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Today’s contestants:
Miles Searle, a student from Wimbledon
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Steph O’Donoghue, a charity executive from Haverhill, Suffolk
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Mayank Dadheech, a G.P. from Birmingham (1-day total: £4,801)
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Andy’s Pre-Game Thoughts:
On yesterday’s series premiere, Birmingham G.P. Mayank Dadheech became the first champion of this series when he picked up £4,801 in his victory. Today, he faces off against Miles Searle and Steph O’Donoghue. One thing that some fans of British quizzing have pointed out: Steph was the winner of The People’s Quiz on BBC back in 2007; the producers of Jeopardy! UK have certainly gone for top-shelf quizzers when producing this version!
One change from yesterday is the airtime: while the premiere aired after The Chase at 5:45 PM GMT (12:45 PM Eastern), the show’s normal time slot for the rest of the run is going to be 4:00 PM GMT (11:00 AM Eastern).
You may be wondering why I’ve elected not to include pictures before the game of Steph and Miles, when their photographs appeared at the end of yesterday’s game. That’s simply because I felt that I could get better-quality screenshots of today’s episode when it airs; I feel it would be a disservice to them both to include lower-quality screenshots from yesterday’s finish.
Interestingly, Mayank’s winning total yesterday of £4,801 came in a little bit higher than I was expecting to see; the full board value is £9,600, and I was expecting to see a winning score in the £3,000–£4,000 range (an average winning score in the US of $20,000 is set on a $54,000 board; that’s about 37%—I extrapolated that to come up with a range around £3,500) That range of £3,500, plus or minus a few hundred quid, is also a little bit less than what The Chase averages in prizes (though The Chase will certainly see more variance depending on Chaser performance.)
At first, yesterday, I was very confused by a lot of the negative reviews of the show that I’d read on social media; I’d certainly been left wondering if I’d somehow been fed a different show entirely! In my opinion, the pacing of the show allows Stephen Fry to be Stephen Fry—it’s certainly a British take on the American version and I think they’re doing a very good job with their time allotted—and I very much enjoyed the show yesterday. I know I’ve thrown veiled criticism towards Inside the Magic in the past, but credit where credit is due here: I think their headline descriptor of “review bombed” is the only possible explanation for this, with the review-bombing coming from a subset of homophobic British viewers who want to see any project with Stephen Fry on it fail miserably. (Certainly, a number of those negative reviews were a little more, shall we say, clear in their reasoning on social media.)
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Final Jeopardy category: The Solar System
Final Jeopardy clue: Launched in 1997, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft spent more than a decade collecting information about this planet and its moons
Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:
Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! UK today? Here’s the Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Jeopardy! UK by the numbers, along with a recap:
Jeopardy! Round #1:
(Categories: Double-Barrelled High Achievers; 1970s Food; “Metal” Music; “OO” History; Who Wrote It?; Consecutive Consonants)
Miles made the first True Daily Double in this series’s history and jumped into a lead. While Mayank battled back midway through the round, Miles pulled back away to lead after 30 clues with £1,200.
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #1:
Miles 12 correct 1 incorrect
Mayank 9 correct 1 incorrect
Steph 7 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #1:
Miles £1,200
Mayank £525
Steph £300
Interviews #1:
Miles walked to Paris to practice his French.
Steph has degrees in chemistry, medieval studies, and a Master of Letters in Viking studies.
Mayank has four degrees.
Jeopardy! Round #2:
(Categories: Let It Snow; Give Us A Clue(do); Turner Prize; Belgium; A Trip To The Edinburgh Fringe; Nursery Crimes)
Despite Stephen ribbing him over knowing a lot about alcoholic beverages, Miles extended his lead. However, Stephanie got to the Daily Double, and she pulled herself into second place with a correct response!
Statistics after Jeopardy Round #2:
Miles 20 correct 1 incorrect
Steph 23 correct 5 incorrect
Mayank 15 correct 2 incorrect
Scores after Jeopardy! Round #2:
Miles £1,925
Steph £1,425
Mayank £775
Double Jeopardy! Round:
(Categories: Twins; Architects; The UK In Eurovision; Geology; Hand Gestures (Not All Rude); Two-Word Palindromes)
Miles continued to impress Stephen with his wide range of knowledge by picking up the first Daily Double, en route to running the ARCHITECTS category! Unfortunately, a miss on the last Daily Double dropped his score, but he still led with 19 clues to play. However, Steph stormed back over the final 15 clues to take the lead going into Final!
Statistics after 75 clues:
Miles 29 correct 2 incorrect
Steph 25 correct 5 incorrect
Mayank 17 correct 3 incorrect
Scores after 75 clues:
Miles £2,875
Steph £1,725
Mayank £825
Statistics after Double Jeopardy:
Steph 33 correct 5 incorrect
Miles 30 correct 3 incorrect
Mayank 20 correct 3 incorrect
Scores going into Final:
Steph £3,075
Miles £2,725
Mayank £1,225
Final Jeopardy correct response: What is Saturn?
Mayank and Miles were correct, and shockingly, Steph wasn’t—that makes Miles the new Jeopardy! Champion! He’ll be back tomorrow to defend.
Tonight’s results:
Mayank £1,225 + £1,225 = £2,450 (What is Saturn)
Miles £2,725 + £2,725 = £5,450 (What is Saturn?) (1-day total: £5,450)
Steph £3,075 – £2,400 = £675 (What is Jupiter)
Daily Double locations:
1) “OO” HISTORY £150 (clue #11)
Miles 200 +200 (Mayank 125 Steph 75)
2) TURNER PRIZE £150 (clue #21)
Steph 675 +300 (Mayank 925 Miles 1750)
3) ARCHITECTS £200 (clue #6)
Miles 2275 +600 (Mayank 675 Steph 1525)
4) GEOLOGY £150 (clue #11, £3250 left on board)
Miles 3575 -1000 (Mayank 725 Steph 1525)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 68
Game Stats:
Miles £3,275 Coryat, 30 correct, 3 incorrect, 31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
Mayank £1,225 Coryat, 20 correct, 3 incorrect, 24.42% in first on buzzer (21/86), 0/2 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
Steph £2,925 Coryat, 33 correct, 5 incorrect, 40.70% in first on buzzer (35/86), 1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Combined Coryat Score: £7,425
Lach Trash: £875 (on 6 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): £1,300
Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 1
Mayank Dadheech, career statistics:
49 correct, 5 incorrect
0/3 on rebound attempts (on 14 rebound opportunities)
27.91% in first on buzzer (48/172)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £250)
2/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £1,800
Steph O’Donoghue, career statistics:
33 correct, 6 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
40.70% in first on buzzer (35/86)
1/1 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: £300)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £2,925
Miles Searle, career statistics:
31 correct, 3 incorrect
3/3 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
31.40% in first on buzzer (27/86)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -£200)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: £3,275
Andy’s Thoughts:
- This is clearly turning into a Stephen Fry vehicle and I am here for it. This series has been absolutely delightful to watch; you can tell he is 100% enjoying himself while hosting and it’s very entertaining.
Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:
(Scores: Steph £3,075 Miles £2,725 Mayank £1,225)
Mayank: Limiting your bet to £525 or less will keep you ahead of Steph if she covers and misses Final. (Actual bet: £1,225)
Steph: Standard cover bet over Miles is £2,376. (Actual bet: £2,400)
Miles: Limiting your bet to £274 keeps Mayank locked out. (Actual bet: £2,725)
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Is it intentional that you didn’t include a “Final Jeopardy Correct Response: Saturn” today? And are you not doing Final Jeopardy explanations/deep dives for the UK version? Those have always been my favorite part of the site, and super helpful in getting a deeper understanding into some of these questions.
The first part was an oversight and has been corrected.
The second part—honestly, it’s a matter of timing. The first airing of US Jeopardy (WBBJ in Jackson, TN) starts within three minutes of the ITV broadcast finishing, so any “deep dive” into a UK Final Jeopardy would come at the expense of being able to cover the first airing of the US show.
Now that you mentioned Steph was the big winner of The People’s Quiz, I now recognize her: she also appeared on a special quiz show champions episode of The Weakest Link (IIRC, it was the penultimate episode of the original Anne Robinson run) and won £7,750 for charity. She may have finished 3rd in this episode, but she’s one of the best quizzers in the country.