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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category A Bit of Britain) for Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (Season 40, Game 58):
In disarray, it was sold at auction in 1915 to a local Wiltshire man, who would donate it to the British government 3 years later
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Henry Baer, a software engineer from San Francisco, California
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Nell Klugman, a museum educator from Brooklyn, New York
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Rhone Talsma, a product support specialist from Chicago, Illinois
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
It’s time for a new group of 27 players in Jeopardy! Champions Wildcard. You may certainly recognize at least one of today’s players; Rhone Talsma, who was the famed “giant killer” ending Amy Schneider’s win streak in January 2022, is part of tonight’s trio. He faces off against Nell Klugman (whose on-screen performance last time was very mercurial), and Henry Baer, a 2-day champion who did an excellent job of finding Daily Doubles in his last appearance. This one will definitely come down to “does Nell find her signalling device timing like her first game” and “who finds the Daily Doubles”.
I will also be publishing my preview once the full set of players is released.
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Correct response: What is Stonehenge?
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On September 21, 1915, Stonehenge was up for auction. A British barrister, Cecil Chubb, was there, and, on a whim, Chubb purchased the megalith for £6,600 as a gift for his wife. (His wife was less than impressed—as the story goes, she was hoping that her husband was going to purchase curtains at the auction). However, it was also said that Chubb was trying to keep Stonehenge out of foreign hands—apparently, a group of Americans had their eye on it. (And yet it’s somehow okay for British interests to take antique items, like the Elgin Marbles, out of their original countries).
Three years later, Chubb gave Stonehenge to the British government with a deed of gift; he was later rewarded with a peerage, becoming Sir Cecil Chubb, First Baronet of Stonehenge.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Here Comes The Neighborhood; Discographies; A, B Or C; Luck Of The Draw; Reading Rainbow; A Contradiction In Terms)
Henry’s miss on a True Daily Double led to Rhone having a good-sized lead after 15 clues. The second part of the round saw Rhone extend his advantage.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Rhone 7 correct 0 incorrect
Nell 2 correct 0 incorrect
Henry 4 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Henry missed the Re-Call because he was on the tarmac at LAX.
Nell has a friend who designed Nell-themed merch.
Rhone changed careers since his first appearance.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Rhone 13 correct 1 incorrect
Nell 6 correct 0 incorrect
Henry 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Rhone $7,800
Nell $2,400
Henry $1,800
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Making Waves; Farewell To The Chief; Metricky Problems; Barre Tenders; Ben Franklin’s Drinker’s Dictionary; Let’s Have A “Ball”)
As things tended to be when Henry Baer plays, the Daily Doubles came out early. Nell doubling up through hers 10 clues in gave her a good-sized advantage. However, Rhone and Henry clawed most of that back going into Final; all three players were in contention!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Nell 12 correct 1 incorrect
Rhone 23 correct 5 incorrect
Henry 12 correct 1 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Nell $12,400
Rhone $10,600
Henry $8,000
Final Jeopardy today was a Triple Stumper, so it came down to the wagers. Henry left enough money on the table and is today’s winner!
Tonight’s results:
Henry $8,000 – $2,601 = $5,399 (What is the Stone of Scone???) (Semi-Finalist)
Rhone $10,600 – $5,401 = $5,199 (What is the Magna Carta?)
Nell $12,400 – $8,801 = $3,599 (What is the Stone of Scone?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) READING RAINBOW $800 (clue #10)
Henry 3400 -3400 (Rhone 3200 Nell 0)
2) FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF $1600 (clue #1)
Henry 1800 +1800 (Rhone 7800 Nell 2400)
3) LET’S HAVE A “BALL” $1200 (clue #10, $22800 left on board)
Nell 5600 +5600 (Rhone 5800 Henry 3600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 90
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Rhone 2 3 4 5 5 3
Nell
Henry 4 4 5 4*
DJ! Round:
Rhone 3 2
Nell 2 3 4 5 3*
Henry 4* 4 3
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Henry 4.00
Rhone 3.38
Nell 3.40
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:
Henry $11,200 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 17.54% in first on buzzer (10/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Rhone $10,600 Coryat, 23 correct, 5 incorrect, 47.37% in first on buzzer (27/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Nell $8,000 Coryat, 12 correct, 1 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $29,800
Lach Trash: $16,400 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1
Player Statistics:
Rhone Talsma, career statistics:
56 correct, 13 incorrect
4/5 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
34.71% in first on buzzer (59/170)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,400)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $10,733
Nell Klugman, career statistics:
56 correct, 13 incorrect
1/4 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
33.93% in first on buzzer (57/168)
3/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,133
Henry Baer, career statistics:
72 correct, 8 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 20 rebound opportunities)
27.19% in first on buzzer (62/228)
7/9 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
2/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,850
Andy’s Thoughts:
- With the exception of Henry betting $1800 instead of $2000 on DD2, this was very easily one of the best strategically-played games of the entire season. Kudos to all three players.
- Today’s box score: November 29, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Nell $12,400 Rhone $10,600 Henry $8,000)
Rhone: Standard cover bet over Henry is $5,401. (Actual bet: $5,401)
Nell: Standard cover bet over Rhone is $8,801. (Actual bet: $8,801)
Henry: Bet between $2,601 and $2,799 and hope that Rhone and Nell get Final incorrect. (Actual bet: $2,601)
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Having no clue, I said 10 Downing Street.
Didn’t know that about Stonehenge. Some people in England told me it wasn’t worth visiting, because they don’t let you get that close to it. There’s always Carhenge in Nebraska I suppose.
I went to Alliance, Nebraska to see Carhenge on the way to the Black Hills of South Dakota. It was cool.
The stonehenge was something that was shown on the multimedia geosafari cd game once. I would love to see that in person if I ever get a chance to. Rhone was way off on his guess
No matter how incorrect an answer is, it’s always still infinitely more likely to be correct than leaving your answer blank!
Which is why it ‘bugs’ me when someone has a daily double like in presidents or some other relatively finite category and lets the time run out without at least giving a random guess and having some sort of chance of being correct.
Definitely agree with both MarkO and MasterDoge that it is better to take a guess than leaving it blank. Reminds me of what Wayne Gretzky said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Always (in hockey and Jeopardy!) better to, at least, take a shot. This came up yesterday when one of the contestants took a guess at a year in the 1990’s and another contestant didn’t even hazard a guess despite having better odds once one of the years was eliminated.
I had just tweeted yesterday that the people upset about the Elgin Marbles should consider how they would feel if the Romans had moved Stonehenge to the Capitoline Hill. Now we get this, and you referenced the Elgin Marbles row in the write up!
I did not know that trivial bit of history about the auctioning of Stonehenge, so thanks for that! I am also thankful that I was able to connect the place name “Wiltshire” to it to end my three day losing streak in FJ!
As a world-renowned site, think of the money he and his family could have raked in now just selling tickets to Stonehenge. Even at 10 quid per person (aka, British Pound Sterling), that would equate to millions per year. Not bad for a 6600 pound investment.
“In disarray” was the helpful part of the clue that gave it to me because of a documentary I saw on Stonehenge which depicted it as being in disarray when it was discovered. Once I saw that, it was easy to leap to Stonehenge.
One might describe this episode as an instant classic. With lead changes and a great come-from-behind victory by Henry, along with strategically correct wagering in FJ, I felt this was a very interesting and well-played game. Kudos to all three contestants and congratulations to Henry on a thrilling victory.
Today’s players must have had precognition as to what Andy would suggest they wager in Final Jeopardy/
As for the Final Jeopardy answer, it meant nothing to me, so of course I wasn’t xorrect.
Interesting bit of history though.
I instantly thought ‘Stonehenge’, though I have seen two different documentaries on it in the last 6 months or so and neither of them mentioned an auction and I really think they left it unsaid (and thus implied the opposite) that it had ever been in private hands “in recent history”. [“Over a hundred years ago” may not usually be considered “recent” history, but considering how long Britain’s recorded history goes back, yeah, 1915 is “recent”.]
I also do not recall it being said to be “in disarray”, but that is WHAT I would call how it looks. However, I do not see how anyone could think of the Magna Carta or the Stone of Scone having ever been “in disarray” (much less in private hands AND at auction within the 20th century). I get the “better to put something than nothing” situation, it’s just very surprising to me that if one thinks about something in disarray that the British government would even want, that Stonehenge wouldn’t immediately come to mind [or by at least 1 out of 3 people].
I was glad I read this email just two short weeks ago!
https://nowiknow.com/the-man-who-bought-and-returned-stonehenge/