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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category 1980s Movie Characters) for Wednesday, January 24, 2024 (Season 40, Game 98):
Oliver Stone, screenwriter of this 1983 movie, named its main character to honor the Super Bowl-winning QB from 1982
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kelly Barry, a marketing communications manager from Seattle, Washington
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Lloyd Sy, a professor of American literature originally from Rockford, Illinois
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Dillon Hupp, an associate director of development from Syracuse, New York
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today is Quarterfinal #7 of Group 1 of Winter 2024’s Champions Wildcard competition, as Dillon Hupp, Lloyd Sy, and Kelly Barry look to get one win closer to the Tournament of Champions. This one is a matchup of giant-killers: Lloyd Sy ended Ray Lalonde’s streak, while Kelly Barry ended Stephen Webb’s. In my preview, I said that I thought Lloyd was the favorite in this one, as Lloyd does have strong stats to go with his win over Ray.
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Correct response: What is Scarface?
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Oliver Stone, writer of the 1983 movie Scarface, named the film’s main character Tony Montana in honor of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, who had recently won his first Super Bowl.
I like this Final Jeopardy clue as it requires a little bit of knowledge of the film—trying to get at this from the Super Bowl angle alone will be very difficult.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Love Story; Our Song; Bad Blood; Shake It Off; We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together; The Errors Tour)
An early Daily Double miss didn’t faze Lloyd at all; he got the next five clues after that to retake the lead! Coming out of the break, he picked up six more correct to lead after 30. Kelly had a good segment as well, picking up 5 correct to sit just behind Lloyd.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Lloyd 8 correct 2 incorrect
Kelly 3 correct 0 incorrect
Dillon 2 correct 0 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kelly is now engaged.
Lloyd is now a professor at Yale.
Dillon now lives in Syracuse.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Lloyd 14 correct 2 incorrect
Kelly 7 correct 1 incorrect
Dillon 4 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Lloyd $6,200
Kelly $4,000
Dillon $1,600
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Bald Is Beautiful; One-Term Presidents; Island Countries; Art & Artists; Business Travel; From The Latin)
Lloyd made a very conservative bet on the first Daily Double, and Dillon then made a more aggressive one on the last one to pull him back into the lead! However, Lloyd’s buzzer skill brought him back into a commanding position. The last dozen clues left us wondering if Lloyd would have a runaway, and Dillon got the last two clues correct to ensure that Lloyd did not!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Lloyd 30 correct 2 incorrect
Dillon 13 correct 2 incorrect
Kelly 8 correct 3 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Lloyd $25,200
Dillon $13,000
Kelly $2,400
Final Jeopardy was a Triple Stumper, and that means Lloyd advances to the semifinals!
Tonight’s results:
Kelly $2,400 – $600 = $1,800 (What is ??)
Dillon $13,000 – $13,000 = $0 (What is Platoon?)
Lloyd $25,200 – $801 = $24,399 (What is Platoon?) (Semi-Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) SHAKE IT OFF $800 (clue #10)
Lloyd 1200 -1200 (Dillon 1400 Kelly 1800)
2) FROM THE LATIN $1200 (clue #4)
Lloyd 9000 +1000 (Dillon 1600 Kelly 4000)
3) ISLAND COUNTRIES $1600 (clue #11, $19200 left on board)
Dillon 7200 +5000 (Lloyd 13600 Kelly 4000)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: -19
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Dillon 3 2 4
Lloyd 3 2 4*
Kelly 4 3 3 4
DJ! Round:
Dillon 3 5 4 4*
Lloyd 4 5 3* 2 3 4 5
Kelly
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Lloyd 3.50
Kelly 3.50
Dillon 3.57
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:
Lloyd $26,600 Coryat, 30 correct, 2 incorrect, 52.63% in first on buzzer (30/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kelly $2,400 Coryat, 8 correct, 3 incorrect, 19.30% in first on buzzer (11/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 2 rebound opportunities)
Dillon $9,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer (13/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,600
Lach Trash: $8,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,200
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 0
Player Statistics:
Dillon Hupp, career statistics:
59 correct, 10 incorrect
0/2 on rebound attempts (on 12 rebound opportunities)
35.67% in first on buzzer (61/171)
3/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,800)
1/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $11,200
Lloyd Sy, career statistics:
90 correct, 12 incorrect
3/4 on rebound attempts (on 17 rebound opportunities)
38.60% in first on buzzer (88/228)
3/6 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $3,890)
3/4 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,700
Kelly Barry, career statistics:
38 correct, 8 incorrect
5/5 on rebound attempts (on 13 rebound opportunities)
21.64% in first on buzzer (37/171)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $1,200)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $7,333
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Two Newfoundland-related corrections today for Ken: 1) It’s not the first place on the continent for the show to air; 2) Once again, it rhymes with Disneyland, not Maryland.
- Today’s box score will be linked to when posted by the show.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Lloyd $25,200 Dillon $13,000 Kelly $2,400)
Dillon: Bet at least $11,400. (Actual bet: $13,000)
Lloyd: Cover bet over Dillon is $801. (Actual bet: $801)
Kelly: Limit your bet to $799 or less and maybe you can take second place. (Actual bet: $600)
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I knew Joe Montana – but couldn’t get to Scarface in time.
Same here. Guess it would have helped had I see the movie.
I got tripped up by something Andy has commented on in the past about Oscar clues. I knew the 49ers had won the Super Bowl for the 1981 season that was played in early 1982, but I was trying to remember who won the Super Bowl played in early 1983 to crown the champion of the 1982 season (Washington).
Simple for a Cincinnati Bengals fan.
should’ve named someone after Anderson.
Scarface was also in the Batman animated series but when I thought of jor Montana yup it pointed me to Scarface
The only way I got to the correct answer was through the lyrics of “Jack Sparrow” by The Lonely Island – my entire familiarity with Scarface.
Unforunately, not having seen Scarface (and, even if I had, don’t know if I’d associate it with Oliver Stone,) and, not knowing that Joe Montana was the Super Bowl MVP in 1982, I was nowhere with this Daily Double.
Even our instructor at Yale, who was from Rockford,IL, was wrong on this one. But survived to make it to the semi-finals. Always like to see an Illinoisian do well. (Can’t use ther term Illini, that’s the name for the athletic teams at the university of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.)
Contrary to Andy’s comment, I started at the Super Bowl with Joe Montana and got Tony Montana from that which, of course, led to “Scarface.” I guess there are different ways to get to the same place. Could we say, “All roads lead to Tony Romo”? JK
Horribly I couldn’t even get to the winner of the 1982 Super Bowl, which is sad. I was 13 at the time and clearly knew he beat the Bengals that year. 🙁 But having never seen Scarface, I probably wouldn’t have gotten there anyway.
Retro congrats to Lloyd. He was awesome tonight. I sure hope that he and Juveria aren’t in the same Semifinal, as that would be kind of tragic. I had predicted Lloyd in this one. In tomorrow’s game I have Connor Sears winning.
Lloyd’s buzzer success was 81%. That’s just astounding.