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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Melissa Fumero, an actor & director originally from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, playing for the International Community Foundation supporting This is About Humanity
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Shane Battier, a 2-time NBA champion originally from Birmingham, Michigan, playing for the Battier Take Charge Foundation
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Steven Weber, an actor originally from Queens, New York, playing for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
The fourth quarterfinal of Season 2 of Celebrity Jeopardy features Melissa Fumero (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), 2-time NBA champion Shane Battier, and Steven Weber (Wings). It’s been 31 years since Steven was on the Alex Trebek stage; he was starring as Brian Hackett on Wings in 1992 when he appeared on the very first Celebrity Jeopardy tournament, contesting a spirited battle with Cheech Marin for most of the match before Cheech pulled away in the back half of Double Jeopardy. Additionally, Melissa’s role as the competitive rule-following Amy Santiago on Brooklyn Nine-Nine might place viewer expectations on her performance in this one. Moreover, Shane Battier was named one of the 20 smartest athletes in sports by Sporting News in 2010; he graduated from Duke with a degree in religion and a 3.5 GPA before beginning his NBA career. This should be a very competitive and compelling match!
Judging by the episode numbers assigned to these matches, they are airing out-of-order from when they were recorded; I expect this match’s winner to appear in the same semifinal as Katie Nolan, who advanced in last week’s game.
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Final Jeopardy category: Famous Women
Final Jeopardy clue: She joined the Sisters of Loreto at age 18, then took her good works to Calcutta, where she was called this
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Historical Markers; Repetitive Song Titles; Board Games; Respond Like A Pirate; Popular Baby Names Of The 2010s; “Pop” Quiz, Hotshot)
Shane got off to the best start, but fell back to $0 after missing an early Daily Double. Steven did the best in RESPOND LIKE A PIRATE—both in responses and performance—to hold a slim lead after 15 clues.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Steven 5 correct 1 incorrect
Shane 7 correct 2 incorrect
Melissa 1 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after 15 clues:
Steven $1,100
Shane $1,000
Melissa -$400
Today’s interviews:
Melissa prepared by playing the Jeopardy app—where she realized this might be a bad idea.
Shane watched last year’s tournament on Hulu.
Steven was on the show in 1992.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Steven 10 correct 2 incorrect
Shane 14 correct 4 incorrect
Melissa 1 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Steven $2,200
Shane $1,900
Melissa -$600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: On Another Planet; Denzel Washington; Historic Quotes Rephrased; Podcasts; Other Words For Doin’ It; Middle “Man”)
The first part of the Double Jeopardy Round saw Steven extend his lead over Shane, but there was still plenty of time for a comeback, with 45 clues and a Final to play! The second part of the round saw Steve find the first Daily Double and get up to $9,000, while Melissa, unfortunately, missed the third one.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues):
Steven 17 correct 4 incorrect
Shane 16 correct 6 incorrect
Melissa 3 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after 45 clues:
Steven $4,400
Shane $1,500
Melissa -$400
Today’s second interviews:
Melissa always watched Jeopardy! growing up, and has a cousin who was really good.
Shane is dedicating his performance tonight to his dad.
Steven remembers the Art Fleming days.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Steven 23 correct 5 incorrect
Shane 18 correct 7 incorrect
Melissa 6 correct 5 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Steven $9,000
Shane $2,900
Melissa -$1,000
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Artistic Children’s Books; Nonagenarians; Medical Mnenomics; The Quran; Car Models In Other Words; “I” Can Go Either Way)
Steven was a “Daily Double hog” in this one. He bet five figures on all three, getting the first two, and making things more interesting by missing the third. However, he still pulled out a runaway going into Final. Meanwhile, Melissa finished in the red and would be given money to play with in Final.
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Steven 35 correct 7 incorrect
Shane 29 correct 8 incorrect
Melissa 9 correct 7 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Steven $24,400
Shane $10,700
Melissa -$1,000
Final Jeopardy correct response: Who is Mother Teresa?
Everyone got Final tonight; Steven is a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Melissa (given $500) + $400 = $900 (Who is Mother Teresa)
Shane $10,700 + $10,700 = $21,400 (Who is Mother Theresa)
Steven $24,400 + $600 = $25,000 (Who was Mother Theresa?) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORICAL MARKERS $500 (clue #5)
Shane 900 -900 (Steven 100 Melissa 0)
2) MIDDLE “MAN” $1000 (clue #25)
Steven 6000 +3000 (Shane 2100 Melissa -600)
3) PODCASTS $400 (clue #27)
Melissa -400 -600 (Steven 9000 Shane 2100)
4) NONAGENARIANS $1500 (clue #10)
Steven 11400 +11400 (Shane 5600 Melissa 500)
5) ARTISTIC CHILDREN’S BOOKS $600 (clue #12)
Steven 23100 +10000 (Shane 5600 Melissa 500)
6) THE QURAN $1200 (clue #24, $6000 left on board)
Steven 37000 -15000 (Shane 9500 Melissa 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -7
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
TJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 0 (0.00 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles
Game Stats:
Steven $18,100 Coryat, 35 correct, 7 incorrect, 39.29% in first on buzzer (33/84), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
Shane $11,600 Coryat, 29 correct, 8 incorrect, 34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84), 7/7 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
Melissa -$400 Coryat, 9 correct, 7 incorrect, 16.67% in first on buzzer (14/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,300
Lach Trash: $9,100 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $15,600
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 3
Steven Weber, career statistics:
56 correct, 9 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 16 rebound opportunities)
39.86% in first on buzzer (55/138)
3/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,050 (1992 game stats adjusted for doubled dollar values)
Shane Battier, career statistics:
30 correct, 8 incorrect
7/7 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$900)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,600
Melissa Fumero, career statistics:
9 correct, 7 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
16.67% in first on buzzer (14/84)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$600)
0/0 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: -$400
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Having rewatched the OTHER WORDS FOR DOIN’ IT $1000 clue, I think the show was correct to rule against Steven. Please check the comments section below for why.
- Today’s box score: October 18, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Steven $24,400 Shane $10,700 Melissa $500 given)
Steven: Limit your bet to $2,999. (Actual bet: $600)
Shane: You might as well go all in, just in case Steven overbets. (Actual bet: $10,700)
Melissa: Bet whatever you like! (Actual bet: $400)
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Steve Weber,
Was infact correct saying, “What is Smash?” Checking cast scripts and transcripts of Jersey Shore, they did in fact use the term “Smush” or “Smash” interchangeably when referring to bringing a person home to the “Smush or Smash Room.” On several different occasions.
Beau:
I went back and re-watched the clue. It reads:
We can thank “Jersey Shore” for the popularity of this hookup verb — which certainly evokes compression, if not romance
The issue is not that “Jersey Shore” used the word “smash”. The issue is that “smash” did not gain popularity thanks to “Jersey Shore”. However, “smush” did in this context.
I think the clue (and judging) was fine.
For the Final, I would have preferred “Philanthropists” as a category name.
I was wondering why this years Celebrity Jeopardy wasn’t following last year’s format of three quarter finals, then a semi final. Andy’s comment about the games being shown out of taping order explains that.
The final was easy if one listened, read the answer. The part about “taking her good works to Calcutta,” should have at least given everyone who the answer refered to.
And, I guess spelling didn’t count tonight, as at least two of tonights players spelled Teresa as Theresa. (If I read their podium screens right.)
Spelling errors that don’t fundamentally change the pronunciation of a word (adding a sound or a syllable) have always been allowed. And I have seen the name “Theresa” spelled with an H, and still pronounced the same way, many times. Why would they penalize it now?