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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Katie Nolan, a sports comedy host originally from Framingham, Massachusetts, playing for the Association for Women in Sports Media
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Sherri Shepherd, a daytime television talk show host, actress & comedian originally from Chicago, Illinois, playing for Move-In Day Mafia Initiative at Project Dreamlight
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Christopher Meloni, an actor originally from Washington, D.C., playing for the Global Lyme Alliance
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
This week’s third quarterfinal of Celebrity Jeopardy! features sports commentator Katie Nolan, daytime talk show host Sherri Shepherd, and actor Christopher Meloni (best known for Law & Order: SVU). Interestingly, Christopher has Celebrity Jeopardy experience, having won a game in 2006 and also appearing in 2009. I would say that experience alone makes Christopher the favorite in this one to advance, but as Andy Richter and Simu Liu showed last season, absolutely anything can happen, especially with six Daily Doubles on the board!
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Final Jeopardy category: Rallying Cries
Final Jeopardy clue: Don’t mess with Texas: Sam Houston’s troops shouted this 3-word battle cry while attacking Santa Anna’s army at San Jacinto
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: As Seen On Shark Tank; Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda; Demonyms; Oh, That’s Rich; Lesser-Known Siblings; All You Need Is “L-O-V-E”)
In one of the best-ever opening performances against an experienced opponent, Katie picked up 12 correct before the opening break to jump out to a big lead! Coming out of the break, Christopher and Sherri had some excellent gets; Christopher got the Daily Double to cut into Katie’s lead!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Katie 12 correct 0 incorrect
Sherri 0 correct 2 incorrect
Christopher 1 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after 15 clues:
Katie $3,300
Sherri -$600
Christopher -$800
Today’s interviews:
Katie is a big Sam Buttrey fan.
Sherri doesn’t want to take accountability if things go poorly.
Christopher has been on Celebrity Jeopardy twice before.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Katie 16 correct 1 incorrect
Christopher 7 correct 3 incorrect
Sherri 3 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Katie $4,500
Christopher $900
Sherri -$100
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Feeling Gassy; Fictional Tv Towns; Big Dogs As Little Puppies; For Sweater Or Worse; Wine Biz; Merriam-Webster‘s Words Of The Year)
Katie extended her lead with another six correct early in Double Jeopardy, including a Daily Double! Katie got the second Daily Double in the second half of the round and still had more than four times Christopher’s score after 60 clues.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Katie 22 correct 1 incorrect
Sherri 5 correct 4 incorrect
Christopher 10 correct 5 incorrect
Scores after 45 clues:
Katie $8,900
Christopher $700
Sherri $700
Today’s second interviews:
Katie thinks Jeopardy is “the greatest game show on earth”.
Sherri has been a Jeopardy clue twice.
Christopher was banned from charades.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Katie 26 correct 3 incorrect
Christopher 14 correct 5 incorrect
Sherri 7 correct 5 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Katie $10,300
Christopher $2,500
Sherri $1,500
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: “EZ” Geography; You’re A Homophone, Diane; Hi, I’m J.Lo; Shapes In Nature; Fashion For All; Pew! Pew! Pew!)
A couple of missed Daily Doubles brought Christopher back into the match, and he made it really close by getting the last one! It was not a runaway going into Final!
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Katie 36 correct 5 incorrect
Christopher 23 correct 7 incorrect
Sherri 10 correct 9 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Katie $14,100
Christopher $8,800
Sherri $900
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is “Remember the Alamo”?
Christopher and Katie both got Final correct—and Katie only bet to tie! That means we have a tiebreaker round! Katie got the tiebreaker correct to advance!
Tonight’s results:
Sherri $900 – $825 = $75 (What is Life or Liberty?)
Christopher $8,800 + $8,800 = $17,600 (What is Remember the Alamo?)
Katie $14,100 + $3,500 = $17,600 (What is Remember the Alamo?) (Semi-Finalist)
Tiebreaker round category: FRENCH HISTORY
Tiebreaker round clue: Drink up! A famous New Orleans street is named after this dynasty that ruled France for most of the 17th & 18th centuries
Tiebreaker round correct response: What is Bourbon?
Daily Double locations:
1) LESSER-KNOWN SIBLINGS $500 (clue #28)
Christopher -100 +500 (Sherri -100 Katie 4500)
2) MERRIAM-WEBSTER‘S WORDS OF THE YEAR $800 (clue #11)
Katie 6500 +2000 (Christopher -100 Sherri -500)
3) FOR SWEATER OR WORSE $800 (clue #22)
Katie 9100 +1000 (Christopher 2100 Sherri 900)
4) PEW! PEW! PEW! $1200 (clue #5)
Katie 11500 -3000 (Christopher 3700 Sherri 1500)
5) YOU’RE A HOMOPHONE, DIANE $900 (clue #16)
Katie 11800 -1000 (Christopher 5200 Sherri 1800)
6) HI, I’M J.LO $900 (clue #21, $10200 left on board)
Christopher 7900 +2100 (Sherri 900 Katie 11400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 134
Game Stats:
Katie $16,700 Coryat, 36 correct, 5 incorrect, 34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84), 7/8 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
Christopher $7,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 7 incorrect, 30.95% in first on buzzer (26/84), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
Sherri $900 Coryat, 10 correct, 9 incorrect, 20.24% in first on buzzer (17/84), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $25,200
Lach Trash: $15,000 (on 19 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $13,800
Lead Changes: 0
Times Tied: 1
Christopher Meloni, career statistics:
65 correct, 14 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
37.22% in first on buzzer (67/180)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,200)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,200
Sherri Shepherd, career statistics:
10 correct, 10 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
20.24% in first on buzzer (17/84)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $900
Katie Nolan, career statistics:
37 correct, 5 incorrect
7/8 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
35.29% in first on buzzer (30/85)
2/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$1,000)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,700
Andy’s Thoughts:
- What a game! This was the first tiebreaker in a Celebrity game and the 15th Tiebreaker Round overall (Credit to Matt Carberry for pulling up J! Archive to get that stat for everyone).
- Today’s box score: October 11, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Katie $14,100 Christopher $8,800 Sherri $900)
Christopher: Bet at least $1,800, but you might as well go all in and force a cover bet from Katie. (Actual bet: $8,800)
Sherri: Honestly, bet whatever you like. Save something back in case Christopher goes all in. (Actual bet: $825)
Katie: Cover bet over Christopher is $3,501. (Actual bet: $3,500)
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Can’t say I remember the last time my heart was pounding over Jeopardy! I’m glad Katie won, but jeez, I don’t think I’m gonna be able to calm down for quite a while!
How often have they re-written and re-recorded the reading of a clue after taping? They must have done that for the Dianne Feinstein clue.
I don’t think we have a definitive number on this—though, in this case, J! was fortunate that the WGA strike ended, as otherwise they would have been unable to.
What a crazy fun game this was. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed and been on the edge of my seat that much in a single game of jeopardy before
I thought the Tie Breaker answer was somewhat harder than the Final Jeopardy answer, though both were at least relatively easy. I think that Chris Meoloni (now of Law & Order; Organized Crime,) also had the correct response to the Tie Breaker answer, but wasn’t quick enough on his singaling device.
I’m sure that those that remeber their Americaan History would know “Remember the Alamo,” and, those that have heard of some New Orleans geography, and, or, French history, would know Bourbon (line of French Kings, the street in New Orleans.)