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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 21st Century Presidential Elections) for Wednesday, November 1, 2023 (Season 40, Game 38):
It was the first election since 1952 in which neither the incumbent president nor the incumbent vice president was a candidate
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Dave Rapp, a writer from Valley Village, California
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Nancy Donehower, a retired college admission counselor from Portland, Oregon
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Dana Hill, a stay-at-home mom from Thousand Oaks, California
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
After today’s game in the Champions Wildcard Diamonds bracket, we’ll be down to 9 players with a shot at a Tournament of Champions berth! Today’s game is between Dana Hill, Nancy Donehower, and Dave Rapp. Dave was a very strong 3-day champion from February 2022, who has to be considered one of the overall favorites to win the bracket, especially after Hari Parameswaran was eliminated in a shock result yesterday. However, Nancy Donehower’s stats might be understated because her opposition in her regular run included a pair of Tournament of Champions players—she was Jonathan Fisher’s “giant killer” in the fall of 2021 before losing to 5-time champion Tyler Rhode. This could be a very interesting game!
On to today’s game, one thing that caught my eye after looking at the J!6 categories today was the A FISH CALLED… / RWANDA pun in Double Jeopardy, a category pair from the Season 20 premiere back in 2003. It still surprises me that the show is electing to potentially rerun categories from episodes that have seen significant airplay in reruns.
Finally, don’t forget that quarterfinal #6 of Celebrity Jeopardy airs tonight at 8:00 (7:00 Central) on ABC between Dulé Hill (The Wonder Years and The West Wing), Sheryl Underwood (The Talk) and Peter Facinelli (the Twilight saga).
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Correct response: What is 2008?
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The 2008 election saw Barack Obama face off against John McCain for the presidency, neither of whom was the incumbent president or vice president.
Assuming a player remembers the category and doesn’t get bogged down in the details of everything, this is an eminently solvable clue within 30 seconds. However, if a player forgets the category, and starts working from 1952 instead of 2004—that’s when you’re going to start seeing players run into trouble. For that reason, this is also going to be easier to solve at home than in-studio—viewers at home don’t have the “studio pressure”, and it would be good for the armchair Jeopardy commentators on X, like soccer’s Ron Waxman, to remember that sometimes.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Men & Women Of Science; Name That Tunester; Groovy; Bye, George!; Yeah, We Went There; 6-Syllable Words)
While the Daily Double stayed out until late, Dave had the best time in the first half of the opening round, having exactly twice Dana’s score at the first break! Dana did take full advantage of the Daily Double when she found it, but an incorrect response late gave Dave the lead at the midway point.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Dave 6 correct 1 incorrect
Dana 5 correct 0 incorrect
Nancy 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Dave has a different colored mohawk.
Nancy was very impressed by the professionalism of the production in her first appearance.
Dana has a young son who screamed into the phone when Dana got The Call the first time.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Dave 12 correct 2 incorrect
Dana 8 correct 1 incorrect
Nancy 5 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Dave $5,600
Dana $5,000
Nancy $2,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: A Fish Called…; Rwanda; Movie Comedies; Greek God Out, Roman God In; I’m On The Case; Go “Ome”)
Dana got off to a hot start in Double Jeopardy, but it was Dave who got to the first Daily Double. An incorrect response dropped him to third, though. As the round progressed, Dave was $12,000 off the lead with seven clues to play. No matter, though—the Daily Double was still out, Dave then found it and doubled up to take a stunning lead going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Dave 20 correct 3 incorrect
Dana 19 correct 3 incorrect
Nancy 12 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Dave $18,400
Dana $14,200
Nancy $8,400
Dave was the only player correct in Final; Dana definitely got bogged down in the details of the clue. Dave becomes the 9th semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
Nancy $8,400 – $2,000 = $6,400 (What is 2004?)
Dana $14,200 – $14,200 = $0 (What is For)
Dave $18,400 + $10,001 = $28,401 (What is 2008?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) 6-SYLLABLE WORDS $600 (clue #22)
Dana 3000 +3000 (Nancy 2200 Dave 4400)
2) GREEK GOD OUT, ROMAN GOD IN $2000 (clue #7)
Dave 6400 -5000 (Dana 9400 Nancy 4400)
3) I’M ON THE CASE $800 (clue #28, $800 left on board)
Dave 9000 +9000 (Dana 13800 Nancy 8400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 122
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Dana 2 3 3 1 2 5 4 5 3*
Nancy 1 4 2
Dave 5 5 4 3 4 1 4 3 3 4
DJ! Round:
Dana 3 4 5 2 3† 4 3 2 1 3
Nancy 2 1 2 2 5 4 3 1 1 5 3
Dave 5* 4† 5 4 5 4 2*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Dave 3.82
Nancy 2.57
Dana 3.05
Unplayed clues:
J! Round: None!
DJ! 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:
Dave $15,200 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Nancy $8,400 Coryat, 12 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Dana $11,800 Coryat, 19 correct, 3 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,400
Lach Trash: $8,000 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Dana Hill, career statistics:
73 correct, 11 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
33.48% in first on buzzer (74/221)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,400
Nancy Donehower, career statistics:
41 correct, 8 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
21.76% in first on buzzer (37/170)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$5,400)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,333
Dave Rapp, career statistics:
119 correct, 14 incorrect
8/8 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
39.30% in first on buzzer (112/285)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $11,000)
3/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,000
Andy’s Thoughts:
- I always enjoy games more when the player who makes the fewest strategic errors ends up winning.
- You can find more information about the Alex Trebek Fund at Stand Up To Cancer at standuptocancer.org.
- Today’s box score: November 1, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Dave $18,400 Dana $14,200 Nancy $8,400)
Dana: Standard cover bet over Nancy is $2,601. I’d recommend that, especially as Nancy has reason to bet $0. (Actual bet: $14,200)
Nancy: If Dave makes the cover bet and is incorrect, he falls to $8,399. Thus, you have two options: Bet $0 (especially if you think Dana will bet big) or bet more than $3,200 (if you think Dana will just bet to cover you.) (Actual bet: $2,000)
Dave: Standard cover bet over Dana is $10,001. (Actual bet: $10,001)
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I didn’t get this one. I missed the clue element “the FIRST election since 1952” and thought of later ones. I wonder if others will make the same mistake.
Hi RedRose, I’m a day late & a dollar short! I’m behind in watching daytime Jeopardy! this week. I wrote you a note which is posted under your own comment for the Tuesday, October 31st show, if you care to go back & have a look at it. Cheers!
Back in 2008 I was telling people how this was the first time since 1952 that neither the sitting president or vice president was running for president. And then I would list each election with who was running that was sitting back to 1956. And I wonder why I have no friends.
🙂 🙂 🙂
21st century, huh? You get to the right one pretty fast!
Unless you work your way backwards and get to 2016 with Trump and Hillary and run out of time before you get to 2008.
No offense intended, MarkO, but why would you work backwards when it clearly says the first one since 1952. Seems to me you have to start with the very first election of the 21st Century and works forwards. That makes for quick work of it.
As for your other comment, I would have been your friend because I pointed out the same rarity to my friends and relatives back in 2008, as well. 🙂
I was with you, MarkO, because the clue made it sound unique to me and it subconsciously set me off with the idea of it being the ONLY one even if it was also the FIRST one. Thus I thought I could better remember by working back.
Um, yep!
But just out of curiosity in 1972 Nixon ran but he was not an incumbent Vice President or President at the time, right? He was an incumbent when he ran in 1960.
Nixon was the incumbent President in 1972 running for re-election.
In 1968, though, his opponent was LBJ’s Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
and the clue was 21st Century. 😉
Out of curiosity Obama was president in 2009 after he won that election in 2008. Besides though that was the year which biden was the Vp for Obama back then. Still though if the year threw people off then it would be my first time seeing that head to head debate back then.
What was the website that was shown regarding pancreatic cancer?
https://standuptocancer.org/
Feel I should have ad this Final Jeopardy. I was sure it was when Obama was first elected president, just couldn’t “see” the year.
Andy; thanks for you reply to my question from yesterday. My memory must be faulty, because it sure “felt” like it been less than a decade that Canadian Provences were included when describing the home cities of Canadian players. I suspect that one reason why it didn’t used to be standard pratice is because of American ignorance of Canadian geograpy. How many Americans know what the Canadian Provences are, and, where they are.
Myself, I know the provences, but when it comes to placing Alberta, Manitoba, and, Saskatchewan, I’m lost.
Would they have accepted “Obama vs McCain” rather than 2008? Just wondering as I have no trouble remembering that 2008 was Obama’s first election as he was president for 8 years and Trump’s election was 2016.
As Ken said, “we would have taken the names”.
Wow Dave wow!!! I got back into watching Jeopardy fulltime just before Dave came on the show in February 2022. He’s definitely one of my favs and what a rollercoaster tonight. I was very worried that he was going to be done in. Then he showed the guts and moxie to get it done when he went on a tear and found that Daily Double and doubled up. Go big or go home they say! Should be an insane game tomorrow in Semifinal #1, as Dave is matched up with a super strong Emily Sands and very tough Yoshie Hill.
Andy, was it a random draw for who meets who in these 3 semifinal matches?
Go Dave!
Only five elections to deal with so running the matchups in your head during the break would be a good idea. Even if you put 2000 in the 21st century it doesn’t mess you up much.
Interesting it didn’t happen for 56 years and then twice in eight years. The VP was an afterthought for most of our history so this was fairly common for many years.
I knew that today’s Final! was referring to all U.S. presidential elections after the year 2000. So, that helped to narrow it down. I wasn’t sure which one was the 1st one, though. I thought the answer was “Trump vs. Hillary Clinton.” Oops!