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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category British Cities) for Monday, November 27, 2023 (Season 40, Game 56):
Over the motto “Fortis est Veritas”, the coat of arms of this city features a beast of burden crossing over some water
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Nick Cascone, an orthopedic physician assistant originally from Queens, New York
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Dennis Chase, a biotech project manager from Palm Springs, California
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Jen Jazwinski, a youth services librarian from Algonquin, Illinois
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Another group of 27 players is down to 3; one of these three players will be this bracket’s representative in this winter’s Tournament of Champions! As I said in my finals preview, I think Dennis is the best player in this final; he’s been strong on the signaling device. However, Dennis has had a slight tendency to let opponents back into games (either by giving too many incorrect responses in the quarterfinal or not hunting enough for the Daily Doubles in the semis). This could make for a very interesting final, especially because Jen is not afraid to make incredibly aggressive bets. Additionally, you can’t count Nick out of this—his social media presence during this competition has certainly been seen by some longtime fans as a sign that Nick would perform well!
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Correct response: What is Oxford?
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The coat of arms of the famous British university town, Oxford, features a visual pun—an ox (a beast of burden) fording the water (crossing over some water—likely representing the Thames, considering the local geography).
The motto “Fortis est Veritas”—meaning “the truth is strong”—might be able to point players towards a city of higher learning. However, I would say that the best way of getting to the correct response to this one would be to focus on “What words are the writers taking great pains to avoid saying here?”—a useful tool sometimes when trying to figure out the correct answer to a trivia question whose correct answer isn’t readily apparent to you.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, November 27, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Women In Science; Cat’s A Rising Star; The 23rd Psalm; Pick A Side; I Want My “Baby” Back, “Baby” Back; Ribs)
Jen had the best time of it in the opening round, getting the Daily Double en route to 15 correct responses in the round!
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Jen 5 correct 1 incorrect
Dennis 4 correct 0 incorrect
Nick 5 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Nick is going to make a big pile of 1s and 5s and sleep on it like a dragon.
Dennis got re-Called right before a trip to Las Vegas.
Jen had dental surgery right after getting re-Called.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Jen 15 correct 2 incorrect
Dennis 6 correct 0 incorrect
Nick 6 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Jen $7,600
Dennis $4,600
Nick $3,200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Supreme Courtship; Country Music Hits; Letter Histories; Culture Club; Everybody Loves Raiment; Triple Rhyme Time)
Nick and Dennis got to the Daily Doubles here; Nick went aggressive and got his right. Dennis also went aggressive—but got his wrong. Things were a little bit spread out going into this Final.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Nick 12 correct 0 incorrect
Jen 25 correct 4 incorrect
Dennis 14 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Nick $16,800
Jen $11,600
Dennis $6,800
Nobody got all the way to Oxford. Things are still very close going into tomorrow! Nick’s “effective lead” over Jen is just $1850 and it’s $3150 over Dennis. There’s still everything to play for tomorrow!
Tonight’s results:
Dennis $6,800 – $3,800 = $3,000 (What is Manchester?)
Jen $11,600 – $6,000 = $5,600 (What is Canterbury?)
Nick $16,800 – $7,500 = $9,300 (What is Hereford?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) WOMEN IN SCIENCE $1000 (clue #9)
Jen 1000 +1000 (Dennis 1800 Nick 1200)
2) EVERYBODY LOVES RAIMENT $2000 (clue #14)
Nick 8800 +6000 (Jen 10400 Dennis 8200)
3) SUPREME COURTSHIP $2000 (clue #22, $10400 left on board)
Dennis 14600 -7000 (Jen 10400 Nick 14800)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 120
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Jen 3 3 5*
Dennis 1 3 4
Nick 1 2 4
DJ! Round:
Jen 2 3 2 4 3 4 5
Dennis 1 1 1 3 5 2 4 3 5*
Nick 1 2 3 4 5* 1
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Nick 2.56
Jen 3.40
Dennis 2.75
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:
Nick $12,800 Coryat, 12 correct, 0 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Jen $11,600 Coryat, 25 correct, 4 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Dennis $13,800 Coryat, 14 correct, 3 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,200
Lach Trash: $8,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 3
Player Statistics:
Jen Jazwinski, career statistics:
125 correct, 17 incorrect
6/7 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
35.09% in first on buzzer (120/342)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $19,000)
5/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,267
Dennis Chase, career statistics:
145 correct, 19 incorrect
6/6 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
42.23% in first on buzzer (144/341)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,600)
3/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $19,333
Nick Cascone, career statistics:
105 correct, 17 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 21 rebound opportunities)
35.44% in first on buzzer (101/285)
5/10 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,200)
2/5 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,600
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Final Jeopardy wagering suggestions will not be posted due to it being Game 1 of a 2-game match.
- Today’s box score: November 27, 2023 Box Score.
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I guessed Newcastle located on the River Tyne’s
I thought of Cambridge – focusing on crossing the water = bridge and not on beast of burden. At least I got the higher learning portion.
Well played, writers😒 I was unable to put the hints together and could not come up with a guess.
The only reason I came up with the correct response is because we had spent a few nights there back in 2017 on a trip to England, and later I looked up the history of why the town is named what it is. We stayed at St Hugh’s College in “tourist” rooms. Many of the Oxford Colleges offered them, and the practice seems to have begun again, there and elsewhere across the UK, as COVID wanes.
I managed to get Oxford as there is a course covering grammar based on the University in Oxford. A trip to Oxford england will be great for us
I immediately got the pun “beast of burden”=“ox” + “crossing over some water”=“ford”. I’m surprised it wasn’t as easy as this for some.
Unfortunately, I focused on the motto, instead of the devices on the sheild.
As Andy mentioned in his more information, if one figured out that the “beast of burden” was an Ox, ford, crossing water, should follow. giving you Oxford. Nick apparantly got it-too late.
“I’ll never be,
Your beast of burden.”
Was thinking donkey at first, but then switched to cow, then ox, and we’re looking for an obvious answer so, Oxford!
When that song first began airing, I couldn’t figure out what they were talking about concerning “pizza burning”.
What is “effective lead” I thought I had a pretty good cushion going into Day Two
Basically, your “effective lead” is 50% of your actual Day 1 lead. It’s because anything earned during play on Day 2 can be doubled in Final Jeopardy. Thus, if Jen is $1850 (or more) ahead of you going into Final, she has the advantage. (“Advantage” being “wins if everyone gets Final correct and bets sufficiently”.)
In short, it’s half of what your lead today is, since everything gained tomorrow can be doubled in Final.
Because you have an effective lead of $1,850 over Jen today, as long as the scores tomorrow see her ahead of you by less than that going into Final, you can still finish with the highest cumulative score of the two of you. If her lead is $1,851 or more, however, she has the most control over her own destiny. (If her lead over you is $1,850 exactly, then that just means you’re probably gonna go through a tiebreaker.)
Same situation with Dennis. If the scores tomorrow see him leading you by less than $3,150 going into Final, you can finish with the highest cumulative score of the two of you. Anything more than that means Dennis is most in control of his own destiny, and $3,150 exactly means a tiebreaker is extremely likely.
I hope my (and Andy’s) comments clear that up; best of retroactive luck tomorrow and in the ToC, if that is to occur!
Good luck tomorrow Nick! Should be fun to watch, though you know a little secret that we don’t. 😉
Well, I didn’t get the FJ right. Though I was thinking of the Rolling Stones song and now have a better understanding of it.
Should be fun tomorrow!