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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American Composers) for Thursday, August 10, 2023 (Season 39, Game 34):
He turned to opera with the 1903 work “Guest of Honor”, likely inspired by Booker T. Washington’s dinner at the White House
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Sadie Goldberger, an interpreter from Columbia, Maryland
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Jack Weller, a law student originally from San Diego, California
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rowan ward, a chart caller, writer & editor from Chicago, Illinois
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
We’re now down to three players: Sadie Goldberger, Jack Weller, and rowan ward. By the end of tomorrow’s game, one of them will find themselves in next Thursday’s Tournament of Champions quarterfinal against Courtney Shah and John Focht.
Per the box scores of the semifinals, rowan had 49 buzzer attempts to Jack’s 42 and Sadie’s 38; if that holds in the finals, that will be a definite advantage to rowan. One major advantage to Jack is that he has very much taken advantage of Daily Doubles—earning an average of $10,000 a game on those clues alone. Sadie has led both of her games going into Final Jeopardy, so she can’t be counted out either.
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Correct response: Who is Scott Joplin?
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A Guest of Honor was the first opera by famed ragtime composer Scott Joplin, likely written to celebrate the 1901 White House Dinner hosted by Teddy Roosevelt to honor Booker T. Washington. Unfortunately, due to the theft of the box office receipts during the national tour, Joplin was unable to meet payroll and the opera’s score was confiscated due to non-payment of payroll and bills. The score to the opera has since been considered lost. Joplin later wrote a second opera, 1911’s Treemonisha.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, August 10, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Another Shot At The Title; The Animal Kingdom; Bring Me A Souvenir!; Words & Phrases: Immediately!; Which Cabinet Department?; Radcliffe College)
rowan carried on with their dominance from yesterday’s game, picking up five figures, a True Daily Double, and an incredible 11 correct before the opening break! Coming out of the break, rowan was just as dominant on the signaling device, having a massive lead after 30!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
rowan 11 correct 1 incorrect
Jack 2 correct 2 incorrect
Sadie 0 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Sadie thinks the finals feel even better than her Internet support she had after her first appearance.
Jack took a “flash card vacation” to prepare.
rowan has friends who would have “rioted at dawn” had they not been picked for Second Chance.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
rowan 18 correct 4 incorrect
Jack 6 correct 2 incorrect
Sadie 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
rowan $11,800
Jack $2,400
Sadie $0
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Octoberfest; The Second Chapter; Lakes & Rivers; 3 Consonants In A Row; Learned Leagues; Daniel Radcliffe Collage)
rowan’s buzzer dominance continued—Jack and Sadie barely got in! Even losing $8,000 on a Daily Double didn’t faze them—rowan had an incredible $30,000 going into Final Jeopardy after one of the show’s all-time great performances.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
rowan 37 correct 5 incorrect
Jack 10 correct 2 incorrect
Sadie 7 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
rowan $30,000
Jack $6,400
Sadie $4,400
Our players went a bit conservative in Final Jeopardy! today, but rowan and Sadie got Final correct.
Tonight’s results:
Sadie $4,400 + $400 = $4,800 (Who is Joplin?)
Jack $6,400 – $3,000 = $3,400 (Who is Gershwin?)
rowan $30,000 + $0 = $30,000 (Who is Joplin???) (1-day total: $30,000)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) THE ANIMAL KINGDOM $800 (clue #6)
rowan 3800 +3800 (Jack 1000 Sadie 0)
2) THE SECOND CHAPTER $800 (clue #3)
rowan 13000 -8000 (Jack 2400 Sadie 0)
3) LAKES & RIVERS $2000 (clue #4, $30400 left on board)
rowan 5000 +5000 (Jack 2400 Sadie 0)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 138
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
rowan 5 5 5 5 4*
Jack 4
Sadie
DJ! Round:
rowan 2* 5*
Jack
Sadie 4 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
rowan 4.43
Sadie 3.50
Jack 4.00
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.24 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
rowan $32,000 Coryat, 37 correct, 5 incorrect, 66.67% in first on buzzer (38/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Sadie $4,400 Coryat, 7 correct, 2 incorrect, 15.79% in first on buzzer (9/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Jack $6,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 2 incorrect, 14.04% in first on buzzer (8/57), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $42,800
Lach Trash: $5,200 (on 5 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,000
Player Statistics:
rowan ward, career statistics:
91 correct, 12 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
50.29% in first on buzzer (86/171)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $22,400
Jack Weller, career statistics:
48 correct, 7 incorrect
8/9 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
22.09% in first on buzzer (38/172)
5/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $20,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,600
Sadie Goldberger, career statistics:
47 correct, 10 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
25.73% in first on buzzer (44/171)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $400)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,667
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Because tomorrow’s scores can be doubled in Final Jeopardy! tomorrow, rowan’s effective lead is $12,600 over Sadie and $13,300 over Jack.
- The way the ruling played out on ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE $400 was exactly how they’ve played out in the past. Tape was stopped, precluding others from being able to rebound. This also happened often in the early seasons as the show—I personally heard a number of instances of this on the TuneIn Radio episodes I’ve been listening to.
- One thing I have definitely found over the years: for the entire history of the Alex Trebek version, there is a very vocal minority of fans who would be happiest if all three contestants were always a bunch of stiffs with no personality whatsoever. Seeing these vocal minorites react to rowan makes me think that this will never change.
- Today’s box score: August 10, 2023 Box Score.
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One thing that actually crossed my mind while watching rowan play today was…
Despite rowan having laid waste to the four players they faced during the Second Chance Competition, the game they played in the ToC completely belonged to John Focht. In his semifinal, John took advantage of Matt Amodio being stuck in Stratton’s Dilemma and went nearly all-in (which ended up being smart, as Matt chose to stand pat).
Seeing as John would have won his semifinal and advanced to the finals had Sam Buttrey missed Final Jeopardy, would John have been considered as one of the six Masters in the tournament? Matt and Mattea Roach got their slots due to their incredibly long win streaks, while John “only” managed to string together four wins; however, considering that he not only managed to dominate an incredible player in rowan, but keep pace with two top-tier players in Matt and Sam, I do think John would have been very deserving of a slot in the tournament, and would’ve been a big factor in his own right.
I guess we can assume that the very vocal minority of fans who would be happiest if all three contestants were always a bunch of stiffs with no personality whatsoever are all themselves a bunch of stiffs with no personality whatsoever. [Social projection – psychological tendency of people to expect others to act or think similarly to themselves.]