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Today’s Celebrity Jeopardy! contestants:
Heather McMahan, an actor & comedienne originally from Atlanta, Georgia, playing for City of Refuge
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Cedric the Entertainer, a comedian, actor & producer originally from St. Louis, Missouri, playing for the SSM Health Foundation
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Cynthia Nixon, an actor & director originally from New York City, playing for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After a week’s break for Thanksgiving, Celebrity Jeopardy returns to the airwaves—as always, at 8:00 (7:00 Central) on ABC. This week’s celebs are comedienne Heather McMahan, comedian Cedric the Entertainer, and actress Cynthia Nixon.
I honestly have no idea what to expect in this game today; none of our three players have any Jeopardy experience. I’m certainly hoping for a game where everyone plays well and it’s hotly contested all the way to the end of Final Jeopardy.
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Final Jeopardy category: Unique Buildings
Final Jeopardy clue: Despite 17.5 miles of hallways, you can walk anywhere in this Virginia building within about 5 minutes, due to its concentric layout
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Celebrity Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: This Day In World History; Fairy Tale Elevator Pitches; Candle Culture; Films Turning The Big Four-Oh; Rules Of The Game; Human Body Classified Ads)
All three of our players got off the mark well; Cynthia led at the first break thanks to seven correct responses. After the break, Heather rebounded from being roasted by Ken by doing very well in HUMAN BODY CLASSIFIED ADS. Cynthia led after 30 clues with the late Daily Double helping Cynthia’s score.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues)
Cynthia 7 correct 0 incorrect
Cedric 4 correct 1 incorrect
Heather 3 correct 1 incorrect
Score at the first break:
Cynthia $1,800
Cedric $600
Heather $500
Today’s first interviews:
Heather got into comedy once she saw her SAT scores.
Cedric once hosted “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”; he thinks it’s a demotion.
Cynthia was a correct response in last year’s tournament.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Cynthia 11 correct 1 incorrect
Heather 7 correct 2 incorrect
Cedric 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Cynthia $2,900
Heather $1,600
Cedric $1,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: This Is Jeo-Purr-Dy!; She Played You; What The “Eff”?!; Poems About Poetry; Skin Care; “Sesame Street” Song Parodies)
The first part of Double Jeopardy belonged to Heather and Cynthia; Heather did well in SKIN CARE and took the lead just before the third break! After the break, both Cynthia and Heather battled, with Cynthia pulling out a slim lead thanks to the poetry category.
Statistics at the third break (45 clues)
Heather 13 correct 3 incorrect
Cynthia 14 correct 1 incorrect
Cedric 9 correct 2 incorrect
Score at the third break:
Heather $5,200
Cynthia $4,500
Cedric $2,400
Today’s second interviews:
Heather won $10,000 on Celebrity Name Game.
Cedric started watching Jeopardy! during Ken Jennings’s run.
Cynthia’s mother worked on many old-time game shows, including “To Tell The Truth”.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Cynthia 20 correct 2 incorrect
Heather 16 correct 3 incorrect
Cedric 10 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Double Jeopardy! Round:
Cynthia $7,100
Heather $6,600
Cedric $3,200
Triple Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Far Out; College Press; Along For The Ride; Women & Sports; Slovenia, Baby, Slovenia!; Whistling Hall Of Fame)
As Cynthia got more and more stressed, the battle continued between her and Heather. The second-to-last Daily Double went Cynthia’s way to jump into a lead. Cynthia also got to the last one, and despite her stumbling over it a little bit (she was given credit, because she did get there), she led going into Final!
Statistics after Triple Jeopardy:
Cynthia 32 correct 3 incorrect
Heather 27 correct 3 incorrect
Cedric 14 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Cynthia $19,700
Heather $15,600
Cedric $4,100
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is the Pentagon?
Heather and Cedric got final. Cynthia did not—which means Heather is a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Cedric $4,100 + $4,100 = $8,200 (What The Pentagon)
Heather $15,600 + $5,000 = $20,600 (What is the Pentagon) (Semi-Finalist)
Cynthia $19,700 – $11,501 = $8,199 (What VA hospital)
Daily Double locations:
1) THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY $500 (clue #30)
Cynthia 2400 +500 (Cedric 1400 Heather 1600)
2) SHE PLAYED YOU $400 (clue #3)
Cynthia 3100 +1000 (Cedric 1200 Heather 1600)
3) SKIN CARE $800 (clue #14)
Heather 3200 +1000 (Cynthia 4500 Cedric 2400)
4) COLLEGE PRESS $900 (clue #8)
Heather 9000 +900 (Cynthia 8300 Cedric 3500)
5) FAR OUT $1200 (clue #19)
Cynthia 11300 +2500 (Cedric 5600 Heather 11700)
6) WHISTLING HALL OF FAME $900 (clue #28, $2700 left on board)
Cynthia 15000 +2000 (Cedric 5600 Heather 15600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 130
Game Stats:
Heather $15,400 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Cedric $4,100 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 20.24% in first on buzzer (17/84), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Cynthia $16,700 Coryat, 32 correct, 3 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84), 3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $36,200
Lach Trash: $12,600 (on 17 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $5,200
Lead Changes: 14
Times Tied: 6
Cynthia Nixon, career statistics:
32 correct, 4 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84)
4/4 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,700
Cedric the Entertainer, career statistics:
15 correct, 3 incorrect
0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
20.24% in first on buzzer (17/84)
0/0 on Daily Doubles
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $4,100
Heather McMahan, career statistics:
28 correct, 3 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
32.14% in first on buzzer (27/84)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,900)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,400
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This Final Jeopardy was bet by our players tonight better than many civilians would have played it. Well done to all three players!
- The SESAME STREET category should have used an underline and not quotation marks.
- Today’s box score: November 29, 2023 Celebrity Jeopardy Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Cynthia $19,700 Heather $15,600 Cedric $4,100)
Cynthia: Standard cover bet over Heather is $11,501. (Actual bet: $11,501)
Cedric: Go all in—it’s your only hope of victory. (Actual bet: $4,100)
Heather: Bet between $4,101 and $7,399. (Actual bet: $5,000)
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When I saw the last category in Double Jeopardy, I thought, “there is barely contained seething rage in Mount Pearl right now at the sight of those quotation marks.”