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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Timothy Simons, an actor originally from Readfield, Maine, playing for Friends of LAHSA
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Lisa Ann Walter, an actor & stand-up comedian originally from Washington, D.C., playing for the Entertainment Community Fund
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Brian Baumgartner, an actor & podcast host originally from Atlanta, Georgia, playing for the Motion Picture Television Fund
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Last week, Utkarsh Ambudkar picked up 37 correct (including Final Jeopardy) and found himself advancing to the first semifinal of this season’s Celebrity Jeopardy! competition. Tonight, one of Timothy Simons (Jonah on Veep), Lisa Ann Walter (Melissa on Abbott Elementary), and Brian Baumgartner (Kevin on The Office) will be joining him.
Like last week, none of these three players have any Jeopardy! experience, so it might be a little bit difficult to predict matters. I think that it’ll be a fun hour, regardless!
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Final Jeopardy category: World Landmarks
Final Jeopardy clue: Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: And The State Capital Is…; Famous TV Spoilers; Joyce, Carroll, Oates; The Medi-Verse; Blunt Bios Of Brand Mascots; A Bundle Of “Fun”)
Tim got off to the best start with 9 correct responses before the first break! Lisa Ann got to the Daily Double and used it to narrow the gap. Things were close after 30 clues.
Statistics after 15 clues:
Timothy 9 correct 2 incorrect
Lisa Ann 3 correct 1 incorrect
Brian 2 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after 15 clues:
Timothy $1,700
Lisa Ann $300
Brian $0
Today’s interviews:
Timothy thinks the reaction will be a shrug in Maine.
Lisa Ann has a mom who was a teacher in D.C. and Maryland.
Brian plays a lot of golf and tried to get advice from Aaron Rodgers.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Timothy 11 correct 3 incorrect
Brian 7 correct 2 incorrect
Lisa Ann 7 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Timothy $1,800
Brian $1,500
Lisa Ann $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Rising Up; Big-Screen Ballads; European Country Nicknames; Computing Milestones; Name Game; What A Load Of B.S.)
All three players played well in the third segment; all three players were within $700 after 45 clues! Lisa Ann and Tim had the better time on the signalling device after the break, with Brian only getting in once. Lisa Ann parlayed the game’s third Daily Double into a small lead after 60 clues.
Statistics after 45 clues:
Timothy 14 correct 4 incorrect
Lisa Ann 11 correct 3 incorrect
Brian 11 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after 45 clues:
Timothy $3,400
Lisa Ann $3,200
Brian $2,700
Today’s second interviews:
Timothy wants to be competitive, but doesn’t want to be a sociopath about it.
Lisa Ann always watched Jeopardy! when growing up.
Brian has been a Jeopardy! clue, and was very happy about it.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lisa Ann 19 correct 3 incorrect
Timothy 19 correct 4 incorrect
Brian 12 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Lisa Ann $8,600
Timothy $6,800
Brian $2,900
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Estate Planning; Three Digit Prime Numbers; Anatomy In Latin; Bygone Tech; Scientists’ Rhyme Time; No Cap)
While the Daily Doubles didn’t go well, Lisa Ann doing well in NO CAP meant that she barely had a runaway going into Final!
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Lisa Ann 31 correct 4 incorrect
Timothy 26 correct 7 incorrect
Brian 16 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Lisa Ann $16,700
Timothy $8,300
Brian $6,200
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is Big Ben?
Everyone got Final Jeopardy correct; Lisa Ann moves onto the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Brian $6,200 + $6,199 = $12,399 (What is Big Ben???)
Timothy $8,300 + $8,300 = $16,600 (What is Big Ben)
Lisa Ann $16,700 + $0 = $16,700 (What is Big Ben?) (Semi-Finalist)
Daily Double locations:
1) THE MEDI-VERSE $500 (clue #25)
Lisa Ann 400 +500 (Brian 1500 Timothy 1500)
2) RISING UP $600 (clue #23)
Timothy 4000 +1000 (Brian 2700 Lisa Ann 5600)
3) COMPUTING MILESTONES $600 (clue #28)
Lisa Ann 6800 +800 (Brian 2900 Timothy 6000)
4) BYGONE TECH $1500 (clue #11)
Timothy 9800 -3000 (Brian 4100 Lisa Ann 12200)
5) SCIENTISTS’ RHYME TIME $1200 (clue #15)
Lisa Ann 13100 -1500 (Brian 3800 Timothy 6200)
6) ESTATE PLANNING $1200 (clue #20, $9900 left on board)
Timothy 7100 -1200 (Brian 4700 Lisa Ann 11600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 78
Game Stats:
Lisa Ann $18,000 Coryat, 31 correct, 4 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84), 5/5 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Timothy $12,100 Coryat, 26 correct, 7 incorrect, 34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Brian $6,200 Coryat, 16 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer (18/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,300
Lach Trash: $9,500 (on 14 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $8,200
Lead Changes: 7
Times Tied: 6
Brian Baumgartner, career statistics:
17 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
21.43% in first on buzzer (18/84)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $6,200
Lisa Ann Walter, career statistics:
32 correct, 4 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,000
Timothy Simons, career statistics:
27 correct, 7 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
34.52% in first on buzzer (29/84)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,100
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I enjoyed this episode. I especially was happy to see Lisa Ann win, knowing how much the show has meant to her, especially watching with her mom all these years.
- Tim’s confusion as to what “True Daily Double” meant will certainly make it into my Questionist recap this weekend.
- Today’s box score: October 4, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lisa Ann $16,700 Timothy $8,300 Brian $6,200)
Brian: Limit your bet to $2,000 to stay ahead of Timothy if he makes a cover bet and is incorrect. (Actual bet: $6,199)
Lisa Ann: Limit your bet to $99. (Actual bet: $0)
Timothy: Cover bet over Brian is $4,101. (Actual bet: $8,300)
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Since Jeopardy! is the only regular network TV show I watch, I had never even heard of these celebrities.
With all due respect, that’s on you, Gary.
These celebs are absolutely at least on the same level as Andrew Shue, Emma Samms, Dean Stockwell, Alan Rachins, Steven Weber, and Judith Ivey. (For what it’s worth, those six were all on the initial November 1992 celebrity shows.)
And Jeopardy! is not even a regular network TV show as it is syndicated to whatever stations win the bids to air it. [Celebrity Jeopardy! is aired by a Network (ABC) but I’m not sure that it could be called a “regular show”.]
Timothy Simons is most known for Veep, a cable show rather than a network TV show, and best I can tell he has not been a regular on any network TV show (and maybe not even a guest except as a voice actor on animated shows). However, Lisa Ann Walter plays one of the main characters on the best sitcom currently on network TV! (Not just my opinion, it has won over 40 awards so far, including a Peabody!)
I have heard others call statements like Gary’s “humble brags”, in other words a camouflaged put down of those who do recognize these celebrities because they do watch network TV. Who did he expect to see on Celebrity Jeopardy!, Tom Cruise? Tom Brady? Nancy Pelosi? George Clooney? Anthony Fauci? Carl Icahn? Robert Redford? Warren Buffett? David Blaine? Adele? Drake? Banksy?
Though I may not have heard of some these celebrity playerw, I presume that they were invited, not just because they may be a “name” in their field, but also because of their intelligence, and, personalities. Both of which are important when players are selecteed for “regular” Jeopardy.
I categorize this Final Jeopardy as “easier.” If one listened, read the answe, then you’d have a good idea what the correct reponse would be. I didn’t know that the bell Big Ben was also cracked like the Liberty Bell, or, that it weighs 14 tons. But the part of the answer “still sounds it’s disinctive ‘bong’ evry hour” gave it to me.
Question, was it just the clockwork that operates the clock that Big Ben is incorporated into, or, everything, clockwork, face, and, bells that recenty finished being repaired?
I did a bit of Googling, and, answered my own question. It appears that the ENTIRE Parliament Tower clock, which includes the famous bell Big Ben, underwent restoration, and, repair. Returning to service, Novemeber of last year.
So the Final Jeopardy answer, as written, was incomplete