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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Literary Characters) for Friday, November 17, 2023 (Season 40, Game 50):
In his first appearance in 1902, he was described as “betwixt-and-between” a boy & a bird
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Carrie Cadwallader, a business intelligence manager from Aurora, Colorado
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David Ferrara, a Realtor from Los Angeles, California
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Danielle Maurer, a digital marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Georgia
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
A giant-killer returns to the Alex Trebek Stage today, as Danielle Maurer, the player who ended Mattea Roach’s 23-game win streak in the spring of 2022, makes her return in Champions Wildcard. Today, she faces David Ferrara and Carrie Cadwallader, a pair of 1-game champs with low winnings, but whose other statistics say that this could be a very close game. It should also be noted that both David and Carrie had bad Daily Double luck their first time out; it would not surprise me if either of them had better luck this time out.
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Correct response: Who is Peter Pan?
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J.M. Barrie’s famous character Peter Pan first appeared in Barrie’s 1902 novel The Little White Bird, appearing in six chapters of that book (“Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens”) as a 7-day-old baby. Two years later, Barrie revisited Peter, and made him the title character of his play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. Peter Pan has since become one of literature’s most beloved characters.
I’ve mentioned this fact before on this site, and it has turned into a bit of a trivia chestnut, but shortly before J.M. Barrie’s death, he conferred the rights to Peter Pan to London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, who has benefited from receiving royalties from the works ever since.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Friday, November 17, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Curls Gone Wild; Springsteen Lyrics; Pithy Quotes; Bones; Sounds Like A Language; More Tricky Questions)
This was a round of differing wheelhouses: Danielle went 4/5 in SOUNDS LIKE A LANGUAGE, David went 4/5 in SPRINGSTEEN LYRICS, while Carrie ran CURLS GONE WILD and MORE TRICKY QUESTIONS! David’s miss on the Daily Double and Carrie’s two category runs gave Carrie the lead after 30 clues!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Carrie 7 correct 0 incorrect
Danielle 4 correct 0 incorrect
David 4 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Carrie now has a kitten with an emotional support puppy.
David watched a lot of Ken’s episodes to prepare.
Danielle was the subject of someone’s DragonCon cosplay.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Carrie 16 correct 0 incorrect
Danielle 6 correct 1 incorrect
David 6 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Carrie $10,200
Danielle $2,400
David $800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Name The James; Broadway Musical Settings; Life Of Pi; Palindromic Years; Musical Instruments; Heteronyms)
Danielle got to the first Daily Double to pull close, while Carrie eventually got to the last one, getting it correct to extend her lead. However, despite 30 correct between the two rounds, Carrie’s four incorrect responses—two rebounded by Danielle—meant everyone was still contending going into Final!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Carrie 30 correct 4 incorrect
Danielle 14 correct 1 incorrect
David 11 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Carrie $21,200
Danielle $16,000
David $6,000
Danielle was the only player correct in Final, which makes her a semifinalist!
Tonight’s results:
David $6,000 – $6,000 = $0 (Who was ?)
Danielle $16,000 + $16,000 = $32,000 (Who is Peter Pan?) (Semi-Finalist)
Carrie $21,200 – $10,801 = $10,399 (Who is Batman?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) PITHY QUOTES $1000 (clue #19)
David 3200 -2400 (Danielle 2000 Carrie 4400)
2) BROADWAY MUSICAL SETTINGS $1200 (clue #3)
Danielle 3200 +3200 (David 800 Carrie 9800)
3) LIFE OF PI $800 (clue #17, $17600 left on board)
Carrie 12200 +5000 (Danielle 9600 David 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 66
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Danielle 3 3 4 4 3
David 4 1 2 3 4 5 5*
Carrie 1 2 3 5 1 2 3
DJ! Round:
Danielle 3* 4 3 3 4†
David 1 1 5 2
Carrie 2 3 4 1† 2† 5† 1 2*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Danielle 3.40
Carrie 2.47
David 3.00
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:
Danielle $14,000 Coryat, 14 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Carrie $17,000 Coryat, 30 correct, 4 incorrect, 56.14% in first on buzzer (32/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
David $8,400 Coryat, 11 correct, 2 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $5,400 (on 4 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Danielle Maurer, career statistics:
64 correct, 10 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
25.56% in first on buzzer (57/223)
6/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $17,000)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,450
David Ferrara, career statistics:
48 correct, 7 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
27.11% in first on buzzer (45/166)
0/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$12,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,067
Carrie Cadwallader, career statistics:
70 correct, 19 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
45.24% in first on buzzer (76/168)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,000)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,400
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: November 17, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Carrie $21,200 Danielle $16,000 David $6,000)
Danielle: I would limit my bet here to $3,999, keeping David locked out. (Actual bet: $16,000)
David: You have to bet at least $4,400 to have any chance of winning, but you might as well go all in here. (Actual bet: $6,000)
Carrie: Standard cover bet over Danielle is $10,801. (Actual bet: $10,801)
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The quote did not ring a bell, but the description and the time frame let me guess it correctly.
I am aware of Barrie’s (second) book, but am much more familiar with the Disney feature. But the key words of the answer “betwitx and between a bird and a boy” just seem to fit Peter Pan.
Guessed Christopher Robin – maybe because subconsciously ‘bird’ being mentioned in the clue led me to robin.
I read the clue too literally and guessed Winnie the Pooh, assuming he was standing between Christopher Robin and Owl. Winnie wouldn’t come on the scene until 1925, though.
1902–a boy who could fly—“Who is Peter Pan?”
the disney version the boy who can fly is peter pan. Batman was close but we are talking about a boy with tinker bell. Happy to see Danielle winning today
Batman was created in 1939,though.
And, can’t fly unaided, plus even in 1939 was not a boy.
DD1: correct response of “Lazarus”
Final: Danielle wins despite making a “Lazarus wager”
For the record, Keith Williams only used the term “Lazarus wager” when a leader brought third place back into play with an overwager from the lead.
It’s remarkably easy to get the clues when you’re sitting at home, no pressure, no lights, no audience and no fatigue.
It’s different when you’ve got just 30 seconds to forestall the end of a lifelong dream and you just played the game of your LIFE.
And, for the record, I knew Batman was wrong. I’ve read Batman since I was six. I’ve even read “The Caped Crusade” by Glen Weldon. I knew when I wrote it down I was off by 37 years, but I refused to go out on a blank, and Batman is cool.
Hey there Carrie. You played a great game and have nothing to be ashamed of at all. I saw a Jeopardy taping of 3 shows in October 2022 and am going again on December 5th and all of you that even make it to the Alex Trebek stage are an inspiration to me. 🙂
Carrie, you were great tonight! My family and I were impressed. We wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving with your kitten and it’s emotional support puppy!
My first thought was Superman, but immediately knew 1902 was too early. I could not come up with anything else, but after finding out it was Peter Pan, I realized that quickly thinking of ‘Superman’ had subconsciously zoned me in on only trying to think of American characters! 😬 [I made a wild guess of Huckleberry Finn because he was kind of wild and “flighty”, but I was (correctly) quite sure he was well before 1902. Actually, now I kind of wonder if Barrie invented Peter Pan after embracing Huckleberry Finn’s nature. I see a lot of similarities.]
Carrie;
You have nothing to be even remotely apologetic for. You tried out to be a contestant on Jeopardy, made it, and, even is a champion.
Even without the pressures of being on stage, there are a lot of answers I don’t have the questions for. So it’s extremely rare for me to judge the players.
Carrie – it’s fine, sometimes the lights just screw with people’s brains! You played a hell of a game (I’m fairly certain you have the highest single-game first on buzzer % of any contestant this season) and you’re still going away with $5,000 and knowing you got another opportunity to play Jeopardy. There’s absolutely nothing to be ashamed of there (and the response of Batman did make me laugh a little bit!)
In a grade school play in the 1950’s, one of my sister’s was Wendy and the other one was Peter Pan. This helped me get this FJ tonight.
“sisters” not “sister’s” oops.
A question asked what word do all Canadians mispronounced…the answer was incorrectly…did I pick this up wrong…don’t understand
This is a situation where you need to be very aware of the exact wording of the clue.
It was “It’s the 11-letter word all Canadians pronounce incorrectly.”
All Canadians pronounce the word incorrectly “incorrectly”.
Andy;
I got it that (supposedly) all Canadians mispronounce incorrectly wrong.
But wouldn’t that be regional influence? Aren’t there more words in English that Americans, Canadians, and, other English speaking countries citizens prononce differently?
Bill:
With all due respect, it’s pronounced “incorrectly” because the word is literally “incorrectly”.
It’s not that hard.
Andy, with this game having been taped 3 weeks after the writers strike ended, do you think in their trying to “punch up” the pre-prepared “old clues” game boards they took the opportunity to make a subtle reference to the meme(?) on the pronunciation of Newfoundland? Oops, no, I looked it up and it aired almost exactly 22 years ago! [But I still find it particularly funny right now because of recent Newfoundland discussions.]
OK, I was taking the answer literally, when it was supposed to be not taken that way. I forget that there are times when a Jeopardy category isn’t to be taken that way.
Bill, I actually thought maybe you were just trying to be funny — especially since incorrectly and differently are two separate things. Also, [with me definitely trying to be funny] apparently there is a regional influence on the spelling of “pronounce”.
I didn’t understand it either. Now that I do, I think it’s just plain stupid, and has no place on Jeopardy.
Really? STUPID ANSWERS has run hundreds of times as a category over the years, dating all the way back to 1985. I’m not really sure how this is at all different from that.
Agreed. And I think these categories are a test(?) of the slightly different kind of knowledge and intelligence marked by ability to solve riddles, but due to time constraints have to be fairly simple ones — a little more difficult than “what color bear killed a North Pole explorer?”
Great game again! This Clubs bracket has been off the rails good. 2 more Quarterfinals to go and then to what should be a great 3 Semifinal games. On Monday, we get the last our Season 37 Second Chance winners, in Deanna Bolio. 🙂