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Today’s contestants:
Ralph Malein, a development engineer from St Neots, Cambridgeshire
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Natasha Nixon, a management consultant from Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
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Mayank Dadheech, a G.P. from Birmingham
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Today on ITV at 5:45 PM GMT features the first episode in a 20-episode series of Jeopardy games on ITV, hosted by Stephen Fry.
For those who are already familiar with the American version, the main premise of the game hasn’t changed: contestants are given clues (answers) and need to respond in the form of a question. (What is/Who is/etc.) There are going to be some minor format changes, though. These games will be an hour in length (including commercials) and will consist of 3 boards (90 clues) before Final Jeopardy. The first two rounds will have clue values of £25, £50, £75, £100, and £150, with one Daily Double, while the third round will have clue values of £50, £100, £150, £200, and £300, with two Daily Doubles. Following those three rounds, we’ll see Final Jeopardy, with the winner after Final Jeopardy receiving their winnings in cash and returning on the next programme. With the clue values where they are, I expect the winner to make somewhere in the neighbourhood of about £3,000 an episode (maybe £4,000 if the betting leans toward the more aggressive side).
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Final Jeopardy category: National Parks
Final Jeopardy clue: Covering 550 square miles of England, in 1951 this was the first area of the UK to be designated as a National Park
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Monday, January 1, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Classic Novels Explained Badly; Men Called Ken; Daytime TV; Abbreviations & Acronyms; Medical Terms For Mundane Ailments; UK City Anagrams)
Ralph got off to the best start; he also got to play the Daily Double, which he got correct for an extra £300 to extend his lead after 30 clues.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Ralph 13 correct 0 incorrect
Natasha 7 correct 0 incorrect
Mayank 7 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Ralph £1,275
Natasha £475
Mayank £425
Interviews:
Ralph has a Ph.D. in quantum physics.
Natasha is interested in classic auto racing.
Mayank went to the same school as Tolkien.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Military Sounding Cocktails; Message From The Grave; Longer Than Liz Truss’ Premiership; Real Person, Real Performance; Same Name, Different Country; Two-Letter Words)
Mayank did well early in this round and the Daily Double pulled him close to Ralph! That gave him confidence and he charged into the lead by the end of the round!
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Mayank 21 correct 1 incorrect
Ralph 17 correct 1 incorrect
Natasha 16 correct 1 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Ralph £1,475
Natasha £925
Mayank £1,725
Interviews #2:
Ralph does a lot of cryptic crosswords.
Natasha spends a lot of time at cocktail bars.
Mayank doesn’t watch daytime TV.
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Naked Paintings; Big Cats; Initially Similar, Yet Quite Different; Chain Reaction; Sporting Postcodes; What Are They?)
Natasha got to the first Daily Double in the round and brought herself back into contention. Ralph got to the last Daily Double, but an incorrect response kept him out of the lead.
Statistics after 75 clues:
Mayank 25 correct 1 incorrect
Ralph 21 correct 2 incorrect
Natasha 21 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after 75 clues:
Mayank £2,375
Ralph £2,125
Natasha £1,775
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Mayank 27 correct 2 incorrect
Ralph 24 correct 3 incorrect
Natasha 26 correct 6 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Mayank £2,475
Ralph £2,400
Natasha £1,675
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is the Peak District?
Mayank was the only player correct in Final today and he is the first Jeopardy! Champion of this new series!
Tonight’s results:
Natasha £1,675 – £1,675 = £0 (What is the Lake District)
Ralph £2,400 – £1,000 = £1,400 (What is the New Forest)
Mayank £2,475 + £2,326 = £4,801 (What is the Peak District) (1-day total: £4,801)
Daily Double locations:
1) ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS £150 (clue #29)
Ralph 825 +300 (Mayank 425 Natasha 475)
2) SAME NAME, DIFFERENT COUNTRY £150 (clue #5)
Mayank 550 +250 (Natasha 500 Ralph 1275)
3) NAKED PAINTINGS £100 (clue #5)
Natasha 1025 +400 (Mayank 1875 Ralph 1475)
4) CHAIN REACTION £150 (clue #22, £900 left on board)
Ralph 2425 -425 (Mayank 2525 Natasha 1875)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 71
Game Stats:
Mayank £2,375 Coryat, 27 correct, 2 incorrect, 31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86), 0/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
Ralph £2,675 Coryat, 24 correct, 3 incorrect, 25.58% in first on buzzer (22/86), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Natasha £1,375 Coryat, 26 correct, 6 incorrect, 33.72% in first on buzzer (29/86), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £6,425
Lach Trash: £1,675 (on 12 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,500
Lead Changes: 5
Times Tied: 3
Mayank Dadheech, career statistics:
28 correct, 2 incorrect
0/1 on rebound attempts (on 8 rebound opportunities)
31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £250)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,375
Natasha Nixon, career statistics:
26 correct, 7 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
33.72% in first on buzzer (29/86)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £400)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,375
Ralph Malein, career statistics:
24 correct, 4 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
25.58% in first on buzzer (22/86)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£125)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,675
Andy’s Thoughts:
- If you were hoping for this to be identical to the American version, you’ll be disappointed. However, this show was not intended to be the American version, and I think it does very well for what it is. The clues are very well-written, amusing, and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves! I’m really liking this.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Mayank £2,475 Ralph £2,400 Natasha £1,675)
Mayank: Standard cover bet over Ralph is £2,326. (Actual bet: £2,326)
Natasha: Play for the Triple Stumper here and limit your bet to £225 or less. (Actual bet: £1,675)
Ralph: Standard cover bet over Natasha is £951. (Actual bet: £1,000)
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I wish I could watch this. 🙁
I once saw an espisode of the last UK version. From Andy’s notes, this would appear to be a faster paced ganme than that version, closer to the pace of the US version. But if I were to find this, I know enough about the British style of game shows, NOT to expect an exact reproduction of the US version
Well, you were pretty close all round with your forecast for winning amount. The actual winner did get £4,801 but had he been incorrect, if either of the other two had been correct that person would have gotten a little over £3,000 as the winnings.
Something for you to maybe think about…I don’t think I am going to like having the UK version chained directly into the American versions via the “Prev” and “Next” links, thus requiring two hops to go day-to-day to just see our preferred version. I see you do have a [Jeopardy! UK] link at/near the top of this page (though the same location on the page says [Season 40] on the US game pages). After a few more UK episodes have aired, do you possibly plan to only link via “prev/next” UK to UK and US to US? (The [RECAPS] drop-down at the very top would continue to provide links to easily jump from one to the other.)
How does someone win the money (future episode spoilers redacted by Admin) so do they have to loose to get what they had won previous ?
As happens Stateside, the winner wins their total from each episode, in one total once their run is complete.