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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Inventions) for Tuesday, December 19, 2023 (Season 40, Game 72):
Invented in 1816, it takes its name from Greek for “chest” & “observe”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Mike Elliott, a meat cutter originally from Derry, New Hampshire
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Eva Thomas, an attorney from Brooklyn, New York
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Jason Carpenter, a stand-up comic from Santa Rosa Valley, California
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
After 71 episodes, the WGA strike replacement programming is over, and we’re now onto the episodes that we would have loved to see starting September 11 (you know, had the AMPTP not tried to starve out the writers).
Our first Season 39 Second Chance returnees are Mike Elliott, Eva Thomas, and Jason Carpenter; of these three, I think Mike is probably the most well-known, as he put up a near-record $26,800 going into Final Jeopardy (yet was still trailing Cris Pannullo) in one of the best regular season games of all time.
Not that I at all think this will help, but I do think it needs to be said anyway, after a rash of homophobic trolls came through the comment section last night: there are humans who have to read what you say.
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Correct response: What is the stethoscope?
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Not being comfortable putting his ear directly on a woman’s chest to listen to her heart, René Laennec of Paris’s Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital realized that a rolled piece of paper, placed between the chest and his ear, could amplify the sounds without requiring physical contact. Thus, in 1816, the first stethoscope (from “stetho”, chest, and “scope”, observe). The modern stethoscope design, with a flexible tube, was perfected in the early 1850s by George Philip Cammann.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Mammals In Latin; Cautionary Rhymes; King’s Crossing; Always In Fashion; Unofficial Team Nicknames; Famous Last Words)
Eva got off to a quick start, but lost half her score on a Daily Double. She still held a slim lead at the first break, though.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Eva 7 correct 1 incorrect
Jason 3 correct 1 incorrect
Mike 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Mike got The Call just as his wife was getting out of gall bladder surgery.
Eva smithed a LearnedLeague One-Day Special over the summer.
Jason slept for 24 hours after his first appearance.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Eva 11 correct 1 incorrect
Jason 7 correct 2 incorrect
Mike 8 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Eva $4,200
Jason $3,600
Mike $3,400
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: From The French; Cornerstones; Super Successful Sequels; Australian Books & Authors; It Happened In 2023; Countries Inside Other Country Names)
The turning point came exactly midway through Double Jeopardy, when Mike went all in on a Daily Double. Unfortunately, an incorrect response dropped him out of contention. Good on him for taking the swing, though! From there, it was a matter of “Will Jason have a runaway?”—a question answered “yes” by the correct response on the round’s final clue.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Jason 17 correct 4 incorrect
Eva 15 correct 2 incorrect
Mike 17 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Jason $12,000
Eva $5,800
Mike $2,799
Eva and Jason got Final; Jason moves onto the finals, Friday and Monday!
Tonight’s results:
Mike $2,799 – $45 = $2,754 (What is Thanks Everyone? ❤️)
Eva $5,800 + $0 = $5,800 (What is stethoscope?)
Jason $12,000 + $0 = $12,000 (What is a stethoscope?) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) KING’S CROSSING $800 (clue #12)
Eva 4000 -2000 (Jason 1800 Mike -400)
2) CORNERSTONES $1200 (clue #15)
Mike 10600 -10600 (Jason 10800 Eva 5000)
3) SUPER SUCCESSFUL SEQUELS $800 (clue #23, $3600 left on board)
Mike 800 +799 (Jason 11200 Eva 5000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -110
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Jason 1 4 5 3 1
Eva 4 5 5 5 3 4*
Mike 4
DJ! Round:
Jason 3 2 3 5 5 3 2 3 2
Eva 5 1
Mike 4 4 4 3 4 5 3* 5 5 4 4 2*
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Jason 3.00
Eva 4.00
Mike 3.92
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:
Jason $12,000 Coryat, 17 correct, 4 incorrect, 36.84% in first on buzzer (21/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Eva $7,800 Coryat, 15 correct, 2 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Mike $13,400 Coryat, 17 correct, 2 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $33,200
Lach Trash: $11,600 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $9,200
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Jason Carpenter, career statistics:
40 correct, 8 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
36.84% in first on buzzer (42/114)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $14,400
Eva Thomas, career statistics:
38 correct, 5 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 10 rebound opportunities)
32.46% in first on buzzer (37/114)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$2,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,000
Mike Elliott, career statistics:
37 correct, 6 incorrect
2/3 on rebound attempts (on 9 rebound opportunities)
30.70% in first on buzzer (35/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,799)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,300
Andy’s Thoughts:
- There is still zero known instances of all three players betting $0 in Final Jeopardy.
- I think I’ll get used to the new opening; it feels quicker to me, so I actually think it might mean that we see an extra clue or two throughout the season.
- Despite what the large number of spamvertisers might glean from one of the national advertisements from a certain app in tonight’s game, The Jeopardy! Fan still has zero interest whatsoever in partnering with any gambling-related apps or websites.
- Today’s box score: December 19, 2023 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Jason $12,000 Eva $5,800 Mike $2,799)
Jason: Limit your bet to $399 and take your win. (Actual bet: $0)
Eva: Limit your bet to $201 and take second place. (Actual bet: $0)
Mike: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $45)
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What is the stethoscope? I found this one fairly straightforward.
I couldn’t think of anything other than a stethoscope. I didn’t feel confident with this category, so I didn’t bet a lot of money. Lol
This is pretty straightforward if you ask me. I mean every time I go to my doctor’s office he uses a stethoscope to listen to my heartbeart. Still I would say this is a good final.
As a fellow New Hampshirite, this result seriously hurt to see. I have massive respect for Mike for taking the big risk that he absolutely needed to… but still, ouch. 🙁
I can agree with you on the respect part for taking the big swing but I seriously disagree with you that “He absolutely needed to.” At the time of the big wager, Mike was only $200 off the lead with 15 clues still remaining. There was absolutely no need to go all in. He could easily have risked much less and assured himself that he would still be in contention at the end. I don’t see why you say, “he absolutely needed to.” Please explain your reasoning for this statement.
A correct response pretty much ends the game then and there if he goes all in. In those situations, it’s better to pin your hopes on a Daily Double than Final Jeopardy, as Daily Doubles have a higher get rate overall.
I respectfully disagree due to the fact that there were 15 clues remaining including another Daily Double. There is no way that a correct answer in that situation would “pretty much end the game,” not with that last DD just waiting for anyone to find. My disagreement isn’t with that, anyway. but rather with the claim that “he absolutely needed to.” He, in no way, needed to go all in there, not with 15 clues including a DD remaining. That’s my opinion, anyway, and I stand by that. Where is the “absolute need” for that when there is so much game left to be played? Neither of you has made a valid argument for “absolutely needed to.”
On the other hand, he absolutely needed to bet the maximum of $2000 on the final Daily Double. It would still have been a long shot, but he would have been $2800 away from being in contention going into Final Jeopardy, with $3600 still on the board.
I do wish they would just let everyone participate in FJ.
Yes, Eric, that is the one that he absolutely needed to bet the maximum. If MasterDoge had been referring to that one, I would have wholeheartedly agreed. The first one, not so much.
I know very little Greek, but the keywords “chest” and “observe” led me straight to the correct response; “What is a stethoscope?”
Seeing the new opening, including a glimpse of every answer and question quiz fan’s favorite announcer, made think that the material in today’s game would be crafted by the regular Jeopardy staff. Glad to see I was right.
Christian okoye of the kc chiefs was known as the Nigerian nightmare not Hakeem the dream of nba fame
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Quite the game we had tonight! Bravo to all 3 players on their return to the Alex Trebek Stage for Second Chance. We’ll see what happens tomorrow night.
P.S. – I was clueless on FJ.