Note: This page contains spoilers for the August 29, 2023, game of Jeopardy! — please do not scroll down if you wish to avoid being spoiled. Please also note that today’s game is an encore presentation of the game that originally aired on November 15, 2022.
Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Name’s The Same) for Tuesday, August 29, 2023 (Season 39, Game 47):
Name shared by a Victorian novelist & an 1805 flagship captain whose name is heard in a famous phrase
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Sam Buttrey, an associate professor of operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California
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Andrew He, a software developer from San Francisco, California
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Amy Schneider, a writer from Oakland, California
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Andrew He took Game 1 of the Tournament of Champions finals, in spite of being in third place in both attempts and buzzer timing, because he found and converted a pair of True Daily Doubles. If Amy or Sam wants to win this tournament, they need to make adjustments to their own playing style. In Game 1, Amy and Sam went to the board’s top row—where Daily Doubles are incredibly unlikely to be–once apiece in both the Jeopardy! and Double Jeopardy! rounds before the Daily Doubles in those rounds had been found.
I realize that Amy specifically has said in interviews, Don’t play the way Matt wants to play”; the problem with this is that the way that Matt (or Andrew) wants to play is the most optimal way of playing Jeopardy and that not playing that way is going to give space to opponents to beat you, much like Andrew did in Game 1. Daily Doubles are just too important at this level of play to give your opponents a better chance to find them.
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Correct response: Who is Thomas Hardy?
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The writing staff has put out another banger of a Final Jeopardy! clue for today’s game. Of the two referred to in the clue, the Victorian author Thomas Hardy is very well-known to most Jeopardy! viewers; he is famous for works such as Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Jude the Obscure. However, what makes this clue Tournament of Champions finals-level is that Thomas Hardy was also the name of the captain of the HMS Victory at the famous Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, where the Royal Navy defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off the southern coast of Spain. While Victorian-era historians attempted to gloss this over by deliberately misrecording the phrase, it is generally accepted that “Kiss me, Hardy”, referring to the captain, was among Admiral Nelson’s dying words.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Zoom Backgrounds Of Historic People; USA; Facts & Figures; Playing The Hits Of 2022; What Can I Bring In My Carry On?; Jeoportmanteau!)
Amy got off to the best start, but only a half-hearted attempt by Amy and Sam to hunt the Daily Double led to Andrew finding it and doubling up to jump out into a big lead after 30 clues. (This is basically the Jeopardy equivalent of leaving Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals wide open in the high slot.)
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Andrew 5 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 5 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 3 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Sam is a keyboard player who has written “The Colonoscopy Song” and “Get That Cat Butt Out Of My Face”.
Andrew tried to use an AI chatbot to learn more about classic movies.
Amy got married in May.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Andrew 12 correct 1 incorrect
Amy 8 correct 0 incorrect
Sam 7 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Andrew $9,200
Amy $4,600
Sam $2,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: First-Time Responses; A Little Peace Of History; Now Streaming On Dumont+; Late 20th Century Books; Talkin’ Econ; Champion Words)
Amy got to a Daily Double; she did not go all in. Andrew, however, did go all in. This proved to be crucial as Amy’s late-round comeback fell $1,000 short of Andrew.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Andrew 17 correct 3 incorrect
Amy 20 correct 1 incorrect
Sam 15 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 12 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Andrew $23,200
Amy $22,200
Sam $9,400
Final Jeopardy! today was a Triple Stumper—Amy’s small bet means that she wins game #2! Game 3 is tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Sam $9,400 – $0 = $9,400 (What is Gridley?)
Amy $22,200 – $1,100 = $21,100 (What is Nelson?) (1 win)
Andrew $23,200 – $21,201 = $1,999 (What is Gridley?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) FACTS & FIGURES $800 (clue #22)
Andrew 3800 +3800 (Amy 2800 Sam 2600)
2) TALKIN’ ECON $1200 (clue #5)
Amy 6200 +4000 (Andrew 9600 Sam 2600)
3) A LITTLE PEACE OF HISTORY $1200 (clue #12, $22000 left on board)
Andrew 10000 +10000 (Amy 10200 Sam 3400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 265
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Amy 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 4
Andrew 5 4 5 5 3 5 3 4*
Sam 4 3 5 2 1 1
DJ! Round:
Amy 3* 2
Andrew 4 3*
Sam 1 1 2 3 4 5 3 4
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Amy 2.70
Sam 2.79
Andrew 4.10
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 12 (0.26 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Amy $19,400 Coryat, 20 correct, 1 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Sam $9,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.82% in first on buzzer (17/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Andrew $11,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.58% in first on buzzer (18/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $40,200
Lach Trash: $8,400 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,400
Player Statistics:
Amy Schneider, career statistics:
1418 correct, 91 incorrect
67/81 on rebound attempts (on 175 rebound opportunities)
51.04% in first on buzzer (1304/2555)
69/79 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $219,200)
29/45 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $25,822
Andrew He, career statistics:
239 correct, 31 incorrect
15/17 on rebound attempts (on 36 rebound opportunities)
39.12% in first on buzzer (223/570)
15/20 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $81,000)
4/10 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,000
Sam Buttrey, career statistics:
193 correct, 19 incorrect
11/13 on rebound attempts (on 31 rebound opportunities)
40.35% in first on buzzer (184/456)
5/7 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,600)
5/8 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,025
Remaining Players’ Tournament of Champions Chances (after 100,000 Simulations)
Amy 46.590%
Andrew 46.041%
Sam 7.369%
Chances of 4 games: 28.491%
Chances of 5 games: 36.869%
Chances of 6 games: 24.285%
Chances of 7 games: 10.355%
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I think that Andrew is comprehensively outplaying Amy through two games, and I think she’s lucky to make it out with a split. There was an overnight taping break between this game and tomorrow’s; I hope Amy is able to regroup before Game 3.
- Today’s box score: August 29, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Andrew $23,200 Amy $22,200 Sam $9,400)
Amy: Bet between $2,001 (in case Andrew tries to bet small) and $3,399 (thereby keeping Sam locked out.) (Actual bet: $1,100)
Andrew: Standard cover bet over Amy is $21,201. That being said: You’re up a game in the series, and this might be a very interesting spot to try a Shore’s Conjecture gambit—doing so would be a $2,401 bet and might cause wagering chaos going forward, which might work in your favor. (Actual bet: $21,201)
Sam: If Andrew covers Amy and is incorrect, he falls to $1,999. Limit your bet to $7,399. (Actual bet: $0)
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Something I wish I’d caught earlier in the hiatus, regarding the “player statistics” section in these encore presentation recaps —
Normally, “career statistics” does not have issues, and indeed is far better than the prior “statistics to date” and “final statistics” descriptors, especially now in the age of Second Chance and Champions Wildcard. But here, it has the potential to be misleading.
We’re only two games into a final that lasts longer with these same players, and each of them played many more times in Masters (seven for Amy and Sam, ten for Andrew). Thus, it might be worthwhile to make clear that the career statistics listed in these recaps are those from the original air date of each respective game, and not from the date of its encore presentation.
Excellent idea. While I won’t add that disclaimer to the past 20-odd recaps as part of this summer’s encore presentations, I will add that note going forward.
Oof, this one is late. Sorry about that. It’s been an extremely mentally demanding day and I just completely forgot to do this until now. (To give you an idea of how tired I am, I tried entering the name of the website in all three boxes that weren’t the website. Oops!) Anyway, on with strategy!
What’s of interest to me is whether or not Andrew actually considered making a small bet here to cause much potential wagering chaos down the line. However, I don’t think $2,401 (or $2,400) was the best wager here. Given how Amy knows Andrew could make a small, or $0, bet, her bet was to force Andrew to be correct and make a wager to win the game. Knowing that Amy was most likely to bet to cover me by $100 instead of $1, rather than making the Thomas Jefferson bet ($2), I’d have probably bet $101. Or, if I thought she’d miss, I’d have bet $2,000 exactly, just in case she does bet to overtake me by $1 but gets it wrong. But in my opinion, any more than $2,000 would be the least effective (especially considering the difficulty of Final clues; if Amy isn’t gonna get it right, the odds that Andrew will are extremely slim).
That being said, was this wagering gambit considered in Greatest of All Time? With the two-game total point affairs making up every match, I’d imagine the already increased difficulty of wagering would just be multiplied considerably with these gambits. Let’s take the last game of GOAT – had the scores been reversed, and Brad been the one with 65,600 and Ken 0, would James have adjusted his all-in bet, knowing that he can afford a loss to Brad but not Ken?
Though I think the answer is obvious; probably not. James was only on one win going into the last game; giving up a win would be absolutely fatal. Obviously, this is all moot with how the game actually turned out, but I digress.
Tomorrow is the Hebrews/Romans controversy… that should be fun to watch the Jeopardy corner of the internet argue about again!
Regarding match 4 of GOAT: are you reversing only the first game scores for Ken and Brad, or both games? If it’s only the first, then the question is moot, as James has a lock entering Final of game 2 (he is on 78,181 at that point to a theoretical maximum of 68,400 for Brad). If it’s both, then James absolutely goes for the second win, because in that situation, Ken is locked out, so the series is guaranteed to go another game, and thus James might was well go for the second win.
As for Hebrews/Romans tomorrow: I would expect more than a straight copy/paste of the original recap. Not only would it be appropriate to refer back to the “is the KJV still the right Bible?” editorial published three days after the game, I’d expect it to account for the following Monday’s episode of Inside Jeopardy!, where the show dismissed the objectors, admitted no fault whatsoever, and with the rest of the season to look back on, did not alter its processes and procedures at all in the wake of that fiasco.
Oh… right. Yes, the question is concerning a score reversal for both games, but I was so tired when I wrote this that I didn’t even think about the second game. Mea culpa!