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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category On the Stage) for Monday, January 15, 2024 (Season 40, Game 91):
Paul Robeson said that even as this character “kills, his honor is at stake…the honor of his whole culture is involved”
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Rotimi Kukoyi, a health policy & management student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill from Hoover, Alabama (Friday’s total: $0)
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Long Nguyen, a retired engineer from Las Vegas, Nevada (Friday’s total: $36,800)
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Roy Camara, a grocery specialist from Crawfordsville, Florida (Friday’s total: $0)
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Friday was certainly a historic Game #1 of a final—for the first time in the history of the show, two players finished Game 1 of a 2-day final with $0. Long also has a $36,800 lead over both Roy and Rotimi—the largest lead overcome on Day 2 of a final is currently $26,000 (a pre-doubled $13,000) from the 10th Anniversary Tournament in 1993. Does this mean Long’s lead is insurmountable? No. Does it mean that he’s very much in control right now? Yes.
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Correct response: Who is Othello?
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Paul Robeson, who became the first Black actor to portray Shakespeare’s Othello in a British production in over half a century when he did so in 1930, described Othello in an interview as follows:
Shakespeare’s Othello has learned to live in a strange society, but he is not of it—as an easterner today might puck up western manners and not be western. Othello’s personal, racial dignity is involved in his love. He might have been much slower to suspicion if his wife had been of the same background. But he is intensely proud of his color and culture; in the end, even as he kills, his honor is at stake, not simply as a human being and as a lover, but as Othello. The honor of his whole culture is involved.
Robeson has since been very associated with the role of Othello; the 1943 Broadway production starring him still holds the Guinness record for the longest-running Shakespeare play on Broadway.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Monday, January 15, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Disney Film Titles Visualized; World History; Portlandia; Around The Unusual House; Say Your Fruits & Veggies!; Authors’ Birthstones)
Long made it even tougher for a comeback to happen, finding the first Daily Double immediately. While Roy picked up 15 correct in the round, his work was still very much cut out for him in Double Jeopardy.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Roy 8 correct 2 incorrect
Long 4 correct 0 incorrect
Rotimi 1 correct 1 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Rotimi would like to thank his family, friends, and the Jeopardy! Staff.
Long would like to shout out the pickleball players in Vegas.
Roy would like to thank his friends, kids, and wife.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Roy 15 correct 2 incorrect
Long 9 correct 1 incorrect
Rotimi 3 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Roy $9,200
Long $4,200
Rotimi $200
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: African Cities; Religions Of The World; Desert Flora & Fauna; Stay Safe; Pop Music-Pourri; “G” Whiz)
Roy’s chances of a comeback were harmed significantly with an incorrect response on the first Daily Double. A correct response on the last one pretty much ended the proceedings eight clues in, and Long had the final superlocked with an incredible 17 clues to go.
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Long 22 correct 3 incorrect
Roy 24 correct 4 incorrect
Rotimi 6 correct 2 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Long $19,600
Roy $7,600
Rotimi $1,000
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper; Long moves on to Champions Wildcard!
Tonight’s results:
Rotimi $1,000 – $0 = $1,000 + $0 = $1,000 ($10,000) (Who is: I lost the buzzer race but I just won $10,000! 🙂 gg)
Roy $7,600 – $350 = $7,250 + $0 = $7,250 ($20,000) (Who is Bea Arthur?)
Long $19,600 – $123 = $19,477 + $36,800 = $56,277 ($35,000) (Who is Kunte Kinte?)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) AUTHORS’ BIRTHSTONES $800 (clue #1)
Long 0 +1000 (Roy 0 Rotimi 0)
2) DESERT FLORA & FAUNA $1600 (clue #4)
Roy 10400 -10400 (Long 7800 Rotimi 200)
3) RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD $1200 (clue #8, $22800 left on board)
Long 9400 +5000 (Roy 0 Rotimi 200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 53
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Roy
Long 4*
Rotimi
DJ! Round:
Roy 4* 5† 5
Long 4 3 4 3*
Rotimi 5
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Long 3.60
Roy 4.67
Rotimi 5.00
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:
Long $15,600 Coryat, 22 correct, 3 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Roy $18,000 Coryat, 24 correct, 4 incorrect, 43.86% in first on buzzer (25/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Rotimi $1,000 Coryat, 6 correct, 2 incorrect, 12.28% in first on buzzer (7/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $34,600
Lach Trash: $8,800 (on 7 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $10,600
Player Statistics:
Roy Camara, career statistics:
93 correct, 22 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 15 rebound opportunities)
42.54% in first on buzzer (97/228)
5/8 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,600)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $15,450
Long Nguyen, career statistics:
77 correct, 15 incorrect
5/7 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (76/228)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,400)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,100
Rotimi Kukoyi, career statistics:
43 correct, 14 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 19 rebound opportunities)
20.61% in first on buzzer (47/228)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,000)
1/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $5,100
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s box score: January 15, 2024 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Long $19,600 Roy $7,600 Rotimi $1,000)
Long’s current total score: $56,400
Long’s maximum total score: $76,000
Roy’s current total score: $7,600
Roy’s maximum total score: $15,200
Rotimi’s current total score: $1,000
Rotimi’s maximum total score: $2,000
Roy: Bet no more than $5,599 and take second place. (Actual bet: $350)
Long: Bet whatever you like—there’s no way Roy or Rotimi can catch you as they can’t get to your Day 1 total. (Actual bet: $123)
Rotimi: Bet whatever you like. (Actual bet: $0)
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Paul Robeson+”kill”+”honor”=“Who is Othello?”
Because of the playoff game (Pittsburgh and Buffalo) Jeopardy is airing at 2:00 pm on CBS42 in Birmingham, AL.
Not being up on my theatre history, the Final Jeopardy answer meant nothing to me, like as it appeared to be the same for the players. There’s always the rest of the week to have correct FJ responses.
For my generation, Paul Robeson is so associated with the role of Othello that this was a no-brainer. I thought that, at least, two of the three contestants would get it. I was kind of surprised that it was a triple stumper. I’m guessing that has something to do with what used to be called The Generation Gap (maybe, still is).
To be fair, only one contestant even attempted to make a correct response.
And he missed it by two generations, so probably “generation gap” is the main problem.
Robeson with the kill honor led me to Othello. No brainer of a final because this is actually a Shakespeare play that i remember reading
Here’s a couple thoughts I had about the game…
I enjoyed Rotimi’s sense of humor throughout the two games, and I especially liked the (what I assume to be) callback to Leonard Cooper’s response for today’s Final. And, I mean… he did lose the buzzer race, and he did win $10,000, so technically, his response is correct!
Long’s playstyle is simultaneously one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever seen and one of the most fun things I’ve ever seen. Sometimes, he’ll ring in so early that he can’t even think of a good answer for another few seconds (see PORTLANDIA $400) and other times he’ll easily pull out responses to the most obscure $2,000 clues I’ve ever seen. And let’s not forget his insanely high-octane tendencies on wagering clues. Who knew Jeopardy!: Chaos Edition would be so enjoyable?
Watching Roy, I felt a little bit like I was back in September watching the S37/38 edition of this competition. Obviously, the circumstances were different, but the outcome for him Friday and today feels almost parallel to what happened to Barb Fecteau in the week 3 finals. (As the player who originally beat her would say, what’s… déjà vu?)
Finally, if I’ve learned anything from this tournament, it’s this – do not make bets involving brackets where the penalty for losing is drinking straight lemon juice. It’s not worth it.
When Long said “Five…” at the start of the last DD bet, I was sure the next word was going to be “dollars” — which I believe was the correct bet in that situation. I’m all here for the entertainment factor, though.
I did momentarily think of The Emperor Jones before deciding Othello made more sense. Surprised none of the three came up with a plausible guess, although I suppose they may not have cared since the outcome was certain.
The PBA Bowling on Fox scheduled for 5-7pm Eastern ran about 5 minutes over, so Baltimore Fox’s 7pm Jeopardy broadcast was joined on the 12th clue of the first round.
The ABC affiliate in DC has moved its 7:30pm Eastern showing to after Nightline because of football pregame coverage.
Andy, I think you have a typo in the Robeson quote — ‘puck’ instead of ‘pick’. I’m not going to offer a “source” as any place I find it is a quote of a quote (of a quote?) anyway, but as it seems to almost be a Shakespeare-influenced malaprop, I’m guessing it really is a current typo.
All I could think of was “Shogun” for FJ. On to tomorrow’s start of 2 Groups of Champions Wildcard that will be through Thursday, February 22nd. Therefore the TOC should be starting on Friday, February 23rd I presume.
Congratulations Long Nguyen! After being at $0 after the Jeopardy round of your 1st match you stormed back for a win from 3rd place entering FJ to a smashing performance in the 2 day Final. Retro Good Luck when you’re appearance on Champions Wildcard happens!