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Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category Historic Americans) for Thursday, January 4, 2024 (Season 40, Game 84):
They went their separate ways in 1806 & both became territorial governors: one of Upper Louisiana, the other of Missouri
(correct response beneath the contestants)
Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:
Kelly Shannon-Henderson, a classics professor from Cincinnati, Ohio
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Max Davison, a writer from Studio City, California
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Matt Harvey, a healthcare administrator from Providence, Rhode Island
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Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:
Today’s game is Semifinal #3 of Week #3 of Winter 2024’s Second Chance competition, with today’s game featuring Matt Harvey (who was just $2,600 behind Cris Pannullo going into Final Jeopardy), Max Davison (who put up 22 correct responses in a losing effort), and Kelly Shannon-Henderson (who led ToCer Emmett Stanton going into Final Jeopardy).
One thing that I mentioned in my preview over the weekend—in his initial appearance, Max’s dad Mike gave Max a shout-out in Final Jeopardy on March 11, 1997. That specific episode is currently the most recent game that is not in J! Archive.
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Correct response: Who are (Meriwether) Lewis & (William) Clark?
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After their famous expedition from 1803 through 1806 in which they explored the recently purchased Louisiana Territory, both Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were in the good graces of American presidents; Lewis was named the second governor of the Louisiana Territory in 1807, serving until his 1809 death (under circumstances which will likely never truly be known), while Clark was appointed as the fourth governor of the territory by James Madison in 1813. (In the interim, the territory had been renamed from the Louisiana Territory to the Missouri Territory due to Louisiana’s 1812 statehood.)
This feels like a straightforward Final Jeopardy clue to me; the only other major American historical pair I could think of would be Mason & Dixon—and they don’t really fit the time period.
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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Thursday, January 4, 2024 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: All About Authors; Which Cabinet Department?; Languages & Their Forms; I Sense Some Negativity; Game Show; Of Thrones)
Max got to the Daily Double early, but an incorrect response dropped him back to $0. Matt held an $800 lead over Kelly at the first break. Matt led after 30 as well, thanks to his 13 correct responses in the round.
Statistics at the first break (15 clues):
Matt 6 correct 0 incorrect
Kelly 4 correct 0 incorrect
Max 4 correct 2 incorrect
Today’s interviews:
Kelly got the attention of the Green Bay Packers after a response of “yeet”.
Max proposed with his prize money and got married in an Irish castle.
Matt thinks he’d be worried if he wasn’t anxious on stage.
Statistics after the Jeopardy round:
Matt 13 correct 0 incorrect
Kelly 8 correct 0 incorrect
Max 8 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
Matt $6,400
Kelly $5,600
Max $3,000
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: State Capitals Of India; 5-Syllable Verbs; Put On Your Helmet!; Mythology; Earth Science; New Jazz)
Max and Kelly got to the Daily Doubles; Kelly used hers to jump into a tie for the lead! However, Matt played well in the second half of the round and re-took the lead going into Final Jeopardy!
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Matt 22 correct 1 incorrect
Kelly 13 correct 2 incorrect
Max 15 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 0 (0 today).
Scores going into Final:
Matt $16,400
Kelly $12,400
Max $9,000
Max went for a shoutout, betting $0, while Kelly and Matt got Final, and Matt advances to tomorrow and Monday!
Tonight’s results:
Max $9,000 – $0 = $9,000 (Who is Valentina?)
Kelly $12,400 + $5,601 = $18,001 (Who are Lewis & Clark?)
Matt $16,400 + $13,000 = $29,400 (Who are Lewis + Clark?) (Finalist)
Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:
Daily Double locations:
1) ALL ABOUT AUTHORS $800 (clue #10)
Max 1200 -1200 (Matt 2000 Kelly 2200)
2) PUT ON YOUR HELMET! $2000 (clue #5)
Max 4600 +2000 (Matt 10800 Kelly 5600)
3) EARTH SCIENCE $1200 (clue #14, $15600 left on board)
Kelly 6400 +4400 (Matt 10800 Max 8200)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 12
Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:
J! Round:
Matt 3 4 3 3
Max 4 5 4*
Kelly 3 5 2
DJ! Round:
Matt 3 4 4
Max 4 5* 3† 3 4 5 5 1 5
Kelly 2 3*
† – selection in same category as Daily Double
Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:
Matt 3.43
Kelly 3.00
Max 4.00
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:
Matt $16,400 Coryat, 22 correct, 1 incorrect, 38.60% in first on buzzer (22/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Kelly $9,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 2 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer (12/57), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Max $10,200 Coryat, 15 correct, 4 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: $35,800
Lach Trash: $10,400 (on 9 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,800
Lead Changes: 8
Times Tied: 2
Player Statistics:
Matt Harvey, career statistics:
46 correct, 7 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 11 rebound opportunities)
37.72% in first on buzzer (43/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $7,000)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,700
Max Davison, career statistics:
37 correct, 11 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
1/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$3,200)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $13,300
Kelly Shannon-Henderson, career statistics:
35 correct, 7 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
28.07% in first on buzzer (32/114)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $9,400)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $12,800
Andy’s Thoughts:
- Today’s duplicate topics between UK and US shows: Truman Capote, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?
- Today’s box score: January 4, 2024 Box Score.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Matt $16,400 Kelly $12,400 Max $9,000)
Matt: Standard cover bet over Kelly is $8,401. (Actual bet: $13,000)
Max: Limit your bet to $1,000 and hope for a Triple Stumper and a big bet from Kelly. (Actual bet: $0)
Kelly: You’re in Stratton’s Dilemma; you can’t both cover Max and win the Double Stumper with Matt. However, being that Max’s best play is a small bet, you might consider a small bet yourself. Limit your bet to $2,400 or less in this case. (Actual bet: $5,601)
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Seemed simple enough. William Clark is buried here in St. Louis. I’ve visited his grave. Written on his stone is “His Life Is Written in the History of His Country.”
Didn’t need to read further than 1806. Helped to have read considerably about that period of history.
Hearing about the expedition that lewis and Clark went on and the help of the Shoshone tribe led me to this response. Great play today.
Andy; we were on the same wavelength. When the answer was revealed I immediately thought of Lewis and Clark, especially when the Louisana Territory was mentioned. Also briefly considered Mason and Dixon, but as you, when I double checked the time frame knew they didn’t fit. A relatively straight forward Final Jeopardy for a get on my record.
I was quite surprised by Ken’s initial acceptance of “overcorrection” as a correct response, and I got my satisfaction when it was reversed. Now I wonder if “to overcorrection” can be a colloquial verb in some dialects.
Perhaps Ken had accepted the response because he was expecting to hear “overcorrecting”?
Why did Max Davison lose $2400 on a $1200 question? On the wrong answer of “Overcorrecting” or am I missing something?
Going from correct (+1200) to incorrect (-1200) is a $2,400 difference.
This was a fun and competitive game to see in person. Yes, this FJ came to me right away when I was there for this taping. I am rather decent in U.S. history of this time frame.
Time for a very interesting 2 day final starting tomorrow. I didn’t stick around for the afternoon taping after watching these past 3 games in person and am very interested in see how it all plays out.
Matt and Randall both lost their initial games on back to back “days” to Cris Pannullo and Michael lost to Yogesh Raut in his 3rd and final win. Definitely strong players to lose to.
I’ll go with Michael winning, due to his quickness with the buzzer. Seriously though, this could be anyone’s match to win. Randall getting the DD’s would be huge, as he seems very willing to make a huge wager.
Enjoy the finals folks and can’t wait to see the return of April Marquet next Tuesday. Her loss was anguishing to her and the audience & I’ll be pulling for her.