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Today’s contestants:
Matt Barr, an AI content specialist from Archway
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Emma Laslett, a disability benefits officer from Milton Keynes
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Michael Hutchinson, a maths teacher from Reading (5-day total: £30,551)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
Michael Hutchinson is the first 5-time champion in the run of Jeopardy! UK, having averaged more than £6,000 a victory. As I said yesterday, being that there are 9,600 “points” on a UK board and 54,000 “points” on a US board, Michael’s current haul of £30,551 is the equivalent of having won $171,849 on US boards—which would place him #8 all-time had it happened in the United States. Seeing this performance, it absolutely would not surprise me to see Michael as a UK representative in an international tournament in the future.
On to today’s game, your challengers are London’s Matt Barr and Milton Keynes’s Emma Laslett. Both of these challengers are very strong; I am very much hoping for an exciting battle on today’s game!
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Final Jeopardy category: The High Street
Final Jeopardy clue: Launched in 1988, the name of this British High Street chain was inspired by the founder’s son, who lived near the Thames and had a motor boat
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Friday, January 19, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Places By Dictionary Definition; Memorable Moments In Fashion; 1980s Pop Music; Blooming Marvellous; Irish Literature; Prime Minister Anagrams)
Michael found the Daily Double early on Clue #4, which may have helped our challengers (as Michael can’t get out to a bigger advantage.) As it stands, Emma ran Michael incredibly strongly in the opening round and led after 30 clues!
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Emma 11 correct 0 incorrect
Michael 9 correct 0 incorrect
Matt 9 correct 0 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Emma £925
Michael £775
Matt £550
Today’s interviews:
Matt handles databases.
Emma developed a rare nerve condition that sends pain signals.
Michael spent time as a barman in Peru.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Behind Closed Doors; Weekend In N.Y.C.; Talent Shows; Imagine Dragons; All Saints; One Direction)
Matt went for a True Daily Double early, and an incorrect response brought him back to £0. Meanwhile, Michael and Emma continued their battle, with Michael pulling out a slight advantage on the back of 14 correct in the round!
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Michael 23 correct 1 incorrect
Emma 16 correct 2 incorrect
Matt 16 correct 4 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Michael £1,700
Emma £1,225
Matt £375
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Trending Documentaries; Motor Sport; Capital Cities Named After People; Dr. Robert; Classical Music Used In Ads; A Bookshop Abroad)
Emma got to the first Daily Double in the round, and she rocketed into a large lead with it! Emma found the last one, in MOTOR SPORT, and used it to seal a runaway game!
Statistics after 75 clues:
Emma 22 correct 3 incorrect
Michael 25 correct 3 incorrect
Matt 21 correct 4 incorrect
Emma £3,225
Michael £1,800
Matt £1,125
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Emma 29 correct 4 incorrect
Michael 27 correct 3 incorrect
Matt 27 correct 4 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Emma £5,425
Michael £1,900
Matt £1,725
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is River Island?
Michael and Emma were both correct in Final—Emma is our new champion!
Tonight’s results:
Matt £1,725 – £0 = £1,725 (What is This Living Nightmare)
Michael £1,900 + £1,900 = £3,800 (What is River Island?)
Emma £5,425 + £1,624 = £7,049 (What is River Island?) (1-day total: £7,049)
Daily Double locations:
1) MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN FASHION £150 (clue #4)
Michael 150 +150 (Emma 0 Matt 150)
2) ALL SAINTS £100 (clue #4)
Matt 700 -700 (Michael 775 Emma 1025)
3) CLASSICAL MUSIC USED IN ADS £300 (clue #7)
Emma 1725 +1000 (Michael 1400 Matt 675)
4) MOTOR SPORT £150 (clue #26, £300 left on board)
Emma 3825 +1500 (Michael 1850 Matt 1575)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 57
Game Stats:
Emma £3,375 Coryat, 29 correct, 4 incorrect, 33.72% in first on buzzer (29/86), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Michael £1,900 Coryat, 27 correct, 3 incorrect, 29.07% in first on buzzer (25/86), 4/4 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Matt £2,425 Coryat, 27 correct, 4 incorrect, 32.56% in first on buzzer (28/86), 2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £7,700
Lach Trash: £650 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,250
Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 6
Michael Hutchinson, career statistics:
271 correct, 21 incorrect
14/14 on rebound attempts (on 27 rebound opportunities)
49.42% in first on buzzer (255/516)
13/17 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £8,675)
4/6 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £4,067
Emma Laslett, career statistics:
30 correct, 4 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
33.72% in first on buzzer (29/86)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £2,500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,375
Matt Barr, career statistics:
27 correct, 5 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 7 rebound opportunities)
32.56% in first on buzzer (28/86)
0/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£700)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,425
Andy’s Thoughts:
- It took us 15 episodes, but we have our first woman champion on this production of UK Jeopardy.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Emma £5,425 Michael £1,900 Matt £1,725)
Michael: Cover bet over Matt is £1,551. (Actual bet: £1,900)
Emma: Limit your bet to £1,624 and take victory! (Actual bet: £1,624)
Matt: Bet no more than £1,375. (Actual bet: £0)
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Ho much money did Micheal Win altogether
He left with £30,551.
Andy, once again I would like to thank you for being a wonderful supporter of the community and the diversity of people drawn to Jeopardy!
Emma gave one of her answers in French and whilst Stephen ticked her off for doing so, I think he should have deemed it an incorrect answer, as her response should have been either ‘What is’ or ‘Who is’.
Ken Jennings was once given credit for “Que es nada?”
It was fine, added some humour and levity to the proceedings, and you should probably investigate how to remove sticks from posteriors.
LOL
The “respond in the form of a question” rule only means you have to respond in question form. Outside of that, you’re (mostly) free to do what you want.
Matt Amodio proved this in 2021 by winning thirty-eight games in which he never (okay, other than maybe once or twice) started any of his responses with anything other than “What’s” regardless of if the answer was a person or not.
Aside from that and what Andy mentioned, there have been past instances of players translating the “what/who is” in a correct response to French and still getting credit.
And, given that Emma’s margin of runaway by Final Jeopardy! was over £3,500, the only thing it would have ultimately changed is how much money she walked away with that day.
Wasn’t there a recent Celebrity Jeopardy! game in which the core of the intended response to the clue was a question itself [for example, a quote of Urkel’s “Did I do that?”] and the player just said that question, not somehow wrapping it within another question and Ken not only said it was correct, but added something about that being an acceptable version of “in the form of a question”?
I cannot swear I did not dream that, but I really think it happened. Does anyone else remember that, especially better? I know Celebrity Jeopardy! gets a little more leeway on some things, but as I recall it did not seem that Ken was implying that.