit to Holly and Suresh, by the end of the round, the lead was just $400!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Neilay 18 correct 5 incorrect
Holly 14 correct 1 incorrect
Suresh 12 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 34 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Neilay $12,400
Holly $12,000
Suresh $5,200
Final Jeopardy! today was a Triple Stumper; Holly went for the conservative bet and is your new Jeopardy! Champion!
Tonight’s results:
Suresh $5,200 – $0 = $5,200 (Who is Love Mom Dad Hema Sanyu Sanju?)
Holly $12,000 – $1,500 = $10,500 (Who is Kojak?) (1-day total: $10,500)
Neilay $12,400 – $11,601 = $799 (Who ?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $600 (clue #28)
Holly 3600 +1600 (Suresh 2000 Neilay -200)
2) MEDICINE $1200 (clue #19)
Neilay 4800 +4800 (Suresh 6800 Holly 6800)
3) J NOT SOUNDING LIKE JUH $1200 (clue #24, $9200 left on board)
Neilay 14000 -4000 (Suresh 7200 Holly 6800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 116
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Suresh 1 3 4 5 1 2 5 1 1
Holly 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 4 4 5 2 3*
Neilay 2 5 3 2 3
DJ! Round:
Suresh 2 5 1 5 1 5 1 2 2
Holly 4 1
Neilay 1 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 3* 4† 5† 1 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Holly 3.00
Suresh 2.61
Neilay 2.94
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 34 (0.17 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Holly $11,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Suresh $5,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Neilay $12,800 Coryat, 18 correct, 5 incorrect, 35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,000
Lach Trash: $14,600 (on 15 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,400
Player Statistics:
Suresh Krishnan, career statistics:
116 correct, 21 incorrect
12/16 on rebound attempts (on 42 rebound opportunities)
27.41% in first on buzzer (108/394)
4/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,195)
5/7 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,943
Holly Hassel, career statistics:
14 correct, 2 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,600)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,000
Neilay Amin, career statistics:
18 correct, 6 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (20/57)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $800)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
Holly Hassel, to win:
2 games: 40.541%
3: 16.435%
4: 6.663%
5: 2.701%
6: 1.095%
Avg. streak: 1.682 games.
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: June 14, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Neilay $12,400 Holly $12,000 Suresh $5,200)
Suresh: Limit your bet to $4,399 to stay ahead of Neilay. (Actual bet: $0)
Holly: If you limit your bet to $1,599, you keep Suresh locked out. (Actual bet: $1,500)
Neilay: Standard cover bet is $11,601. (Actual bet: $11,601)
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Nice to have you back Andy, I appreciate all that you do!
I have to say that was a pretty brutal FJ! Not much in the way of help, such as “this sci-fi character” or some such. I guess we’re all supposed to have the running dates of the original ST memorized?
I think the category is implying that the character appears in Film & TV, which should help some, but yeah… not knowing the trivia details of STTOS would make this guesswork.
Didn’t remember the dates of the series and went with Illya Kuryakin.
Me too. I’m not a Trekkie but I always thought Ilya was so handsome as a kid.
Fascinating phenomenon in the box score: all players were 100% successful on the buzzer in DJ, implying no simultaneous buzzer attempts on the same question in that round. (Neilay did pick up a rebound from Suresh.)
I do find it a bit hard to believe that this is completely accurate, though.
Immediately thought of Hogan’s Heroes but none of the German characters were on “our side.” Then my mind went to Russian characters and Chekov was the only one I could think of and the year seemed right for Star Trek. I wonder if I’d come up with it under the pressure of being on the show though.
My mind went immediately to Illya Kuryakin and Pavel Chekov, but like Bruce and Kasey above, I could not remember the specific dates. I was (erroneously) thinking 1965 for Star Trek, so went with Illya Kuryakin. I think I was thrown off on the Star Trek date because our NBC Station (Nashville, TN) did not air Star Trek until its second season and I tend to forget that Chekov was added in the second season.
Actually, my mind just as instantaneously went to Gene Roddenberry as “show’s creator” so I should have given more weight to that as (had I thought about it) I would have imagined ‘U.N.C.L.E.’ was likely created by a team. I would have been half wrong as ‘U.N.C.L.E.’ was created by two men, but still I would have chosen correctly between the two characters!
[In high school I “had a thing” for Illya Kuryakin and was interested to see in IMDb that during the run of ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’, David McCallum received more fan mail than any other actor in MGM’s history, including such popular stars as Clark Gable and Elvis Presley.]
When the answer was revealed, I confidently said “Who is Illya Kuryakin?” Well we know the correct response is “who is ESM. Pavel Chelov?” But being a “Trekker” I remember reading about Walter Koenig character being created in response to the criticism rather than what the Final Jeopardy clue said.
Welcome Back, Andy.
I very much get your point, but the clue did not say “because the show’s creator wanted” and I would be willing to bet that what the clue says is something that Gene said somewhere at some time (if not more than once). I recently watched the Star Trek documentaries on Amazon Prime and they showed Gene to be someone who would not hesitate to bend the truth for self-promotion. [However, as a long-standing Trekker myself, I would not be surprised to find out that Gene actually did think this prior to Russian complaints, but was having a hard enough time (with NBC) getting a black, an Asian, and a woman on the bridge.]
I can’t imagine we’ve seen that many champions from North Dakota.
Ignoring Holly, there’s only been three; Rocky Schmidt (2x), Bill Schantz (1x) and Emily Heaney (1x). Stranger things have happened, but I don’t feel confident that we’re gonna see any ToC competitors from that state anytime soon.